Games like Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns
If Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hear My Cult, Match In Peace and Aestheta — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns: The legendary medieval strategy adventure has returned – enhanced for a new generation of knights. Conquer provinces, raise armies, storm castles, and influence the balance of power through bold strategy and action moments.
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Hear My Cult
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Top pick for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
Build a Cult. Command an Army. Earn the Favor of Ancient Gods. Recruit followers, summon terrifying creatures, perform forbidden rituals, and forge a different army every run in this dark fantasy roguelite.
Match In Peace
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Second-strongest match for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
Match in Peace is a pair-matching roguelike. Match monster pairs hiding inside cursed tombstones and unleash powerful effects upon your enemies. Collect monsters, Stone cards, statues and potions to help you score more points against your enemies.
Aestheta
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Third-strongest match for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
Night Vigil
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Ranked #4 for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
Come and hunt the monsters of the night! Destroy waves of monsters and welcome the dawn of victory!
Zombie Self-Cultivation
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Ranked #5 for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
An extraordinary post-apocalyptic adventure. Play as a girl who controls zombies. Use this power as both weapon and key, strategically command the undead to solve puzzles, overcome dangers, and uncover the truth behind her brother's disappearance.
Dark Ruins
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Ranked #6 for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
Top-down RTS: Collect genes/gear, train warriors into 4-person squads, explore ruins and unlock secrets. Old maps persist; focus on progression to defeat all foes. Enemies drain SAN—use consumables wisely. Mix tactics for bursts; endless builds via loot, traits & 3-choice skills.
PESKY ORCS!
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Ranked #7 for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
In "Pesky Orcs!" you take part in medieval fantasy battles between ancient foes: Orcs and humans. Dive into a unique mix of Autobattler, RTS and Roguelike in real retro pixelart fashion!
Kingdom Heroes 8
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Ranked #8 for Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
The " Kingdom Heroes" series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. The latest sequel, " Kingdom Heroes 8", will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms.
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Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
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.
Disfigure
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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!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
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.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
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.
Tails Noir: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
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!
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Moonring
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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- What games are most similar to Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns are Hear My Cult, Match In Peace, Aestheta.
- Who developed Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns?
- Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns was developed by Black Tower Basement and published by Nordcurrent Labs.
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