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Games like Hogen

If Hogen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gelecard: Guerreiros Gelatinosos, Dragon Evo and Rampallians — 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.

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About Hogen: Hogen is a grid based card game where you use magic crystal cards to power card effects. Place cards in tiered rows to build effect combos. Collect a range of colorful and game changing cards. Think. Play. Win.

2025StrategyIndie4.99 USDWindowsby Scrappyard Games
Hogen — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hogen also play

Steam players who put hours into Hogen 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. Gelecard: Guerreiros Gelatinosos

    WHY THIS

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

    Gelecard: Gelatinous Warriors is a fun card game featuring the adorable SLIMES! These cute little creatures are ready to wreak havoc on the game boards.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Dragon Evo

    WHY THIS

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

    A fantasy themed card game and deckbuilder with elements from RPGs and strategy games. Manage resources, utilize strategic placement and use additional building cards, event cards and action cards to win. Single player, online ranked or unranked - play with or without your friends.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Rampallians

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hogen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hogen.

    Rampallians blends the resource gathering of strategy games with core card game mechanics from Trading Card Game classics. With an auto battler for combat, in a fantasy setting. Nearly 400 cards available, and future expansions to be free updates. So no pay to win, ever.

    2026StrategyEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. A Nice Game About Balls

    WHY THIS

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

    In "A Nice Game About Balls", you’ll use your wits, your cunning, and some expertly timed buffs to roll your balls to sweet, sweet victory. Plot your trajectory, avoid obstacles, set up traps, and knock your opponents out of contention. Finally, earn the respect of both your opponents and peers.

    SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Sigil Arena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hogen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hogen.

    Sigil Arena is an online 1v1 card battler set in a magical academy, where every duel is a test of strategy and resource mastery. Build your deck, control your mana, and outsmart your opponent in fast-paced matches. Climb the ranks and prove you’re the academy’s most powerful student!

    2026StrategyFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeSteam ↗
  6. Culdcept The First

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hogen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hogen.

    The pinnacle of board game and card game fusion is back.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  7. Hard Edge - War Zone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hogen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hogen.

    HARD EDGE is back as a 4v4 real-time tactical card battler! Combine strategic deck-building with simultaneous team actions. Every turn, draw cards to shoot, throw, or defend. Sacrifice cards to move in a high-stakes tactical "WAR ZONE."

    2026Strategy14.39 USDSteam ↗
  8. Gemwielders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hogen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hogen.

    In this competitive deckbuilding game you are a Gemwielder, controlling an ancient artifact weapon. Socket mystical gems to acquire powerful abilities and prevail in a duel against another Gemwielder.

    2025Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hogen.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    "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 ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hogen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hogen.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

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

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hogen

How much does Hogen cost?
Hogen is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Hogen have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hogen supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Hogen?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hogen are Gelecard: Guerreiros Gelatinosos, Dragon Evo, Rampallians.
Who developed Hogen?
Hogen was developed by Scrappyard 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 Hogen.

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