Games like Descension
If Descension is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mira's Journal, Crystal Project and Metaphor: ReFantazio — 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 Descension: Descend into the Alternate Realm to save your lost friend and face The Ultimate Entity. Customize your party, master unique Soul Shards, and grow stronger—physically, mentally, and emotionally—in this stat-driven sandbox RPG.
Players who liked Descension also play
Steam players who put hours into Descension 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.
Mira's Journal
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Top pick for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Comb a deteriorating land, fight enemies in Color-based battles, and reveal what's been forgotten.
Crystal Project
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Second-strongest match for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Descension.
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Solasta II
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Ranked #4 for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Our Adventurer Guild
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Ranked #5 for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Descension.
Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
For The King II
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Ranked #8 for Descension fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Descension at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
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 ~62% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
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!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~52% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
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!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~62% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
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 ~62% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~92% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~77% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
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Priced ~54% under Descension on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Descension.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descension.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descension.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descension.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descension.
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!
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descension.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Crystal Project
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
Our Adventurer Guild
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Become the new Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild and lead your adventurers in explorations and turnbased tactical battles. Will the Guild thrive under your leadership? Or will it finally disband under it?
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Descension.
Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
For The King II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Descension.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Frequently asked about Descension
- Does Descension run on Steam Deck?
- Descension 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 Descension cost?
- Descension is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Descension?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descension are Mira's Journal, Crystal Project, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
- Who developed Descension?
- Descension was developed by Kaleido Skope Studios.
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