Games like AVARIS3
Below are 36 hand-picked alternatives to AVARIS3 for fans of indie, simulation, 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 AVARIS3 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, free-to-play picks, more from StudioGIW, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About AVARIS3: More than 12,000 units battle on the battlefield!
Players who liked AVARIS3 also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Mystical Tactics
Top pick for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Second-strongest match for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
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Star Renegades
Third-strongest match for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
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Together in Battle
Ranked #4 for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
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Live Hard, Die Hard
Ranked #5 for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Busy but Addictive! This BATTLE x MEDICAL Counter-Invasion Real-Time Strategy is like nothing you've ever seen! An army of aliens is here to invade the Earth! Show the Earth-style greeting to those unwanted visitors who lounge around our grounds! Lead your troops to extinguish zillions of aliens!
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LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
Ranked #6 for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Challenge the Great Tree with the maidens of Gensokyo! Challenge the mysterious great tree that suddenly appeared! Form and develop a large team from the characters of Touhou Project, and challenge the powerful foes that stand in your way! Now, enter the labyrinth that pierces even the skies!
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Telepath Tactics Liberated
Ranked #7 for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
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Astral Throne
Ranked #8 for AVARIS3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below AVARIS3 at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~89% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
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.
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Stardew Valley
Priced ~67% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
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?
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Phasmophobia
Priced ~56% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Lethal Company
Priced ~78% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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BeamNG.drive
Priced ~44% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
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Schedule I
Priced ~56% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
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Hollow Knight
Priced ~67% under AVARIS3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from StudioGIW
Other recommendable Steam games by StudioGIW, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Dungeon Manager ZV
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Japan’s megahit dungeon simulation game is now in English and available globally. Manage your own dungeon and micro-manage your zombies, monsters, minions and traps. Think strategically to summon your forces, level them up and defend against endless invaders and boss units.
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Avaris 2: The Return of the Empress
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Check out this battlefield management game from Japanese indie developer Studio GIW. You are the Empress fighting to take back control of the Avaris Empire. Battle by battle as you recover territory, the number of fighters grows to near epic proportions up to 36,000 individual warriors on the battlefield!
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Dungeon Manager ZV 2
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Japanese megahit Dungeon Manager ZV now has a sequel! ZV2 offers a full graphical interface and more options to manage your zombies, monsters and traps. Think strategically to defend against invaders. Now with Steam Workshop you can design your dungeon and share it online.
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Dungeon Manager ZV: Resurrection
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
The Heroes are coming to raid your Dungeon and its up to you to make sure they find it challenging. Design your own dungeon and fill it with Monsters, Traps and Treasure!
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ALVAROK
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Japanese Indie developer StudioGIW is back with ALVAROK, a fun and easy-to-play Tactical Defense game. Play locally with friends or hone your skills against the computer with its built-in deep learning AI system. Adapt and strategize, utilize your various troops to defend and attack simultaneously.
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VasterClaws 3:Dragon slayer of the God world
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3.
Defeat the God-devouring Dragon in this deceptively simple squad building game! Designed from the ground up for low power consumption, low temp, zero load time gaming. The game text has been fully translated into English.
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VAZIAL SAGA XX
Another title from StudioGIW, the studio behind AVARIS3. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Brainwash the fools, exploit taxes, strengthen your armaments, prosper your descendants, and conquer the world!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with AVARIS3.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
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Star Renegades
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
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Together in Battle
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with AVARIS3.
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
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LABYRINTH OF TOUHOU - GENSOKYO AND THE HEAVEN-PIERCING TREE
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
Challenge the Great Tree with the maidens of Gensokyo! Challenge the mysterious great tree that suddenly appeared! Form and develop a large team from the characters of Touhou Project, and challenge the powerful foes that stand in your way! Now, enter the labyrinth that pierces even the skies!
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Telepath Tactics Liberated
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with AVARIS3.
An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator.
Frequently asked about AVARIS3
- Does AVARIS3 run on Steam Deck?
- AVARIS3 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 AVARIS3 cost?
- AVARIS3 is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to AVARIS3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AVARIS3 are Mystical Tactics, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, Star Renegades.
- Who developed AVARIS3?
- AVARIS3 was developed by StudioGIW and published by Mediascape Co.,Ltd..
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