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Games like The Paths We Cross

If The Paths We Cross is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warrior Architects, Emberwake and Toy War - Cannon — 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 The Paths We Cross: Explore Lavyn and its surroundings in this mix between Metroidvania and Tower Defense / RTS. Fight various enemies, unlock new abilities, activate and defend stone cores, build mighty towers and meet unique characters who might help you on your mission.

ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGWindowsby Crimson Nook
The Paths We Cross — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Paths We Cross also play

Steam players who put hours into The Paths We Cross 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. Warrior Architects

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    The game's story follows the grand adventures of warriors who encounter various villages and tribes. Collaborating with these tribes, they transform small villages into large fortresses, building defenses to repel external attacks. Their efforts earn the trust of the people.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Emberwake

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    A dark fantasy survival strategy game where you manage villagers, gather resources, and defend a burning campfire against waves of undead in a relentless battle for survival.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Toy War - Cannon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Paths We Cross.

    Control a toy сannon. Shoot the toy soldiers with the toy gun just like you did when you were a kid.

    2023ActionSportsStrategy199.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Heart Of Muriet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Paths We Cross.

    Your faction's development is in your hands in this 4X real-time strategy game. As a powerful mage, build thriving settlements and diverse armies to bring a fractured land under your spell.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.90 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Demon Princess Retreat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    Fight enemies, Loot resources, and Extraction the map. Use your strategy and the least mana possible to create your own miracle of escape!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.39 USDSteam ↗
  7. Halftime Builders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Paths We Cross.

    Halftime Builders is a game that mixes Tower Defense, Horde Survivor, RTS and Roguelike elements. Pick your defenses, build them up, collect scrap, level up and kill an endless amounts of mobs. Once you die use your hard earned gold to improve your chances and start again!

    ActionStrategyRPGSteam ↗
  8. KingFish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Paths We Cross fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Paths We Cross.

    A 2-player asymmetric co-op game where a King and a giant Fish, a living island, build a city, travel between islands, and defend their kingdom together. One plans from above. The other fights on the ground. Together they stand.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Paths We Cross.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Paths We Cross.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Paths We Cross.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Paths We Cross.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Paths We Cross.

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Paths We Cross.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Paths We Cross

What games are most similar to The Paths We Cross?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Paths We Cross are Warrior Architects, Emberwake, Toy War - Cannon.
Who developed The Paths We Cross?
The Paths We Cross was developed by Crimson Nook.

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 The Paths We Cross.

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