Games like Heart of Battle
If Heart of Battle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scandal Notes, Forbidden Magic and Devil on Your Shoulder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its arena politics shape relationships, gladiator setting feels immersive and atmospheric. 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 Heart of Battle: Battle for love as a gladiator in this epic romance of swords and sandals! Win glory, victory, a better life, your freedom - and spark a revolution!
Players who liked Heart of Battle also play
Steam players who put hours into Heart of Battle 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.
Scandal Notes
WHY THIS
Top pick for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Find glamor, glitz, gossip, and love in 1920s London! You and your friends are the talk of the town - but will a malicious journalist turn the tables?
Forbidden Magic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Second-strongest match for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart! Will you romance a rival agent, your hellhound shapeshifter partner, or your boss—an actual devil? A sweet romantic text-based, role playing game.
Devil on Your Shoulder
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Third-strongest match for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Belle-de-Nuit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Ranked #4 for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Heart of Battle.
Win duels and hearts as a swordswoman at Paris's finest luxury brothel! Fight for the honor of ladies of the night in this game of swords and seductions.
Haunted Hearts Hotel
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Check in to your hotel, and check out the ghosts! Sexy specters await you - but can you fix up the hotel in style so that the living guests will find luxury, too?
Spellbound: Malachite Coven
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Your magic awakes—and so does your heart! A whimsical, text-based interactive romance novel.
Arcadie: Second-Born
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Ranked #7 for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Sigh of the Abyss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Ranked #8 for Heart of Battle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heart of Battle at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
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 ~57% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Heart of Battle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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 Heart of Battle.
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.
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 Indie with Heart of Battle.
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 with Heart of Battle.
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 Heart of Battle.
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 with Heart of Battle.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heart of Battle.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Heart's Choice, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
All World Pro Wrestling
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Heart of Battle.
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Wanna wrestle in the world’s foremost All-male Erotic Professional Wrestling Federation with other men? Customize your trainee and pick your wrestling style for the action inside and outside thing. Hook up with other trainees, vets, or even superstars.
A Pirate's Pleasure
WHY THIS
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Sail the Caribbean Sea in this epic tale of true love, treasure, and intrigue. How will you navigate the changing tides? Only you can decide.
Jazz Age
WHY THIS
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
It’s 1926 and there’s no place on Earth like New York City. You left the small town you grew up in to seek fame, fortune, and romance on Broadway, but success and true love have both proven more elusive than you imagined.
Dawnfall
WHY THIS
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Find true love and family with a pirate crew at the ends of the universe, where aliens, ghosts, and portals open the space between worlds...and your heart. You are a Navigator, one who creates and guards portals from one dimension to another, wary of the liminal sea between them.
A Player's Heart
WHY THIS
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Find love, fame, and intrigue on the stage of the city's all-woman Opera! Put on a show, survive drama on and off-stage...and win your lover's heart. A Player's Heart is a 222,000-word interactive lesbian romance novel by Melissa Scott.
Never Date Werewolves
WHY THIS
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Dating a werewolf means you’re left with a litter of kids who turn into cubs when they get upset. You’ve got the silver out of the house, meat in the fridge – but contrary to your ex, you can’t turn into a wolf when the cubs decide to do a runner!
If It Please the Court
WHY THIS
Shares stat management and an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares Indie and RPG with Heart of Battle.
Seduce and surveil as a sexy spy! Gather intel, or gamble on love in Versailles! Who will catch your eye: a spymistress, a poet, or a traitor to the king?
Belle-de-Nuit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heart of Battle.
Another title from Heart's Choice, the studio behind Heart of Battle. Shares RPG with Heart of Battle.
Win duels and hearts as a swordswoman at Paris's finest luxury brothel! Fight for the honor of ladies of the night in this game of swords and seductions.
Frequently asked about Heart of Battle
- Is Heart of Battle verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heart of Battle 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 Heart of Battle cost?
- Heart of Battle is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Heart of Battle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heart of Battle are Scandal Notes, Forbidden Magic, Devil on Your Shoulder.
- Who developed Heart of Battle?
- Heart of Battle was developed by Heart's Choice.
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