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Games like Shogun Showdown: Prologue

If Shogun Showdown: Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arcane Abyss, Dicey Road and Descent of Yomi — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and comedic. 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 Shogun Showdown: Prologue: Fight the army of the Shogun in this free version of Shogun Showdown, a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

2023StrategyRPGFree To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Roboatino
Shogun Showdown: Prologue — Steam game cover
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Active developer community taking suggestionsDeck building with spatial strategyEnemies attack each other if positioned rightAtmosphericChallengingComedic

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Steam players who put hours into Shogun Showdown: Prologue 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. Arcane Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    Arcane Abyss is a turn-based strategy roguelite where you fight by throwing weapons. Hurl swords, spears, axes and more, make weapons resonate to trigger chain reactions, and use tactical cards and elemental effects like fire and water to reach the depths of the Abyss.

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  2. Dicey Road

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    The Sin-Dice is a turn-based strategy dice card building roguelike game. Players will fight in a chaotic world. The game features over 150 powerful immortal techniques to choose from and over 70 unique enemies to battle. Forge your own unique and destined immortal dice.

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  3. Descent of Yomi

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    Descend into Yomi — the Japanese realm of the dead — armed only with the cards you forge from your own deaths. A roguelike deckbuilder soaked in yokai folklore and soulslike tension, where a single misread breath ends your run.

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  4. NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    "NINDO: Guardian of the starlit shadow" is a ninja rogue-like deck-building game set in a beautiful Japanese-inspired world. Face powerful enemies, make strategic choices, and grow stronger to craft a unique battle style.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Endless Samurai

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    A turn-based action RPG centered around parrying. Roguelite × Loot draws you into the Infinite.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Assassin Story: The Fall of Qin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    This is a roguelite, fictional, martial arts, and punk card-building game. You will play the role of an infiltrator, entering the Qin capital, Xianyang, which is besieged by the rebels, and build your own deck within 72 hours, complete your mission, and uncover the secrets of the city.

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  7. PARAGON 21

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    A blackjack duel roguelite where history's greatest warriors finally meet. Draw to 21 to unleash your art — the fewer cards, the deadlier the strike. Two hidden cards let you bluff and rebuild your hand. Chain finishers into combos and become the one who stands above all.

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  8. LunaQuest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shogun Showdown: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Shogun Showdown: Prologue.

    This is a medieval fantasy base game with enemies from the future trying to wipe out all of humanity. This is a Turned base JRPG with an Open world concept.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shogun Showdown: Prologue

Does Shogun Showdown: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
Shogun Showdown: Prologue is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Shogun Showdown: Prologue free to play?
Yes — Shogun Showdown: Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Shogun Showdown: Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shogun Showdown: Prologue are Arcane Abyss, Dicey Road, Descent of Yomi.
Who developed Shogun Showdown: Prologue?
Shogun Showdown: Prologue was developed by Roboatino and published by Goblinz Publishing, Gamera Games.

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