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Games like Hell

If Hell is your kind of game, the closest matches are Field of Glory II, Fantasy General II and Battle of the Bulge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. 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 Hell: Hell is a turn-based tactical skirmish strategy game developed by award winning developer Hunted Cow in partnership with Slitherine.

2014Strategy29.99 USDWindowsby Hunted Cow Studios
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Steam players who put hours into Hell 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. Field of Glory II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Hell.

    Top pick for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Fantasy General II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hell.

    Second-strongest match for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.

    2019Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Battle of the Bulge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hell.

    Third-strongest match for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.

    2015Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Age of Fear: The Undead King

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hell.

    Ranked #4 for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mordheim: City of the Damned

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hell.

    Ranked #5 for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.

    2015StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Othercide

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hell.

    Ranked #6 for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.

    2020StrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Panzer Corps 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hell.

    Ranked #7 for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Last Days of Old Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hell.

    Ranked #8 for Hell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?

    2016Strategy24.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hell

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. Battle Academy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hell.

    Reviewers of Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.

    2014Strategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. BattleLore: Command

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Hell.

    Reviewers of Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    BattleLore: Command is based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games. Lead the noble Daqan army in a campaign against the demon-blooded Uthuk Y’llan or battle head-to-head against a friend or AI opponent in Multiplayer!

    2015StrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fantasy General

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hell.

    Reviewers of Hell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Fantasy General invites you to enter a world of heroes, swords, magic and beasts. You must lead your army into battle with the Shadowlord’s forces and defeat each of his lieutenants across varying terrain and battlefields.

    2021Strategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hell at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hell on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hell.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hell

How much does Hell cost?
Hell is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Hell have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hell supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Hell?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hell are Field of Glory II, Fantasy General II, Battle of the Bulge.
Who developed Hell?
Hell was developed by Hunted Cow Studios and published by Slitherine Ltd..

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 Hell.

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