Games like Shell of the coward
If Shell of the coward is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forsworn, Dungeon Chess and Undermoon — 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 Shell of the coward: Shell of the Coward is a turn-based roguelike/RPG where you must escort the Anathema you've sworn to protect through a perilous dungeon without ever looking back.
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Forsworn
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Top pick for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Stack game-breaking synergies until your party can slay gods. Command a party of heroes, forge powerful synergies, and level them up across runs in this turn-based tactics roguelite. Battle the gods solo or in co-op, where defeat is just another beginning.
Dungeon Chess
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Second-strongest match for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Dungeon Chess is a turn-based strategy game with roguelike elements where the setting simulates a chessboard.
Undermoon
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Third-strongest match for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
UnderMoon is a dark fantasy turn-based tactical roguelike RPG. Awaken in a strange moonlit town, build your hero, and climb a shifting tower. Read enemy intent, combine weapons, magic, summons, and elemental reactions, defeat deadly bosses, and uncover why everyone was brought to this world.
Of Grit & Graves
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Ranked #4 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
A roguelite turn-based tactical RPG inspired by classic tabletop dungeon crawlers, where strategic thinking meets the thrill of the dice. Command your party in tense tactical grid combat across seven perilous realms to destroy the prismatic dragon and end the curse.
WANE
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Ranked #5 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
WANE is a character-driven tactical roguelite. Lead a band of occultists into Ravelle, a dungeon of dead civilizations reanimated by your past. Keep your party together, survive high-stakes turn-based combat, and bankroll each expedition before your memory wanes.
Beneath the Grinning Dungeon
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Ranked #6 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Every step is a curse; every strike, an erosion! Beneath the Grinning Dungeon is a hardcore turn-based Roguelike RPG. Skills stem from gear, and durability is your armor—every attack chips away your defenses. Reclaim the truth of your past before crumbling beneath the endless grins!
Nexus of the Dead God: The Microcosm
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Ranked #7 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
You will lead a squad—formed solely for the sake of survival—as you continuously push forward across a vast hexagonal map. Recruit companions, adjust your formation, devise tactics, and carve your way out of the Bone-strewn Continent through a series of automatically unfolding battles.
King's Descent
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Ranked #8 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Ten floors down, a hundred kinds of monster, magic, crossbows, and a king who never came back. A turn-based, party-based dungeon crawler in the 8-bit style: name up to four adventurers, then fight, bribe, loot and level your way down. Every descent is new. A party that dies stays dead.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shell of the coward at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~70% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Streets of Rogue
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Priced ~60% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Tower Wizard
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Priced ~70% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~80% under Shell of the coward on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
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.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Saihate Station
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Electoral Carnage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
Tukoni: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Shell of the coward.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Frequently asked about Shell of the coward
- How much does Shell of the coward cost?
- Shell of the coward is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shell of the coward?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shell of the coward are Forsworn, Dungeon Chess, Undermoon.
- Who developed Shell of the coward?
- Shell of the coward was developed by Jacquey Arthur.
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