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Games like ELEMENTAIL

If ELEMENTAIL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spinja, Forge the Fates and Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast — 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 ELEMENTAIL: Draw it, Store it, Strike hard! A charming casual deckbuilding roguelike with magical animal wizards! Strategically combine elemental cards—Water, Fire, and Lightning—and collect over 150 unique relics to build your deck, customize your playstyle, and save a world tainted by elemental corruption.

StrategyIndieCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby banjihagames
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  1. Spinja

    WHY THIS

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

    Spinja is a roguelike deckbuilder about slashing tiles to crush your foes. Slash tiles to gain their effects, unlocking powerful bonuses by matching colors. Navigate a town under siege, unlocking new abilities and relics. You’re on the clock, will you be ready when the boss finds you?

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Forge the Fates

    WHY THIS

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

    Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ELEMENTAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ELEMENTAIL.

    Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

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

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Usurper

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.

    2024Strategy6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Master of Piece

    WHY THIS

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

    Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dream of Corpse Lady

    WHY THIS

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

    Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Isle of Swaps

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyones dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ELEMENTAIL.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ELEMENTAIL

What games are most similar to ELEMENTAIL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ELEMENTAIL are Spinja, Forge the Fates, Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast.
Who developed ELEMENTAIL?
ELEMENTAIL was developed by banjihagames and published by STORYTACO.

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 ELEMENTAIL.

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