Games like ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream
If ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crypts Of Carith, Arch Legends and Trials of Tenebrae — 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 ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream: Enter the Great Daqian in a hardcore, tile-based DRPG fusing Eastern cosmic horror with deep strategy. Wield ink as your blade, brave perilous grid-based mazes, and manage your sanity against Void corruption. Forge your path to transcendence and shatter this otherworldly delusion.
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Crypts Of Carith
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Top pick for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Create a party of up to six custom adventurers and descend into the dangerous Crypts of Carith. Explore sewers, forgotten cellars, and ancient tombs, battle deadly creatures, and uncover powerful loot in this classic party-based dungeon crawling RPG built on a familiar D20 system.
Arch Legends
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Second-strongest match for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Arch Legends is a classic RPG full of stories and maps to explore, focused on hunting for treasure and killing monsters. Build your own hero by challenging your limits and join thousands of players on this journey into a dark fantasy world. No micro-transactions! No cash shop!
Trials of Tenebrae
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Third-strongest match for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Master strategic, grid-based combat and customize your party’s equipment, skills, and spells in this turn-based dark fantasy RPG. Gather powerful loot, battle deadly foes, explore a mysterious world, and defeat the evil witch plaguing it.
Rally the Parties
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Ranked #4 for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
A tactical RPG where time only advances while your character is acting. Direct your party while companions follow your orders autonomously, or switch characters to play their role yourself. Recruit NPCs to strengthen your party and descend into the dungeon. A permadeath roguelike RPG.
Skills & Raids
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Ranked #5 for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Party-based Extraction RPG with real-time, ability driven combat. Manage cooldowns and react to enemy mechanics. Loot resources to complete quests and craft powerful gear. Combine skills & create unique builds. The world has fallen into the grasp of a creature that erases everything, even thoughts.
War of the Damned
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Ranked #6 for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
War of the Damned is a tabletop RPG designed for Game Masters and players to bring their own adventures to life in a world in ruins. An intuitive and friendly experience, ideal for those looking to dive into the action without barriers.
Together in Battle
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Ranked #7 for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!
King Arthur: Legion IX
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Ranked #8 for ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Dive into a unique blend of turn-based tactics and character-centric RPGs. Lead the skilled Roman tribune Gaius Julius Mento as he navigates through the dark fantasy realm of Avalon.
Free alternatives
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
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.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Tails Noir: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
The Supper
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
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Frequently asked about ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream
- What games are most similar to ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream are Crypts Of Carith, Arch Legends, Trials of Tenebrae.
- Who developed ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream?
- ALAYA: Tale of the Gloomy Dream was developed by Alaya Seed.
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