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Games like Tales of Spark

If Tales of Spark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun, Wukong Fight in Kaoria and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its distinct xianxia wuxia setting, 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 Tales of Spark: "Tales of Spark" is a Hack & Slash Action RPG with an Eastern flair. Players assume the role of a young wandering swordsman, exploring the vast desert, seeking treasures, defeating powerful bosses, and even slaying gigantic celestial dragons.

2024ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access13.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Ice and Fire Isle Studio
Tales of Spark — Steam game cover
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Distinct xianxia wuxia settingFluid isometric combat is satisfyingGem based runewords feel freshChallengingContemplativeNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Tales of Spark 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. Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Tales of Spark.

    Top pick for Tales of Spark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Spark.

    At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the heroes were fighting for hegemony, and the flames were everywhere. In the game, players played the role of Zhao Yun, a well-known general of the Three Kingdoms, and interpreted the story of his youth.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wukong Fight in Kaoria

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tales of Spark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Spark.

    This is a single player action adventure game that includes mythological themed character actions and role-playing, You can use regular attacks and skills, spells, such as magic, celestial phenomena, and body fixing spells, to Fight and defeat the enemies you encounter.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tales of Spark.

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

    A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Torchlight: Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tales of Spark.

    Ranked #4 for Tales of Spark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Spark.

    The fate of Ember Technology is in your hands. With abounding hero build possibilities, dive into an epic journey with endless loot, adrenaline-pumping fights & new seasonal contents.

    2023ActionAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Last Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tales of Spark.

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

    The Japanese pirates have terrorized the Ming Dynasty for generations. You've devoted your life as a soldier to fighting them.And now you are in their turf, alone with your sword; the last soldier in pirate's land in this 3D-action game inspired by traditional Chinese ink painting landscapes.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.74 USDSteam ↗
  6. Xuan-Yuan Sword VII

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tales of Spark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Spark.

    Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Tales of Spark.

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on an adventure in a gothic-noir world, where mad science threatens the peace between monsters and mortals. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is definitive edition of the trilogy with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~64% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~50% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~43% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~68% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~55% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~43% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Spark.

    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 ~64% under Tales of Spark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Tales of Spark.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Tales of Spark.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of Spark.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tales of Spark

Does Tales of Spark run on Steam Deck?
Tales of Spark 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 Tales of Spark cost?
Tales of Spark is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tales of Spark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales of Spark are Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun, Wukong Fight in Kaoria, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
Who developed Tales of Spark?
Tales of Spark was developed by Ice and Fire Isle Studio.

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 Tales of Spark.

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