Games like Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, more from Owlcat Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy: Become an acolyte of the Inquisition in this grim dark, party-based, story-driven cRPG. Lead investigations, uncover grand conspiracies, master tactical combat, and wage a secret war against heresy. Make tough choices as a conduit of the God-Emperor’s will.
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Top pick for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Second-strongest match for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Third-strongest match for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
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Wasteland 3
Ranked #4 for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
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Baldur's Gate 3
Ranked #5 for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Ranked #6 for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
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Torment: Tides of Numenera
Ranked #7 for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Ranked #8 for Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. Shares Adventure and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
Another title from Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. Shares Adventure and RPG with Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person Action RPG set in The Expanse universe. You’re no hero — just a merc caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to hold your crew together and keep the ship up and running. Your choices will shape your story.
Frequently asked about Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
- Does Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy are Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, The Nameless: Slay Dragon.
- Who developed Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy?
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy was developed by Owlcat Games.
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