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Games like Ancient Adventure

If Ancient Adventure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warriors of the End, Risen Blade and Eisen — 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 Ancient Adventure: Evil has taken over the world. Equip your Weapon of Choice and venture forth. Journey out into the world to avenge your predecessors. Survive the hordes of monsters, seek out to extinguish the source of all Evil, so that one day, your people may finally live in peace.

2026ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby James H. Van der Meulen
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  1. Warriors of the End

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Warriors of the End is a fast-paced tower-defense horde-battler roguelike. Defend the Princess against enemy hordes by strategically positioning and upgrading your towers, customize unique characters with deadly weapons and spells, discover mindblowing synergies and create game-breaking builds!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Risen Blade

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ancient Adventure.

    Smash the Dudes. Risen Blade is a fast-paced hack and slash roguelike where you chain brutal combos, carve through endless enemies, and forge powerful builds across unique classes.

    2026ActionRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Eisen

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Eisen is a strategic action roguelite. Evolve your weapons through branching trees, combine them with artifacts to craft broken builds, and use your dash to weave through endless swarms and evade complex boss patterns.

    2026ActionIndieRPG1.19 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mighty X Arms

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Mighty X Arms is a roguelike survivor inspired by Brotato, featuring collectible weapon-creatures called Arms. Build your loadout, upgrade them, and mow down enemy swarms to survive.

    2026ActionIndieRPG4.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Army of Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Wage war against massive hordes of orcs, undead and demons in this survival roguelite. Upgrade and combine epic weapons and talents. Enlist an army to fight alongside you. Embrace the chaos of the battlefield!

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. BoomScroll

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Evaporate endless hordes of creatures as you scroll your way to freedom! Grab upgrades, build your arsenal, and scroll at the speed of light to make it as far as you can!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Valkyrie Rising: Hordes of Ragnarök

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Carve through the Hordes of Ragnarök in a Bullet Heaven Roguelite inspired by Norse myth. Complete quests mid-run to earn divine blessings, wield the abilities of gods, and forge your path toward the build you want to play.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Demon Lord: Just a Block

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ancient Adventure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Seek revenge on fantasy heroes as a reborn Demon Lord! Dive into this satisfying roguelite action game where the world only moves when you do. Plan your moves step by step or play swiftly with quick dodges and parries, colliding with enemies to land powerful attacks!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie11.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    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 and RPG with Ancient Adventure.

    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 ↗

More from James H. Van der Meulen

Other recommendable Steam games by James H. Van der Meulen, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Victim

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Action and Adventure with Ancient Adventure.

    A game like none other.  Victim invites you into the world of The Ominous Oppression.  A desolate landscape of horrors and mental anguish.  A place where only the mentally strong can survive and overcome the seemingly endless relentless trials of perpetuating devastation.   

    2022ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. First Odium

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares RPG with Ancient Adventure.

    A psychological Turn Based Combat RPG Dungeon Crawling Horror

    2023RPGCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crazy Brain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Action with Ancient Adventure.

    Use perceptive skills and cognition to attempt to gather points, collect an accumulated a score and attempt to exit the stage without failing.

    2023Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Happy Mask

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ancient Adventure.

    This is what it feels like to be enslaved by your own mind. Toxic happiness and the brutal reality of a world that cannot be argued away. Step into the backward flipside of a perspective of being mocked and rediculed by blind observers that subscribe to the way of the mob.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Knowledge of Hermit

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Action and Adventure with Ancient Adventure.

    A puzzle solving, dungeon crawling, action adventure, role playing game.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TVS Sample Box

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    An evolving app with random surprising updates.

    2023IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Drone Break

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Adventure.

    Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dissociative

    WHY THIS

    Another title from James H. Van der Meulen, the studio behind Ancient Adventure. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ancient Adventure.

    Enter this dark fantasy nightmare adventure game. Spanning a vast unpredictable mindscape of over 2000 unique areas. Answer perplexing questions, gain abilities, power ups and transfer between dark and light worlds in this seemingly endless dreamscape.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG6.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ancient Adventure

What games are most similar to Ancient Adventure?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Adventure are Warriors of the End, Risen Blade, Eisen.
Who developed Ancient Adventure?
Ancient Adventure was developed by James H. Van der Meulen and published by Trash Vomit Studios.

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 Ancient Adventure.

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