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Games like Ethral

If Ethral is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hack and Slime, The Slormancer and Wyvia — 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 Ethral: Play as a young hero in a retro pixel top-down adventure: explore the land of Ethral, find secrets, conquer dark dungeons, and collect shards to restore the Ethral Pendant to defeat the Pirate King!

2026ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Vessel Interactive Studio
Ethral — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ethral also play

Steam players who put hours into Ethral 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. Hack and Slime

    WHY THIS

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

    What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Slormancer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ethral fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ethral.

    Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Wyvia

    WHY THIS

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

    Wyvia is an open world 3D action RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Save your world from a monstrous invasion. Choose from 10 classes customizing them with a robust cross-class skill system, craft and upgrade tons of weapons, explore dungeons battling a variety of enemies, and defeat terrifying bosses!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 1428: Shadows over Silesia

    WHY THIS

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

    Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™

    WHY THIS

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

    From Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker is an action RPG in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas, a mage now freed from years in captivity. Wield the chains that once bound you and liberate Demacia from the Mageseekers' tyranny.

    2023ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

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

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Hammerwatch II

    WHY THIS

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

    Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated world like never before. Aid King Roland’s resistance while helping villagers along the way. Battle beasts, finish off hordes of the undead, and face the forces of evil.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hammerwatch

    WHY THIS

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

    A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ethral.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Wyvia

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ethral.

    Wyvia is an open world 3D action RPG inspired by classic JRPGs. Save your world from a monstrous invasion. Choose from 10 classes customizing them with a robust cross-class skill system, craft and upgrade tons of weapons, explore dungeons battling a variety of enemies, and defeat terrifying bosses!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 1428: Shadows over Silesia

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ethral.

    Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Last Epoch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ethral.

    Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ethral

What games are most similar to Ethral?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ethral are Hack and Slime, The Slormancer, Wyvia.
Who developed Ethral?
Ethral was developed by Vessel Interactive Studio.

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 Ethral.

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