Games like Pier Solar and the Great Architects
If Pier Solar and the Great Architects is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadows of Adam, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 and Doom & Destiny — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, emotional and nostalgic. 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 Pier Solar and the Great Architects: In the peaceful town of Reja there live three best friends: Hoston, Alina and Edessot. Young and curious, they want to go on a herb-seeking quest to help cure Hoston's father's illness. Little do they know ...
Players who liked Pier Solar and the Great Architects also play
Steam players who put hours into Pier Solar and the Great Architects 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.
Shadows of Adam
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a retro mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Top pick for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Gorgeous pixel art. Intense, blazing fast battles. An epic adventure. This is the must-play retro indie JRPG built for the modern era.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Second-strongest match for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Doom & Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares side quests, turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Third-strongest match for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Ikenfell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Ranked #4 for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
Storm Of Spears RPG
WHY THIS
Shares side quests, turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Ranked #5 for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Prepare for an epic 10 hour adventure in the world of Galager. Sura, the world's most sought-after mercenary, leads a band of sell-swords in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Prepare for the Storm of Spears!
Cosmic Star Heroine
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a retro mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Ranked #6 for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Ranked #7 for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
8-Bit Adventures: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition is a retro-styled JRPG with polish and personality, that focuses less on references and more on telling a story...
GRANDIA II HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Ranked #8 for Pier Solar and the Great Architects fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Grandia II is back and better than ever! The classic Japanese RPG returns with enhanced visuals, new difficulty level, and features both keyboard and gamepad support!
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
WHY THIS
Shares side quests and an emotional mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Reviewers of Pier Solar and the Great Architects cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Reviewers of Pier Solar and the Great Architects cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is a free-to-play action MMO. Join players around the world to explore the planet Halpha and fight in epic battles as ARKS Defenders! Unleash your imagination with our ultimate character creation experience and creative spaces to create your own phantasy.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Reviewers of Pier Solar and the Great Architects cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Reviewers of Pier Solar and the Great Architects cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.
LUNAR Remastered Collection
WHY THIS
Shares side quests, turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Reviewers of Pier Solar and the Great Architects cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Dive into the enchanting worlds of LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete! Tag along on Alex and Hiro's quests and challenge enemies like the Magic Emperor and God of Destruction to save the world from dire peril in two adventures set 1000 years apart from each other!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pier Solar and the Great Architects at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
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!
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
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?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
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!
FlyKnight
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Pier Solar and the Great Architects on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Moonring
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Penny Arcade’s “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4” concludes the saga of Tycho Brahe, Scion of The Long Project, and his almost certainly human partner Jonathan Gabriel. The world has been destroyed, but existence extends beyond this mortal plane in the gruesome Underhell!
Doom & Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares side quests, turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Ikenfell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
Frequently asked about Pier Solar and the Great Architects
- Does Pier Solar and the Great Architects run on Steam Deck?
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects 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 Pier Solar and the Great Architects cost?
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Pier Solar and the Great Architects have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Pier Solar and the Great Architects supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Pier Solar and the Great Architects?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pier Solar and the Great Architects are Shadows of Adam, Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4, Doom & Destiny.
- Who developed Pier Solar and the Great Architects?
- Pier Solar and the Great Architects was developed by WaterMelon.
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 Pier Solar and the Great Architects.
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