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Games like Umblight

If Umblight is your kind of game, the closest matches are SIDExLINES, Ludaro and BLACK STACK — 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.

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About Umblight: Descend through the corrupted underworld in Umblight, a gearpunk roguelike deckbuilder about merging your cards together. Build a deck of shadow and light cards strong enough to survive, but is it enough to reach the bottom of the world?

2027StrategyIndieAdventureRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Kristoff Red
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Players who liked Umblight also play

Steam players who put hours into Umblight 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. SIDExLINES

    WHY THIS

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

    SIDExLINES is a blackjack roguelike deckbuilder where synergistic side bets and card combos are how you clear rising wagers and survive run-ending pit bosses. Play solo or with friends and try to take down the house.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Ludaro

    WHY THIS

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

    Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. BLACK STACK

    WHY THIS

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

    A cyber-occult roguelite deckbuilder where every powerful play leaves evidence. Build with 496 protocols, master three identities, and breach two six-act campaigns—first as an apostate, then under the Mandate of the sentient corporate god watching every move.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  4. INFERIUS

    WHY THIS

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

    Descend through nine dominions of Hell in a first-person horror roguelike deckbuilder. Wield Major Arcana tarot cards, upgrade your deck between deaths, use your lantern to survive the dark, and defeat each ruler before your sanity breaks.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Star Dice

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based roguelike strategy game about crafting powerful builds through dice customization and relic synergies. Optimize your 3×3 dice grid, trigger massive combo chains, and reach unbelievable scores.

    2026StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dream Team Supreme

    WHY THIS

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

    Battle the monster invasion in exciting deckbuilding battles straight out of a comic book! Control your robot with specialized cartridges, enhance it and your deck, and collaborate on strategic combinations alongside your team of scientists - it’s up to you to save the world!

    StrategySteam ↗
  7. Dungeon Raid

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  8. Silent Mainland

    WHY THIS

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

    Silent Mainland is a roguelike deckbuilder based on movement and grid mechanics. Players engage in tactical battles on a vast 5x12 battlefield. Facing waves of oncoming monsters, use card-driven movement and positional control to defeat foes in dynamic formations.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Umblight.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Umblight.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Umblight.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Umblight

What games are most similar to Umblight?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Umblight are SIDExLINES, Ludaro, BLACK STACK.
Who developed Umblight?
Umblight was developed by Kristoff Red.

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 Umblight.

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