Games like The Simulacrum
If The Simulacrum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles and Heroes Wanted — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 The Simulacrum: The Simulacrum is a deckbuilder with procedurally generated cards. Obtain cards through a roguelite mode, acquire a large collection and challenge the hidden guardians of The Simulacrum.
Players who liked The Simulacrum also play
Steam players who put hours into The Simulacrum 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.
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Top pick for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Second-strongest match for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Heroes Wanted
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a whimsical mood with The Simulacrum.
Third-strongest match for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
"Heroes Wanted" immerses you in a world of endless deck-building possibilities. Over a hundred of heroes and items, combined with elements, unleash powerful synergies. SIMPLE, FUN, and ADDICTIVE! Heroes await your call to deliver the ultimate blow to the Demon Lord.
Draft of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Ranked #4 for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Right and Down
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Simulacrum.
Ranked #5 for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Ratropolis
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Ranked #6 for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
DungeonTop
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Ranked #7 for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Nowhere Prophet
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Ranked #8 for The Simulacrum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Simulacrum
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Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Spirit Island
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
SolForge
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Simulacrum.
SolForge is a free-to-play digital collectible game in which players construct their own decks to challenge their friends or battle against the computer. The current open beta version includes deckbuilding, collection management, online play, AI opponents, tournaments, drafts, and more.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!
Gloomhaven
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Across the Obelisk
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Reviewers of The Simulacrum cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Simulacrum at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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 ~80% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Simulacrum.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Simulacrum.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Simulacrum.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Simulacrum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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?
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Simulacrum.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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 Indie and Casual with The Simulacrum.
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!
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Simulacrum.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a challenging mood with The Simulacrum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Heroes Wanted
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, deck building and a whimsical mood with The Simulacrum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
"Heroes Wanted" immerses you in a world of endless deck-building possibilities. Over a hundred of heroes and items, combined with elements, unleash powerful synergies. SIMPLE, FUN, and ADDICTIVE! Heroes await your call to deliver the ultimate blow to the Demon Lord.
Nowhere Prophet
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with The Simulacrum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Frequently asked about The Simulacrum
- Does The Simulacrum run on Steam Deck?
- The Simulacrum is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Simulacrum cost?
- The Simulacrum is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Simulacrum?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Simulacrum are Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, Heroes Wanted.
- Who developed The Simulacrum?
- The Simulacrum was developed by Trynet Games.
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 The Simulacrum.
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