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Games like The Tale of Galariel

If The Tale of Galariel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glisten to your heart: The courage within you, Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0 and Souls of Chronos — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices meaningfully impact outcomes, earnestness despite awkward execution 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 Tale of Galariel: You play as an orc wishing to conquer the land and make it your own, you may make allies such as Goblins, Kobolds, Dragonkin, and More. Be warned Humans and Heroes are on their way. Are you ready to conquer the land?

2023ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby We Didn't Mean 2
The Tale of Galariel — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into The Tale of Galariel 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. Glisten to your heart: The courage within you

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Tale of Galariel.

    Based on the “Glistening Virtues: Courage finds true courage” novel, embark on an emotional story-focused interactive game about magical beings who live above the clouds and whose purpose is to help us learn how to express virtues like courage or friendship

    2021IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Tread lightly or perish! In this pixel style Action RPG, slash and dodge through grueling foes as a dreary elven swordsman and a conniving feline assassin, discover hidden secrets in expansive environments, and survive in a world healing from war.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Souls of Chronos

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Third-strongest match for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Thirsty Suitors

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Ranked #4 for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simulator. Battle your exes. Disappoint your parents. Find yourself.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lawless Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Ranked #5 for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Lawless Lands is a dark medieval role-playing game featuring a grim setting and innovative mechanics that allow players to delve into a low-fantasy, apocalyptic world of epic proportions. Defy and destroy the darkness that has taken hold over these Lawless Lands.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. FOUNTAINS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Ranked #6 for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Ranked #7 for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    A story-driven action-adventure RPG, bringing the world of Westeros to life with remarkable detail and never-before seen scale.

    2025ActionAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Svarog's Dream

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tale of Galariel.

    Ranked #8 for The Tale of Galariel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG21.00 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Tale of Galariel at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with The Tale of Galariel.

    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 ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Tale of Galariel.

    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 ↗
  3. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    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 ↗
  4. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Tale of Galariel.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with The Tale of Galariel.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Tale of Galariel.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Tale of Galariel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Tale of Galariel.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Tale of Galariel.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Tale of Galariel.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Tale of Galariel.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Tale of Galariel

Is The Tale of Galariel verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Tale of Galariel 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 Tale of Galariel cost?
The Tale of Galariel is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Tale of Galariel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Tale of Galariel are Glisten to your heart: The courage within you, Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0, Souls of Chronos.
Who developed The Tale of Galariel?
The Tale of Galariel was developed by We Didn't Mean 2.

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 Tale of Galariel.

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