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Games like Vagabones

If Vagabones is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying, Bravery and Greed and Lost Castle / 失落城堡 — 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 Vagabones: Vagabones is a class-based roguelike action-adventure game for 1-4 players! Battle fierce foes, play minigames, solve puzzles, and collect treasures as you venture through the Shadowmoon Kingdom to defeat the Calico King!

2027ActionWindowsby Calibrated Games LLC
Vagabones — Steam game cover

Players who liked Vagabones also play

Steam players who put hours into Vagabones 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. Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vagabones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Vagabones.

    Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying is a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite focused on manual aiming, dodging, and skill-based combat. Choose from 9 distinct classes with unique playstyles. Fight to break an eternal curse—where every victory is earned and every mistake is lethal.

    2025ActionIndieRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Bravery and Greed

    WHY THIS

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

    Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lost Castle / 失落城堡

    WHY THIS

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

    Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Legend of Dungeon

    WHY THIS

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

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Son of a Witch

    WHY THIS

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

    Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Spelunky 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

    2020ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

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

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

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

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Son of a Witch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Vagabones.

    Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Spelunky 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Vagabones.

    Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

    2020ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Vagabones.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vagabones

Does Vagabones have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Vagabones supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Vagabones?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vagabones are Sundered Soul: Chains of the Undying, Bravery and Greed, Lost Castle / 失落城堡.
Who developed Vagabones?
Vagabones was developed by Calibrated Games LLC.

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 Vagabones.

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