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Games like The Call of Krul'ar

If The Call of Krul'ar is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kingdom's Deck, The Tribe Must Survive and Kingdom: New Lands — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its excellent value for price, atmospheric and challenging. 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 The Call of Krul'ar: Survive the horrors of the unknown as you expand your lands to keep from being dragged into the darkness; and devoured by that which lurks inside. Every time you make an action, the world around moves forward too. So be strategic in your choices, and be sure they are worth it.

2022StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDWindowsby Devious Oatmeal
The Call of Krul'ar — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into The Call of Krul'ar 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. Kingdom's Deck

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Top pick for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Tribe Must Survive

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Second-strongest match for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kingdom: New Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Third-strongest match for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Ark of Charon

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Ranked #4 for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Build a mobile fortress on the back of a giant and mysterious walking Tree and embark on a journey in this merge of tower defense and colony simulation.

    2024StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. These Doomed Isles

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Ranked #5 for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Kaya's Prophecy

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Ranked #6 for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.

    2025StrategyCasual4.89 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Deck of Haunts

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Ranked #7 for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Crab God

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Ranked #8 for The Call of Krul'ar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Crab God is an atmospheric underwater strategy game. Guide your Crabling colony through wild ocean depths, and defend the egg of the next Crab God.Restore and protect diverse coral reefs, making a difference in the real world as you progress in-game. Make waves, praise the claw!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Call of Krul'ar

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. KINGDOMS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Reviewers of The Call of Krul'ar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Call of Krul'ar.

    KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. One Against The Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Call of Krul'ar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Fast-paced shmup for those times when you only have a couple of minutes to blow things up and try to reach the high score.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nemesis: Race Against The Pandemic

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Call of Krul'ar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Are you ready to save the world from a deadly pandemic? Nemesis: Race Against The Pandemic is an action-packed third-person shooter game where you shoot down the bad guys and save the world from a deadly outbreak.

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Call of Krul'ar at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Call of Krul'ar.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Call of Krul'ar.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Call of Krul'ar on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 The Call of Krul'ar.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Call of Krul'ar.

    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 ↗
  3. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    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 ↗
  4. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    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 ↗
  5. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Children of Clay

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Call of Krul'ar.

    The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Kingdom: New Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. These Doomed Isles

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Deck of Haunts

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Call of Krul'ar.

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Call of Krul'ar

How much does The Call of Krul'ar cost?
The Call of Krul'ar is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Call of Krul'ar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Call of Krul'ar are Kingdom's Deck, The Tribe Must Survive, Kingdom: New Lands.
Who developed The Call of Krul'ar?
The Call of Krul'ar was developed by Devious Oatmeal.

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 The Call of Krul'ar.

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