Games like The Writ
If The Writ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0, Emberville and The Darkblade — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Writ: Obey the King’s decree and venture into a dark, hostile realm where every sword swing and every word spoken tests your resolve. Face relentless foes, question unfriendly civilians, and maybe discover what lies beyond the words of The Writ.
Players who liked The Writ also play
Steam players who put hours into The Writ 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.
Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Tread lightly or perish! In this pixel style Action RPG, slash and dodge through grueling foes as a dreary elven swordsman and a conniving feline assassin, discover hidden secrets in expansive environments, and survive in a world healing from war.
Emberville
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Awaken with no memories inside the Vitromotus, a vast underground world created as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. Explore its depths, battle dangerous creatures, rescue survivors, and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville while uncovering the truth behind this prison.
The Darkblade
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
The Darkblade is a souls-like 2D singleplayer RPG where you battle through cursed lands, master deadly combat, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious stone core—all while adventuring with a loyal, cute companion by your side.
Void: Edge of Existence
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Void: Edge of Existence is a Souls-like, Dark Fantasy inspired, Action RPG. You'll experience corrupted zones, lost powerful items, hidden domains providing you're able to completed the Trials placed in 3D Souls-lite combat. Hard Hitting Mobs, Difficult Bosses, Scaled Enemies.
DuskMourne
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Enter a cursed world of ruined kingdoms, fallen knights, and ancient powers. DuskMourne is a dark fantasy action RPG where brutal combat, exploration, and hard-won ascension decide whether you rise as a legendary warrior or a ruthless conqueror.
Echoes of Mystralia
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Echoes of Mystralia is an action-heavy spellcrafting ARPG roguelite, where rapid combat meets deep customization. Craft your own spells, unlock new combinations, fight epic bosses, and discover a narrative-rich world that never plays the same twice.
Willow Guard
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Ranked #7 for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
You are Ghweros, a Willowguard and warden of a world abandoned by Gods. In the quiet village of Woikos, something ancient stirs. Track the truth behind a trail of monster attacks. Fight with skill and strategy, shape your path through choices, and uncover secrets long buried beneath root and bone.
Himno - The Silent Melody
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Writ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Writ at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Writ.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Writ.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Writ.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Writ on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Writ.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Writ.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Writ.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Writ.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Writ.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about The Writ
- How much does The Writ cost?
- The Writ is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Writ?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Writ are Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0, Emberville, The Darkblade.
- Who developed The Writ?
- The Writ was developed by Anton Basan.
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 The Writ.
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