Games like Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
If Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Shadows: Awakening and Victor Vran ARPG — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms: Shadows is the next chapter in the Heretic Kingdoms saga. Experience an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics. Take on the role of the Devourer, a demon that swallows the souls of the dead and then brings them back into the mortal realm as his puppets
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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
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Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Top pick for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Shadows: Awakening
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Second-strongest match for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
Victor Vran ARPG
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Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Third-strongest match for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
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Ranked #4 for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Ranked #5 for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.
Book of Demons
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Ranked #6 for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War
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Ranked #7 for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Do you have what it takes to survive the Realms of Ancient War?Take control of a fearsome Warrior, a powerful Wizard or a Rogue, and plunge into a grand quest full of action!Key Features:The explosive Hack’n’Slash (action/role-playing game) R.A.
Grim Dawn
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Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Ranked #8 for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
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Path of Exile
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Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Diablo® IV
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Shares skill tree progression and an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Reviewers of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.
Grim Dawn
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Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Reviewers of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Dungeon Siege
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Shares an immersive mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Reviewers of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Shadows: Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Reviewers of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
Dark Throne
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Reviewers of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Dark Throne is a 2D sidescrolling RPG game with a simple pixel art graphics, set in a dark fantasy world. Playing the knight you will have to free the land from the curse and sit on the throne of the kingdom.
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Garry's Mod
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Priced ~83% under Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
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Shares skill tree progression and an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist. Battle the fearsome Jotan, hordes of terrifying undead monstrosities and the beasts of Ragnarok, as you strive to survive the growing cold of Fimbulwinter.
Shadows: Awakening
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. Shares RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
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Shares a challenging mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
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Shares an immersive mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
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Air Conflicts: Vietnam
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
The Vietnam War, one of the most explosive and violent wars of all time. You are Joe Thompson, an intrepid and patriotic pilot fighting to uphold the values of his country. This war will be the ultimate test for Joe and will irrevocably change his relationship with his family.
Kult: Heretic Kingdoms
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Another title from Games Farm, the studio behind Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.
Kult is prequel to Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms originally released in 2005. It is isometric RPG with action combat, engaging storyline and unique RPG system. Kult has been very positively acclaimed by players and called as a sleeper hit by many...
Frequently asked about Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms
- How much does Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms cost?
- Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms are Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, Shadows: Awakening, Victor Vran ARPG.
- Who developed Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms?
- Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms was developed by Games Farm and published by Kalypso Media Digital.
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