Rank 01Why this
Also Tower Defense and Dark Fantasy, like GemCraft.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
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Same atmospheric mood as GemCraft.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2011
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Dungeon Warfare
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft.
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Why this: Shares meta progression with GemCraft.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Game in a Bottle
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 95% of 2,576 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Economy management
- Gem combination building
- Meta progression
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Why this: Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft.
Othercide
Why this: Also Dark Fantasy and Tactical, like GemCraft.
Cursed Treasure 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as GemCraft.
SteamWorld Heist II
Why this: Shares economy management and meta progression with GemCraft.
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Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
Why this: Shares meta progression with GemCraft.
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Why this: Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft.
Phobies
Why this: Also Dark Fantasy and Tactical, like GemCraft.
About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
The closest matches to GemCraft - Chasing Shadows: GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath, Nordhold, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Revenge of the Titans, and Dungeon Warfare. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath, Nordhold and Anomaly: Warzone Earth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and immersive, and single out its economy management and gem combination building. 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.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is a tower defense strategy game released in 2015 by Game in a Bottle, published by Armor Games Studios, priced at $9.99. The core gameplay centers on gem-combination-building where players forge increasingly powerful gems to unleash magical attacks on waves of fantasy monsters, balanced through mana-economy-management. Spatial strategy plays a key role, and players note that tactical-positioning-matters significantly. A meta-progression system provides long-term goals across a massive campaign. Reviewers highlight the game as atmospheric and immersive, while noting its challenging difficulty. The title holds a 95% positive rating from 2576 Steam reviews and is marked as Playable on Steam Deck.
About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows: An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 2,576 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 10).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 39 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
People who play it also play: GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath, Nordhold, Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Frequently asked about GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Can I run it?
Does GemCraft - Chasing Shadows run on Steam Deck?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows 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 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows cost?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GemCraft - Chasing Shadows are GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath, Nordhold, Anomaly: Warzone Earth.
Who developed GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows was developed by Game in a Bottle and published by Armor Games Studios.