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Games like The Tower on the Borderland

If The Tower on the Borderland is your kind of game, the closest matches are TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu, Necro Siege and Scarlet City of Devils — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration feels rewarding, interconnected map design 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.

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About The Tower on the Borderland: A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.

2024ActionIndieAdventure3.19 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby DascuMaru
The Tower on the Borderland — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into The Tower on the Borderland 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. TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    This is a Cthulhu theme survival adventure game. You can play Vincent, the descendant of the survivors in "The call of Cthulhu", and a mysterious woman of unknown identity, in a island in the South Pacific Ocean, experiencing the thrilling adventure that makes human beings become "originer".

    2024ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Necro Siege

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Necro Siege is a First-Person Action Horror Shooter in a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction as otherworldly abominations rise from the shadows. Journey through forsaken realms confronting zombies, demons, and other nightmares in a desperate fight against the end of all things.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Scarlet City of Devils

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Third-strongest match for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A demon punk hack and slash adventure game! Explore the city of Elovelle at your own discretion and take down the toughest thugs this game has to offer.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Saturnalia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Ranked #4 for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Noctheria

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A retro horror action-adventure. Explore cursed dungeons, solve their puzzles, and find the tools that open each new path. All while uncovering the truth of ancient gods.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Fragile Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Ranked #6 for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Eternity Egg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Ranked #7 for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Chaotic adventure-platformer with bouncy movement, grotesque characters & high-energy trance music.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Ranked #8 for The Tower on the Borderland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Tower on the Borderland

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. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Reviewers of The Tower on the Borderland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Parasite

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Reviewers of The Tower on the Borderland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.

    2022IndieRPGEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Reviewers of The Tower on the Borderland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

    2018Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. CONTROL Ultimate Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Tower on the Borderland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

    2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Tower on the Borderland at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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 ~53% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    "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 ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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 ~69% under The Tower on the Borderland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from DascuMaru

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

  1. Malebolgia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Another title from DascuMaru, the studio behind The Tower on the Borderland. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Abandon all hope, ye who enter Malebolgia! Explore this haunted palace and fight the terrible demons and beasts within, as you struggle to escape the cold and desolate wasteland of Hell.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Godbeast

    WHY THIS

    Another title from DascuMaru, the studio behind The Tower on the Borderland. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Welcome to the City of Eternal Night. Take revenge on the villainous Council of the Hunt and rampage on your motorcycle through the moonlit streets in this stylish action game.

    2019ActionAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Godbeast Mk.II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from DascuMaru, the studio behind The Tower on the Borderland. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    The Wolf howls in the moonlight! Scarlet blood will glisten on the dark city streets in this stylish and atmospheric action game.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Saturnalia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fragile Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Eternity Egg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Chaotic adventure-platformer with bouncy movement, grotesque characters & high-energy trance music.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Tower on the Borderland.

    Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Tower on the Borderland

Is The Tower on the Borderland verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Tower on the Borderland 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 The Tower on the Borderland cost?
The Tower on the Borderland is listed on Steam at 3.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Tower on the Borderland?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Tower on the Borderland are TOLD GOD - The legacy of cthulhu, Necro Siege, Scarlet City of Devils.
Who developed The Tower on the Borderland?
The Tower on the Borderland was developed by DascuMaru.

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