Games like Heroes Wanted
If Heroes Wanted is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nowhere Prophet, Zero Division and Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, chill and cozy. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Heroes Wanted: "Heroes Wanted" immerses you in a world of endless deck-building possibilities. Over a hundred of heroes and items, combined with elements, unleash powerful synergies. SIMPLE, FUN, and ADDICTIVE! Heroes await your call to deliver the ultimate blow to the Demon Lord.
Players who liked Heroes Wanted also play
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Nowhere Prophet
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Top pick for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Zero Division
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression with Heroes Wanted.
Second-strongest match for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
A roguelite deckbuilder crossed with a CCG, set in a dark cyberpunk world. You will lead a three-man squad against competing factions fighting among the ashes of a world-wide war. Each operator comes with a unique deck that can be customized and augmented.
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Third-strongest match for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
Cardaclysm
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Ranked #4 for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heroes Wanted.
Face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in epic card battles! Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a procedurally generated collectible card game mixed with action RPG elements. Collect creature and spell cards throughout your journey and unleash their power if anyone opposes you!
Pawnbarian
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Ranked #5 for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
CD 2: Trap Master
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, build variety and a cozy mood with Heroes Wanted.
Ranked #6 for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.
HELLCARD
WHY THIS
Shares artifact selection, deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Ranked #7 for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Ranked #8 for Heroes Wanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Reviewers of Heroes Wanted cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
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!
Star Realms
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Reviewers of Heroes Wanted cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Heroes Wanted.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Reviewers of Heroes Wanted cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heroes Wanted at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Heroes Wanted on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Heroes Wanted.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heroes Wanted.
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?
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes Wanted.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Heroes Wanted.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Casual with Heroes Wanted.
『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.
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
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.
one night, hot springs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Nowhere Prophet
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Heroes Wanted.
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
Cardaclysm
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heroes Wanted.
Face the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in epic card battles! Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is a procedurally generated collectible card game mixed with action RPG elements. Collect creature and spell cards throughout your journey and unleash their power if anyone opposes you!
Pawnbarian
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
HELLCARD
WHY THIS
Shares artifact selection, deck building and a challenging mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Heroes Wanted.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes Wanted.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Frequently asked about Heroes Wanted
- Is Heroes Wanted verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heroes Wanted is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Heroes Wanted cost?
- Heroes Wanted is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Heroes Wanted?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heroes Wanted are Nowhere Prophet, Zero Division, Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.
- Who developed Heroes Wanted?
- Heroes Wanted was developed by Gameplete.
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 Heroes Wanted.
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