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Games like ONIGASHIMA: Awakening

If ONIGASHIMA: Awakening is your kind of game, the closest matches are Triad: Elemental Saga, Deckrage and Swap Bots — 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 ONIGASHIMA: Awakening: A predictive deck-building RPG! Build your strategy from over 300 cards! Form powerful formations with unique animal companions! Master countless combinations and claim overwhelming victories! Your adventure to defeat the ONI begins now!

2026IndieWindowsby SHINKURO VALLEY
ONIGASHIMA: Awakening — Steam game cover

Players who liked ONIGASHIMA: Awakening also play

Steam players who put hours into ONIGASHIMA: Awakening 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. Triad: Elemental Saga

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    A tactical card battler with dynamic decks. Pick three heroes, each channeling Fire, Water, Earth, or Air, each chasing a personal quest. Complete in-match quests to earn resources, and unlock epic items and spells from your Archives.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Deckrage

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    A grim single-player card-based tactical RPG where you assemble a party of four heroes, chart dangerous expeditions, and survive brutal battles by managing formation, stress, and resources.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Swap Bots

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Adapt to the needs of your ever-changing team of robots in this fast-paced, deck-building auto-battler. Combine robots to create the perfect team with the best card synergies before they wear down completely.

    StrategySteam ↗
  4. Eternal Embrace: Lumina's Sunshine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    A turn-based deck-building card game for solo play or co-op with up to four players. Craft and upgrade cards and equipment with materials brought back from dungeons, make the most of your favorite class’s role, and take on increasingly difficult dungeons.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Craftaway: Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    Fight, Strategize, and Power up in this tactical roguelite with progression, equipment, card crafting, and campaigns! DEMO COMING SOON!

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Attack on Hex Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A cute and approachable turn-based deck builder/card battler that combines the battle systems from Tetra Master/Triple Triad and Pokémon. Collect, upgrade, and customize your party to strategically defeat your opponents and save them from the attack on Hex Island.

    2024StrategyRPGCasual4.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Montabi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    Tame, collect, fight! Assemble an unstoppable team of unique Montabi in this Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder. Master their awesome abilities, synergize their strategic strengths and save the city in tactical turn-based combat!

    2026StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Stackmon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ONIGASHIMA: Awakening fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    Stack, train and collect 100+ powerful Stackmon in this creature-collector with a card-stacking twist! Build your camp, challenge rival Scouts in combat and face the mysterious corruption spreading throughout your land.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure11.89 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from SHINKURO VALLEY

Other recommendable Steam games by SHINKURO VALLEY, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lazarus -Side Story of COMRADE FORCE-

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SHINKURO VALLEY, the studio behind ONIGASHIMA: Awakening. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    "LAZARUS" is a BOUKEN action RPG where you freely explore the world while mowing down countless monsters. Strengthen your character with skills and equipment, and aim to defeat the demon king Lazarus! Various dungeons, summoned beasts with mysterious powers, and relics await players in the world.

    2024ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Riseon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SHINKURO VALLEY, the studio behind ONIGASHIMA: Awakening. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    Riseon is an ultra-challenging jumping action game where the protagonist, trapped deep underground, leaps and climbs toward the open sky! With simple controls but extreme difficulty, every jump tests your skill and patience. Can you overcome the brutal challenge and reach the top?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bug Bunny: Discontroll

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SHINKURO VALLEY, the studio behind ONIGASHIMA: Awakening. Shares Indie with ONIGASHIMA: Awakening.

    Trapped in a nightmarish abandoned school, you must control a haunted doll through an unfamiliar system and escape from a terrifying clown in this survival horror adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ONIGASHIMA: Awakening

What games are most similar to ONIGASHIMA: Awakening?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ONIGASHIMA: Awakening are Triad: Elemental Saga, Deckrage, Swap Bots.
Who developed ONIGASHIMA: Awakening?
ONIGASHIMA: Awakening was developed by SHINKURO VALLEY.

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