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Games like 1Quest

Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to 1Quest for fans of indie, 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 1Quest 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About 1Quest: 1Quest is a roguelike, a challenging turn based RPG with high replay value

2014IndieRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Ratz 'N' Godz, Storybird Games
1Quest — Steam game cover
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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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    Tainted Grail: Conquest — Steam game cover

    Tainted Grail: Conquest

    Top pick for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dungeons of Dredmor — Steam game cover

    Dungeons of Dredmor

    Second-strongest match for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

    2011IndieRPGCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Caves of Qud — Steam game cover

    Caves of Qud

    Third-strongest match for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Quest of Dungeons — Steam game cover

    Quest of Dungeons

    Ranked #4 for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

    Ranked #5 for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Tharsis — Steam game cover

    Tharsis

    Ranked #6 for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Nowhere Prophet — Steam game cover

    Nowhere Prophet

    Ranked #7 for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    WazHack — Steam game cover

    WazHack

    Ranked #8 for 1Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

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    Tainted Grail: Conquest — Steam game cover

    Tainted Grail: Conquest

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Caves of Qud — Steam game cover

    Caves of Qud

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Quest of Dungeons — Steam game cover

    Quest of Dungeons

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 4
    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 5
    Tharsis — Steam game cover

    Tharsis

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Nowhere Prophet — Steam game cover

    Nowhere Prophet

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with 1Quest.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 1Quest

Does 1Quest run on Steam Deck?
1Quest 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 1Quest cost?
1Quest is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 1Quest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1Quest are Tainted Grail: Conquest, Dungeons of Dredmor, Caves of Qud.
Who developed 1Quest?
1Quest was developed by Ratz 'N' Godz, Storybird Games and published by Ratz 'N' Godz.

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