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Games like Guardians of Dao

If Guardians of Dao is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zodiac Mountain, The King Of Truancy and 荡天下 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, comedic and intense. 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 Guardians of Dao: “Guardians of Dao” is a wuxia RPG with real-time tactics × roguelite deckbuilding. Play cards to command heroes, shape your build with divine blessings, and defend Earth.

2026StrategyIndieRPGEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby George Financial Holding Ltd.
Guardians of Dao — Steam game cover
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Deity blessings from guandi mazu and taishang laojun that alter gameplayDistinctive suona infused soundtrack and dark art styleI ching八卦 card system for tactical support of auto battling martial heroesAtmosphericComedicIntense

Players who liked Guardians of Dao also play

Steam players who put hours into Guardians of Dao 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. Zodiac Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    Ascend Zodiac Mountain in a roguelike deckbuilder with two-sided cards. Build Yin & Yang hands, discover powerful relics, and create satisfying synergies to defeat mythical enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. The King Of Truancy

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    A modern roguelite deck-builder with supernatural combat & light RPG elements. Build diverse decks, face random events, humorous stories, and charming heroines! Play as a descendant of legendary heroes in modern life, battling bullies, gangs, and agents to uncover 'The Shadow' conspiracy.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 荡天下

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    《荡天下》 是一款融合国风武侠与策略卡牌的3D角色扮演游戏。战斗方式以roguelike卡牌招式为核心,融合了角色养成模式和回合制战略模式。你将踏入一个灵气复苏、诡秘横行的江湖,在充满未知的冒险中揭开祸乱之谜。通过动态卡组构筑与回合制策略,在随机生成的江湖中不断突破自我,直至问鼎武道之巅!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Vulcard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    In this two-player, time-based, roguelike deckbuilder, you have to collaborate to survive! Communication is key, but you need to be fast because enemies don't wait for you to end your turn. Devise unique strategies, meet curious creatures and battle your way to the top of the volcano.

    2025StrategyIndieEarly Access11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Krodha: A Tale of Vikram & Betaal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    Krodha is a Dice + Deck + Slot-building roguelike rooted in the Indian legend of Vikram and Betaal. Draft your deck, slot cards into a board, roll the dice and piece together a mystery told by three "very" unreliable narrators.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Mo Juan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Mojuan is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder blending deck construction with Qishu board space management. Enter painted scrolls, plan around cards, relics, consumables, and the Nine Gates, and face forest spirits, strange formations, and eerie encounters.

    StrategyAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Price: Whispers of Mystery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    This is an ink-style roguelike cultivation Cthulhu game. You will choose different characters to fight in a mutated world, combine various skills and magical treasures to strengthen yourself, unlock the story, survive in secret realms, and uncover the truth behind the mutations.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure3.59 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dala and the Cursed Forest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Guardians of Dao fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    Fuse cards. Evolve your build. Break the cycle. Dala and the Cursed Forest is a roguelike deckbuilder rooted in Southeast Asian forest mythology. Every card combination reshapes how you fight. Lift the curse before the forest consumes you.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Guardians of Dao at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with Guardians of Dao.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    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 ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Guardians of Dao on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Guardians of Dao.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    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 ↗
  4. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Dao.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Guardians of Dao

Does Guardians of Dao run on Steam Deck?
Guardians of Dao 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 Guardians of Dao cost?
Guardians of Dao is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Guardians of Dao?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guardians of Dao are Zodiac Mountain, The King Of Truancy, 荡天下.
Who developed Guardians of Dao?
Guardians of Dao was developed by George Financial Holding Ltd..

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 Guardians of Dao.

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