Games like Novel Rogue
Below are 32 hand-picked alternatives to Novel Rogue for fans of strategy, adventure, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Novel Rogue also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Exe Create Inc.. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Novel Rogue: Turn the page and shape destiny in a card deck-building roguelite JRPG!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
Top pick for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Abyss decayed, witches awaken. As their guide, you will weave their destinies. Craft unique cards, schedule their days, shape endless possibilities through deckbuilding. Each choice will lead to different Ending...
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Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore
Second-strongest match for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.
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Knightstones
Third-strongest match for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Deploy your troops on a war table in this powerful fusion of auto-battler and deckbuilding. Plan your formations, trigger tons of chain reactions, and invest your rewards to rebuild your fallen Order. Be ready… or perish in the final battle.
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Alchemy Duel
Ranked #4 for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Novel Rogue.
Alchemy Duel is a card game that combines elements of alchemy and roguelike gameplay. Alchemize monsters suited to the situation and unleash powerful combos by making use of synergies between your cards!
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Empire in Decay
Ranked #5 for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.
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Shumo: Prologue
Ranked #6 for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Novel Rogue.
"Shumo" is a turn-based combat game with elements of roguelike and deck-building. You can experience the prologue content for free.
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Hive Blight
Ranked #7 for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Ranked #8 for Novel Rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Novel Rogue at current Steam store prices.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~58% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Novel Rogue.
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!
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Slay the Spire
Priced ~48% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Novel Rogue.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~58% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Novel Rogue.
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.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~92% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
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?
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Priced ~58% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Novel Rogue.
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.
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OneShot
Priced ~50% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Human Fall Flat
Priced ~50% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
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Brotato
Priced ~58% under Novel Rogue on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Novel Rogue.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
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.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
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.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Novel Rogue.
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.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Novel Rogue.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Exe Create Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Exe Create Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Alphadia Genesis
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Adventure and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Alphadia Genesis chronicles an epic adventure with Fray and his investigative team from the Archleign Kingdom as they set out to solve a mysterious murder case in a nearby city. Immerse yourself in stunning 3D battles!
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Asdivine Hearts
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Novel Rogue.
Restore the balance of light and shadow in the world!Beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a story of epic proportions bring Asdivine Hearts to the forefront of PC gaming! Travel alongside four companions and a cat in this fantasy 2D turn-based RPG!
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Revenant Saga
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Novel Rogue.
Become a Revenant and find the truth beyond revenge in this gothic fantasy RPG with stunning 3D battles! Boasting a story that blurs the lines between good and evil, a refined 3D battle system, and plenty of content to go around, this is one title not to be missed!
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Antiquia Lost
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Novel Rogue.
An authentic RPG of a journey with a girl made of slime! Enjoy fluid 2D turn-based battles! Bine is a young man who lives in a small rural village. One day, he is asked by Lunaria, a girl who lives near the village, to go with her to the royal capital...
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Dragon Sinker
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Adventure and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Join forces with elves and dwarves, and slay the evil dragon, Wyrmvarg in a retro-style fantasy RPG!
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Fernz Gate
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Adventure and RPG with Novel Rogue.
Travel to the other side and beyond and find a way back home in a fantasy RPG!
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Revenant Dogma
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Adventure and RPG with Novel Rogue.
What is the fate of those who have acquired divine power? Discover it in a fantasy RPG featuring stunning 3D battles!
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Asdivine Hearts II
Another title from Exe Create Inc., the studio behind Novel Rogue. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Novel Rogue.
With a world on the verge of being frozen in ice, hearts unite once more in a sequel to the smash hit RPG series!
Frequently asked about Novel Rogue
- How much does Novel Rogue cost?
- Novel Rogue is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Novel Rogue?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Novel Rogue are Witch's Apocalyptic Journey, Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore, Knightstones.
- Who developed Novel Rogue?
- Novel Rogue was developed by Exe Create Inc. and published by KEMCO.
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