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Games like Below the Crown

If Below the Crown is your kind of game, the closest matches are First Age, Mystical Tactics and Inkshade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. 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 Below the Crown: Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.

2026StrategyIndie9.74 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Misfits Attic
Below the Crown — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Below the Crown also play

Steam players who put hours into Below the Crown 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. First Age

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Below the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Below the Crown.

    A turn-based strategy card game set in the Neolithic Age. Sacrifice villagers, tame mammoths, and build powerful card synergies to lead your tribe through the threat of the Dark Ages. Will your people stand the test of time?

    StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗
  2. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Below the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Below the Crown.

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  3. Inkshade

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Below the Crown.

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

    Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Match! The 12 CZ Wars

    WHY THIS

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

    "Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gambition

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike chess strategy game where chess pieces evolve into powerful forms, gaining unique abilities and devastating synergies across ever-changing boards.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Against The Godds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Below the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Below the Crown.

    Death has vanished, and nothing can die. Lead a party, battle the Godds, and forge your fate in this turn-based rogue-lite where every move is decided by the roll of the dice.

    2026StrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Chess Nuke

    WHY THIS

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

    RECRUIT, MERGE, and NUKE your board. Build game-breaking pieces and annihilate the enemy in this CHESS Roguelike.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Scoundrel

    WHY THIS

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

    A solo card roguelite where a single shuffled deck is the entire dungeon. Draw four, face three, survive the deck. Fast runs, brutal choices, just one more.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Below the Crown

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. Shotgun Knight

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Below the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    Shotgun Knight is a hardcore precision platformer. You will embark on an impossible climb with nothing but yourself and a shotgun to propel yourself upwards while falling losing all your progress countless times.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Duskers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Below the Crown.

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

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Into the Breach

    WHY THIS

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

    Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Balatro

    WHY THIS

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

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Below the Crown.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Below the Crown.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Below the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Below the Crown.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Below the Crown.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Misfits Attic

Other recommendable Steam games by Misfits Attic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Duskers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Below the Crown.

    Another title from Misfits Attic, the studio behind Below the Crown. Shares Strategy and Indie with Below the Crown.

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. A Virus Named TOM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Below the Crown.

    Another title from Misfits Attic, the studio behind Below the Crown. Shares Strategy and Indie with Below the Crown.

    Hack your way through brain scrambling puzzles while maneuvering through a thumb cramping maze of enemies.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Duskers 2.0

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Misfits Attic, the studio behind Below the Crown. Shares Strategy with Below the Crown.

    What will you sacrifice to bring humanity back? Scavenge derelict spacecraft with your drones via a command-line interface, navigating past whatever is still alive in the dark, in order to save what little of humanity is left.

    StrategySteam ↗

Frequently asked about Below the Crown

Is Below the Crown verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Below the Crown is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Below the Crown cost?
Below the Crown is listed on Steam at 9.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Below the Crown?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Below the Crown are First Age, Mystical Tactics, Inkshade.
Who developed Below the Crown?
Below the Crown was developed by Misfits Attic and published by Misfits Attic, Shochiku.

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 Below the Crown.

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