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Games like FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

  • 24 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition also play

The closest matches to FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition: Pyrene, Monster Train, Banners of Ruin, Circadian Dice, and The Dungeon Beneath. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Rogue-like and Card Game, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  1. Rank 05

    The Dungeon Beneath

    Why this: Also Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2020
  2. Rank 06

    Wildfrost

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023
  3. Rank 07

    Roguebook

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  4. Rank 08

    Inkbound

    Why this: Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Combat, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Pyrene

    Also Rogue-like and Card Game, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 90% of 381 reviews
  2. 2
    Monster Train

    Genres: Strategy

    • 97% of 12,182 reviews
  3. 3
    Banners of Ruin

    Genres: RPG, Strategy

    • 79% of 1,239 reviews
  4. 4
    Circadian Dice

    Genres: Strategy

    • 94% of 477 reviews
  5. 5
    The Dungeon Beneath

    Also Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 89% of 582 reviews
  6. 6
    Wildfrost

    Genres: Indie, Strategy

    • 92% of 5,253 reviews
  7. 7
    Roguebook

    Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

    • 85% of 1,911 reviews
  8. 8
    Inkbound

    Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Combat, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 87% of 2,729 reviews
  9. 9
    Dungeon Drafters

    Also Card Game and Dungeon Crawler, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 81% of 306 reviews
  10. 10
    Cobalt Core

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 97% of 3,263 reviews
  11. 11
    Crown Trick

    Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

    • 87% of 563 reviews
  12. 12
    Dice & Fold

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 82% of 1,277 reviews
  13. 13
    Deepest Chamber: Resurrection

    Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy

    • 80% of 251 reviews
  14. 14
    Loop Hero

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 91% of 15,907 reviews
  15. 15
    Die in the Dungeon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 94% of 1,614 reviews
  16. 16
    HELLCARD

    Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

    • 89% of 1,651 reviews
  17. 17
    Trials of Fire

    Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy

    • 89% of 1,597 reviews
  18. 18
    The Last Spell

    Also Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based Tactics, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 93% of 6,473 reviews
  19. 19
    Megaloot

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 64% of 1,546 reviews
  20. 20
    Hadean Tactics

    Genres: Indie, Strategy

    • 91% of 784 reviews
  21. 21
    Ring of Pain

    Genres: Indie, Strategy

    • 93% of 1,487 reviews
  22. 22
    Darkest Dungeon®

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 91% of 55,844 reviews
  23. 23
    Tinyfolks

    Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Tactics, like FORWARD: Escape the Fold.

    • 93% of 748 reviews
  24. 24
    Crowntakers

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 70% of 227 reviews
FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2022
  • Developer: Two Tiny Dice
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 83% of 441 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Different characters offer wildly varied playstyles
  • Micro decisions feel high stakes
  • Minimalist design hides deep strategy
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Intense

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About FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

The closest matches to FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition: Pyrene, Monster Train, Banners of Ruin, Circadian Dice, and The Dungeon Beneath. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pyrene, Monster Train and Banners of Ruin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and intense, and single out its card based pathing and character perks. 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.

About FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition: FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD!

Is FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition worth buying?

  • 83% of 441 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“This is a neat little game, but the lack of cloud sync is annoying. I started on my Steamdeck, then wanted to play on PC. The game asked me to create a new profile. I don't want to progress on two profiles on this game, or any game…”
2 h played
“its pretty shallow. only half a dozen runs in and i had already experienced pretty much all the game seems to have to offer. eh.”
3 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Pyrene, Monster Train, Banners of Ruin

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Frequently asked about FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

Can I run it?

Does FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition run on Steam Deck?

FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition cost?

FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition are Pyrene, Monster Train, Banners of Ruin.

Who developed FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition?

FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was developed by Two Tiny Dice and published by Indie Asylum.