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Games like Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings

If Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stratum Descent, Menace from the Deep and Three Kingdom: The Journey — 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 Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings: Train unique samurai, embark on missions, and play the cards dealt each run on an epic roguelite adventure in the Legend of the Five Rings universe. Each defeat opens new strategic skill tree options and more powerful cards to face the growing threat in the Shadowlands.

2025StrategyIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Palindrome Interactive
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings — Steam game cover
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Accessible introduction to rokugan for newcomersDeck building offers fun synergiesDeep combo and build crafting between classes and itemsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings 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. Stratum Descent

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Stratum Descent: a micro rogue-lite deck builder where you forge customizable cards, navigate through dangerous stratums, and confront powerful stratum lords. Upgrade your character, collect relics, and delve deeper into an ever-challenging journey. How far will you descend?

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  2. Menace from the Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, dark fantasy and an atmospheric mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Second-strongest match for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure16.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Three Kingdom: The Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics, deck building and an atmospheric mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Third-strongest match for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.54 USDSteam ↗
  4. Across the Obelisk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Ranked #4 for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Deathless. The Hero Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, dark fantasy and an atmospheric mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Ranked #5 for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Moon's Creed

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, checkpoint based progression, indie and an atmospheric mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Ranked #6 for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!

    2025Strategy2.87 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. LuckLand

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, indie and a contemplative mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Ranked #7 for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Loop Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Ranked #8 for Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings

Does Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings work on Steam Deck?
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings cost?
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings are Stratum Descent, Menace from the Deep, Three Kingdom: The Journey.
Who developed Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings?
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings was developed by Palindrome Interactive and published by Palindrome Interactive, Amplifier Studios, THQ Nordic.

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 Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings.

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