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Games like Sandwalkers - Prologue

If Sandwalkers - Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystical Tactics, The Hidden Scrolls and Blacktower — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 Sandwalkers - Prologue: Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures, and discover a new world. Inspired by great games like Wartales, Curious Expedition, or For The King.

2024StrategyIndieRPGFree To PlayFree to playWindows · macOS · Linuxby Goblinz Studio
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Atmospheric pixel art world with fantasy post apocalypse settingDesperate survival logistics every hex counts when supplies are scarceHarsh survival mechanics create unique challengeAtmosphericContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Sandwalkers - Prologue 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. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sandwalkers - Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. The Hidden Scrolls

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based tactical roguelike fusing Spring and Autumn history with supernatural fantasy. Assemble knights in an ink-oil aesthetic world, venture into five perilous realms, battle monsters and human-born demons, and collect lost bamboo slips to unravel hidden secrets.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Blacktower

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sandwalkers - Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Blacktower is a roguelike mini-RPG loosely based on Blackjack. Recruit your party, gather your strength and push your luck to conquer the monstrous denizens of the tower.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  4. Mind Vessel

    WHY THIS

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

    An autobattler roguelite in which you are a Vessel formed by the unification of dead people's spirits. Dismember and graft them to customize their abilities, as you use them to find a way out of the void.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Lootbound

    WHY THIS

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

    Lootbound is a tactical loot management roguelike where you start solo and assemble your party as you go. Choose routes, risks, rewards, equip heroes and companions, and create a build to challenge the final boss. Turn-based combat, calculated risk, equipment synergies, and honest difficulty.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Ranked #6 for Sandwalkers - Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. In this free prologue, play as the Fourteenth Caravan and convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures and more. Made by Goblinz Studio that made Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    2022StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Ascenders: Beyond the Peak

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sandwalkers - Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    ASCENDERS: BEYOND THE PEAK is a turn-based exploration roguelite where survival is vertical. Lead a team of alpinists to recover ancient artifacts from cursed peaks, prepare your expedition, evolve your climbers, master rope mechanics, and face H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horrors within the mountain.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Robothorium

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Ranked #8 for Sandwalkers - Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sandwalkers - Prologue

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical combat with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Reviewers of Sandwalkers - Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and a tense mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Reviewers of Sandwalkers - Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Battle Brothers

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical positioning and a tense mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Reviewers of Sandwalkers - Prologue cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Goblinz Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Goblinz Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

    2019StrategySimulation4.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dungeon Rushers

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sandwalkers

    WHY THIS

    Shares metaprogression and an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.

    2025StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Robothorium

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Racine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Racine is an Autobattler Strategy Roguelike. Use your cards to increase your heroes stats or cast powerful spells. Find some artifacts and new cards to develop your own play style.

    2023StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Legend of Keepers: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.

    2019StrategyIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Another title from Goblinz Studio, the studio behind Sandwalkers - Prologue. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sandwalkers - Prologue.

    Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. In this free prologue, play as the Fourteenth Caravan and convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, survive hostile creatures and more. Made by Goblinz Studio that made Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

    2022StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sandwalkers - Prologue

Does Sandwalkers - Prologue work on Steam Deck?
Sandwalkers - Prologue is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Sandwalkers - Prologue free to play?
Yes — Sandwalkers - Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Sandwalkers - Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sandwalkers - Prologue are Mystical Tactics, The Hidden Scrolls, Blacktower.
Who developed Sandwalkers - Prologue?
Sandwalkers - Prologue was developed by Goblinz Studio and published by Goblinz Publishing.

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