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Games like Emberbane

If Emberbane is your kind of game, the closest matches are Custodian: Beginning of the End, Kingdom Shell and Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists — 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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About Emberbane: Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.

2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hamlet Games
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Attention to detail in animation and environment designBoss battles are formidable and rewardingElemental combat reshapes both movement and combat fluidlyAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Emberbane also play

Steam players who put hours into Emberbane 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. Custodian: Beginning of the End

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Top pick for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. Kingdom Shell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Second-strongest match for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Emberbane.

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    2023IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Third-strongest match for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. DOOMBLADE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Ranked #4 for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Ranked #5 for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallen Tear: The Ascension

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Ranked #6 for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. HunterX

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Ranked #7 for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Minoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Ranked #8 for Emberbane fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Emberbane at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emberbane.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Action with Emberbane.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Emberbane.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Action with Emberbane.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emberbane.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Emberbane.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Emberbane on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emberbane.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Emberbane.

    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 Emberbane.

    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 Emberbane.

    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 Emberbane.

    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 Emberbane.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree 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 Emberbane.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Shell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Emberbane.

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

    2023IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

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

    This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blasphemous 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

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

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all. 

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. HunterX

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

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

    HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Minoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Emberbane.

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

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Emberbane

Does Emberbane run on Steam Deck?
Emberbane is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Emberbane cost?
Emberbane is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Emberbane?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Emberbane are Custodian: Beginning of the End, Kingdom Shell, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists.
Who developed Emberbane?
Emberbane was developed by Hamlet Games.

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 Emberbane.

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