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Games like Mahjong Expedition

If Mahjong Expedition is your kind of game, the closest matches are 可识此阵, Prime of Flames and StarVaders — 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 Mahjong Expedition: In each Mahjong round, strive for high scores to advance. At the start of each run, choose a city and collect tiles, items, characters, and other elements based on its unique rules. Upgrade and combine them into powerful strategies to clear stages.

2025StrategyIndieSimulationRPGCasual8.99 USDWindowsby COSO
Mahjong Expedition — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mahjong Expedition also play

Steam players who put hours into Mahjong Expedition 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. 可识此阵

    WHY THIS

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

    策略构筑玩法+2048操作方式的休闲卡牌游戏。

    2023StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Prime of Flames

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a special strategy game that combines Wargame and Roguelike. As the guider of the former ancestors, you revived and arrived. In the name of Star Envoy, you leave for the Human camp, and lead the warriors of different clans with talents and abilities to find the truth of history and disaster.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

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

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. LuckLand

    WHY THIS

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

    LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Right and Down

    WHY THIS

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

    A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?

    2022StrategyIndie3.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dice & Fold

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mahjong Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mahjong Expedition.

    A turn-based dungeon crawler where your only way of attacking the enemy is by rolling dice. Roll dice to damage enemy cards to FOLD. Inspired by classic Solitaire, in a top-down table and enemies made out of cards, try to beat the dungeon with 35 unique classes. Build your deck, kill monsters.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG5.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 卡牌缔造者-CardMaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mahjong Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Mahjong Expedition.

    This is a Rogue + Hearthstone like card game, but also a card making tool, you can play in addition to the official cards, creative workshop players a variety of card DIY.

    2022StrategyCasual2.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tainted Grail: Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mahjong Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Mahjong Expedition.

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mahjong Expedition.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mahjong Expedition.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mahjong Expedition.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Mahjong Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Mahjong Expedition.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Mahjong Expedition.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mahjong Expedition.

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mahjong Expedition.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mahjong Expedition.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dice & Fold

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mahjong Expedition.

    A turn-based dungeon crawler where your only way of attacking the enemy is by rolling dice. Roll dice to damage enemy cards to FOLD. Inspired by classic Solitaire, in a top-down table and enemies made out of cards, try to beat the dungeon with 35 unique classes. Build your deck, kill monsters.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG5.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 卡牌缔造者-CardMaker

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Mahjong Expedition.

    This is a Rogue + Hearthstone like card game, but also a card making tool, you can play in addition to the official cards, creative workshop players a variety of card DIY.

    2022StrategyCasual2.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tainted Grail: Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Mahjong Expedition.

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mahjong Expedition

How much does Mahjong Expedition cost?
Mahjong Expedition is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mahjong Expedition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mahjong Expedition are 可识此阵, Prime of Flames, StarVaders.
Who developed Mahjong Expedition?
Mahjong Expedition was developed by COSO.

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 Mahjong Expedition.

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