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Games like The Hidden Scrolls

If The Hidden Scrolls is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Hunters, The Severed Gods and Hexborne — 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 The Hidden Scrolls: 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.

2026StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDWindowsby Red Dragon Studio
The Hidden Scrolls — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Hidden Scrolls also play

Steam players who put hours into The Hidden Scrolls 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. Void Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Hidden Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Lead fearless rebels in a dark fantasy, turn-based RPG where tactical decisions and strategic squad-building shape every battle against the world-devouring Void.

    2027RPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Severed Gods

    WHY THIS

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

    A fantasy roguelite RPG where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your journey through relics and evolving NPC interactions.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Hexborne

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Hidden Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    A turn-based roguelite RPG. Draw a single line connecting weapons, shields, and potions across hex tiles to attack, defend, and survive. Longer chains hit harder but risk more. Battle across four chapters and a branching world map. A modern reimagining of the cult classic Dungeon Raid.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Hidden Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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 ↗
  5. Rogue 'n' Roll: Dice of Fate

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark dice-based roguelike where every roll shapes your fate. Build powerful dice synergies, collect relics, and survive brutal turn-based battles in a world ruled by chance.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Touhou Infinite Nocturne

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Hidden Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    "Touhou Infinite Nocturne"is a role-playing Touhou fan game.A terrible crisis has swept through the whole Gensokyo.Someone must stop this...! Assemble a team brave enough to traverse darkness,defeat enemies,uncover the truth behind this incident.May the Gensokyo finally embrace the dawn...

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Mind Vessel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Hidden Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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 ↗
  8. 4Born

    WHY THIS

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

    A tactical roguelite RPG where every run forces you to adapt. Explore procedural dungeons under fog of war. Learn spells, gain items and forge each of your four heroes into one of many powerful classes. Build your team with what you get and break the game.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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 ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hidden Scrolls.

    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 The Hidden Scrolls

How much does The Hidden Scrolls cost?
The Hidden Scrolls is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Hidden Scrolls?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hidden Scrolls are Void Hunters, The Severed Gods, Hexborne.
Who developed The Hidden Scrolls?
The Hidden Scrolls was developed by Red Dragon Studio and published by 2P Games.

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 Hidden Scrolls.

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