Games like Bound By Flame
If Bound By Flame is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grim Hope, Nioh 3 and Of Orcs And Men — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choice driven storyline, dynamic combat experience and memorable soundtrack. 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 →Bound By Flame is a 2014 action RPG from Spiders in which players take on the role of a mercenary whose body has been claimed by a flame demon. Set in a dark fantasy world threatened by the Ice Lords, the game combines tactical-pause combat with class-based magic systems and dialogue-heavy interactions. Players face challenging encounters throughout a medium-length campaign as they navigate a choice-driven storyline that branches based on whether they embrace or resist the demonic influence. Reviewers note a dynamic combat experience and a memorable soundtrack, while the experience is further supported by full playability on Steam Deck. The title currently holds a 64% positive rating based on over 1,500 Steam reviews.
About Bound By Flame: You are a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in a desperate world ravaged by seven Ice Lords. In this RPG where every choice counts, you will have to choose between unleashing the powers of the beast within and rejecting its demonic influence.
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Grim Hope
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Top pick for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Grim Hope is a stylized Hack and Slash designed for players who live for the perfect combo. In a world of suffocating darkness, you play as elite, strikingly beautiful warriors who turn the battlefield into a bloody runway.
Nioh 3
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Shares a challenging mood with Bound By Flame.
Second-strongest match for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
Of Orcs And Men
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Third-strongest match for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
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Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Ranked #4 for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
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Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Ranked #5 for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
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Ranked #6 for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
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Shares a challenging mood with Bound By Flame.
Ranked #7 for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Two Worlds Epic Edition
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Ranked #8 for Bound By Flame fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
... 300 years after Aziraal has been banished, a brother and sister are drawn into the conflict which has flared up between the Orcs and the free world. Kyra, the hero's younger sister, suddenly disappears in mysterious circumstances.«...If my family really belongs to the chosen ones, why then have we always been as poor as church mice?
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Mass Effect (2007)
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Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Dragon Age: Origins
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Shares tactical pause combat and a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
When history tells the story of the Fifth Blight, what will be said about the hero who turned the tide against the darkspawn? Determine your legacy and fight for Thedas as a noble dwarf, an elf far from home, a mage apprentice, or a customized hero of your own design.
Mars: War Logs
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Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
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Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
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Shares a challenging mood with Bound By Flame.
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Steelrising
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
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Shares a challenging mood with Bound By Flame.
Reviewers of Bound By Flame cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bound By Flame at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~86% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~57% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~72% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~86% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~57% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~57% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~64% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Streets of Rogue
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Priced ~43% under Bound By Flame on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bound By Flame.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Spiders, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
GreedFall
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Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Steelrising
WHY THIS
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
Mars: War Logs
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
The Technomancer
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Shares a dark mood with Bound By Flame.
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Of Orcs And Men
WHY THIS
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!
GreedFall: The Dying World
WHY THIS
Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares Action and RPG with Bound By Flame.
Return to the GreedFall universe in a thrilling new adventure, where every choice has consequences. Ripped away from your island, you will travel across the war-torn, disease-ravaged Old Continent, forging alliances, and fighting to regain your freedom!
Faery - Legends of Avalon
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Another title from Spiders, the studio behind Bound By Flame. Shares RPG with Bound By Flame.
Faery: Legends of Avalon is a big role playing game packed with a very distinctive ambience and graphic style. Create your character, embark in a great adventure and discover the fantastic world of Avalon!
Frequently asked about Bound By Flame
- Does Bound By Flame run on Steam Deck?
- Bound By Flame is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Bound By Flame cost?
- Bound By Flame is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bound By Flame?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bound By Flame are Grim Hope, Nioh 3, Of Orcs And Men.
- Who developed Bound By Flame?
- Bound By Flame was developed by Spiders and published by Focus Entertainment.
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