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Games like Vanguard Valiants

If Vanguard Valiants is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZeroSpace, Hear My Cult and BOKOSUKA WARS II — 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 Vanguard Valiants: Reclaim the lands taken by the Zahar. Build and lead armies to recover the villages seized by the enemy. Acquire better weapons and manage your soldiers throughout the liberation campaign.

2026ActionStrategyRPGWindows · Linuxby P. Amezcua
Vanguard Valiants — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Vanguard Valiants 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. ZeroSpace

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie35.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hear My Cult

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    Build a Cult. Command an Army. Earn the Favor of Ancient Gods. Recruit followers, summon terrifying creatures, perform forbidden rituals, and forge a different army every run in this dark fantasy roguelite.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. BOKOSUKA WARS II

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Vanguard Valiants.

    Bokosuka Wars won the 1984 ASCII Software Contest; a pioneering simulation RPG. This sequel by the original creator features ideas and systems not realized on the original. Two-Player Co-op play recommended!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Ablight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    Ablight is a classic real-time strategy game set in an alternate universe where diesel, cyberpunk and medieval aesthetics meet. Join the rebellion against the zealotic Inquisition, who have been mankinds scourge for hundreds of years and fight a war for survival. Freedom is within reach!

    StrategySteam ↗
  5. The Universe of Death

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    Hand-drawn isometric Diablo style rogue like with Elden Ring style controls, and it's also a tower defense. Level up in run to try new skills and builds, level up between runs to increase your stats to begin each run stronger. Acquire loot and give old loot to your towers and mercenaries.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    Go from alone in the forest, to leading your army to victory! Choose your weapons and level up to unlock new skills, kill enemies to earn loot and gold, and construct a village to raise an army. The open world is full of enemies and villages, all of which are ready for combat.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 问道长歌

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Vanguard Valiants.

    “没有挂机,没有轻松——国风硬核修仙,胜者飞升!”踏入《 问道长歌》,进入一个真正的残酷修仙世界!没有自动寻路,也没有满屏逼氪,一切靠操作与策略说话。探索上古遗迹、夺取神秘法宝、与仙魔妖兽殊死搏斗——弱者被淘汰,强者独占巅峰。真实战斗、残酷争夺、自由冒险,这里只有敢于挑战极限的修仙者才能飞升成仙,体验硬核非凡修仙!

    2026ActionStrategyAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Zombie Party 丧尸派对

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Vanguard Valiants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Vanguard Valiants.

    "Zombie Party" is an anti-superhero-themed strategy game. You need to play the role of a chaotic ability user GRAVEDIGGER, and use your super power to summon the zombie army to destroy the land that is governed by the government and the PARLIAMENT OF FIVE, The established order of power.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vanguard Valiants.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Vanguard Valiants.

    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 ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vanguard Valiants.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vanguard Valiants.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

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  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vanguard Valiants.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Vanguard Valiants.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Vanguard Valiants.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Vanguard Valiants.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vanguard Valiants

What games are most similar to Vanguard Valiants?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vanguard Valiants are ZeroSpace, Hear My Cult, BOKOSUKA WARS II.
Who developed Vanguard Valiants?
Vanguard Valiants was developed by P. Amezcua.

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