Games like Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters
If Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten, Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix and Canvas City — 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 Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters: Summon an army of Monster Girls to face your enemies in strategic battles! Defeat the Dark Lord's minions and expand your collection with cool, fierce and cute Monster Girls of all variety in this "Capsule Monsters" inspired game!
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Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten
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Top pick for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
War looms, and your allies need you. Fight your way through strife and turmoil on both sides of a conflict that threatens the continent of Hibera in this Strategy RPG, featuring a sweeping story, memorable characters, classic weapon triangle combat, and stakes with irreversible consequences.
Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix
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Second-strongest match for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
How many times are you willing to die for revenge? Rise from the ashes to uncover a divine conspiracy in this Roguelite Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Lead an ever-growing team on a continent-spanning quest, fight tactical turn-based battles, and synergize your skills for decisive victory.
Canvas City
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Third-strongest match for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
Canvas City is a turn-based tactics RPG of rebellion on roller skates. Lead a crew of skaters and street artists rising up against an oppressive regime. Each map is a battleground and a canvas, where your actions shift control, leave your mark, and shape the city’s future.
Conjurers
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Ranked #4 for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
Defeat the Conjurers. Take their constellations. Conquer the Zodiac. A classic turn-based tactics game where deckbuilding lets players summon Zodiac creatures and hybrids, then steal new constellations by defeating rival Conjurers. Will you become powerful enough to face the Immortal Aquarius?
Cell Command
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Ranked #5 for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
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Ranked #6 for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Fae Tactics
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Ranked #7 for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Super Robot Wars 30
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Ranked #8 for Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
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Grimm's Hollow
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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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
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!
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Conjurers
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
Defeat the Conjurers. Take their constellations. Conquer the Zodiac. A classic turn-based tactics game where deckbuilding lets players summon Zodiac creatures and hybrids, then steal new constellations by defeating rival Conjurers. Will you become powerful enough to face the Immortal Aquarius?
Cell Command
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Fae Tactics
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters.
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Frequently asked about Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters
- What games are most similar to Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters are Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten, Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix, Canvas City.
- Who developed Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters?
- Codex Arcana: Grimoire of Monsters was developed by Updog Software.
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