Games like Dungeons of Aether
If Dungeons of Aether is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gem Wizard, Dungeon Rushers and Pairs & Perils — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dungeons of Aether: Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.
Players who liked Dungeons of Aether also play
Steam players who put hours into Dungeons of Aether 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.
Gem Wizard
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Gem Wizard: Match gems, cast spells, and collect relics as you venture through a perilous dungeon. Battle fierce foes, build your wizard's power, and face the ultimate boss to save the realm. A fusion of puzzle-solving and RPG action!
Dungeon Rushers
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Second-strongest match for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Third-strongest match for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Ranked #4 for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Ranked #5 for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Ranked #6 for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
For The King II
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Ranked #7 for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Pathway
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Ranked #8 for Dungeons of Aether fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Dungeons of Aether
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Rivals of Aether
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dungeons of Aether cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Reviewers of Dungeons of Aether cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Day Zero
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dungeons of Aether cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Can you survive a zombie apocalypse? Day Zero is a text-based survival game where choices determine fate and ethical and moral decisions matter. Every choice shapes the story. Are you ready to test your limits in a zombie apocalypse?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dungeons of Aether at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Dungeons of Aether.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Dungeons of Aether.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dungeons of Aether on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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More from Aether Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Aether Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rivals of Aether
WHY THIS
Another title from Aether Studios, the studio behind Dungeons of Aether. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Another title from Aether Studios, the studio behind Dungeons of Aether. Shares Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Creatures of Aether
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Another title from Aether Studios, the studio behind Dungeons of Aether. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Creatures of Aether is a free-to-play card battler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Play PvP ladder matches or PvE dungeons as you construct a deck with powerful elemental abilities.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
For The King II
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Dungeons of Aether.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeons of Aether.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Frequently asked about Dungeons of Aether
- Is Dungeons of Aether verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dungeons of Aether 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 Dungeons of Aether cost?
- Dungeons of Aether is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dungeons of Aether?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dungeons of Aether are Gem Wizard, Dungeon Rushers, Pairs & Perils.
- Who developed Dungeons of Aether?
- Dungeons of Aether was developed by Aether Studios, ampersandbear and published by Aether Studios.
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