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Games like Orb Tower

If Orb Tower is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wizard Shrimp, Witch Guild Survivor and Spell Defender — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive core gameplay loop, chill and lighthearted. 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 Orb Tower: A Roguelike Bubble Puzzler! Choose your school of magic and reach the top of the tower! Chill pick up and play feel and nostalgic pixel art and music. Get your staff and prepare to shoot orbastical spells !

2025ActionIndie1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Pierre Vandermaesen
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8 diverse wizard classes with unique abilities and weaknessesAddictive core gameplay loopAddictive match 3 bubble shooter gameplayChillLightheartedRelaxing

Players who liked Orb Tower also play

Steam players who put hours into Orb Tower 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. Wizard Shrimp

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based combat, roguelite progression, roguelite and a lighthearted mood with Orb Tower.

    Top pick for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Wizard Shrimp™ is a bullet-hell roguelite game where you play as a Shrimp who is inexplicably also a Wizard?! Battle your way out of a slimy swamp, escape amethyst caves, and climb the Mushroom Wizard's Tower to become the most powerful Shrimp this world has ever seen!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Witch Guild Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Witch Guild Survivor is a fun horde roguelite game where you play as a witch that must survive from the monsters using your poweful spells! Collect white orbs and upgrade your magic spells. Choose a combination of various elements to generate synergies between them in each run

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Spell Defender

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Orb Tower.

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

    Spell Defender is a 3D, Third-Person, wave defence, survival Roguelite. Use magical powers to defeat waves of enemies. Each wave rewards you with a choice of a new power. Find synergies and combine these powers to create the ultimate defender.

    2022ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Astral Ascent

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization with Orb Tower.

    Ranked #4 for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. One More Dungeon 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Orb Tower.

    Ranked #5 for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    One More Dungeon 2 is a First Person Dungeon Crawler Roguelite where you play as a human being captured by Giant Sentient Snails

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Runic Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Orb Tower.

    Ranked #6 for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Combine Runes to craft unique spells! Survive the endless hordes of monsters as you work to break the four Runic seals! Runic is a casual horde shooter with rogue-lite elements and a charming retro aesthetic.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ziggurat 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

    2021ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Legend of Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Orb Tower.

    Ranked #8 for Orb Tower fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

    2013ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Orb Tower

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Puzzle Box

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orb Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    A cute little indiegame where the goal is to go through all the levels and reach the cake, but be quick! The crow might get the before you, and maybe you have to shapeshift into something different to be quicker.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Tinyfolks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Orb Tower.

    Reviewers of Orb Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!

    2022StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Orb Tower cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Orb Tower.

    Play solo! Play with friends! The original bubble shooter is back! The latest entry in the iconic action-puzzle series PUZZLE BOBBLE—also known as BUST-A-MOVE— is finally on Steam! Match three or more bubbles of the same color to clear the board in the ultimate evolution of this legendary classic.

    2026ActionCasual31.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orb Tower at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Action with Orb Tower.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Orb Tower on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Orb Tower.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Orb Tower.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Orb Tower.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orb Tower.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Orb Tower

How much does Orb Tower cost?
Orb Tower is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Orb Tower?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orb Tower are Wizard Shrimp, Witch Guild Survivor, Spell Defender.
Who developed Orb Tower?
Orb Tower was developed by Pierre Vandermaesen and published by VANDERMAESEN GAMES.

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 Orb Tower.

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