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Games like Arena 9th

If Arena 9th is your kind of game, the closest matches are Piroker, Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) and DragonClash — 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 Arena 9th: Welcome to the AUTO-CARD Competition of The Ninth Universe. You can show your skills, enter a higher level of competition, and strive to win the glory of the universe championship.

2024StrategyIndie8.99 USDWindowsby NINE CONCHES Studio
Arena 9th — Steam game cover

Players who liked Arena 9th also play

Steam players who put hours into Arena 9th 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. Piroker

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    Poker turned into pirate mayhem. Build powerful relics, discover unique builds, and adapt your tactics to dominate the Seven Seas.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arena 9th.

    Tabletop mafia in a new 1v1 format. There is no communication in the game. You yourself play for the entire mafia team or the entire peaceful team. You have never seen such Mafia!

    2023StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. DragonClash

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    In DragonClash, you control a mighty beast of legend, raising a dragon from hatchling to elder wyrm. Become the dragon and conquer all that oppose you in this exciting, single-player card game of strategic dragon combat.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Wash Card

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    A turn-base strategy card game : with Chinese ink painting as the artistic style, the game between ancient strategist and Taoists as the story background, and combining philosophy and strategy, experience the harmony and unity of man and nature.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Klaus Veen's Bastards

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    Bastards is an online, fast-paced and tactical card game for 2-8 players. Take turns playing cards from low to high: 3 is the lowest, 2 the highest. Be first to get rid of your hand to become President. Finish last, and you’ll become the Bastard!

    StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. Little Inner Monsters - Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    Do you know your Little Inner Monsters? These are the different feelings we deal with on a daily basis. Get to know them better and play with them in this card game. Play against the computer or a friend.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gambetto

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arena 9th.

    Gambetto is a fast-paced PvP card game that fuses chess tactics with deep deck-building. Command pieces on a 5×5 board, create clever combos, and outsmart opponents. Play competitively or craft custom game modes for endless strategic variety.

    2026Strategy4.24 USDSteam ↗
  8. Starwood: Lantern

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Arena 9th fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    Heavily inspired by Hearthstone Battlegrounds & The Bazaar. Build a seven-slot warband from 238 minions and spells, shape it with hero powers and run-altering Blessings, then face asynchronous rivals in a day-based fantasy autobattler where every recruit, formation, and upgrade matters.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Arena 9th at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    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 ~44% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    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. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    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 ~44% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    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. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Arena 9th.

    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 USDSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Arena 9th on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arena 9th.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Arena 9th.

    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 ↗
  3. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    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 ↗
  4. DOGWALK

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NERTS! Online

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Mizi NO!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arena 9th.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arena 9th

How much does Arena 9th cost?
Arena 9th is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Arena 9th?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arena 9th are Piroker, Мафия шахматы (Жмурки), DragonClash.
Who developed Arena 9th?
Arena 9th was developed by NINE CONCHES Studio.

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 Arena 9th.

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