Games like Islands of the Caliph
If Islands of the Caliph is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown, The Quest and Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration rewards hidden secrets, islamic mythology integration and retro dungeon crawler vibe. 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 Islands of the Caliph: Islands of the Caliph is an old-school inspired action RPG based on Middle Eastern folklore and Islamic spiritual tradition. A KEYBOARD ONLY 1980s style Dungeon Crawler with an open world.
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Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown
WHY THIS
Top pick for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous and without the need of endless grind to progress.
The Quest
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Second-strongest match for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Third-strongest match for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous adventure.
Toward The Ice
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
Toward The Ice is a classic first-person party-based dungeon crawler RPG with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Venture into the frozen north and help a fair princess rescue her idiot brother from Troll kidnappers.
Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
Sonucido: The Mage is a grid-based, turn-based Dungeon Crawler RPG. Find the mage in the depths of Sonucido!
Realms and Ruins: Abencor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
Realms & Ruins: Abencor is a first-person, grid-based, open world, retro, pixel art dungeon crawler harkening back to the days of yore. Realms & Ruins takes inspiration from games like Wizardry and Might & Magic and other cRPG's of the 90's.
Paper Sorcerer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Ranked #7 for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
Paper Sorcerer is a stylish single player turn based RPG focused on strategy, party-building, and environmental puzzles. Fight with the skills and spells you've learned in a battle system that emphasizes strategy over grinding. Assemble a party of monsters and dark creatures to fight alongside you.
Vaporum
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Ranked #8 for Islands of the Caliph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Islands of the Caliph
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Legend of Grimrock
WHY THIS
Shares grid based movement and an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Reviewers of Islands of the Caliph cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Wizardry 8
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Reviewers of Islands of the Caliph cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Islands of the Caliph.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
Star Explorers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Reviewers of Islands of the Caliph cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Aberration Analyst
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Islands of the Caliph cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Work strange hours ... analyze incomplete and unreliable information ... save the world from monsters, and shut down their means of access in this experimental, point-and-click supernatural strategy simulator.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Reviewers of Islands of the Caliph cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Islands of the Caliph at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Action with Islands of the Caliph.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Islands of the Caliph on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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 and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Islands of the Caliph.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
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!
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More from Schmidt Workshops
Other recommendable Steam games by Schmidt Workshops, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Star Explorers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Indie and Adventure with Islands of the Caliph.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Anomalies
WHY THIS
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Are you looking for something completely different? An oddity? An enigma? Or perhaps .. an Anomaly? Anomalies may be a game, then again it may not. One user described it as "A million musical leeches, waiting to suck the serotonin from my brain." And that's just the beginning...
Rocket Blasters
WHY THIS
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Rocket Blasters is a fast paced, action packed shoot-em-up set during the invasion of the Dread Pizza Armada. Its hand-drawn art gives it a unique style. Blowing stuff up has never been so fun!
Paradox Vector
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Islands of the Caliph.
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Action and Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Explore impossible mazes while battling the Ancient Ones and their bio-mechanical servitors in this retro first-person, Lovecraft inspired shooter. Paradox Vector's graphics are inspired by the old-school vector graphics games of the early 1980's.
Aberration Analyst
WHY THIS
Another title from Schmidt Workshops, the studio behind Islands of the Caliph. Shares Indie with Islands of the Caliph.
Work strange hours ... analyze incomplete and unreliable information ... save the world from monsters, and shut down their means of access in this experimental, point-and-click supernatural strategy simulator.
Frequently asked about Islands of the Caliph
- Does Islands of the Caliph run on Steam Deck?
- Islands of the Caliph 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 Islands of the Caliph cost?
- Islands of the Caliph is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Islands of the Caliph?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Islands of the Caliph are Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown, The Quest, Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees.
- Who developed Islands of the Caliph?
- Islands of the Caliph was developed by Schmidt Workshops.
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