Games like The Secret of Varonis
If The Secret of Varonis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castle Xenon, Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds and WrestleQuest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 The Secret of Varonis: An indie Gameboy-style RPG. Build a party from four unique races and unravel the mystery of Varonis through challenging old-school turn-based combat.
Players who liked The Secret of Varonis also play
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Castle Xenon
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Top pick for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Castle Xenon is a retro-themed, console-style RPG downloadable for Windows. A 30 hour adventure, take part in turn-based battles, solve puzzles, and explore detailed, handcrafted maps in your quest to save the world from destruction.
Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Protect the elf girl Llewl in a 1990s-inspired JRPG filled with action, mystery, and a diverse cast. Step into Sarah’s journey of duty, friendship, love, and magic in a world full of secrets.
WrestleQuest
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Third-strongest match for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!
封神榜2022
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Ranked #4 for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.
Dark Deity
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Ranked #5 for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Ranked #6 for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Sea of Stars
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Ranked #7 for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Crescent Tower
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Ranked #8 for The Secret of Varonis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
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FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Reviewers of The Secret of Varonis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Reviewers of The Secret of Varonis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
In this non-linear RPG, rule and expand the Empire of Varennes across multiple generations. Discover a vast array of story experiences as you fight the Seven Heroes in an epic battle that plays out over thousands of years.
COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Reviewers of The Secret of Varonis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Experience the origins of the SaGa series with the COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND, the first complete port of these hugely popular titles with new enhancements!
Saga
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Secret of Varonis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Help Saga in her quest for revenge. A Viking girl who has lost everything to evil will embark on an epic journey to find answers and put an end to the hordes of enemies ravaging her land.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Secret of Varonis at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
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 ~64% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
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 ~64% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under The Secret of Varonis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Secret of Varonis.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dark Deity
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Sea of Stars
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
Crescent Tower
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Secret of Varonis.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Secret of Varonis.
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
Frequently asked about The Secret of Varonis
- Does The Secret of Varonis run on Steam Deck?
- The Secret of Varonis 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 The Secret of Varonis cost?
- The Secret of Varonis is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Secret of Varonis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Secret of Varonis are Castle Xenon, Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds, WrestleQuest.
- Who developed The Secret of Varonis?
- The Secret of Varonis was developed by Wombat Logic.
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 Secret of Varonis.
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