Games like Absinthia
If Absinthia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Celestial Hearts, Knight Bewitched 2 and Knight Bewitched — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration yields hidden secrets, atmospheric 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 →About Absinthia: Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.
Players who liked Absinthia also play
Steam players who put hours into Absinthia 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.
Celestial Hearts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Top pick for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Celestial Hearts is a yuri jRPG featuring an ATB battle system and the story of a heartbroken young elf and an angel seeking her life's purpose.
Knight Bewitched 2
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Second-strongest match for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
Knight Bewitched
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and a whimsical mood with Absinthia.
Third-strongest match for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
Beloved Rapture
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Ranked #4 for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Absinthia.
Ranked #5 for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Absinthia.
A mysterious story of a mysterious dream ... This is a story about one of the adventures Sophie the Alchemist had after she left her hometown of Kirchen Bell.
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Absinthia.
Ranked #7 for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Ikenfell
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Ranked #8 for Absinthia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Absinthia
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Absinthia.
Reviewers of Absinthia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Absinthia.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
Knight Bewitched
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and a whimsical mood with Absinthia.
Reviewers of Absinthia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
Celestial Hearts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Reviewers of Absinthia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Celestial Hearts is a yuri jRPG featuring an ATB battle system and the story of a heartbroken young elf and an angel seeking her life's purpose.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Absinthia at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
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 Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
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 Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
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 Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
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 Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absinthia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 Absinthia.
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 Adventure with Absinthia.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Absinthia.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Joshua Keith
Other recommendable Steam games by Joshua Keith, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Knight Bewitched
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and a whimsical mood with Absinthia.
Another title from Joshua Keith, the studio behind Absinthia. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.
Mari and the Black Tower
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Another title from Joshua Keith, the studio behind Absinthia. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Mari and the Black Tower is a jRPG featuring enhanced turn-based side-view combat. Join Mari, Abbie and a team of heroes to scale the Black Tower in this classic experience with a modern twist.
RogueLite
WHY THIS
Another title from Joshua Keith, the studio behind Absinthia. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
'RogueLite' is a simple randomly generated dungeon that was inspired by classic RPGs, complete with 100 floors, over 200 treasures to find and 70 monsters to hunt, and 6 playable classes plus 6 unlockable classes.
Knight Bewitched 2
WHY THIS
Shares exploration rewards and an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Another title from Joshua Keith, the studio behind Absinthia. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absinthia.
Knight Bewitched 2 is a jRPG featuring the story of a group of heroes and mercenaries as they work together to restore a lost kingdom and face a new threat in the world of Ambrose.
Celestial Hearts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Absinthia.
Another title from Joshua Keith, the studio behind Absinthia. Shares Indie and RPG with Absinthia.
Celestial Hearts is a yuri jRPG featuring an ATB battle system and the story of a heartbroken young elf and an angel seeking her life's purpose.
Frequently asked about Absinthia
- Does Absinthia run on Steam Deck?
- Absinthia 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 Absinthia cost?
- Absinthia is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Absinthia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Absinthia are Celestial Hearts, Knight Bewitched 2, Knight Bewitched.
- Who developed Absinthia?
- Absinthia was developed by Joshua Keith, Team Bewitched and published by Team Bewitched.
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