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Games like King’s Well

If King’s Well is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ludaro, Kingfall and Dungeon Raid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and tense. 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 King’s Well: Turn poker hands into weapons in this dark roguelite deckbuilder. Feed cards into rusted machines for instant attacks, armor, healing, and combos, or save them to build a stronger poker hand as you fight your way out of the King’s Well.

2026Strategy11.99 USDWindows · macOSby Fire Brick Games
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Four distinct characters with different relics and weaponsMultiple difficulty modes and new game plusMultiple viable strategies per characterAtmosphericChallengingTense

Players who liked King’s Well also play

Steam players who put hours into King’s Well 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. Ludaro

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Kingfall

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.

    StrategySteam ↗
  3. Dungeon Raid

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  4. Five More Minutes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Build your deck and strategize to defeat foes as you traverse videogame worlds. Choose between 3 unique starting genres, and combine them to create unstoppable combos! Five more minutes is a love letter to growing up with the emotional support of our best friend: videogames.

    2027StrategySteam ↗
  5. Beards Go Underground

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    The Mining Deckbuilder. Blow up the mountains using explosive card combos! Build your deck, prepare your strategy and BOOM! - call gold and gemstones your own.

    2027StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  6. Relic Reaver

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Relics, poker, and impossible choices at the end of the world: equip your reliquary, loot cursed zones, accept dangerous rituals, and play the best hand you can. You'll fall. You'll learn. You'll come back better.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Rouge's Flush

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Rouge's Flush is a single-player poker roguelike deckbuilder where every hand is a heist. Build your Crew, use Tricks and Upgrades, clear escalating Targets, and carry The Long Con forward for a bigger reward.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ribbit Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for King’s Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Stop the corruption in this strategic turn based deck-builder roguelike. Collect and upgrade dice for your limited deck, discover powerful relics to create game breaking synergies, and navigate unique events on your way to the heart of the swamp.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below King’s Well at current Steam store prices.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with King’s Well.

    Priced ~58% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under King’s Well on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with King’s Well.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

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

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about King’s Well

How much does King’s Well cost?
King’s Well is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to King’s Well?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside King’s Well are Ludaro, Kingfall, Dungeon Raid.
Who developed King’s Well?
King’s Well was developed by Fire Brick 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 King’s Well.

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