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Games like The Hidden Scrolls

If The Hidden Scrolls is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Hunters, Runes of the Abyss 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 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Red Dragon Studio
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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. Runes of the Abyss

    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 turn-based roguelike with JRPG-style combat where the heroes are the reason the world is dying — and they don’t even realize it.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  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. The Severed Gods

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 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 Karma through a journey filled with relics and evolving NPC interactions.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access13.50 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bottled Fantasy

    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 story-rich turn-based tactical roguelite. Recruit companions into a four-person party, and combine positioning, skills, and status effects as you uncover the truth behind a looping modern-fantasy world.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Immerguest: The Veiled Inn

    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.

    Immerguest: The Veiled Inn is a dark fantasy roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based tactical combat, active dodge timing, and powerful relic and mod builds. Choose your path, manage Mana and Overflow, and survive the cursed inn’s deadly loop.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Bizarre Watch

    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.

    Bizarre Watch is a challenging tactical roguelike RPG where you command a party of heroes and fight to save a city trapped in an endless gothic Nightmare. Cards shape each round, while each hero fights with their own abilities.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Wonderland

    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.

    On the fantastical continent of Elfar, where swords and magic reign, you will establish and grow your own guild, leading members to accept quests, challenge dungeons, forge equipment, participate in competitions, and gradually uncover the secrets of the nine sacred sites

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗

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. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Hidden Scrolls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hidden Scrolls.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. 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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. 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 USDSteam ↗
  8. 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 USDSteam ↗

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

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  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

Does The Hidden Scrolls run on Steam Deck?
The Hidden Scrolls is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
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, Runes of the Abyss, 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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