Games like Yami Kids
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Yami Kids 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 Yami Kids 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Yami Kids: Play as "The Yami Twins" and uncover the mystery behind your family's killers. Yami Kids is a tale of tragedy, familial bonds, and revenge. Face off against trainers in "Shadow Duels", and make contracts with Oni to aid you on your quest.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Dark Deity
Top pick for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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Rise Eterna 2
Second-strongest match for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yami Kids.
Strategize, fight tactical battles and shape the destiny of a war-torn kingdom.
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Monster Sanctuary
Third-strongest match for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
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Dark Deity 2
Ranked #4 for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
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Portal Fantasy
Ranked #5 for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Journey through an epic storyline, collecting creatures to aid you in turn-based battles, avoiding traps and solving puzzles, completing thrilling quests, and uncovering the darker history of Pyli Kingdom in this RPG with a unique modern take on a classic beloved genre.
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Rise Eterna
Ranked #6 for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.
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Persona 3 Reload
Ranked #7 for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yami Kids.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
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Pathway
Ranked #8 for Yami Kids fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Free alternatives
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 and Casual with Yami Kids.
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 Yami Kids.
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 Yami Kids.
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 Yami Kids.
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 Yami Kids.
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 and Casual with Yami Kids.
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 Yami Kids.
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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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.
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Dark Deity
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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Monster Sanctuary
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
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Dark Deity 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yami Kids.
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
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Persona 3 Reload
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yami Kids.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Frequently asked about Yami Kids
- What games are most similar to Yami Kids?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yami Kids are Dark Deity, Rise Eterna 2, Monster Sanctuary.
- Who developed Yami Kids?
- Yami Kids was developed by GameDevTosh, Yanako RPGs and published by Yanako RPGs, Silverbook Games Studio LLC.
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