Games like 8
If 8 is your kind of game, the closest matches are RuneKingdom, Last Warrior Arena and Between Adventures IDLE — 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.
Get personalized picks →About 8: Point-and-click RPG full of puzzles and tough enemies. You can decide to be good or bad in the game. Your decisions will define your future. Use your items wisely or suffer the consequences. “While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” - Leonardo da Vinci
Players who liked 8 also play
Steam players who put hours into 8 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.
RuneKingdom
WHY THIS
Top pick for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with 8.
Explore a hand-crafted 2D world of adventure in RuneKingdom. Master 16 unique skills, battle 150+ fierce foes, craft legendary gear, and shape your legacy. Your epic journey awaits!
Last Warrior Arena
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
A fast-paced roguelike autobattler where every run is a new strategy. Choose from 26 unique classes, build powerful item synergies, and push your build to its limits as you climb toward the highest stage possible.
Between Adventures IDLE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
Idle RPG Strategy game where you gather resources, battle creatures, and upgrade your gear. Master 10+ skills to create items you can equip or sell. Your journey never stops, even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.
Kuro Tactics
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
Kuro Tactics is a unique Turn Based Strategy RPG with Grid Movement that was inspired by Game Boy Advance favorites. Strengthen your Heroes by Leveling, Weapons, Gear & Artifacts to defeat all types of nefarious enemies on your path to victory!
Battle Sweeper
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
More than just Minesweeper with a new skin, Battle Sweeper lets you fight to win. Various characters, monster battles, healing, levels, and more. Multiple control options including full controller support.
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, inventory management, adventure and an atmospheric mood with 8.
Ranked #6 for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
Become a medieval merchant and master the arts of bartering, haggling, and investing, Explore 20 markets, barter with 200 characters, and trade in over 1,800 items in a dynamic bartering and haggling system that will challenge and reward.
Legend of Ixtona
WHY THIS
Shares turn based tactical combat and an atmospheric mood with 8.
Ranked #7 for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 8.
Fight turn-based strategy battles and save the kingdom of Ixtona!
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with 8.
Ranked #8 for 8 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
The world of Swords and Sandals is at war! Join the Crusade against Emperor Antares! For the first time since 2007, the beloved Swords and Sandals Crusader returns, reforged from the ground up. Fast paced, addictive tactical warfare is back and better than ever!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 8 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 8.
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 ~61% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with 8.
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!
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 8.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8.
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 ~61% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 8.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
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 ~61% under 8 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 8.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 8.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with 8.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 8.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about 8
- How much does 8 cost?
- 8 is listed on Steam at 12.88 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 8?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 8 are RuneKingdom, Last Warrior Arena, Between Adventures IDLE.
- Who developed 8?
- 8 was developed by Thales Caus.
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 8.
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