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Games like Tempus Rail

If Tempus Rail is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost, Monster Train and StarVaders — 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 Tempus Rail: Trapped in the temporal loop, fight your way to the front of the train and destroy the engine before the day resets. Tempus Rail is a story rich, First-Person, Roguelike Deck-Builder set in the Wild West. Play to escape and uncover the mystery behind the train and its passengers.

2024Strategy5.39 USDWindowsby Pixel Drip Games
Tempus Rail — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tempus Rail also play

Steam players who put hours into Tempus Rail 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. Lost

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Lost is a with Chinese style mysterious unreal story is setting, contain all sorts of Chinese style ghost legend and content card card player of Rougelike adventure game ACTS the vagabonder that loses memory, set foot on unknown journey.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    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.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Pirates Outlaws

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tempus Rail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hexcells Plus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lords of the Realm II

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Tempus Rail on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.

    2015StrategyRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Pixel Drip Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Pixel Drip Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. SCP: Descent

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Drip Games, the studio behind Tempus Rail.

    Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.

    2024Indie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Grow On The Go

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Drip Games, the studio behind Tempus Rail.

    Care for your leafy friends in this cosy plant care sim and explore new locations from the comfort of your store window. Design your dream workshop and find the best companions for each of your pals.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. These Darker Tides

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Drip Games, the studio behind Tempus Rail.

    Welcome [EMPLOYEE] to your new job protecting Deep Sea Cables from creatures of the deep. We're not liable for loss of limbs, sanity, or life while on the job. Don't forget to keep your desk clean and your eyes on those cameras!

    2025IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Module Miner

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Drip Games, the studio behind Tempus Rail. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Module Miner is a minimalist retro inspired idle mining game. Hover over blocks to break them, collect resources, and buy upgrades.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. SCP: Blink

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Drip Games, the studio behind Tempus Rail.

    Uncover the origins of SCP-173 in the abandoned exclusion zone surrounding Chernobyl. Told through the lens of found footage recordings, explore a hidden facility where Soviet secrets should have remained forgotten.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pirates Outlaws

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Tempus Rail.

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tempus Rail

How much does Tempus Rail cost?
Tempus Rail is listed on Steam at 5.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tempus Rail?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tempus Rail are Lost, Monster Train, StarVaders.
Who developed Tempus Rail?
Tempus Rail was developed by Pixel Drip 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 Tempus Rail.

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