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Games like Boli

If Boli is your kind of game, the closest matches are •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist, [Neolithic]To the End and Wizardry: The Five Ordeals — 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 Boli: Boli is a retro-style JRPG with hand-drawn ASCII art. Venture forth into the wilderness to find a cure for a rare disease that is decimating your village.

2026RPGWindows · Linuxby Dragon Dropper
Boli — Steam game cover

Players who liked Boli also play

Steam players who put hours into Boli 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. •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist is a dynamic turn-based RPG. Explore, interact, and solve the mystery of the vanishing of your friend and your shadow!

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. [Neolithic]To the End

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    A modern-day open-world RPG about a secret world. With the help of your companions, some demons, some cats, and any supernatural entities you can bend to your will, all the different ways to solve problems, you may still fail to save the world. Life is simply unfair. But, will you stop trying?

    2021IndieRPGEarly Access6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Welcome to the world of dungeon crawling! The classic dungeon crawler released back in 2006, returns to Steam with improved UI and more.

    2023IndieRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Get To The Gate

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    GetToTheGate is a RPG about a girl that needs to reach the Gate to the world of the living while being extremely scared of monsters. When her fear builds up, she loses her mana and runs to safety. Find a shortcut to bypass the enemies and explore the dungeon from a new location ^_^

    2024ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Delving The Depths

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Escape imprisonment by delving into the caverns below your cell and exploring until your group reaches the surface in this first-person grid-based dungeon crawler with turn-based combat.

    2027RPGSteam ↗
  6. Procemon: You Must Catch Them

    WHY THIS

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

    A retro-style procedurally generated monster collecting RPG. All glitches, all the time.

    2022RPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fight in the Arena by Daniel da Silva

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Boli fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Fight in the Arena is a text-based RPG with an in-depth turn-based combat system.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. LAMBDA end THEORY

    WHY THIS

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

    LAMBDA end THEORY is a cryptic and minimalist RPG. Play as LAMBDA, a strange chara in search of Freedom. Discover SUSTEMA and unlock the secret of the mysterious Architect!

    2022IndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

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

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Dragon Dropper

Other recommendable Steam games by Dragon Dropper, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Into The Inferno

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    A retro-style first-person dungeon crawler RPG where you rescue kidnapped children from an underground demon horde.

    2023RPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Across Kiloparsecs

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli.

    A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crossing The Sands

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Crossing The Sands is a first-person dungeon crawler RPG with turn-based combat and grid-based movement. Explore the vast desert and discover what mysterious forces are behind growing attacks on the Human settlement.

    2024RPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Navigating The Labyrinth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Navigating the Labyrinth is a classic first-person party-based dungeon crawler RPG with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Discover the secrets and riches of the labyrinths, and save your dying city.

    2025RPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Toward The Ice

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Toward The Ice is a classic first-person party-based dungeon crawler RPG with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Venture into the frozen north and help a fair princess rescue her idiot brother from Troll kidnappers.

    2026RPG13.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Solward

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Solward is a science fiction tactical RPG with turn-based combat. After a long space voyage, Kali, Jenna, and Heather have returned home only to find that their planet has been invaded by an alien threat. Lead the resistance and fight to destroy the invaders!

  7. Necromaster

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    The Necromaster rises again! Raise the dead and reclaim your kingdom from the man who murdered you in this turn-based tactical RPG.

  8. Delving The Depths

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dragon Dropper, the studio behind Boli. Shares RPG with Boli.

    Escape imprisonment by delving into the caverns below your cell and exploring until your group reaches the surface in this first-person grid-based dungeon crawler with turn-based combat.

    2027RPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Boli

What games are most similar to Boli?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Boli are •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist, [Neolithic]To the End, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals.
Who developed Boli?
Boli was developed by Dragon Dropper.

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 Boli.

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