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Games like The History of Everything

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to The History of Everything for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The History of Everything also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About The History of Everything: A historical TCG in the tradition of Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering. Craft a deck from unlikely combinations of your favourite figures from across history. No grind, no microtransactions; everyone has all the cards. Play with friends: chat freely, share your decks, and compete to be the best!

StrategyIndieWindowsby Connel Allison
The History of Everything — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Dragon Evo — Steam game cover

    Dragon Evo

    Top pick for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    A fantasy themed card game and deckbuilder with elements from RPGs and strategy games. Manage resources, utilize strategic placement and use additional building cards, event cards and action cards to win. Single player, online ranked or unranked - play with or without your friends.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Gambetto — Steam game cover

    Gambetto

    Second-strongest match for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    Gambetto is a fast-paced PvP card game that fuses chess tactics with deep deck-building. Command pieces on a 5×5 board, create clever combos, and outsmart opponents. Play competitively or craft custom game modes for endless strategic variety.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
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    Magic: The Gathering Arena — Steam game cover

    Magic: The Gathering Arena

    Third-strongest match for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!

    2023StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    KARDS - The WW2 Card Game — Steam game cover

    KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    Ranked #4 for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Artifact — Steam game cover

    Artifact

    Ranked #5 for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.

    2018StrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Duelyst — Steam game cover

    Duelyst

    Ranked #6 for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!

    2016StrategyIndieFree To PlaySteam ↗
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    Fable Fortune — Steam game cover

    Fable Fortune

    Ranked #7 for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    A collectible card game that combines the iconic world and characters of the Fable series with fast-paced tactical gameplay. Choose between Good and Evil to alter your special abilities and even the cards in your deck. Compete in leagues and events, or take on a boss with a friend in co-operative mode.

    2018StrategyFree To PlaySteam ↗
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    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game — Steam game cover

    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

    Ranked #8 for The History of Everything fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!

    2020StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    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 ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    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 ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Looker — Steam game cover

    The Looker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover

    Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about The History of Everything

Does The History of Everything have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The History of Everything supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to The History of Everything?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The History of Everything are Dragon Evo, Gambetto, Magic: The Gathering Arena.
Who developed The History of Everything?
The History of Everything was developed by Connel Allison.

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 The History of Everything.

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