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Games like Sunderfolk

If Sunderfolk is your kind of game, the closest matches are Popup Dungeon, Dark Quest 4 and Primus Numen — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, lighthearted and relaxing. 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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Sunderfolk is a tactical RPG set in the Sunderlands where players command a party through turn-based battles using card-based combat mechanics. The game features character progression, mission-based progression, and difficulty scaling across a medium-length campaign. Co-op multiplayer is available both locally and online, with the notable phone-as-controller mechanic allowing easy drop-in multiplayer sessions. Players describe it as a cozy, lighthearted, and whimsical experience with playful animal characters. Reviewers highlight the accessible tactical combat, the quick setup compared to board games, and significant replayability through scenario mode and new game plus with different character builds. The game runs verified on Steam Deck at a price of $49.99 USD and holds a 95% positive rating from 1375 Steam reviews.

About Sunderfolk: Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers. Play the first 4 missions for free!

2025StrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Secret Door
Sunderfolk — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Accessible tactical combat that captures gloomhaven strategy without the complexityPhone as controller mechanic enables easy drop in multiplayer both locally and onlinePlayful animal characters with charming personality and voice actingCozyLightheartedRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Sunderfolk 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. Popup Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Sunderfolk.

    Top pick for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dark Quest 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, turn based combat, co op multiplayer and a lighthearted mood with Sunderfolk.

    Second-strongest match for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.

    2025StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Primus Numen

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark fantasy tactical RPG where you can combine classes and join together to unleash an evolving Nexus Beast.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Fort Triumph

    WHY THIS

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

    A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!

    2020StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical combat with Sunderfolk.

    Ranked #5 for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Wasteland 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat with Sunderfolk.

    Ranked #6 for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stolen Realm

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer with Sunderfolk.

    Ranked #7 for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Stolen Realm is a simultaneous turn-based tactical dungeon crawling looter with action RPG elements where you control up to 6 heroes, solo or through online co-op, venturing forth in adventures set in a high-fantasy, low-poly world.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crawl Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sunderfolk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sunderfolk

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Trine 2: Complete Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a cozy mood with Sunderfolk.

    Reviewers of Sunderfolk cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Scrabble

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sunderfolk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    The fantastically fun crossword game is now specially designed for your PC or Mac. Build words using letter tiles and enjoy quick, easy-to-learn controls and fantastic features. Play solo, compete with the computer, or challenge up to three friends in a Hot Seat challenge. Choose from a variety of game styles.

    2013StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  3. Wildgate

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer with Sunderfolk.

    Reviewers of Sunderfolk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    Wildgate is a PvPvE multiplayer shooter that blends tactical ship-to-ship combat with fast-paced first-person action. Evade deadly environmental hazards, search for powerful weapons and ship upgrades, and be the first crew to escape with the Artifact... or the last crew left flying.

    2025ActionStrategyAdventure7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Sunderfolk on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Stray Cats in Cozy Town

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to Cozy Town, where every day is International Cat Day! Be part of a village community where every stray is respected, loved and fed. Explore the charming streets and alleys to discover all the stray cats in this hidden-object game.

    2024IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dark Quest 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, turn based combat, co op multiplayer and a lighthearted mood with Sunderfolk.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.

    2025StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fort Triumph

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Sunderfolk.

    A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!

    2020StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical combat with Sunderfolk.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Crawl Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sunderfolk.

    Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sunderfolk

Is Sunderfolk verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Sunderfolk is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Sunderfolk cost?
Sunderfolk is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sunderfolk have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sunderfolk supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Sunderfolk?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sunderfolk are Popup Dungeon, Dark Quest 4, Primus Numen.
Who developed Sunderfolk?
Sunderfolk was developed by Secret Door and published by Dreamhaven.

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 Sunderfolk.

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