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Games like Valley of Kings

If Valley of Kings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crown of Greed, Kenshi and SpellForce 3 Fallen God — 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 Valley of Kings: An empire once sprawling with life, destroyed by the dragon's flames Venture into a ravaged world overtaken by wild beasts and bloodthirsty bandits. Build your settlement, explore unknowns lands, uncover great treasures, fight dangerous enemies, and ultimately bring an end to the dragon's reign!

2024StrategyAdventureRPG0.99 USDWindowsby Poema Games
Valley of Kings — Steam game cover

Players who liked Valley of Kings also play

Steam players who put hours into Valley of Kings 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. Crown of Greed

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Master the art of indirect rule in this fantasy RTS inspired by the classic Majesty. Forget direct orders, use gold to bribe subjects and set bounties for heroes. Build your kingdom in Rodovia and master a unique system where the coin is king. Can you lead those who won't obey?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kenshi

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Valley of Kings.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SpellForce 3 Fallen God

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.

    2020StrategyRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.90 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Valley of Kings.

    An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Beneath the Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Valley of Kings.

    In Beneath the Mountain, you play as the King of a new Dwarven civilization seeking to find their fortune beneath the mountain. You dig your way through the mountain, encountering many dangerous foes along the way, all while defending your kingdom from periodic Orc invasions.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Darfall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation18.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Driftland: The Magic Revival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Valley of Kings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Valley of Kings at current Steam store prices.

  1. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats is a puzzle solving, cat collecting, fishing game where you uncover the secrets of Silly Lake in a quest to fish up every last one of its pointy eared denizens.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. A Trip to Yugoslavia: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    A TRIP TO YUGOSLAVIA is an experimental interactive game with a theme of the old VCR player (with the ability to REWIND, PAUSE and FASTFORWARD).

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. aMAZE Classic

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    aMAZE Classic is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fuhrer in LA - Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Valley of Kings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Fuhrer in a LA is a grindhouse-styled top-down action-adventure game which takes place around 1947, unraveling the truth about the demise of the Fuhrer post World War 2.

    2020ActionAdventureCasual0.55 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Valley of Kings.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Valley of Kings.

    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 ↗
  6. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Liquidators

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

More from Poema Games

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

  1. Peep Invasion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Poema Games, the studio behind Valley of Kings. Shares Strategy with Valley of Kings.

    Forge your team from a variety of different creatures, each with their own strengths and abilities, and stop the never-ending invasion of Peeps!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Knights vs Nature

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Poema Games, the studio behind Valley of Kings. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Valley of Kings.

    Guide your knightly army to reclaim a world overthrown by nature's beasts, well-fed and oversized, they are determined to stay in control! Build powerful towers and unleash destructive spells to destroy every last one!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Temple of Lily

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Poema Games, the studio behind Valley of Kings. Shares Strategy with Valley of Kings.

    In the ancient Temple of Lily a powerful Necromancer has risen from the shadows, seeking to destroy the sacred land. Defend the temple from the evil forces of the Necromancer. Build towers infused with the pure energy of Lily to fend off the relentless waves of undead creatures.

    2024Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Valley of Kings

How much does Valley of Kings cost?
Valley of Kings is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Valley of Kings?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Valley of Kings are Crown of Greed, Kenshi, SpellForce 3 Fallen God.
Who developed Valley of Kings?
Valley of Kings was developed by Poema 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 Valley of Kings.

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