Games like SAMPO
If SAMPO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Into the Crypt, Bibidi Bibidi! and Heatspire — 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 SAMPO: Sampo is a Kalevala-inspired roguelite deckbuilder rooted in Finnish mythology, where you forge powerful rune combos, battle mythical creatures, and quest through a world of ancient magic to claim the legendary Sampo.
Players who liked SAMPO also play
Steam players who put hours into SAMPO 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.
Into the Crypt
WHY THIS
Top pick for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with SAMPO.
Immerse yourself in solo or co-op first-person deckbuilding where cards are your only weapon. Build complex synergies and use cards to physically unlock doors, chests, and interact with the environment while fighting to survive the crypt's powerful and strange enemies.
Bibidi Bibidi!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Bibidi Bibidi! is a whimsical deckbuilder where your wizard shouts whatever spell you conjure up. Every card has 3 components that you combine in your spellbook for unique effects. Mix and match incantations like sim-sala-bim and abra-kadabra to zap your way through a dungeon filled with monsters.
Heatspire
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Build devastating chains in this satisfying Connect-Four roguelike. Battle drunk ogres and loud knights, stack run-defining charms, drink powerful brews, and push your luck for explosive combos.
Shanhai Exorcist: Yin-Yang Chronicles
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
One card, two fates. Flip between Yin and Yang faces to change both cost and effect, read enemy intents, and turn defense, setup, and burst into one decisive sequence. Build around Sword, Five Phases, Summoning, or Karma in a Chinese-mythology roguelike deckbuilder.
Folklore War Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
The folklore war. Build a deck, pick a folklore, and settle the fights the legends never had. A roguelike deckbuilder about dying, rebuilding, and one more run.
Ludaro
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.
Souls on the Line
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with SAMPO.
Summon and command mystical Souls in order to thwart the plans of a kingdom obsessed with dark magic in this tactical roguelike deckbuilder.
Soulsworn
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
A Yu-Gi-Oh!-inspired roguelike where you fuse any two monsters and create your own custom cards. No mana, no restrictions: combo off, break boards, and OTK your way out of hell.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SAMPO.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SAMPO.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SAMPO.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 SAMPO.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SAMPO.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SAMPO.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SAMPO.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SAMPO.
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.
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Frequently asked about SAMPO
- What games are most similar to SAMPO?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SAMPO are Into the Crypt, Bibidi Bibidi!, Heatspire.
- Who developed SAMPO?
- SAMPO was developed by Revontuli Games.
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 SAMPO.
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