Games like Ancient Gods
If Ancient Gods is your kind of game, the closest matches are Indies' Lies, Doors of Insanity and Across the Obelisk — 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 Ancient Gods: Ancient Gods is a fusion of hero collector and deck-building rogue-lite where you collect your character, fight, and experience exciting events. Any character can use all the cards, combine them with the character's passive for ultimate power on your exploration.
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Steam players who put hours into Ancient Gods 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.
Indies' Lies
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Top pick for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
Doors of Insanity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Second-strongest match for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Cards and Chaos await you in Doors of Insanity, a Deck Building RPG roguelike with a focus on character creation and incredible loot!
Across the Obelisk
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ancient Gods.
Third-strongest match for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Ranked #4 for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Gods.
Ranked #5 for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Yao-Guai Hunter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Ranked #6 for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.
DungeonTop
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Ranked #7 for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Black Book
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Ranked #8 for Ancient Gods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Gods.
Reviewers of Ancient Gods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
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!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Gods.
Reviewers of Ancient Gods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
SMITE®
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ancient Gods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
Join 40+ million players in SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods! Wield Thor’s hammer, turn your foes to stone as Medusa, or flex your divine power as one of 100+ other mythological icons. Become a God and play FREE today!
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Gods.
Reviewers of Ancient Gods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ancient Gods at current Steam store prices.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
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!
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Gods.
Priced ~69% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
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 ~60% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
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 ~75% under Ancient Gods on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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 Ancient Gods.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Ancient Gods.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Ancient Gods.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ancient Gods.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Frequently asked about Ancient Gods
- Is Ancient Gods verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ancient Gods 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 Ancient Gods cost?
- Ancient Gods is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ancient Gods?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Gods are Indies' Lies, Doors of Insanity, Across the Obelisk.
- Who developed Ancient Gods?
- Ancient Gods was developed by Hexpion.
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