Games like Sword of Fargoal
If Sword of Fargoal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue, Rift Wizard and Approaching Infinity — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Sword of Fargoal: In this classic roguelike, released in 1983 for the Commodore 64 by Epyx, search the dark depths of a twisted dungeon, teeming with fiendish enemies and dangerous traps, for the legendary Sword of Fargoal, the only thing that can defeat the evil wizard Umla.
Players who liked Sword of Fargoal also play
Steam players who put hours into Sword of Fargoal 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.
Rogue
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Rift Wizard
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.
Approaching Infinity
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
MidBoss
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Ranked #6 for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
Pixel Dungeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Pixel Dungeon is an exciting and extremely popular roguelike (more than 2 million mobile installs!). Explore the depths of Pixel Dungeon, collect useful items and fight fierce monsters to find the Amulet of Yendor - the ultimate artefact of this game world!
Tales of Maj'Eyal
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sword of Fargoal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sword of Fargoal at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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.
Landlord of the Woods
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Ukrainian ball in search of gas
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Priced ~67% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.
Hentai Girl
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Priced ~67% under Sword of Fargoal on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Relax class puzzle game to keep you in a good mood
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 Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
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 Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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 Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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 RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
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 Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
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!
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
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.
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More from Epyx, Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Epyx, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rogue
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Impossible Mission II
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal.
Sequel to the equally-popular Impossible Mission, this classic 1980s action platformer sees you tasked with infiltrating a futuristic fortress, built to keep safe malicious mastermind Elvin Atombender. Now available on Steam for the first time, responsibility for saving the world rests with YOU!
California Games II
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal.
Originally launched in 1990 on the boundary-pushing 16-bit computers and consoles of the day, this bodacious sequel to the immensely popular California Games sees you competing in five awesome events: hang-gliding, jet-skiing, snowboarding, body-boarding and skateboarding!
Temple of Apshai Trilogy
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sword of Fargoal.
In this classic dungeon crawler, hack and slash your way through over 500 rooms with dozens of terrifying monsters. A true 1980s fantasy game, experience the frustrations and triumphs of the tabletop gaming inspired combat. Temple of Apshai is waiting. Silently lurking. Patiently waiting. For you.
The Games: Winter Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal.
Compete in seven Winter Games events in this DOS classic from 1988, created by masters of sports simulation Epyx. Hurtle down the slopes, over jumps, or across the ice, all in search of that elusive Gold medal.
Battle Bugs
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal.
In this unconventional real-time strategy game, control a fearsome army of stink bugs, cockroaches, lightning bugs, ants and more in a miniature, pun-filled warzone! 56 battles with 22 types of Battle Bug await you!
Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)
WHY THIS
Another title from Epyx, Inc., the studio behind Sword of Fargoal. Shares Adventure with Sword of Fargoal.
Run, climb and jump from platform to platform to collect and disarm deadly bombs, but watch out! One single misstep will send you tumbling to the ground! With 30 different challenging levels to beat, experience the thrills and spills of one of the earliest platformers.
Frequently asked about Sword of Fargoal
- How much does Sword of Fargoal cost?
- Sword of Fargoal is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sword of Fargoal?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sword of Fargoal are Rogue, Rift Wizard, Approaching Infinity.
- Who developed Sword of Fargoal?
- Sword of Fargoal was developed by Epyx, Inc. and published by Pixel Games UK.
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