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Games like MASSIVE CHALICE

If MASSIVE CHALICE is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Banner Saga, The Banner Saga 3 and Gears Tactics — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bloodline traits evolve unpredictably, dynasty building spans centuries and atmospheric. 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 MASSIVE CHALICE: MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.

2015StrategyIndie19.99 USDMetacritic 73Windows · macOS · Linuxby Double Fine Productions
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Steam players who put hours into MASSIVE CHALICE 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. The Banner Saga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Top pick for MASSIVE CHALICE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Banner Saga 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gears Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

    2020Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Crowntakers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Trash of the Titans

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    It's turn-based fantasy tactics with trash animals. Defend your trash from invading rats, and eat your trash to upgrade your team. Think your way out of ruin by using the shape of each level to your advantage. Be creative, and try to not die.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fallen: A2P Protocol

    WHY THIS

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

    A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lost Eidolons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to MASSIVE CHALICE

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. XCOM® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    2016Strategy2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

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

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under MASSIVE CHALICE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. 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 and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    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 ↗

More from Double Fine Productions

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

  1. Psychonauts

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE.

    A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

    2006Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Psychonauts 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

    2021ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Brutal Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE. Shares Strategy with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.

    2013ActionStrategyAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Grim Fandango Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE.

    One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE. Shares Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Spacebase DF-9

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE. Shares Strategy and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Costume Quest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind MASSIVE CHALICE.

    A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

    2011AdventureRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. The Banner Saga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lost Eidolons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with MASSIVE CHALICE.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about MASSIVE CHALICE

Does MASSIVE CHALICE work on Steam Deck?
MASSIVE CHALICE is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does MASSIVE CHALICE cost?
MASSIVE CHALICE is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MASSIVE CHALICE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MASSIVE CHALICE are The Banner Saga, The Banner Saga 3, Gears Tactics.
Who developed MASSIVE CHALICE?
MASSIVE CHALICE was developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios.

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 MASSIVE CHALICE.

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