Games like Barony
If Barony is your kind of game, the closest matches are AVTale, The Forgettable Dungeon and Son of a Witch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and brutal. 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 →Barony is a first-person roguelike dungeon crawler released in 2015 by Turning Wheel LLC, available for $19.99 USD. It supports local cooperative multiplayer alongside solo play. Players manage hunger systems, organize complex inventories, and encounter knowledge checks throughout procedurally generated dungeons. The game incorporates classic roguelike elements including permadeath, with reviewers highlighting that tactical positioning matters during encounters. Players describe the experience as immersive, challenging, and brutal in difficulty. The title has received strong community endorsement, achieving 92% positive ratings from over 8,400 Steam reviews and verified compatibility with Steam Deck. Content spans massive dungeon environments requiring sustained play sessions.
About Barony: Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Players who liked Barony also play
Steam players who put hours into Barony 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.
AVTale
WHY THIS
Top pick for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
AVTale is a cooperative platformer for two players on one screen or online. Two heroes find themselves in a dark cave full of secrets and dangers. One can only fight, the other can support the ally. Together, solve puzzles, fight monsters and much more!
The Forgettable Dungeon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
The Forgettable Dungeon is an ONLINE co-op top down action roguelike that takes place in a procedurally generated destructible voxel world.
Son of a Witch
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Barony.
Third-strongest match for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Ranked #4 for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Rampage Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Ranked #6 for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Knights of Braveland
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Barony.
Ranked #7 for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Knights of Braveland is a cooperative beat'em up action game with a generated story. You will hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. And with your friends it is much more fun. Play local or online.
DuneCrawl
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Barony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Barony
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Verho - Curse of Faces
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and an immersive mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Barony.
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Slasher's Keep
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
FlyKnight
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Barony.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Legend of Grimrock
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and a challenging mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barony.
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Arx Fatalis
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Barony.
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.
Dark and Darker
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Barony.
An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.
Muck
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
Vaporum: Lockdown
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Barony.
Reviewers of Barony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to Vaporum, is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Follow the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist struggling to survive disastrous events that happened in the tower of Arx Vaporum.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Barony at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Barony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barony.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barony on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barony on Steam right now. Shares Action with Barony.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barony on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barony on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Barony.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barony.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Barony.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barony.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Son of a Witch
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Barony.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Barony.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
DuneCrawl
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Barony.
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.
Frequently asked about Barony
- Is Barony verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Barony is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Barony cost?
- Barony is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Barony have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Barony supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Barony?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Barony are AVTale, The Forgettable Dungeon, Son of a Witch.
- Who developed Barony?
- Barony was developed by Turning Wheel LLC.
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