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Games like TaxingTiles

If TaxingTiles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Right and Down, StarVaders and Monster Train — 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 TaxingTiles: Shape your realm. Conquer chaos. Unveil mysteries. Deck-building roguelike fun!

2024StrategyIndieCasual0.59 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby GDO_Games
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Players who liked TaxingTiles also play

Steam players who put hours into TaxingTiles 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. Right and Down

    WHY THIS

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

    A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?

    2022StrategyIndie3.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

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

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for TaxingTiles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with TaxingTiles.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Lost For Swords

    WHY THIS

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

    Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Alina of the Arena

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!

    2022StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon

    WHY THIS

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

    Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure2.42 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

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

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Circadian Dice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for TaxingTiles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with TaxingTiles.

    Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!

    2022Strategy4.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TaxingTiles.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TaxingTiles.

    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. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TaxingTiles.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TaxingTiles.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TaxingTiles.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lost For Swords

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TaxingTiles.

    Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Alina of the Arena

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TaxingTiles.

    A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!

    2022StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about TaxingTiles

Does TaxingTiles run on Steam Deck?
TaxingTiles 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 TaxingTiles cost?
TaxingTiles is listed on Steam at 0.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TaxingTiles?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TaxingTiles are Right and Down, StarVaders, Monster Train.
Who developed TaxingTiles?
TaxingTiles was developed by GDO_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 TaxingTiles.

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