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Games like Cursed Crew

If Cursed Crew is your kind of game, the closest matches are Privateer Escape, Rust Raiders and Fluffy Sailors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Cursed Crew: You’re the captain of a cursed ship in this crew management roguelite! Command your crew, keep the ship afloat, defeat pirates and deep-sea beasts, and sail as far as it takes to lift the curse.

2024StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationEarly Access20.00 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Cracklewock Games
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Steam players who put hours into Cursed Crew 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. Privateer Escape

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Play as a Privateer, sailing the seas and hunting for treasure while being hunted by Pirates! Prove your worth as you avoid dangerous obstacles, face fearsome foes, take on the terrors of the seas, and show how long you can last!

    2022ActionStrategyAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rust Raiders

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Cursed Crew.

    Become a robot pirate captain in this roguelike deckbuilding game and defeat the evil Captain LeCrank. Forge cards to improve their power, augment your ship with gadgets and build your own Deck! Experience the unique card system crafted exclusively for Rust Raiders.

    2021StrategyCasualEarly AccessSteam ↗
  3. Fluffy Sailors

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Fluffy Sailors is a cute but relentless naval combat roguelite. The Mouse Queen's chef has been kidnapped by alligators, and only you and your cannonball crew can save him.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hullbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    An arena-style 4-player PvP combat game on the high seas with roguelite mechanics. Take the helm as a cursed pirate skeleton captain, blast rivals into splinters, and raise a flag of yer own design o’er the shipwrecks to claim the title of The Pirate King!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nantucket

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cursed Crew.

    Ranked #5 for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Captains of the Wacky Waters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Sail across the Wacky Waters to reach Heaven alive. Loot, shoot and defeat other captains as you find more crew members and upgrade your ship with new cannons and crazy gadgets. Sink. Repeat.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rise of Piracy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cursed Crew.

    Ranked #7 for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Abandon Ship

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cursed Crew.

    Ranked #8 for Cursed Crew fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Cursed Crew

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cursed Crew.

    Reviewers of Cursed Crew cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cursed Crew.

    Reviewers of Cursed Crew cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cursed Crew.

    Reviewers of Cursed Crew cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Thief of Thieves

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cursed Crew.

    Reviewers of Cursed Crew cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cursed Crew.

    Reviewers of Cursed Crew cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.

    2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cursed Crew at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cursed Crew.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cursed Crew.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cursed Crew.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cursed Crew.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Cursed Crew on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Cursed Crew.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Crew.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cursed Crew.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 and Indie with Cursed Crew.

    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 ↗
  5. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cursed Crew.

    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.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Muck

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Crew.

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cursed Crew

Does Cursed Crew run on Steam Deck?
Cursed Crew 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 Cursed Crew cost?
Cursed Crew is listed on Steam at 20.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cursed Crew?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cursed Crew are Privateer Escape, Rust Raiders, Fluffy Sailors.
Who developed Cursed Crew?
Cursed Crew was developed by Cracklewock Games.

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 Cursed Crew.

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