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Games like ANTHEM#9

If ANTHEM#9 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forge the Fates, Cave Crusade and Match! The 12 CZ Wars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters have unique playstyles, atmospheric and challenging. 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 ANTHEM#9: Combine gems to form combos! In the Strategic Gem Match roguelite "Anthem#9", you’ll fight thrilling and puzzle-like combo battles. Assume the role of an agent of the secret organization known as Anthem#9 and confront powerful foes! Strategic deck construction is the key to unleashing lots of combos

2026StrategyIndie10.34 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby koeda
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Players who liked ANTHEM#9 also play

Steam players who put hours into ANTHEM#9 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. Forge the Fates

    WHY THIS

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

    Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Cave Crusade

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ANTHEM#9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Match! The 12 CZ Wars

    WHY THIS

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

    "Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.79 USDSteam ↗
  4. Empire in Decay

    WHY THIS

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

    Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Cropdeck

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelike progression, deck building, adventure and a whimsical mood with ANTHEM#9.

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

    Plant, grow, and harvest in this farming roguelite deckbuilder. Craft a powerful deck of plants and combine quirky scarecrows with passive effects for wild synergies. Pay taxes. Strategic, satisfying, and delightfully wholesome.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.04 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mind Match

    WHY THIS

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

    Not your usual Match-3. Trapped in your own imagination, match ideas to fuel abilities that upgrade every fight. Beware, Dark Ideas cloud your board and force you to rethink. Place relics that twist the rules. Face Monsters that fight back, and climb a tower built from your own creative blocks.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. As We Descend

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling, deck building and an atmospheric mood with ANTHEM#9.

    Ranked #7 for ANTHEM#9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG13.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Neon Village

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelike progression, difficulty scaling, indie and a whimsical mood with ANTHEM#9.

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

    This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to ANTHEM#9

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an immersive mood with ANTHEM#9.

    Reviewers of ANTHEM#9 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Persona 5 Royal

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with ANTHEM#9.

    Reviewers of ANTHEM#9 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

    2022RPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting, roguelike progression, action and an intense mood with ANTHEM#9.

    Reviewers of ANTHEM#9 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    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 ~52% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ANTHEM#9.

    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 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under ANTHEM#9 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ANTHEM#9.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Supper

    WHY THIS

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

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ANTHEM#9

Does ANTHEM#9 run on Steam Deck?
ANTHEM#9 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 ANTHEM#9 cost?
ANTHEM#9 is listed on Steam at 10.34 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ANTHEM#9?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ANTHEM#9 are Forge the Fates, Cave Crusade, Match! The 12 CZ Wars.
Who developed ANTHEM#9?
ANTHEM#9 was developed by koeda and published by SHUEISHA 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 ANTHEM#9.

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