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Games like Tales of Acilain

If Tales of Acilain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tearscape, Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and 9th Dawn Remake — 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 Tales of Acilain: Explore the ruins of Acilain in this dark top-down action RPG. After losing your arm to the Dark Man, harness spectral energy to manifest a phantom limb. Defeat powerful generals, absorb their spirit essence, and solve intricate Zelda-style puzzles to break a 100-year-old blood curse.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Raven Knepp
Tales of Acilain — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tales of Acilain also play

Steam players who put hours into Tales of Acilain 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. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 9th Dawn Remake

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    Rediscover the magic of the 9th Dawn series with this complete re-imagining of the original game. Venture into a massive 2.5D open world. Explore 45 new dungeons in single-player or online/local co-op, craft weapons, raise pets, play a deck-building card game, and take down the Castle of Maltyr!

    2024ActionAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kingdom of Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    Hunt down nightmarish demons and save the town of Miami, AZ in this 80s-themed, isometric action-RPG. With an expansive, interconnected map and open-ended quests, explore freely while unraveling the main story. Kingdom of Night is a unique blend of coming-of-age drama, cosmic horror, and true love.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Minecraft Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Warhammer: Chaosbane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Moon Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tales of Acilain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Acilain.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Kingdom of Night

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    Hunt down nightmarish demons and save the town of Miami, AZ in this 80s-themed, isometric action-RPG. With an expansive, interconnected map and open-ended quests, explore freely while unraveling the main story. Kingdom of Night is a unique blend of coming-of-age drama, cosmic horror, and true love.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tales of Acilain.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tales of Acilain

Does Tales of Acilain have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tales of Acilain supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Tales of Acilain?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales of Acilain are Tearscape, Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms, 9th Dawn Remake.
Who developed Tales of Acilain?
Tales of Acilain was developed by Raven Knepp and published by One Spark Entertaiment.

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 Tales of Acilain.

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