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Games like Paladin's Oath

If Paladin's Oath is your kind of game, the closest matches are INFERIUS, Set a Watch: Digital Edition and Slidemagi — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its automated rule enforcement, deep tactical puzzles and instant setup and teardown. 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 Paladin's Oath: Complex Strategy Fantasy card game RPG inspired by board games like Mage Knight or Gloomhaven. Combines elements of RPG, light deck-building, puzzle and strategy. Absolutely no micro-transactions, virtual currencies or any of that, ever. Text to speech support for visually impaired on Windows

2022StrategyRPG5.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Fire Biscuit Games
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Automated rule enforcementDeep tactical puzzlesInstant setup and teardownChallengingContemplativeImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Paladin's Oath 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. INFERIUS

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    A blend of Dante’s Inferno and Lovecraftian horror. A first-person roguelike deckbuilder using the Major Arcana Tarot Cards to strategize against the horrors lurking in the darkness. Build the perfect deck, challenge each ruler of the 9 levels of hell, die often... and repeat.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Set a Watch: Digital Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Assemble your party to survive in this dice-management game! Master steel and magic: roll dice and next use them to attack directly or for powerful abilities. Scout, light a fire, use ancient runes or equip perks to prepare before battle. Use tactics to fight monsters and Unhallowed. Set a watch!

    2026StrategyAdventureRPG11.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slidemagi

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Slidemagi is a turn-based strategy game in which units move by sliding the lines of the board. As a powerful Mage, you wield a deck of cards to cast spells and summon unique units, each with special abilities, to fight under your command.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Ranked #4 for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Pairs & Perils

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Ranked #5 for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. SpellRogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Ranked #6 for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GWENT: Rogue Mage (Single-Player Expansion)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Ranked #7 for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    GWENT: Rogue Mage is a first single-player expansion to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. It combines elements of roguelike, deckbuilding, and strategy games with GWENT card battles.

    2022Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Deck of Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Ranked #8 for Paladin's Oath fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.

    2024StrategyRPG8.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paladin's Oath at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Paladin's Oath on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Auto Pets

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!

    2021StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Set a Watch: Digital Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    Assemble your party to survive in this dice-management game! Master steel and magic: roll dice and next use them to attack directly or for powerful abilities. Scout, light a fire, use ancient runes or equip perks to prepare before battle. Use tactics to fight monsters and Unhallowed. Set a watch!

    2026StrategyAdventureRPG11.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Paladin's Oath.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pairs & Perils

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SpellRogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Paladin's Oath.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Paladin's Oath.

    SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paladin's Oath

How much does Paladin's Oath cost?
Paladin's Oath is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paladin's Oath?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paladin's Oath are INFERIUS, Set a Watch: Digital Edition, Slidemagi.
Who developed Paladin's Oath?
Paladin's Oath was developed by Fire Biscuit Games.

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