Games like The Tainted
If The Tainted is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chainmail Bikini, Mango Mischief and SuperQuest — picked from the ranked list below. 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 The Tainted: The Tainted is a mature comedy, turn based, 2D RPG. You explore the land of Xanthia in an attempt to solve the mystery of the Taint and learn how to stop it.
Players who liked The Tainted also play
Steam players who put hours into The Tainted 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.
Chainmail Bikini
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Top pick for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Join Brandi the Red and her heroic companions as they hunt monsters for fun and profit in this RPG game!
Mango Mischief
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Second-strongest match for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
*Four desperate strangers, each with a mysterious past, team up to search for the one person capable of saving their lives.* Mango Mischief's satire and fourth-wall breaks complement strategic combat, interesting puzzles, customizable characters, class trees, and tons of skills and gear! Enjoy!
SuperQuest
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Third-strongest match for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Depart on a life-changing turn-based adventure to save the President!
Video Game Fables
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Ranked #4 for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Funny, lighthearted RPG with fast, unique, challenging, turn-based combat set in a creative, colorful, abandoned game world that hasn't had a player in decades.
Unlikely Heroes
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Ranked #5 for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
The evil Lich King, lord of the Undead, is rising once more. It weighs upon your shoulders to do what no one before could, defeat it once and for all, and rid humanity of this ultimate evil!
Mononc's Adventures
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Ranked #6 for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
The Adventures of Mononc is a turn-based RPG where satirical humor meets the exploration of diverse archipelagos. Recruit a quirky team, uncover hidden treasures, and dive into a captivating story with side quests and surprises around every corner.
Monsters of Mican
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Ranked #7 for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
A whimsical party-based first person turn-based dungeon crawler RPG. Discover the origin of Monsters in Mican as you explore unique handcrafted dungeons, battle hundreds of diverse monsters, learn dozens of spells, and find tons of secrets and loot!
NecroWorld
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Ranked #8 for The Tainted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
NecroWorld is a RPG that takes place in the NecroCatic Games world with many unique characters, enemies, upgrades and collectibles!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Tainted at current Steam store prices.
The Vagrant
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Priced ~41% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Your Mother
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Priced ~45% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
Gachi Heroes
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Priced ~63% under The Tainted on Steam right now.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Shotgun Legend
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Priced ~63% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Hentai Beach
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Priced ~56% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Plunge into an incredible endless adventure with beautiful girls on a sunny beach away from the hustle and bustle. The girls are looking forward to meeting you, but can you charm them?
CATGIRL LOVER 2
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Priced ~56% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
An incredible continuation of a vibrant and interesting history of learning in the Golden Shower Order! Flashy and juicy anime girls are waiting for you! A simple but fascinating game with a mixture of Visual Novel and Match3.
Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle
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Priced ~45% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
Jigsaw puzzles have never been this atmospheric! Dark Fantasy will take you on a journey through gloomy portraits.
Swaying Girl
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Priced ~60% under The Tainted on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
这是一个交互性小说的游戏，包含多个独立的小故事。画面精美，操作简单。
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Tainted.
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.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about The Tainted
- How much does The Tainted cost?
- The Tainted is listed on Steam at 1.34 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Tainted?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Tainted are Chainmail Bikini, Mango Mischief, SuperQuest.
- Who developed The Tainted?
- The Tainted was developed by Chris D Herring.
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 Tainted.
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