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Games like Balladrion

If Balladrion is your kind of game, the closest matches are The First Library, Kiki's Nightmare and Eon Rush — 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 Balladrion: A fairytale world where every map plays by its own rules. Kill unique enemies, gather resources, upgrade your town and character, complete quick quests and stack random boons that shape every attempt. The story slowly unfolds and every attempt counts.

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Balladrion — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Balladrion 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. The First Library

    WHY THIS

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

    Restore a fallen medieval world in this co-op survival builder. Knowledge is your most important resource: Travel through portals, defeat mighty bosses, and reclaim lost books. Build your library stone by stone, unlock new worlds, and defend your knowledge against the shadows.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Kiki's Nightmare

    WHY THIS

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

    An adventure RPG where you step in the shoes of a fearless hero. Navigate through unhospitable terrain, fierce enemies and save Kiki from her own terrifying dream!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Eon Rush

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Balladrion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Balladrion.

    Eon Rush is a co-op ARPG with 20-minute competitive runs. Evolve your build mid-run, unleash decisive power spikes, and chain synergies to climb global leaderboards. No 100-hour grind required. Master Heroes from across the Eras and conquer brutal gauntlets and colossal bosses together.

    ActionAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Endless Warrior 无尽勇者

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to this continent! You are about to embark a rouge game, filled with growing in power, collecting weapons, and defeating powerful enemies. Continuously hone your skills, gather a diverse array of weapons, and transform into the mightiest warrior!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Void Frontiers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Balladrion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Balladrion.

    Void Frontiers is a survival roguelike set on randomly generated floating islands. Gather resources, craft tools, build your base, and defend against nightly enemy waves. Play solo or team up with up to 4 other players, customizing your playstyle with over 40 unique enhancements.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 九个世界(Nine worlds)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Balladrion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Balladrion.

    This is a ARPG game, at the same time contains some roguelike elements, players will freely choose to control a body, fight them in the world of monsters, in the world to find the artifact that can help you, defeat the island controller, and finally find the entrance to the next world.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Creature Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Balladrion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Balladrion.

    Produce powerful spells with the loot you collect. Destroy creatures that get stronger at each level with collective or single spells. Defend yourself with defensive spells. Cross deadly parkour with the spells you've crafted.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. My Mom Says I’m Fine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Balladrion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Balladrion.

    Survive a twisted toy room in this action roguelike bullet heaven. Choose living toys, unlock weapons and spells, craft powerful builds, upgrade runes, and defeat waves of creepy enemies in fast-paced single-player runs.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Balladrion.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Balladrion

What games are most similar to Balladrion?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Balladrion are The First Library, Kiki's Nightmare, Eon Rush.
Who developed Balladrion?
Balladrion was developed by ProjectKP.

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 Balladrion.

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