Games like Words of Yendor
If Words of Yendor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom!, Guess Pictures - Animals and ROGLE — 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 Words of Yendor: Words tell stories. Change one, and your story transforms. What if you wield words with surprising meanings from Ambrose Bierce’s 1906 classic, “The Devil's Dictionary”? In Words of Yendor, you’re an investigator forging a personalized story. Unique every run. Forever.
Players who liked Words of Yendor also play
Steam players who put hours into Words of Yendor 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.
Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Words of Yendor.
Top pick for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
A typing game where you play as a cat, crushed by a computer and transported to a fantasy world of swords, magic, catgirls and furries! As the hero summoned from another world, venture forth with your trusty keyboard, defeat foes and save the cat kingdom!
Guess Pictures - Animals
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
This quiz game is a great choice when you want to learn something, when you feel boring, or when you want to kill some free time. Can you find the words for every animal picture? Train your brain and learn new words by solving guessing the pics.
ROGLE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
ROGLE is the classic game of Wordle with a mix of rogue-like elements, that increases in difficulty as you succeed. As you play, you will gain abilities that will increase your chances of finding the word while the difficulty increases and you challenge enemies that will attempt to stop you.
Quick Words
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
Quick Words is the bigger, better, 5 letter word guessing game that lets you play 5 words in the same game. Play it fast, play it slow, play it windowed, leave it in the background. Do as you please.
HANGMAN
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
The purpose of the puzzle is to guess the unknown word by adding the correct letters. For every unsuccessful attempt, a part of the human body will appear on the gallows.
HANGMAN II
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
A grim sequel to the puzzle of guessing words. The rules are the same - you need to guess the word, and you have the right to make a mistake 6 times, otherwise the man will be in the noose. And be careful - the game contains many secrets...
Typing Ritual
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Words of Yendor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
Typing Ritual is a first-person psychological horror game where players perform a summoning ritual by typing ancient texts. As the ritual progresses, the environment changes, and tension builds. Mistakes have consequences, and time is limited.
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Scrabble
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Words of Yendor.
Reviewers of Words of Yendor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Words of Yendor.
The fantastically fun crossword game is now specially designed for your PC or Mac. Build words using letter tiles and enjoy quick, easy-to-learn controls and fantastic features. Play solo, compete with the computer, or challenge up to three friends in a Hot Seat challenge. Choose from a variety of game styles.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Words of Yendor.
Reviewers of Words of Yendor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Words of Yendor.
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!
Wordle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Words of Yendor.
Reviewers of Words of Yendor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.
HANGMAN
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Words of Yendor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
The purpose of the puzzle is to guess the unknown word by adding the correct letters. For every unsuccessful attempt, a part of the human body will appear on the gallows.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Words of Yendor at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
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 ~58% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Words of Yendor.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Words of Yendor.
Priced ~48% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Words of Yendor.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
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 ~58% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Words of Yendor.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Words of Yendor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Words of Yendor.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Words of Yendor.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Words of Yendor.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Words of Yendor.
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!
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Frequently asked about Words of Yendor
- Does Words of Yendor run on Steam Deck?
- Words of Yendor 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 Words of Yendor cost?
- Words of Yendor is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Words of Yendor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Words of Yendor are Isekat: Crushed by a Computer, My Beloved Kitten is Transported to a Fantasy World where its Typing Skills Save the Kingdom!, Guess Pictures - Animals, ROGLE.
- Who developed Words of Yendor?
- Words of Yendor was developed by SandorHQ.
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 Words of Yendor.
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