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Games like A Ghostly Rose

If A Ghostly Rose is your kind of game, the closest matches are Morvyn Gutter, Book of Eos and Road of Heart — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its battles feel like puzzles, limb targeting matters 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.

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About A Ghostly Rose: Edmund is entrapped in a most terrible Web. He must punch and kick his way through all sorts of terrors in this turn-based RPG. An emotional and surreal roller-coaster. Edmund will do anything to see her again. One last time.

2022RPG7.99 USDWindowsby zDS
A Ghostly Rose — Steam game cover
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Battles feel like puzzlesBreak system punishes but empowersLimb targeting mattersContemplativeDarkEmotional

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Steam players who put hours into A Ghostly Rose 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. Morvyn Gutter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Top pick for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    In Morvyn Gutter, a pixel art horror RPG, you explore a nightmarish sewer system, battling monsters in turn-based combat. Level up, buy gear, and uncover a twisted story filled with eerie secrets and surreal dangers.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Book of Eos

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Take a look into the hearts of monsters in an epic adventure inspired by classic console RPGs.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Road of Heart

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Leave your quiet village, join the Adventurers’ Guild, and return to defend your home in a heartfelt retro fantasy JRPG with turn-based battles, class-based combat, scroll skills, and pixel-art exploration

    AdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. ONE FENIX DOWN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    A retro-inspired, classic turn-based RPG for those with nostalgia for the '90s golden era. Explore a vast world with 14 playable characters, fight hundreds of unique enemies, and delve into an epic story of war, betrayal, and redemption.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Absinthia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Ranked #5 for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    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.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    A hero's destiny is written in the Stars. The legendary KONAMI JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. FINAL FANTASY IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Ranked #7 for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    The original FINAL FANTASY IV comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the fourth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

    2021RPG11.69 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Ranked #8 for A Ghostly Rose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.

    2017RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to A Ghostly Rose

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. Wooden Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Reviewers of A Ghostly Rose cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Kill cosmic gods and their fascist sycophants in a post-entropy future. Become Violence. Become Romantic.

    2020IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. LISA: The Painful

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Reviewers of A Ghostly Rose cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    The miserable journey of a broken man...

    2014IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fear & Hunger

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with A Ghostly Rose.

    Reviewers of A Ghostly Rose cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Ghostly Rose at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Ghostly Rose on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with A Ghostly Rose.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Ghostly Rose

How much does A Ghostly Rose cost?
A Ghostly Rose is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Ghostly Rose?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Ghostly Rose are Morvyn Gutter, Book of Eos, Road of Heart.
Who developed A Ghostly Rose?
A Ghostly Rose was developed by zDS.

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 A Ghostly Rose.

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