Games like The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans
If The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans is your kind of game, the closest matches are Defense of the Earth, Grifford Academy and Slayer Mage: My First RPG — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans: The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans, is the first release in The Architects of the Universe series. A linear adventure title, with gameplay inspired by classic turn based RPGs and a focus on plot.
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Defense of the Earth
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Top pick for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Gather a task force of the best fighters earth has to offer and research technology to defend against the alien invaders. You have to lead your squad through various grid- and turn-based battles. Between missions, you plan your next moves, manage your crew's abilities and unify humankind.
Grifford Academy
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Second-strongest match for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Grifford Academy is a story-rich, coming-of-age RPG set in a mystical book realm where your decisions shape the personalities of the characters. Engage in strategic turn-based combat as you set out to discover the secrets of Caldria.
Slayer Mage: My First RPG
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Third-strongest match for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Inspired by classic 1980s and 90s JRPGs, this epic quest challenges you to save the world from a rising ancient darkness. Take control of Imi, a young elf mage, and recruit powerful allies across a world filled with wonder, danger, and a touch of 90s humor.
Rathe: The Beginning
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Ranked #4 for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Turn based, party focused, elemental world, short story RPG.
GraeHart
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Ranked #5 for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Inspired by Breath of Fire, GraeHart is a 16-bit inspired medieval fantasy RPG. Play as Percival Winfred, a young hunter whose ancestral sword awakens visions of a fallen hero and a cursed prophecy. With his archer sister Clara, he must face shadows, secrets, and the cost of destiny.
South of the March
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Ranked #6 for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
South of the March is an RPG that combines visual novel exploration with turn-based combat in a hand-drawn dark fantasy world. Meet the locals and unravel a mystery, equip your party for the dangers ahead, and set out into the unforgiving wilderness.
Myth's and monster's
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Ranked #7 for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
A classic style JRPG featuring party based turn-based combat open world exploration and a mature dark fantasy story.
Afterworld
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Ranked #8 for The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Join the realm of Afterworld. Save animals, help spirits, and stop the destruction of the realm.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
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Priced ~51% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Gachi Heroes
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Priced ~51% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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?
Shotgun Legend
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Priced ~51% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats
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Priced ~51% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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.
aMAZE
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Priced ~44% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.
A Trip to Yugoslavia: Director's Cut
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Priced ~51% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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).
aMAZE Classic
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Priced ~44% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
aMAZE Classic is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.
Fuhrer in LA - Special Edition
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Priced ~44% under The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Frequently asked about The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans
- How much does The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans cost?
- The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans are Defense of the Earth, Grifford Academy, Slayer Mage: My First RPG.
- Who developed The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans?
- The Architects of the Universe: The Orphans was developed by NStuff Entertainment.
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