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Games like The Dragon and the Djinn

If The Dragon and the Djinn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vogvhathos, Arcadie II: Cold Lands and The Soul Stone War 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its relationship choices feel consequential, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Dragon and the Djinn: You hold a djinn in a bottle. Make a wish! Will you slay the dragon, or overthrow the emir? Or will you free the djinn, and accept the consequences?

2022ActionIndieAdventureRPGCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Choice of Games
The Dragon and the Djinn — Steam game cover
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Branching paths create a grand interconnected plotMagic follows logical rules without sacrificing wonderRelationship choices feel consequentialAtmosphericContemplativeMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into The Dragon and the Djinn also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Vogvhathos

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems and an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Top pick for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Arcadie II: Cold Lands

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. The Soul Stone War 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Deep beneath the earth, the dragon is rising! Quest into ancient caverns, learn magical lore, and draw strength from friends and family to save your home! A text-based interactive fantasy novel.

    2025RPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Battlemage: Magic by Mail

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Ranked #5 for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Will you defend your kingdom with forbidden magic, or backstab the crown? Win tournaments, kiss a prince/princess, or just seize power for yourself!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Specters of the Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares romance systems, faction politics and an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Ranked #6 for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Climb out of your tomb to avenge your own death in this haunted fantasy epic! Defy dragons, duel the dead, and face the nightmare at the bottom of the sea! It's an interactive epic fantasy novel, without graphics or sound effects, fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

    2025IndieRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Atlantis Academy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Can you and your friends master the ocean's magic and save your school? Dance, fight, and flirt with the other sea nymphs, selkies, and sirens!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Interstellar Airgap

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Dragon and the Djinn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Backed by interstellar weaponry, the nation of Panwestia has annexed half the globe. Resistance appears futile--but the hegemon has a very unique weakness...

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Dragon and the Djinn at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Dragon and the Djinn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Choice of Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Choice of Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Choice of Robots

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Choice of the Deathless

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Dragon and the Djinn. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dragon and the Djinn.

    The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

    2014IndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Dragon and the Djinn

Is The Dragon and the Djinn verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Dragon and the Djinn is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Dragon and the Djinn cost?
The Dragon and the Djinn is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Dragon and the Djinn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dragon and the Djinn are Vogvhathos, Arcadie II: Cold Lands, The Soul Stone War 2.
Who developed The Dragon and the Djinn?
The Dragon and the Djinn was developed by Choice of Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Dragon and the Djinn.

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