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Games like Digimon Story Time Stranger

If Digimon Story Time Stranger is your kind of game, the closest matches are Power heros saga, Long Gone Days and Disc Creatures — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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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Digimon Story Time Stranger is a 2025 monster-collecting RPG developed by Media.Vision Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., set across both the human world and the Digital World. Players collect and raise a vast roster of Digimon, utilizing branching evolution paths and digivolution requirements to shape their team, with a card system and auto-battle mechanics supplementing the core gameplay loop alongside grinding and side-quests. Reviewers and players highlight the flexible evolution system for encouraging endless experimentation, and note the story tackles mature themes including free will. A skip-dialogue feature facilitates replays, and the game is verified for Steam Deck play. It currently holds a 94 percent positive rating from over 7,500 Steam reviews, priced at $69.99 USD.

About Digimon Story Time Stranger: The latest in the Digimon Story series is finally here! In this RPG, unravel a mystery that spans across the human world and the Digital World, collecting and raising a wide variety of Digimon to save the world.

2025RPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Media.Vision Inc.
Digimon Story Time Stranger — Steam game cover
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Flexible evolution paths let players experiment endlesslyNostalgic yet modern take on classic digimonSkip dialogue option speeds up replaysAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Digimon Story Time Stranger also play

Steam players who put hours into Digimon Story Time Stranger 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. Power heros saga

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    这是一款正视图回合制战斗的RPG游戏,战斗过程可以一键挂机,也可以手动微操! 主角从飞船来到新世界,在巨大的地图中不断战斗,收集养成组建庞大的部队。 直到打败最强的对手。

    2025RPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Long Gone Days

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Second-strongest match for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disc Creatures

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Third-strongest match for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Humans live alongside creatures, each with different personalities, abilities, and moral codes. The invention of the DiscKid has changed life for everyone. Humans can copy creatures and use their power to help others and solve mysteries around the world.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Spectrakin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Catch and train monsters, master turn-based combat, and grow a small settlement into a thriving town! Explore a vast world filled with secrets, memorable characters, and an ancient mystery waiting to be solved. Spectrakin is a modern love letter to classic monster-taming games.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. The Vision Of The Ant

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    An old-school Dungeon Crawler RPG. Capture and train monsters and use them in strategic turn-based battles. Explore dungeons. Level up your team, discover hidden secrets and unlock new powerful abilities.

    2022IndieRPG3.59 USDSteam ↗
  6. Summoner Tale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    An Action RPG where taming goes beyond catching. Fight, race, and complete unique trials to recruit monsters across four classes. Build your squad, evolve them through battle, and uncover the truth behind a war that divided monsters and humans.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Critterrupters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Choose your new buddy and set off on a Critterbyte adventure on Nikkolo Island! Capture Critterbytes by fulfilling their conditions and master time based battles by interrupting your opponent's turns. Assemble your team to challenge the Island's Clubs and gain new buddy abilities to explore further.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Pipkin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Ranked #8 for Digimon Story Time Stranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Explore a spooky, Halloween-themed world - make friends, dance with a turkey, or become a witch. Catch 60+ pipkin and fight alongside them as you explore the magical world of New Haven.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Digimon Story Time Stranger at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Palworld

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Digimon Story Time Stranger on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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. 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 ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    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 ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Digimon Story Time Stranger.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Digimon Story Time Stranger

Is Digimon Story Time Stranger verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Digimon Story Time Stranger 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 Digimon Story Time Stranger cost?
Digimon Story Time Stranger is listed on Steam at 69.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Digimon Story Time Stranger?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Digimon Story Time Stranger are Power heros saga, Long Gone Days, Disc Creatures.
Who developed Digimon Story Time Stranger?
Digimon Story Time Stranger was developed by Media.Vision Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc..

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 Digimon Story Time Stranger.

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