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Games like Veterum

Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Veterum for fans of strategy, indie, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Veterum also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Veterum: Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!

2025StrategyIndieRPGEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Crasleen Games
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Top pick for Veterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Veterum.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Grey Heritage: Noble Duty — Steam game cover

    Grey Heritage: Noble Duty

    Second-strongest match for Veterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Veterum.

    Grey Heritage: Noble Duty is an anime Tactical RPG. Follow Jaden, as he travels across the land and learn what it means to love ones country. Learn the origin of the war that leads to Grey Heritage: Faded Vision. Fight enemies in tactical combat and manage your army in this JRPG inspired journey!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Iron Oath — Steam game cover

    The Iron Oath

    Third-strongest match for Veterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Veterum.

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Valor of Man — Steam game cover

    Valor of Man

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

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG15.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Mortal Glory 2 — Steam game cover

    Mortal Glory 2

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

    Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds — Steam game cover

    Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    Ranked #6 for Veterum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Veterum.

    On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Warbanners — Steam game cover

    Warbanners

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

    Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!

    2017StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Forged of Blood — Steam game cover

    Forged of Blood

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

    A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Veterum

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.

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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

    Reviewers of Veterum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Veterum.

    Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

    2008IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Age of Wonders — Steam game cover

    Age of Wonders

    Reviewers of Veterum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Veterum.

    Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!

    2010StrategyRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Might & Magic VI

    Reviewers of Veterum cross-mention this title as a similar play.

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    Battle Brothers — Steam game cover

    Battle Brothers

    Reviewers of Veterum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Veterum.

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Warbanners — Steam game cover

    Warbanners

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

    Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!

    2017StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Our Adventurer Guild — Steam game cover

    Our Adventurer Guild

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

    Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?

    2024StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Veterum

Does Veterum run on Steam Deck?
Veterum 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 Veterum cost?
Veterum is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Veterum?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Veterum are The Last Spell, Grey Heritage: Noble Duty, The Iron Oath.
Who developed Veterum?
Veterum was developed by Crasleen Games.

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