Games like Darker Tides
If Darker Tides is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Faceless Ones, Memento Vivere and Moonfall — 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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Players who liked Darker Tides also play
Steam players who put hours into Darker Tides 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.
The Faceless Ones
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Top pick for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Four of the most capable warriors in the Kingdom of Abrujah are about to commence a journey that will change their lives forever, if they fail, the world is doomed!
Memento Vivere
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Dekar is a noble warrior who has a estranged relationship with his father. After abandoning his rights to the throne and choosing to live a simple life, everything changes for him when a Winged One crashes into his village asking for his help. The fate of the world now lies on his shoulders.
Moonfall
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Third-strongest match for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
In this old-school RPG, join three seemingly unrelated characters as their decisions unknowingly intertwines their fate with the fate of the world and all life as they know it.
Echoes of Numa
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Ranked #4 for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Jessabel is the guardian of the next Vessel, Allegra. Responsible for training her, she'll soon find out that there is more to Allegra than she could have ever imagined. This 1 Vessel has the power to change everything. It's Jessabel's duty to make sure Allegra does well. For the sake of humankind.
Unlikely Heroes
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Ranked #5 for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
The evil Lich King, lord of the Undead, is rising once more. It weighs upon your shoulders to do what no one before could, defeat it once and for all, and rid humanity of this ultimate evil!
Above the Skies
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Ranked #7 for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Dylan is the head of a small village and captain of The Eagle and he takes it upon himself to find The Grail and stop the Falls, saving those he cares for. The journey will be long and perilous, but the whole world above the skies depends on it.
Fated Thread
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Ranked #8 for Darker Tides fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Young Dullahan will have to absorb all that his father ever taught him so that he and his companions can defeat the Grand Witches once more, before they bring the world to an end.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Darker Tides at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
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!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
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?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~70% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Streets of Rogue
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Priced ~60% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Tower Wizard
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Priced ~70% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~80% under Darker Tides on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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More from Valkyria Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Valkyria Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wind Child
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Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Five souls, brought together in a simple rescue mission, come to learn that they are more connected than they had believed. Classic RPG goodness and intriguing storyline with this RPG from Valkyria Studios.
IronBorn
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Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
What if you discovered that you have the power to stop an evil menace? What if you discovered that to complete that journey, you would have to face your own brother? Join Dale and his friends on a quest of self-discovery, friendship and heroism!
Unlikely Heroes
WHY THIS
Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
The evil Lich King, lord of the Undead, is rising once more. It weighs upon your shoulders to do what no one before could, defeat it once and for all, and rid humanity of this ultimate evil!
Memento Vivere
WHY THIS
Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Dekar is a noble warrior who has a estranged relationship with his father. After abandoning his rights to the throne and choosing to live a simple life, everything changes for him when a Winged One crashes into his village asking for his help. The fate of the world now lies on his shoulders.
The Witch Doctor
WHY THIS
Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Lua is a Witch Doctor, a mutated magician that helps those in need, though they only repay her with disdain and prejudice. As one of the last of her kind, Lua finds out a fellow magician has evil plans to ressurrect the Gigantos, she takes it upon herself to stop the rogue magician.
Above the Skies
WHY THIS
Another title from Valkyria Games, the studio behind Darker Tides. Shares RPG with Darker Tides.
Dylan is the head of a small village and captain of The Eagle and he takes it upon himself to find The Grail and stop the Falls, saving those he cares for. The journey will be long and perilous, but the whole world above the skies depends on it.
Frequently asked about Darker Tides
- How much does Darker Tides cost?
- Darker Tides is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Darker Tides?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Darker Tides are The Faceless Ones, Memento Vivere, Moonfall.
- Who developed Darker Tides?
- Darker Tides was developed by Valkyria Games.
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