Games like Lia Fail
If Lia Fail is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shardpunk, Ascenders: Beyond the Peak and 時巡る宝石精霊 — 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 Lia Fail: Recruit adventurers, gather resources, and unlock talents. Post on the job board, and adventurers take the quests. Focus on gathering and allocating to manage everything. But at night, fog monsters eye your resources. Watch your adventurers grow from novices to legends.
Players who liked Lia Fail also play
Steam players who put hours into Lia Fail 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.
Shardpunk
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Ascenders: Beyond the Peak
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
ASCENDERS: BEYOND THE PEAK is a turn-based exploration roguelite where survival is vertical. Lead a team of alpinists to recover ancient artifacts from cursed peaks, prepare your expedition, evolve your climbers, master rope mechanics, and face H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horrors within the mountain.
時巡る宝石精霊
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
"Jewel Spirits" is a new type of game that combines turn-based strategy (strategic simulation RPG) with party-building roguelite elements. Build a party of jewel spirits with unique abilities and kick demons to the curb with your own unique composition!
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lia Fail.
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.
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Lia Fail.
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Defend the Rook
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
High Sea Saga DX
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Those Who Rule
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lia Fail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Free alternatives
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lia Fail.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lia Fail.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
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 Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
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. Shares Indie with Lia Fail.
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. Shares Simulation with Lia Fail.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Shardpunk
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lia Fail.
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.
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Lia Fail.
Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.
Defend the Rook
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
High Sea Saga DX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lia Fail.
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Those Who Rule
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Lia Fail.
Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?
Frequently asked about Lia Fail
- What games are most similar to Lia Fail?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lia Fail are Shardpunk, Ascenders: Beyond the Peak, 時巡る宝石精霊.
- Who developed Lia Fail?
- Lia Fail was developed by GAME EMERALDS.
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