Games like Keep the Heroes Out
Below are 17 hand-picked alternatives to Keep the Heroes Out for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Keep the Heroes Out also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Keep the Heroes Out: An asymmetric, cooperative dungeon defense game for 1-4 players where you play as the monsters protecting their hard earned treasures against invading hordes of looters (so-called heroes) trying to steal it.
Players who liked Keep the Heroes Out also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
- 1
Fortune Avenue
Top pick for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
- 2
For The King II
Second-strongest match for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
- 3
- 4
CyberTD
Ranked #4 for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!
- 5
For The King
Ranked #5 for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
- 6
Spirit Island
Ranked #6 for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
- 7
Hex of Steel
Ranked #7 for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
- 8
Concordia: Digital Edition
Ranked #8 for Keep the Heroes Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Keep the Heroes Out at current Steam store prices.
- 1
Fortune Avenue
Priced ~59% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
- 2
For The King II
Priced ~50% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
- 3
CyberTD
Priced ~41% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!
- 4
For The King
Priced ~77% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
- 5
Spirit Island
Priced ~41% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
- 6
Concordia: Digital Edition
Priced ~41% under Keep the Heroes Out on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
- 1
Fortune Avenue
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
- 2
For The King II
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
- 3
Concordia: Digital Edition
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Keep the Heroes Out.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Frequently asked about Keep the Heroes Out
- Does Keep the Heroes Out run on Steam Deck?
- Keep the Heroes Out 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 Keep the Heroes Out cost?
- Keep the Heroes Out is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Keep the Heroes Out have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Keep the Heroes Out supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Keep the Heroes Out?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Keep the Heroes Out are Fortune Avenue, For The King II, Clank!.
- Who developed Keep the Heroes Out?
- Keep the Heroes Out was developed by Brueh Games, YarnCat Games and published by YarnCat Games, Brueh Games.
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 Keep the Heroes Out.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.