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Games like A Shaman's Ballard

If A Shaman's Ballard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Moekuri: Adorable + Tactical SRPG, Dark Deity and Inkbound — picked from the ranked list below. 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 A Shaman's Ballard: Explore the mysterious world of Erenblad to protect the land from demonic entities and perform your shanar to become the new master shaman of Aahkray in this tactical turn-based RPG.

2022ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDWindowsby Retroactive Fort
A Shaman's Ballard — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into A Shaman's Ballard 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. Moekuri: Adorable + Tactical SRPG

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    It's adorable! It's tactical! The doujin/indie SRPG - Moékuri! 151+ Cute Creatures to try, over a solid grid-based tactical system! Fight through 25 story stages with your own unique strategy!

    2016StrategyIndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Inkbound

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Shaman's Ballard.

    A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Master of Magic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?

    2022StrategyIndieRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    A young man takes up his sword and leads an army in search of his missing past. Carefully plan strategic turn-based battles against adorable portrayals of historical and mythical world heroes, as you conquer the globe... for not well explained reasons!

    2021StrategyAdventureRPG17.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 ↗
  8. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Shaman's Ballard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Shaman's Ballard at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Shaman's Ballard.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under A Shaman's Ballard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 A Shaman's Ballard.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 A Shaman's Ballard.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Retroactive Fort

Other recommendable Steam games by Retroactive Fort, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Trials of Proelium

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind A Shaman's Ballard. Shares Action and Strategy with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Experience a colorful world full of vibrant characters through the eyes of Letha, a young warrior on the hunt for district masters in her pursuit to become Proeliums new emperor in this anime style turn-based RPG.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Interballistic Symphony

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind A Shaman's Ballard. Shares Action and Strategy with A Shaman's Ballard.

    A musical, fast-paced indie game all about speed and swift thinking. Navigate through tricky environments, use powerups to your advantage, push your skills to the limit and become the next interballistic master.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Freja

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind A Shaman's Ballard. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dorei Same

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind A Shaman's Ballard. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Shaman's Ballard.

    An erotic top-down adventure game about a woman who lost everything and now has to adjust to her new life as a slave for a noble's daughter. Explore the castle and figure out a way to escape the lustful maiden.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Trials of Proelium Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind A Shaman's Ballard. Shares Action and Strategy with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Experience a colorful world full of vibrant characters through the eyes of Letha, a young warrior on the hunt for district masters in her pursuit to become Proeliums new emperor in this remastered anime style turn-based RPG.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    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 ↗
  4. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Shaman's Ballard.

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Shaman's Ballard

How much does A Shaman's Ballard cost?
A Shaman's Ballard is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Shaman's Ballard?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Shaman's Ballard are Moekuri: Adorable + Tactical SRPG, Dark Deity, Inkbound.
Who developed A Shaman's Ballard?
A Shaman's Ballard was developed by Retroactive Fort.

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 A Shaman's Ballard.

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