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Games like Culdcept The First

If Culdcept The First is your kind of game, the closest matches are Berserk Heroes Online, Crown of Petals and A Wizard-Chess Tournament — 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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2026Strategy29.99 USDWindowsby CITY CONNECTION
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Players who liked Culdcept The First also play

Steam players who put hours into Culdcept The First 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. Berserk Heroes Online

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Welcome to Laar, the world of epic battles and true heroes. Take part in thrilling fights, devise cunning strategies, and make your own invincible deck out of 350+ cards available. Become a great warlord in the digital version of the iconic card-collecting tabletop game Berserk Heroes.

    2026StrategyFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeSteam ↗
  2. Crown of Petals

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    A unique fusion of deckbuilding and grand strategy! Command 6 distinct races across procedurally generated lands. Construct tactical fortresses, draft powerful cards, and outmaneuver rival nations through dynamic diplomacy or brutal warfare to claim the Crown!

    StrategySteam ↗
  3. A Wizard-Chess Tournament

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Chess, but with wizards. Every piece has HP and Attack and spell cards bend the rules. Outplay a friend in hotseat, over LAN, or online and climb the leaderboard.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Excava

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Uncover forgotten relics and ancient creatures as you outsmart your opponent in this strategic archaeological card game. Excava, where the past is your greatest weapon.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Firestorm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Firestorm is a deckbuilding strategy game in a fantasy world of weapons and magic. Compete alone or with friends in campaigns or generated battles managing units and spells on a tabletop hex board.

    2026StrategyEarly Access13.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Grid Tactics: Duel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Grid Tactics: Duel is a competitive card game built on an 8×8 grid. Every move is about positioning, timing, and resource trade-offs. With limited resources, choose when and where to play—set up or apply pressure. Each placement reshapes the board. Win through deckbuilding and precise execution.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Ariokan™ - create your cards, break the Meta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Ariokan™ is a highly interactive, strategically-deep competitive card game with a twist: you can create new cards, and use them to build crazy combos around Gods and Legends to break the Meta. No floodgates, no 10-minutes turns, no pay-to-win. You can unlock cards created by other players too!

    2026StrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Star Squadrons: Galactic Trading Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Culdcept The First fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Star Squadrons is a fast-paced, tactical sci-fi card game WITHOUT MANA, where you deploy cards face down, interact nonstop, and win through clever location control. Secure your Founder status ahead of the Kickstarter in late 2026 / early 2027! Play the browser-based Early Alpha now!

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Culdcept The First at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    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 ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Culdcept The First on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Culdcept The First.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. NERTS! Online

    WHY THIS

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

    NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from CITY CONNECTION

Other recommendable Steam games by CITY CONNECTION, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. STRIKERS 1945

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    The vertical scrolling shooter game released in the arcade by "Psikyo". You can set the difficulty level, controls, screen orientation, etc. In addition, online rankings have been implemented! Aim to be the world's best Striker!

    2020ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STRIKERS 1945 II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    Easy to play, hard to master. This is one of the most iconic arcade shooter of the 90s, released by Psikyo. It comes back with many customizable options and online rankings!

    2020ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. TENGAI

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    Miko-san and ninja girl blast away! The best of eccentric Japanese-style shooter is here! With online rankings!

    2020ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRIKERS 1945 III

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    Here's a challenge from 90's arcades! The ultimate Psikyo shooter! With online rankings.

    2020ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!

    2017Action7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Psyvariar Delta

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    Thrive on Danger: Master the 'Buzz' to transform peril into pure power. Graze the edge of destruction to fuel your evolution. Harness the fleeting invincibility of each level-up to dive even deeper into the barrage.

    2019Action8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    "Ninja JaJaMaru : The Great Yokai Battle + Hell" est un jeu d'action en 2D. Il s'agit de la dernière interaction de la série Ninja JaJaMaru qui introduit de nouveaux contrôles et de nouvelles mécaniques de jeu dans la série.

    2022Action3.87 USDSteam ↗
  8. GUNBIRD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CITY CONNECTION, the studio behind Culdcept The First.

    "Marion" the little great wizard in the steampunk world. The masterpiece of the "Psikyo Shooting"! Online rankings are available.

    2020ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Culdcept The First

Does Culdcept The First work on Steam Deck?
Culdcept The First is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Culdcept The First cost?
Culdcept The First is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Culdcept The First have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Culdcept The First supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Culdcept The First?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Culdcept The First are Berserk Heroes Online, Crown of Petals, A Wizard-Chess Tournament.
Who developed Culdcept The First?
Culdcept The First was developed by CITY CONNECTION.

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 Culdcept The First.

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