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Games like Against the Horde

If Against the Horde is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crown of Petals, Triad: Elemental Saga and Wyldernook — 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 Against the Horde: A PvE roguelike deckbuilder where you can customise your deck with thousands of unique cards. Upgrade, draft, and buy new cards to field a respectable army on unique battlefields that favour tactical movement and card play. Master the five factions and stand Against the Horde.

2026StrategyIndieWindows · Linuxby Sandworm Entertainment
Against the Horde — Steam game cover

Players who liked Against the Horde also play

Steam players who put hours into Against the Horde 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. Crown of Petals

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Against the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Against the Horde.

    A unique fusion of deckbuilding and grand strategy! Command 6 distinct races across procedurally generated lands. Construct tactical fortresses, draft powerful cards, and outmaneuver rival nations through dynamic diplomacy or brutal warfare to claim the Crown!

    StrategySteam ↗
  2. Triad: Elemental Saga

    WHY THIS

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

    A tactical card battler with dynamic decks. Pick three heroes, each channeling Fire, Water, Earth, or Air, each chasing a personal quest. Complete in-match quests to earn resources, and unlock epic items and spells from your Archives.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Wyldernook

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a deck around a powerful Champion and outsmart up to 3 opponents in a free multiplayer trading card game.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Silent Mainland

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Against the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Against the Horde.

    Silent Mainland is a Roguelike deck-builder mixing positioning and board tactics on a 5×12 battlefield. Every card is a life-or-death choice. As monster waves surge like a tide, only sharp positioning and smart deckbuilding carve a path to survival.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Rookspell

    WHY THIS

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

    Rookspell is a roguelike chess deckbuilder where tactical positioning meets chaotic card play. Outmaneuver your opponents with grandmaster strategy or break the board entirely with powerful card combos. Win through pure skill or draft an unstoppable play. The choice is yours!

    2026StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Deckrage

    WHY THIS

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

    A grim single-player card-based tactical RPG where you assemble a party of four heroes, chart dangerous expeditions, and survive brutal battles by managing formation, stress, and resources.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Evocation

    WHY THIS

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

    Evocation is a card game with unique gameplay, high interactivity, and deep mechanics. It includes a roguelike PvE mode and an online PvP mode without in-app purchases. Draw and maintain your magical circle, freely trade and craft equipment, and purge the heretics along the pilgrimage path.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Sunyata CCG

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Against the Horde fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Against the Horde.

    Sunyata is a tactical, action‑packed card game where you command fantastical creatures in Earth's magical future. Ride dragons, summon the undead, and evolve magical beasts in duels that reward creative deckbuilding and adaptive strategy.

    2027StrategySteam ↗

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 Against the Horde.

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree 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 Against the Horde.

    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. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

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

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Against the Horde

What games are most similar to Against the Horde?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Against the Horde are Crown of Petals, Triad: Elemental Saga, Wyldernook.
Who developed Against the Horde?
Against the Horde was developed by Sandworm Entertainment.

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 Against the Horde.

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