Games like Tales of Kathay
If Tales of Kathay is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gears of Phantasm: Destiny Tailored(Act I), Tuoni and Sunken Souls — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tales of Kathay: Tales of Kathay is a tactical turn-based RPG where every world is born from centuries of simulated history. Explore ruined kingdoms, join faction wars, craft your path through a living sandbox, and return generations later to see the mark your choices left behind.
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Gears of Phantasm: Destiny Tailored(Act I)
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A classic story with fun exploration, an RPG like nothing you remembered. Familiar gameplay with new twists, building your Warriors into Legends.
Tuoni
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A turn-based Roguelike RPG set in a mythic northern wilderness. Explore procedurally generated lands, battle eerie folkloric creatures, and craft powerful builds on your journey to the land of the dead. Experiment with diverse playstyles in a richly tactical, old-school inspired adventure.
Sunken Souls
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A modern spin on a classic RPG, built around mining, danger, discovery, and replayability. Players explore procedurally generated caves, dig for treasure, fight monsters, avoid traps, and discover artifacts, weapons, gems, and upgrades that change each run.
Pawsecuted
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A brutal, slightly absurd tactical survival RPG. Play a rabbit escaping a koala-run convict camp in a procedurally generated, post-human apocalyptic world. Battle emus and hire kangaroo mercenaries. Scavenge supplies, gather and trade materials, recruit followers and rebuild society.
Of Blades & Tails
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Lost Scavenger
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Tales of Kathay.
How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.
Wartales
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Soulash 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tales of Kathay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Tales of Kathay.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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 Tales of Kathay.
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.
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 Tales of Kathay.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Of Blades & Tails
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
A turn-based RPG that is action-oriented but rewards a thoughtful approach. Explore a fantastic land populated by different animal tribes. Follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Develop your character and gain powerful equipment.
Wartales
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Soulash 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Tales of Kathay.
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Frequently asked about Tales of Kathay
- What games are most similar to Tales of Kathay?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales of Kathay are Gears of Phantasm: Destiny Tailored(Act I), Tuoni, Sunken Souls.
- Who developed Tales of Kathay?
- Tales of Kathay was developed by Jouwee.
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 Tales of Kathay.
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