Games like Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
If Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is your kind of game, the closest matches are GRIME, Blade of Darkness and Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter — 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 →Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a solo-only action RPG set in a dark fantasy world, developed by Primal Game Studio and published by Knights Peak. Released in 2025 at $39.99, the game offers deep build customization through six distinct classes that can be hybridized, along with a crafting system and procedural loot drops to support varied playstyles. Players can pickpocket skill trees to further expand their character builds. Reviewers describe the combat as weighty and well-telegraphed, with boss reuse adding to the challenge. The long-form experience features an expansive interconnected world where exploration reveals secrets and shortcuts. Players highlight that biomes feel alive thanks to dynamic lighting, and that crafting adds meaningful progression depth. The game is verified for Steam Deck play and holds a 79% positive rating from over 1,000 Steam reviews.
About Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree: Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.
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GRIME
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Top pick for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Second-strongest match for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Third-strongest match for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
Enotria: The Last Song
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Ranked #4 for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Enotria: The Last Song is a soulslike set in a beautiful sun-lit world inspired by Italian folklore where the brightest sun casts the darkest shadow. Wear unique role-altering masks, face formidable foes and alter reality with the power of Ardore to unravel the secrets of Enotria.
The First Berserker: Khazan
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Ranked #5 for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Ranked #6 for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Ranked #7 for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
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Shares an immersive mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Ranked #8 for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
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Salt and Sanctuary
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Metroidvania Maker
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Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Salt and Sacrifice
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Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Path of Exile
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Shares crafting system and an immersive mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares build customization and an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Castle of Vania
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Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
The Guardian
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Reviewers of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~75% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~88% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
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.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~63% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~50% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~50% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
The First Berserker: Khazan
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Frequently asked about Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
- Is Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree 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 Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree cost?
- Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree are GRIME, Blade of Darkness, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter.
- Who developed Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree?
- Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree was developed by Primal Game Studio and published by Knights Peak.
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