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Games like Undawning: The New Moon

If Undawning: The New Moon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten, Dark Deity 2 and Elsia War — 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 Undawning: The New Moon: Everyone, at least once, dreams of becoming a hero. But what does it truly mean to be one? Help Cassius confront his doubts and ideals in his journey to become the kind of hero he once admired in this turn-based Pixel RPG.

ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Caeli Studios
Undawning: The New Moon — Steam game cover

Players who liked Undawning: The New Moon also play

Steam players who put hours into Undawning: The New Moon 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. Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Undawning: The New Moon.

    War looms, and your allies need you. Fight your way through strife and turmoil on both sides of a conflict that threatens the continent of Hibera in this Strategy RPG, featuring a sweeping story, memorable characters, classic weapon triangle combat, and stakes with irreversible consequences.

    StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Elsia War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Join the fight to end the never-ending struggle of the Elsia continent. In this classic SRPG, enhance your units' strength with limited resources and achieve victory. Your choices throughout the game will impact relationships, life and death, and the starting forces and plot progression.

    2023StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Boundless AI Fantasy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Roleplay with AI-driven characters, command turn‑based tactical battles on an isometric grid, create expansive campaigns, customize worlds, characters, and spells, and experience dynamic narratives shaped by your choices.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

    2025AdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Undawning: The New Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Undawning: The New Moon.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Undawning: The New Moon.

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Undawning: The New Moon.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dark Deity 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

    2025AdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dark Deity

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Undawning: The New Moon.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Undawning: The New Moon

What games are most similar to Undawning: The New Moon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Undawning: The New Moon are Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten, Dark Deity 2, Elsia War.
Who developed Undawning: The New Moon?
Undawning: The New Moon was developed by Caeli Studios.

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 Undawning: The New Moon.

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