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Games like Black Ocean

If Black Ocean is your kind of game, the closest matches are Golgothian, Mirrorbane and Constelleum — 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 Black Ocean: "Let's play with me, horses of the gods, I'm ready, come to my sea."This is a deck building card game where the journey to prevent the 'black sea' that warps the world.Be a reasoner and work with your colleagues through a twisted, dreamy puppet show.

StrategyIndieEarly AccessWindowsby Nullaby
Black Ocean — Steam game cover

Players who liked Black Ocean also play

Steam players who put hours into Black Ocean 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. Golgothian

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a three-hero party in a dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder. Queue actions, read enemy intent, trigger class combos, equip survivors, and choose routes through doomed dungeon runs alone or in co-op.

    2026IndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Mirrorbane

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    A tactical roguelike deckbuilder set in a dark fantasy world with atmospheric pixel art. Recruit unique heroes, combine their cards into a single deck, and develop your team in town between expeditions.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Constelleum

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to Constelleum, the team vs team cosmic fantasy card battler. Pick from characters with distinct styles and mechanics. Play cards to move, disrupt opponents, summon companions, and more. Coordinate with your teammates to drive points to the opposing goal and claim victory.

    StrategySteam ↗
  4. Eternal Embrace: Lumina's Sunshine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    A turn-based deck-building card game for solo play or co-op with up to four players. Craft and upgrade cards and equipment with materials brought back from dungeons, make the most of your favorite class’s role, and take on increasingly difficult dungeons.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Master of Piece

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Re:Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Black Ocean fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Ocean.

    Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Samsara Room

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Ocean.

    Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online is a clicker game where progression is replaced with gambling, where the goal is simply to collect the rarest silly linguine cats.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Black Ocean

Does Black Ocean have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Black Ocean supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Black Ocean?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Black Ocean are Golgothian, Mirrorbane, Constelleum.
Who developed Black Ocean?
Black Ocean was developed by Nullaby.

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 Black Ocean.

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