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Games like Banbard

If Banbard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dream Tactics, Mugen Souls and Agarest: Generations of War — 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 Banbard: An RPG focused on character customization for combat, and having characters break their own fate to grow and build upon themselves. Customize your play style as you see fit, build relationships with your party and grow to overcome any challenge that comes your way.

2024StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDWindowsby Hoboayoyo, Team Banbard
Banbard — Steam game cover

Players who liked Banbard also play

Steam players who put hours into Banbard 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. Dream Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG with cunning card combos and deep character customization. Pick your party, manage cards to create unique playstyles, and outsmart hordes of pillows in turn-based combat to save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mugen Souls

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    Mugen Souls features a free-roaming battle map, turn-based combat, and massive amounts of customization and growth to maximize the fun players can have with the game.

    2015StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Agarest: Generations of War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.

    2014StrategyAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Those Who Rule

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Banbard.

    Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  6. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  7. TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Banbard.

    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. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Banbard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Banbard at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Banbard.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Banbard.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Banbard.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Banbard.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Banbard.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Banbard.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Banbard on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Banbard.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Banbard.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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. Dream Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    Dream Tactics is a GBA-styled strategy RPG with cunning card combos and deep character customization. Pick your party, manage cards to create unique playstyles, and outsmart hordes of pillows in turn-based combat to save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Those Who Rule

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Banbard.

    Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  4. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    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 ↗
  5. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Banbard.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Banbard

How much does Banbard cost?
Banbard is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Banbard?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Banbard are Dream Tactics, Mugen Souls, Agarest: Generations of War.
Who developed Banbard?
Banbard was developed by Hoboayoyo, Team Banbard and published by Hoboayoyo.

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 Banbard.

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