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Games like Twelves:Shadow

If Twelves:Shadow is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sword Duel, Continent of the Ninth Golden and 修真九要 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and cinematic. 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 Twelves:Shadow: "Twelve Shadows" is a hardcore Boss Rush action game set in an Eastern dark mythology. Players take on the role as "WuMing," challenging twelve bosses and exploring a unique Chinese-style world inspired by the twelve zodiac signs. Each adventure is a test of courage and wisdom

2025ActionIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby JuLu Studio
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Boss animations are fluid and impactfulBoss designs are visually distinct and memorableChinese zodiac boss rush concept with cool visual designsAtmosphericChallengingCinematic

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Steam players who put hours into Twelves:Shadow 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. Sword Duel

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    A 3D sword-fighting game with reflex-based combat. Face off in 20 duels, master three attack and defense styles, and collect rare orbs to gain an edge.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Continent of the Ninth Golden

    WHY THIS

    Shares real time combat, boss fights, anime and an intense mood with Twelves:Shadow.

    Second-strongest match for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Twelves:Shadow.

    Continent of the Ninth Golden is an action MMORPG. Players take part in the game as heroes of Blenheim to stand against Nefer, an evil villain trying to open a gate to the Netherworld and swarm the land with his infernal legion.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  3. 修真九要

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    XiuZhenJiuYao is a classical immortal cultivation game, in which players can refine magic treasures, auction off rare feats, and experience the original immortal cultivation storyline through their own efforts to cross the heavy heavenly tribulation and protect their own paths.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hood Story: Kaito Yamazaki

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Discover the thrilling life of « Kaito Yamazaki », a young Japanese delinquent from Osaka. Face love, friendship, and violence in your quest to help Kaito regain control of his life.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. OverField

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden collectibles and anime with Twelves:Shadow.

    Ranked #5 for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Twelves:Shadow.

    Tiny Miniature World Cozy Light Social Grand Open Adventure Hello! Let's explore the OverField together!

    2025ActionAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. Swords Fantasy: Battlefield

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Twelves:Shadow.

    Ranked #6 for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Swords Fantasy: Battlefield is a game from the 3rd person, including battles with swords.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Twelves:Shadow.

    Ranked #7 for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Twelves:Shadow.

    Gujian 3 is a mass 3D single-person RPG developed by Aurogon Info & Tech (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Wangyuan Shengtang. As the latest hit of the Gujian series, it boasts more free and smooth combat experience with its full real-time combat system. This generation expands the world of Gujian based on previous works.

    2018RPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Firelight Fantasy: Force Energy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Twelves:Shadow.

    Ranked #8 for Twelves:Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Firelight Fantasy: Force Energy is a spectacular third-person sword fighting game based on Scandinavian mythology

    2022ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Twelves:Shadow at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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 ~62% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Action with Twelves:Shadow.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Action with Twelves:Shadow.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Twelves:Shadow on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Twelves:Shadow.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Twelves:Shadow.

    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 ↗
  6. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Twelves:Shadow.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Twelves:Shadow.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Twelves:Shadow

Does Twelves:Shadow run on Steam Deck?
Twelves:Shadow 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 Twelves:Shadow cost?
Twelves:Shadow is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Twelves:Shadow?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Twelves:Shadow are Sword Duel, Continent of the Ninth Golden, 修真九要.
Who developed Twelves:Shadow?
Twelves:Shadow was developed by JuLu Studio.

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 Twelves:Shadow.

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