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Games like Swope

If Swope is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tower's Gambit, MataOno and Cascadral — 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 Swope: Descend into Swope, a Minesweeper roguelike deckbuilder. Unearth esoteric technologies, forge explosive synergies in the ultimate balance of risk and reward.

StrategyIndieCasualWindowsby Jacob Makes Games
Swope — Steam game cover

Players who liked Swope also play

Steam players who put hours into Swope 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. Tower's Gambit

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    A card-based roguelike where every flip could be your fortune — or your doom. Descend a pyramid of cards, dodge deadly matches, play face cards at the perfect moment, and risk your score against 10 brutal boss towers. No two runs are the same.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. MataOno

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    You've never rolled big ones quite like this. MataOno is a chaotic dice roguelike deckbuilder about assembling dice and building combos that massively cascade out of control. Pair item effects to stack your multipliers and turn single-digit rolls into numbers that can't even fit on your screen.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Cascadral

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    Cascadral is a Solitaire Roguelike where every run lets you bend the rules, build game-breaking combos, and discover powerful synergies across more than 200 unique cards and abilities. Can you appease the demon gods that hold you captive?

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. One Last Draw

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Swope.

    One Last Draw is a tense roguelike card game where you gamble with bomb‑type cards. Uncover game‑changing cards and chips, bend the odds with items — and know when to quit before you lose everything!

    2026StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  5. Zoominoes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    Build the ultimate Zoo in this number-go-up roguelike deckbuilder. Find powerful mythical animals, boost them with snacks, and even manipulate the board itself. Break the game by scoring millions (and more) with insane combos.

    2026StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. It's time, Your Majesty

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    This is a DBG Game! By choosing various cards to add to the deck, your majesty needs to make wise decisions to cope with the effects of different years and dynastic changes. This huge and beautiful country is on your shoulder. Long live your majesty!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Roll

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    Roll Dice. Get Dopamine. Roll is a highly replayable, deeply strategic, and ultra satisfying dicebuilding game!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Swope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swope.

    A unique incremental idle clicker where you flip cards to earn money, grow your hand, buy new decks, unlock powerful upgrades, discover new cards, and more. Can you defeat the Jester and escape the carnival?

    2025StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck 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 Casual with Swope.

    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 with Swope.

    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. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Swope

What games are most similar to Swope?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Swope are Tower's Gambit, MataOno, Cascadral.
Who developed Swope?
Swope was developed by Jacob Makes 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 Swope.

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