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Games like Bloodgrounds

If Bloodgrounds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arena Monarchy, Mystical Tactics and Zodiac Legion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Bloodgrounds: Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.

2026StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Exordium Games
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Steam players who put hours into Bloodgrounds 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. Arena Monarchy

    WHY THIS

    Shares equipment upgrades, permadeath, grindy and a tense mood with Bloodgrounds.

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

    Arena Monarchy is a gladiator management game with a heavy focus on turn-based combat. Collect loot, theorycraft builds, upgrade your ludus and become champion!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

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

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  3. Zodiac Legion

    WHY THIS

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

    Zodiac Legion is a turn-based tactical RPG where you take command of an arcane chivalric order. Expand your potential in a world of reawakening magic. Develop your stronghold, research astral powers, and lead your champions in combat against forces and beasts from beyond myth and memory.

    2026StrategyRPGEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. The Black Breath

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide a desperate caravan through a cursed land consumed by The Black Breath. Manage survivors, resources, and hope while making hard choices and fighting tactical turn-based battles.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, turn based combat and an immersive mood with Bloodgrounds.

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

    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 ↗
  6. Primus

    WHY THIS

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

    Choose your leader, build your Ludus, and lead your gladiators through brutal arena circuits filled with deadly crowd events, beasts, and rival champions on the climb toward Primus.

    2026IndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. The Iron Oath

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

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

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Depth of Extinction

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

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

    Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

    2018StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Bloodgrounds

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. X-COM: UFO Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares base management, permadeath and an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

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

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and a tense mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Reviewers of Bloodgrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Our Adventurer Guild

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Reviewers of Bloodgrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?

    2024StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    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 Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    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 Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    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 Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Bloodgrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

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 and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    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 and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    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 and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Bloodgrounds.

    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 and RPG with Bloodgrounds.

    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 Bloodgrounds.

    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. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

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

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Exordium Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Exordium Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Bear With Me - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.

    2016IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Circles, bullets, shurikens, rockets, saws and time ... they're all after you! Zero Reflex will tests both your dexterity and your nerves in a fast-paced punishing environment that keeps pushing your limits. You have no save points and no excuses! Be faster than a blink of the Eye!

    2015ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Agenda

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Agenda is a strategy simulation game in which you control a world-wide independent agency with a set goal of world domination. Try to claim your global influence through the power of your allies and covert operations such as assassinations, bribery or fraud.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Last Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Last Encounter is a twin-stick action roguelite in deep space following a group of heroes trying to prevent the unavoidable by cloning their ships and designing their weapons with swappable components.

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bear With Me - Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    The Bear With Me - Collector's Edition contains all three episodes, telling the whole story of Amber and Ted. It also includes the original soundtrack, a digital art book and full puzzle and script design documents.

    2018IndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bear With Me: The Lost Robots

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bloodgrounds.

    Another title from Exordium Games, the studio behind Bloodgrounds. Shares Indie with Bloodgrounds.

    Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an all new prequel chapter featuring Amber’s brother Flint and the callous detective Ted E. Bear. Take to the gritty and bustling undergrounds of Paper City, discovering new characters and rich lore leading up to the events of the first 3 episodes of Bear With Me.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bloodgrounds

Does Bloodgrounds run on Steam Deck?
Bloodgrounds 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 Bloodgrounds cost?
Bloodgrounds is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bloodgrounds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bloodgrounds are Arena Monarchy, Mystical Tactics, Zodiac Legion.
Who developed Bloodgrounds?
Bloodgrounds was developed by Exordium Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

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 Bloodgrounds.

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