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Games like Mareld

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Mareld for fans of indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Mareld also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, more from Renka. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Mareld: Mareld is a card-driven Roguelike role-playing game where you play as a traveler lost in the Lost Forest. You will recruit companions, collect resources, craft items, explore the world, defeat enemies, find your way back home, or uncover the secrets of this extraordinary world.

2024Indie6.99 USDWindowsby Renka
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    White Night Dream — Steam game cover

    White Night Dream

    Top pick for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    White Night Dream is a card-based strategy rogue-lite game where a girl chases after a runaway cat on the streets at midnight. The game cleverly simulates the short yet long night through a simple card-flipping gameplay and a variety of interesting build combinations.

    2023Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏) — Steam game cover

    Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏)

    Second-strongest match for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Make a Game Company for your self!Get it work,Run for Rich!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Sunset Routes — Steam game cover

    Sunset Routes

    Third-strongest match for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Sunset Routes is an easy and intriguing roguelite game. You can choose your crew, put them in the cabins, select your destination, and set sail. Through a series of choices, you can earn profits during the emergency period of the New World and even decide its fate—unintentionally or on purpose.

    2022StrategyIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Chrono Ark — Steam game cover

    Chrono Ark

    Ranked #4 for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    NEOVERSE — Steam game cover

    NEOVERSE

    Ranked #5 for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
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    纸境英雄 Papercraft — Steam game cover

    纸境英雄 Papercraft

    Ranked #6 for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Papercraft is an independent game that beautifully combines Rouguelike, TBS and DBG elements. Heroes from legends holding different cards battle in TBS style. How to play the game is entirely up to you.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    Ranked #7 for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Project: AHNO's Ark — Steam game cover

    Project: AHNO's Ark

    Ranked #8 for Mareld fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    This game merges elements of tactical RPG, Go, and introduces Roguelite features. Players will need to make decisions among numerous random events and capability divergences, trying to survive in an apocalyptic game of mutual destruction.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.70 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

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    White Night Dream — Steam game cover

    White Night Dream

    Priced ~86% under Mareld on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    White Night Dream is a card-based strategy rogue-lite game where a girl chases after a runaway cat on the streets at midnight. The game cleverly simulates the short yet long night through a simple card-flipping gameplay and a variety of interesting build combinations.

    2023Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏) — Steam game cover

    Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏)

    Priced ~72% under Mareld on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Make a Game Company for your self!Get it work,Run for Rich!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Sunset Routes — Steam game cover

    Sunset Routes

    Priced ~86% under Mareld on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Sunset Routes is an easy and intriguing roguelite game. You can choose your crew, put them in the cabins, select your destination, and set sail. Through a series of choices, you can earn profits during the emergency period of the New World and even decide its fate—unintentionally or on purpose.

    2022StrategyIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Renka

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

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    Sunset Routes — Steam game cover

    Sunset Routes

    Another title from Renka, the studio behind Mareld. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Sunset Routes is an easy and intriguing roguelite game. You can choose your crew, put them in the cabins, select your destination, and set sail. Through a series of choices, you can earn profits during the emergency period of the New World and even decide its fate—unintentionally or on purpose.

    2022StrategyIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Flashback — Steam game cover

    Flashback

    Another title from Renka, the studio behind Mareld. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Flashback is a strategy game oriented to your choices. You will play the role of a deliveryman and live in a turbulent city for a month. You will meet various characters and experience events, and those characters' fates will cross and they will usher in their own futures based on your choices.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    White Night Dream — Steam game cover

    White Night Dream

    Another title from Renka, the studio behind Mareld. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    White Night Dream is a card-based strategy rogue-lite game where a girl chases after a runaway cat on the streets at midnight. The game cleverly simulates the short yet long night through a simple card-flipping gameplay and a variety of interesting build combinations.

    2023Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Love, Internet, and Murder Magic — Steam game cover

    Love, Internet, and Murder Magic

    Another title from Renka, the studio behind Mareld. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.

    2025Indie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Sun Halo — Steam game cover

    Sun Halo

    Another title from Renka, the studio behind Mareld. Shares Indie with Mareld.

    Sun Halo is a real-time combat game blending roguelike progression with strategic deck-building. Recruit and develop a roster of distinctive characters, build your own unique deck, and adapt your tactics on the battlefield. Uncover the world’s unfolding story, all the way to its final chapter.

    2025Indie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mareld

How much does Mareld cost?
Mareld is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mareld?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mareld are White Night Dream, Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏), Sunset Routes.
Who developed Mareld?
Mareld was developed by Renka.

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 Mareld.

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