Games like Hieroglyphika
If Hieroglyphika is your kind of game, the closest matches are Golden Krone Hotel, Soulash and Tales of Maj'Eyal — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its brutal difficulty rewards mastery, challenging and contemplative. 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 Hieroglyphika: Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.
Players who liked Hieroglyphika also play
Steam players who put hours into Hieroglyphika 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.
Golden Krone Hotel
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hieroglyphika.
Top pick for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Soulash
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Hieroglyphika.
Second-strongest match for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Eat the villagers, murder bunnies, milk cows, or exterminate gods! Soulash is a traditional, turn-based roguelike where your goal is to consume the souls of the living, conquer the vast fantasy world and decide its fate.
Tales of Maj'Eyal
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hieroglyphika.
Third-strongest match for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Vulture for NetHack
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hieroglyphika.
Ranked #4 for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Vulture for NetHack is an isometric graphical interface for the roguelike engine: NetHack.
Dungeons of Dredmor
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Hieroglyphika.
Ranked #6 for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Hieroglyphika.
Ranked #7 for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a traditional roguelike dungeon crawler that's simple to start but hard to master! Every game is a unique challenge, with six different heroes, randomized levels and enemies, and hundreds of items to collect and use.
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Hieroglyphika.
Ranked #8 for Hieroglyphika fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hieroglyphika
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Spelunky
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Hieroglyphika.
Reviewers of Hieroglyphika cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Hieroglyphika.
Reviewers of Hieroglyphika cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Legend of Zero
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hieroglyphika cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hieroglyphika at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
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.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
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.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hieroglyphika on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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!
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
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.
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.
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.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from M. Hanka
Other recommendable Steam games by M. Hanka, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Cat Games
WHY THIS
Another title from M. Hanka, the studio behind Hieroglyphika.
Do you like cats? Then this is the purrfect game for you!
Voodoo Garden
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Hieroglyphika.
Another title from M. Hanka, the studio behind Hieroglyphika.
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
Puzzle Dating
WHY THIS
Another title from M. Hanka, the studio behind Hieroglyphika.
Hello! I'm a matchmaking game.
Mermaid Colony
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Hieroglyphika.
Another title from M. Hanka, the studio behind Hieroglyphika. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
Mermaid Colony is an atmospheric survival strategy game. You're granted godlike powers to guide the mermaids in a battle between light and darkness.
Frequently asked about Hieroglyphika
- How much does Hieroglyphika cost?
- Hieroglyphika is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hieroglyphika?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hieroglyphika are Golden Krone Hotel, Soulash, Tales of Maj'Eyal.
- Who developed Hieroglyphika?
- Hieroglyphika was developed by M. Hanka and published by Liu Lidan.
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 Hieroglyphika.
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