Games like Primus
If Primus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bloodgrounds, The Last Spell and Expeditions: Rome — 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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Players who liked Primus also play
Steam players who put hours into Primus 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.
Bloodgrounds
WHY THIS
Top pick for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Expeditions: Rome
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Primus.
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Those Who Rule
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Ranked #4 for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
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?
Depth of Extinction
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Ranked #5 for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
The Iron Oath
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Ranked #7 for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Primus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
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.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Primus.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Primus.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Primus.
a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
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.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Primus.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
![We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1103210/header.jpg?t=1563495717)
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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.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Those Who Rule
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
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?
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Primus.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Frequently asked about Primus
- What games are most similar to Primus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Primus are Bloodgrounds, The Last Spell, Expeditions: Rome.
- Who developed Primus?
- Primus was developed by Ethan Clarke and published by Stone & Steel.
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 Primus.
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