Games like Skulls of the Shogun
If Skulls of the Shogun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, The Banner Saga 3 and Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, funny and lighthearted. 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 Skulls of the Shogun: Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!
Players who liked Skulls of the Shogun also play
Steam players who put hours into Skulls of the Shogun 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.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Top pick for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
The Banner Saga 3
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Skulls of the Shogun.
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.
TINY METAL
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Ranked #4 for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Songs of Conquest
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Skulls of the Shogun.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Wargroove
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Ranked #6 for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Rising Lords
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Ranked #7 for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Insidia
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Ranked #8 for Skulls of the Shogun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
INSIDIA is a tactical game of turn based duels. Carefully move your team of powerful champions and weave their attacks together to claim victory in the field of battle. Conquer your foes and claim the spoils of the post-apocalyptic world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Skulls of the Shogun at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Skulls of the Shogun.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Skulls of the Shogun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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?
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 Skulls of the Shogun.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
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.
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More from 17-BIT
Other recommendable Steam games by 17-BIT, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
GALAK-Z
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Skulls of the Shogun.
Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Skulls of the Shogun. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.
Song in the Smoke
WHY THIS
Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Skulls of the Shogun.
Using the power of virtual reality, Song in the Smoke puts your survival directly in your own hands. Enter this dangerous world outside of time, where you must craft weapons, make clothes, build fires, and brew healing elixirs to steel yourself against its vicious predators.
Awaysis
WHY THIS
Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Skulls of the Shogun. Shares Indie with Skulls of the Shogun.
The ultimate physics-based dungeon brawler. Surf hilly terrain to build up speed, and unleash momentum-based mayhem against the Dark Lord of Darkness in a slapstick solo or co-op adventure!
Frequently asked about Skulls of the Shogun
- Is Skulls of the Shogun verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Skulls of the Shogun is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Skulls of the Shogun cost?
- Skulls of the Shogun is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Skulls of the Shogun have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Skulls of the Shogun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Skulls of the Shogun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skulls of the Shogun are Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, The Banner Saga 3, Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic).
- Who developed Skulls of the Shogun?
- Skulls of the Shogun was developed by 17-BIT.
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 Skulls of the Shogun.
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