Games like Linked Worlds
If Linked Worlds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds and Forged of Blood — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Linked Worlds: Linked Worlds is a JRPG with unique twists to the genre. Immerse yourself in strategic battles that take place in a grid-based movement system, 100 abilities to equip and unequip offering a deep level of customization, and a time mechanic that adds an extra layer of challenge to your adventure.
Players who liked Linked Worlds also play
Steam players who put hours into Linked Worlds 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.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Top pick for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Second-strongest match for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.
Forged of Blood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Third-strongest match for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.
Acretia - Guardians of Lian
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Ranked #4 for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Two worlds merged. A feud that lasted for hundreds of years. The flame of destruction slowly pulsates in the gap. Join your legion on a great journey to cut the chains of hatred and save the world from the primordial darkness.
Crawl Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Ranked #5 for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Telepath Tactics Liberated
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Ranked #6 for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Ranked #7 for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Linked Worlds.
The dramatic RPG Fuga: Melodies of Steel series is now complete!
Disgaea 6 Complete
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Linked Worlds.
Ranked #8 for Linked Worlds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Linked Worlds.
Join Zed on his quest to destroy the God of Destruction in the newest installment of the SRPG series, Disgaea! Join the zany cast for one HL of an adventure and use specialized abilities like Super Reincarnation to battle your way to victory! Disgaea 6 Complete includes all previously released DLC!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Linked Worlds at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Linked Worlds.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Linked Worlds.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Linked Worlds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Linked Worlds.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Linked Worlds.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Linked Worlds.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Linked Worlds.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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 Linked Worlds.
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!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.
Crawl Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Telepath Tactics Liberated
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Linked Worlds.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Linked Worlds.
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Frequently asked about Linked Worlds
- How much does Linked Worlds cost?
- Linked Worlds is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Linked Worlds?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Linked Worlds are Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds, Forged of Blood.
- Who developed Linked Worlds?
- Linked Worlds was developed by NicoDiti.
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 Linked Worlds.
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