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Games like Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust

If Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Banner of the Maid, Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga and Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its memorization heavy dungeon navigation, traditional instrument soundtrack 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 Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust: "Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust" is a single-player game that combines text adventure with turn-based combat and exploration. As someone aspiring to become a great hero, your journey through the martial arts world will not always be a solo endeavor.

2023StrategyAdventureRPGCasual11.39 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby 永恆艾莉絲工坊
Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust — Steam game cover
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Memorization heavy dungeon navigationTactical positioning changes skill effectsTraditional instrument soundtrackAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust 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. Banner of the Maid

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Top pick for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Second-strongest match for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Third-strongest match for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.

    2018ActionStrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SUPER ROBOT WARS Y

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Super Robot Wars is a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings units and pilots from a variety of anime together to battle their mutual foes. Rise, Unite, and Triumph!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Ranked #5 for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical positioning and an immersive mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Ranked #6 for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a turn-based strategy game. Framed for murdering the Emperor, villainess Scarlet and Lily, fight the Empire as the first Streamers in history. Capture every enemy and turn them into allies for a happy ending... Or execute everyone and become the Demon Queen!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Ranked #7 for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Mary Skelter 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Ranked #8 for Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    What must you sacrifice to escape fate? Find out in this nightmarish dungeon-crawling RPG! The Nightmare continues in Mary Skelter 2! In this fairy tale dungeon crawler, play as fairy tale-inspired characters and escape a living prison while indestructible Nightmares give chase in real time.

    2022StrategyAdventureRPG34.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 ~56% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares RPG and Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Banner of the Maid

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.

    2018ActionStrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SUPER ROBOT WARS Y

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Super Robot Wars is a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings units and pilots from a variety of anime together to battle their mutual foes. Rise, Unite, and Triumph!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust.

    He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust

Does Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust run on Steam Deck?
Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust 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 Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust cost?
Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust is listed on Steam at 11.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust are Banner of the Maid, Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga, Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition.
Who developed Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust?
Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust was developed by 永恆艾莉絲工坊 and published by Alice Publication, Eternal Alice Media.

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