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Games like Legends of Aethereus

If Legends of Aethereus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Divinity: Original Sin (Classic), Torchlight II and Fight The Dragon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Legends of Aethereus: The planet of Aethereus is an ancient and mysterious world filled with majestic forests, misty swamps, deep caves and ancient ruins. Devastated by three large astronomical events, the Three Great Skyfalls, it is a world just coming out of chaos and ruin.

2013ActionIndieRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Three Gates
Legends of Aethereus — Steam game cover
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Attribute specialization prevents overpowered buildsCraft gear with deep visual customizationExploring immersive environments feels rewardingAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Legends of Aethereus 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. Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Torchlight II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Second-strongest match for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fight The Dragon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Third-strongest match for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    A COMMUNITY CREATED Hack'n Slash RPG where players can team up and tackle exciting adventures made by other community members in our in-game Adventure Construction Kit - It's DIABLO meets LITTLE BIG PLANET!

    2014IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Zombasite

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Ranked #4 for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    Zombasite is a zombie apocalypse action RPG set in a dynamic, evolving, fantasy world for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

    2016ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Salt and Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

    2023ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Ranked #6 for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Defenders Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Ranked #7 for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    Dungeon Defenders Eternity is the definitive version of the original tower defense action-RPG! Now featuring a rebalanced endgame, all new missions, secure online play, links to Dungeon Defenders II and more!

    2014ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Ranked #8 for Legends of Aethereus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Legends of Aethereus.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    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 ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Legends of Aethereus.

    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 ↗
  6. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Unturned

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. THE FINALS

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Legends of Aethereus.

    THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!

    2023ActionFree 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. Fight The Dragon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    A COMMUNITY CREATED Hack'n Slash RPG where players can team up and tackle exciting adventures made by other community members in our in-game Adventure Construction Kit - It's DIABLO meets LITTLE BIG PLANET!

    2014IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Salt and Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

    2023ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of Aethereus.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Legends of Aethereus

Does Legends of Aethereus have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Legends of Aethereus supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Legends of Aethereus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Legends of Aethereus are Divinity: Original Sin (Classic), Torchlight II, Fight The Dragon.
Who developed Legends of Aethereus?
Legends of Aethereus was developed by Three Gates.

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 Legends of Aethereus.

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