Games like Second Chances
If Second Chances is your kind of game, the closest matches are 世界傳記, Whispering Kingdom and Animus: Revenant — 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 Second Chances: A turn-based RPG where every battle is a puzzle, and every choice carries weight. Guide Paul Kimbel, a troubled author trapped between life and death, through a haunting world built from his own imagination. No grinding—just pure strategy, exploration, and high-stakes combat.
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Steam players who put hours into Second Chances 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.
世界傳記
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Top pick for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Second Chances.
Fantasy RPG that features AP turn-based combat and various RPG nurturing elements, while also offering rich and diverse character storylines that grip the heart.
Whispering Kingdom
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Second-strongest match for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Second Chances.
When Ruby Everhart is woken up by the Royal Wizard at midnight, she is given the task of saving the Kingdom from a spreading Corruption. With the power of Magic and her Sword, will she be able to save the Kingdom and cleanse the infected soul's or fall to the same fate as them.
Animus: Revenant
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Third-strongest match for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
You, keeper of a long abandoned refuge, must gather the dying memories of an an ill-fated world. Pick up your war hammer. Bring peace to the condemned, silence to the corrupt, and retribution against the deceitful. Fight, farm, craft, collect, end. (* Keyboard & mouse support available.)
Color Soul 2: Nightfall
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Ranked #4 for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
Set six months after the events of Color Soul: Memories, you must fulfill your newly discovered purpose and fight against the coming darkness in this action RPG. Combat enemies, unlock the colors of the world, and play minigames as you try to stop the world's end.
Furion Chronicles 3
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Ranked #5 for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Second Chances.
The story follows a young girl, Sigma, who is forced to become an adventurer, meet her companions, and eventually establish the Gallia Mercenary Corps in order to pay the dramatically increased poll tax in the Imperial Territories. However, the rapids of the times, what will ultimately await her?
Evercrown
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Ranked #6 for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Second Chances.
A turn-based tactical roguelike where your heroes’ actions are decided by a slot machine. Spin, lock, and reroll abilities, read enemy intentions, build powerful synergies, and push your run into explosive late-game scaling.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
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Ranked #7 for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Second Chances.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
Flash Knight Nymphelia
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Ranked #8 for Second Chances fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Second Chances.
A selfie-obsessed-girl-turned-transforming-heroine fights against an evil organization in a powered suit fueled with her stress from hiding her true self from public!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Second Chances at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Second Chances.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
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!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Action with Second Chances.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
How to Fish
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Second Chances.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Second Chances.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~50% under Second Chances on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Second Chances.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Second Chances.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Chances.
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 Second Chances.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Chances.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Chances.
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.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Chances.
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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More from Deadpixel
Other recommendable Steam games by Deadpixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Machick 2
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Another title from Deadpixel, the studio behind Second Chances. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
A magical, chaotic roguelike-survivor. Craft insane wands, evolve and fuse powerful spells, equip crazy gear, and wield the power of divine relics. Get ready to wipe out hordes of hungry frogs and face mighty bosses in unique, unpredictable runs.
Machick
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Another title from Deadpixel, the studio behind Second Chances. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
Defeat the heavily armed army of anti-magic toads and free the forest from destruction. Machick is a casual game where you craft your own wands, vanquish enemies, collect XP, and choose upgrades to go further on the journey.
Eclipse: Shine of Dawn
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Another title from Deadpixel, the studio behind Second Chances. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
The true darkness approaches Absalom, and through the hands of Luke, you will wield the true power capable of cutting it at its roots while seeking to rescue Prince Nylo. Evolve the power of the Suncatcher sword and legendary weapons to face hordes of creatures, iconic puzzles, and bosses.
Bees vs Zombees
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Another title from Deadpixel, the studio behind Second Chances. Shares Strategy and Indie with Second Chances.
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Croaked
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Another title from Deadpixel, the studio behind Second Chances. Shares Action and Indie with Second Chances.
Croaked is a frog-themed roguelike survivor where you choose unique frogs, battle massive hordes of enemies, catch insects for powerful bonuses, evolve weapons, discover special events, and defeat challenging bosses while creating new builds every run.
Frequently asked about Second Chances
- Does Second Chances run on Steam Deck?
- Second Chances 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 Second Chances cost?
- Second Chances is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Second Chances?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Second Chances are 世界傳記, Whispering Kingdom, Animus: Revenant.
- Who developed Second Chances?
- Second Chances was developed by Deadpixel and published by indie.io.
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