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Games like Arcane Rift

If Arcane Rift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forever RPG, Crownbreakers and Mira's Journal — 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 Arcane Rift: A 2D pixel art game with challenging turn-based combat and roguelite RPG elements, where you must craft synergistic builds from the random rewards you find along the way, which makes every run unique. Join the Rift Guild and assemble your own strategy to stop the plans of the fearsome Throuzougard.

IndieRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Pixell Games
Arcane Rift — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Arcane Rift 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. Forever RPG

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Embark on a new adventure on every playthrough. Find equipment, meet all sorts of NPCs and battle your way through a short 10 chapter randomised story. A casual retro roguelite RPG you can play forever!

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Crownbreakers

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Tyrants keep the magical city of Cascade in a chokehold. They grow fat by grinding everyone else's soul into profit. ✊ENOUGH! Crash into their districts and build your deck as you push forward. Use your champions and cards to pummel some demonic billionaires in this turn-based card-game brawler.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Mira's Journal

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Comb a deteriorating land, fight enemies in Color-based battles, and reveal what's been forgotten.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Westner Hero 8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

    Westner Hero 8 is a pixel-art card roguelike set in the Wild West. Collect cards, strengthen your character, and combine two cards into a more powerful one. Build your own strategy, face increasingly dangerous enemies, and survive ever-changing adventures.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Dungeon Picnic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Dungeon Picnic is a fusion of RPG and roguelike - Enjoy only the best parts of an RPG. Combine allies and skills to build your own ultimate party. Pick 4 pixel-art heroines and dive into the dungeon!

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Shirohebi and The Tower of Mercy

    WHY THIS

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

    In this roguelite RPG, Nemesis climbs the Tower of Mercy and discovers its secrets. He can meet and team up with other characters, and learn their reasons for climbing the tower. However, he needs to be cautious as he continues, since an entity is taking his strength away.

    2026RPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Terminal Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Lead a group of awakened simulants in their escape from New Damascus, and grant them their dying wish to see the stars in this cyberpunk turn-based tactics roguelike. Fight against hostile simulants and combine powerful abilities with 100+ unique items to create devastating, game-breaking builds.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Pocket Squire: Arena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Arcane Rift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Pocket Squire: Arena is a single-player turn-based combat game built around one simple, punishing structure: 5 themed arenas, 9 fights each, with no rest in between. You play a squire stepping into the arena as one of 18 combat classes, a handful of gold, and a backpack of potions.

    2026RPG4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

    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 ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    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 ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

    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 ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    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 ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcane Rift.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arcane Rift.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arcane Rift

What games are most similar to Arcane Rift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arcane Rift are Forever RPG, Crownbreakers, Mira's Journal.
Who developed Arcane Rift?
Arcane Rift was developed by Pixell Games.

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 Arcane Rift.

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