Games like Shell of the coward
If Shell of the coward is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forsworn, Nilia and Feywood Wanderers — 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.
Step into a realm torn by divine conflict where every defeat is just another beginning in this rogue lite, turn-based tactics adventure where no hero fights alone. Build powerful synergies to overcome unforgiving battles and defy fate in a world controlled by the gods.
Nilia
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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.
Nilia is a turn-based Roguelike game. You can choose to play up to four characters at the same time. Each character can evolve with lots of abilities, skills and spells. You also rely on various items that you will find on your way.
Feywood Wanderers
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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.
Explore the Feywood as you defeat enemies in tactical, turn-based battles. Find loot, abilities, secrets and meet helpful denizens of the forest as you delve deeper, customize your character with a great variety of classes, races, and equipment in this highly replayable extraction roguelike.
Beneath the Grinning Nodes
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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.
Beneath the Grinning Nodes is a hardcore turn-based tactical game. No leveling up. Here, progression means deprivation. Each node inflicts a curse, permanently weakening you. As you wither, enemies laugh louder. Rise from your coffin. Prove yourself.
Swords and Sandals 3 Redux
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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.
A legend returns! The beloved classic Swords and Sandals 3 is back, re-forged in glory! Step back into the Gladiae Ultratus once more and prepare to take on the greatest gladiators in all Brandor. It's the hardest, most metal gladiator game ever made.
Deified
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Ranked #6 for Shell of the coward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
Rogue Fable IV
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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.
Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.
Cell Command
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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.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
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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.
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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.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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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.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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- 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, Nilia, Feywood Wanderers.
- Who developed Shell of the coward?
- Shell of the coward was developed by Jacquey Arthur.
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