Games like Vagrant Shifter
If Vagrant Shifter is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Backworld, Chained Echoes and Echo Generation: Midnight Edition — 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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The Backworld
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Top pick for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Slip between the cracks of reality into a world where danger awaits at every turn. Survive with strategy, battling when necessary or fleeing when the odds are stacked against you. Collect strange items, unlock new abilities, and recruit unique companions. Forge your own path; every choice matters.
Chained Echoes
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Second-strongest match for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
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Third-strongest match for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Lead a gang of kids to uncover spooky mysteries, battle creatures, and explore the supernatural side of your hometown in Echo Generation, a turn-based adventure set in the 90s.
LISA: The Painful
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Ranked #4 for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
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Ranked #5 for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
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Ranked #6 for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
Sea of Stars
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Ranked #7 for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
8-Bit Adventures 2
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Ranked #8 for Vagrant Shifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vagrant Shifter.
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!
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Chained Echoes
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
Sea of Stars
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.
8-Bit Adventures 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Vagrant Shifter.
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
Frequently asked about Vagrant Shifter
- What games are most similar to Vagrant Shifter?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vagrant Shifter are The Backworld, Chained Echoes, Echo Generation: Midnight Edition.
- Who developed Vagrant Shifter?
- Vagrant Shifter was developed by LumiTDog.
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