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Games like Maple Blade

If Maple Blade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Depthloot, Ad Iterum and Immortal Wayfarer — 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 Maple Blade: Explore a haunted forest and rescue the neighbor's cat! A grid-based exploration game where you chop your way through the woods, fight off restless spirits, solve little puzzles, and help the townsfolk. Every playthrough is different-- cut your own path and relax in a serene autumn world.

2026StrategyIndieAdventureRPGCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Trav Root
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Players who liked Maple Blade also play

Steam players who put hours into Maple Blade 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. Depthloot

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Maple Blade.

    Depthloot is a compact dungeon extraction roguelite about greed, risk, and a backpack that’s always too small. Descend into the ruins, light up the darkness, loot treasures, battle enemies, and make it out alive - or everything you’ve found will be left behind in the depths.

    StrategyAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Ad Iterum

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Immortal Wayfarer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    Immortal Wayfarer is an endlessly replayable yet forgiving dungeon crawler RPG. Enemies only move when you do, you can rewind each step, and easily recover lost gear. Restore peace on your terms!

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. My Only Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    Assemble your squad in My Only Heroes, a roguelite deckbuilder where your deck is your Heroes. Start each run with random recruits, then brave shifting dungeons to unlock legendary Main Heroes with superior stats. Stack equipment for awesome combos and survive to reach Mayhem Mountain!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Voyage Router

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    The further you go, the more the universe turns against you. Voyage Router is a navigation-driven roguelike strategy game where you explore dimensional oceans, chart optimal paths, and risk everything for a greater haul.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. 4Born

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    A tactical roguelite RPG where every run forces you to adapt. Explore procedural dungeons under fog of war. Learn spells, gain items and forge each of your four heroes into one of many powerful classes. Build your team with what you get and break the game.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Onychomp : Lush journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Run, dig, howl, and devour in this real-time dungeon crawler where hunger and night chase you. Each night, a new mountain awaits. Can you reach the summit before dawn?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. NariNights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Maple Blade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    Experience a fast-paced turn-based dungeon crawler set in a Joseonpunk world. Master grid-based tactical combat where tradition meets steam-powered technology. Navigate procedural dungeons, combine arcane talismans with mechanical gear, and decide the fate of the dynasty.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maple Blade at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Maple Blade.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Maple Blade.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Maple Blade.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Maple Blade.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maple Blade.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maple Blade.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Maple Blade.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Maple Blade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Maple Blade.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Maple Blade.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Maple Blade

How much does Maple Blade cost?
Maple Blade is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Maple Blade?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maple Blade are Depthloot, Ad Iterum, Immortal Wayfarer.
Who developed Maple Blade?
Maple Blade was developed by Trav Root.

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 Maple Blade.

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