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Games like Ancestory

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Ancestory also play

The closest matches to Ancestory: Duelyst, Last Regiment, Rising Lords, MASSIVE CHALICE, and Chaos Reborn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Turn-Based and Card Game, like Ancestory.

    • 2016
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares spell casting with Ancestory.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • 2020
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Ancestory.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  1. Rank 05

    Chaos Reborn

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  2. Rank 06

    DungeonTop

    Why this: Shares card drafting with Ancestory.

    • $15.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  3. Rank 08

    Armello

    • $24.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2015

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Ancestory

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Duelyst

    Also Turn-Based and Card Game, like Ancestory.

    • 81% of 3,201 reviews
  2. 2
    Last Regiment

    Shares spell casting with Ancestory.

    • 90% of 50 reviews
  3. 3
    Rising Lords

    Same atmospheric mood as Ancestory.

    • 72% of 341 reviews
  4. 4
    MASSIVE CHALICE

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 72% of 998 reviews
  5. 5
    Chaos Reborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 73% of 595 reviews
  6. 6
    DungeonTop

    Shares card drafting with Ancestory.

    • 84% of 167 reviews
  7. 7
    Floppy Knights

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 195 reviews
  8. 8
    Armello

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 5,464 reviews
  9. 9
    Fort Triumph

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 77% of 418 reviews
  10. 10
    KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    Also Card Game and Turn-Based Combat, like Ancestory.

    • 81% of 10,259 reviews
  11. 11
    Horizon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 58% of 258 reviews
  12. 12
    Monster Train 2

    Also Card Game and Turn-Based Tactics, like Ancestory.

    • 96% of 4,790 reviews
  13. 13
    Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 961 reviews
  14. 14
    Wargroove

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 2,370 reviews
  15. 15
    Wildfrost

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 5,253 reviews
  16. 16
    Stars in Shadow

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 77% of 589 reviews
  17. 17
    Etherlords II

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 131 reviews
  18. 18
    Age of Rivals

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 172 reviews
  19. 19
    Ancient Gods

    Genres: Strategy, RPG

    • 59% of 190 reviews
  20. 20
    Clonizer

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 91% of 53 reviews
  21. 21
    Othercide

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 2,456 reviews
  22. 22
    ENDLESS™ Legend

    Genres: Strategy, RPG

    • 85% of 9,207 reviews
  23. 23
    Dungeon Drafters

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 81% of 306 reviews
  24. 24
    Nowhere Prophet

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 79% of 501 reviews
Ancestory — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2015
  • Developer: Kajak Games
  • Price: Free to play
  • 56% of 43 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Minion positioning matters more than raw stats
  • Neon aesthetic differentiates teams visually
  • Shaman units act as mobile bases
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

About Ancestory

The closest matches to Ancestory: Duelyst, Last Regiment, Rising Lords, MASSIVE CHALICE, and Chaos Reborn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Ancestory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Duelyst, Last Regiment and Rising Lords — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its card drafting and minion positioning. 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.

About Ancestory: Turn-based strategy meets card game! Outwit your opponent on multiple different battlefields with cunning strategies. Build your own decks made of underworldly minions and powerful spells!

Is Ancestory worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 43 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.9 h played before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Pro: (+) Easy achievement, despite time-consuming grindfest Cons: (-) Limited card pool (-) Shallow gameplay depth (-) Lack of contents (-) Framerate issue (I'm using GTX 960M 4GB) (-) Sound issue (-) Unoptimized (from graphic setting to…”
10 h played
“The gameplay isn't bad, but there is no single player campain, no special missions or game modes, no story, very few cards.. Basically, this game lacks content and there's nothing that makes you wanna keep playing after the 2-3 first…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Duelyst, Last Regiment, Rising Lords

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Frequently asked about Ancestory

Can I run it?

Is Ancestory free to play?

Yes — Ancestory is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Ancestory have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Ancestory supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).

What games are most similar to Ancestory?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancestory are Duelyst, Last Regiment, Rising Lords.

Who developed Ancestory?

Ancestory was developed by Kajak Games and published by Kajak Games, Kajaksi Game Collective.