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Games like Cortesia Rising

If Cortesia Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Meridian, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds and The Iron Oath — 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 Cortesia Rising: Cortesia Rising is a space captain simulator that combines tactical ground combat, crew & ship management, and broadside naval combat in a hand-crafted Sci-Fi universe, developed and self-published by an experienced team of industry veterans and artists.

ActionStrategyAdventureSimulationRPGWindowsby Digital Tinker
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Steam players who put hours into Cortesia Rising 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. Meridian

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    A choice-driven cyberpunk RPG with tactical turn-based combat. Talk, sneak, hack, or fight your way through branching jobs. Solve every job your way, and pay for each upgrade with a piece of who you are.

    2026IndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cortesia Rising.

    On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Iron Oath

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cortesia Rising.

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cortesia Rising.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cortesia Rising.

    Fast-paced tactical combat meets strategic management in this sequel to the acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Take control of either the ancient and deathless Necron legions or the techno-religious acolytes of the Omnissiah, with the fate of a world in your hands.

    2026ActionStrategyRPG35.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Age of Decadence

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

    2015IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Solasta II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cortesia Rising.

    In a Mana-infused land, a dark force led by the enigmatic Shadwyn threatens Neokos. Bring your party of adventurers together across perilous realms in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.2 ruleset. You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Battle Brothers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cortesia Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cortesia Rising.

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Cortesia Rising.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cortesia Rising.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cortesia Rising.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cortesia Rising.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cortesia Rising.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cortesia Rising

What games are most similar to Cortesia Rising?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cortesia Rising are Meridian, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds, The Iron Oath.
Who developed Cortesia Rising?
Cortesia Rising was developed by Digital Tinker.

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