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Games like Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker

If Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker is your kind of game, the closest matches are DELUGE 2003, Heroes of Time - Aizack's Return and Devoul- Curse of the Soulless — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker: As Gabriel Gorleac enter Citadale Castle and rid the lands from evil in this old-school, top down 2D RPG. Structured like a metroidvania with turn based combat, this adventure is filled to the brim with the undead, beautiful pixel-art locations to explore and eerie melodies to listen to.

2023IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ERMedia
Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker 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. DELUGE 2003

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    DELUGE is the story of a village under siege. As the village of Figaro begins a dangerous tradition, an evil entity arrives to mark their own momentous occasion. When one of their minions goes rogue, he finds himself the key to Figaro's survival.

    2021RPG1.00 USDSteam ↗
  2. Heroes of Time - Aizack's Return

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    This sequel is in the MV version. Totally revamped and faithful to the previous game made on VX Ace. Everything you experienced in the 1st and 2nd game is redone with MV graphics.

    2022IndieAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  3. Devoul- Curse of the Soulless

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Devoul- Curse of the Soulless is a metroidvania style game set in a dark and corrupted world. Follow the adventures of Gebriel, a demon hunter, and Lani his ghost sidekick, while they explore the cursed castle Cambriala seeking the infamous vampire lord Raizer.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Crystal Project

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ASTLIBRA Revision

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. MISTOVER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    ''MIST-ical' RPG with expeditions for finding the key to survival. Choose your next step wisely and keep in mind that your every move will change the future. Create your own 'Corps' and explore through various regions in the Pillar of Despair: forests, lakes, mountains, cities, cathedrals, castles, and much more.

    2019StrategyAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Monster Sanctuary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

    2019ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ~58% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    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 ↗
  7. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from ERMedia

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

  1. Citadale: The Legends Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Citadale: The Legends Trilogy is a retro action-platformer filled to the brim with vampires, zombies and other creatures of the night. Hope you brought some holy water!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Masked Mage

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    The Masked Mage is a slow paced, peaceful metroidvania game focusing on exploration, atmosphere and a story about friendship, mystery and of course magic. There are no bosses to fight. Think of this as a sort of 2D walking simulator.

    2018IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gravity Spin

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Gravity Spin is a tough as nails 8 bit retro metroidvania (retroidvania) with a literal spin - on gravity. Spin the world on its head and be careful not to get too confused.

    2018IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Citadale - The Ancestral Strain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    The gravest Citadale adventure yet breaks new ground... and buries you in it!

    2018IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Malevolence

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Malevolence is a 90s retro styled low-poly first person horror adventure

    2019Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BioMech

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    BioMech is a classic Metroid-like with carefully structured gameplay. No rogue elements, no random content, everything is handcrafted and deliberately designed. Backtracking is not a dirty word.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Arcade Attack Anthology

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Arcade Attack Anthology is a 4-in-1 game collection with online leaderboards.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pixel Pileup Party

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ERMedia, the studio behind Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker. Shares Indie with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    A green on green 4-in-1 game collection styled after the most popular 90's handheld ever!

    2020Indie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Crystal Project

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ASTLIBRA Revision

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Sanctuary

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker.

    Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker

Does Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker run on Steam Deck?
Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker 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 Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker cost?
Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker are DELUGE 2003, Heroes of Time - Aizack's Return, Devoul- Curse of the Soulless.
Who developed Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker?
Untold Tales of Citadale: The Shadow Maker was developed by ERMedia and published by Plug In Digital.

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