Games like Vermilion Sea
If Vermilion Sea is your kind of game, the closest matches are Primus Numen, Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit and Dark Deity 2 — 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 Vermilion Sea: Tactical 2D turn-based combat. Upgrade your ship, train your crew, and manage your limited resources to fight the invading pirates... and perhaps an even greater threat from within.
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Primus Numen
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Top pick for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
A turn-based, grid-based, tactical RPG where you combine classes and join together to unleash an evolving Nexus Beast.
Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Vermilion Sea.
Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit is the grand finale to the tactical RPG trilogy. Command a massive cast of returning heroes in the series’ most strategic entry yet. Master evolved turn-based combat, guide your army through tactical challenges, and witness the conclusion to every character's story.
Dark Deity 2
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Third-strongest match for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
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Ranked #4 for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Ledgerbound
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Ranked #5 for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Vermilion Sea.
Deny an insurance claim, save the world. Ledgerbound is a hilarious, narrative-driven tactical RPG/dating sim filled with all your favorite epic fantasy activities: battling evil enemies, filling out paperwork, rescuing your company from financial ruin, pursuing HR-approved relationships, and more!
Dark Deity
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Ranked #6 for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Grey Heritage: Faded Vision
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Ranked #7 for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Command a rebellion as Leon Beaumont, Exiled Prince of Astrea, against the king that betrayed him. Engage in a classic turn-based tactical RPG experience as you unravel untold secrets from the past. Recruit allies, manage inventory, and train your soldiers in this JRPG inspired journey!
Rise Eterna
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Ranked #8 for Vermilion Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vermilion Sea.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vermilion Sea.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vermilion Sea.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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 Vermilion Sea.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vermilion Sea.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Frequently asked about Vermilion Sea
- What games are most similar to Vermilion Sea?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vermilion Sea are Primus Numen, Grey Heritage: Counter Gambit, Dark Deity 2.
- Who developed Vermilion Sea?
- Vermilion Sea was developed by Michael Kiang.
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