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Games like Sketch Tales

Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Sketch Tales for fans of action, 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 Sketch Tales 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. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Sketch Tales: Descend into creative madness with Sketch Tales, a sandbox action RPG where what you draw becomes what you play! Build imaginative worlds, creatures, and weapons and watch your drawings come to life. Share your created worlds and maps with friends and battle it out in multiplayer.

2015ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access1.00 USDWindowsby 8D Studio
Sketch Tales — Steam game cover
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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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    Wytchsun: Elleros Origins — Steam game cover

    Wytchsun: Elleros Origins

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

    Experience the land of Elleros, a complete open world for you to explore in any way you choose. From exploring ancient caves to battling corrupted necromancers, Elleros enables you to play the way you choose. Every 400 years a cataclysm wipes out nearly all life. The last cataclysm was 399 years ago.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.49 USDSteam ↗
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    Lilium — Steam game cover

    Lilium

    Second-strongest match for Sketch Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sketch Tales.

    Lilium is an action role-playing game taking place in a very small, but dense open world. It has a short, interesting main story, several side quests, dungeons and exciting secrets waiting to be discovered. Find your fun by interacting with your surroundings, develop your character, loot everything.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
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    GRAV — Steam game cover

    GRAV

    Third-strongest match for Sketch Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sketch Tales.

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Humanity Lost — Steam game cover

    Humanity Lost

    Ranked #4 for Sketch Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sketch Tales.

    Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    ARK: Survival Evolved — Steam game cover

    ARK: Survival Evolved

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

    Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Savage Lands — Steam game cover

    Savage Lands

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

    Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

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

    Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom

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

    Shiness is an Action-RPG developed by indie development studio Enigami, which will let you travel in a captivating universe doomed to destruction ever since the fragmentation of the planet Mahera...

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sketch Tales

How much does Sketch Tales cost?
Sketch Tales is listed on Steam at 1.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sketch Tales?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sketch Tales are Wytchsun: Elleros Origins, Lilium, GRAV.
Who developed Sketch Tales?
Sketch Tales was developed by 8D Studio.

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