Games like Ludus Mortis
If Ludus Mortis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees, A Kobold Story : Trenchcoat Adventurer and Wizardry: The Five Ordeals — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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 Ludus Mortis: Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.
Players who liked Ludus Mortis also play
Steam players who put hours into Ludus Mortis 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.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Top pick for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous adventure.
A Kobold Story : Trenchcoat Adventurer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Join three hungry Kobolds (and several Trenchcoats) in a hand-drawn, classical dungeon-crawling adventure to be Great Heroes - but mostly to find Shiny Things and Eat Good Food!
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Third-strongest match for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Welcome to the world of dungeon crawling! The classic dungeon crawler released back in 2006, returns to Steam with improved UI and more.
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous and without the need of endless grind to progress.
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Ranked #5 for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
In this tactical combat & dungeon crawler mash-up, explore a massive dungeon, full of danger, mystery and secrets. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and powerful creatures, with your tank, healer & damage dealers party.
Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Ranked #6 for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler with survival elements. It's inspired by classic cRPG from the 90s. An old-school game for hardcore players.
Paper Sorcerer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Ranked #7 for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Paper Sorcerer is a stylish single player turn based RPG focused on strategy, party-building, and environmental puzzles. Fight with the skills and spells you've learned in a battle system that emphasizes strategy over grinding. Assemble a party of monsters and dark creatures to fight alongside you.
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Ludus Mortis.
Ranked #8 for Ludus Mortis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ludus Mortis at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
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 ~56% under Ludus Mortis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
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?
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 with Ludus Mortis.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
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.
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
The Supper
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
Samsara Room
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ludus Mortis.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ludus Mortis.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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More from 68k Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by 68k Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Inferno - Beyond the 7th Circle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Another title from 68k Studios, the studio behind Ludus Mortis. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler with survival elements. It's inspired by classic cRPG from the 90s. An old-school game for hardcore players.
Karradash - The Lost Dungeons
WHY THIS
Another title from 68k Studios, the studio behind Ludus Mortis. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Karradash - The Lost Dungeons is an endless action-roguelike
The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ludus Mortis.
Another title from 68k Studios, the studio behind Ludus Mortis. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare is a First Person Dungeon Crawler RPG for hardcore gamers. Inspired by classic games from the 90s, the game try to add new juicy features to modernize a classic genre of role playing games.
Dungeons of DUSK
WHY THIS
Another title from 68k Studios, the studio behind Ludus Mortis. Shares RPG with Ludus Mortis.
Dungeons of DUSK is a classic turn based dungeon crawling RPG that takes place canonically between the episodes of the cult classic FPS. Are you... WORTHY?
Frequently asked about Ludus Mortis
- Is Ludus Mortis verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ludus Mortis 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 Ludus Mortis cost?
- Ludus Mortis is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ludus Mortis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ludus Mortis are Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees, A Kobold Story : Trenchcoat Adventurer, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals.
- Who developed Ludus Mortis?
- Ludus Mortis was developed by 68k Studios.
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