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Games like SAMPO

If SAMPO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bibidi Bibidi!, Heatspire and Folklore War Game — 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 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.

ActionStrategyIndieWindowsby Revontuli Games
SAMPO — Steam game cover

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.

  1. Bibidi Bibidi!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick 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.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Heatspire

    WHY THIS

    Second-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.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Folklore War Game

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match 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.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Soulsworn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 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.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Severwood

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge runes into your beast, chain glyph combos into screen-clearing chaos, and evolve through a cursed dark-fantasy forest. A roguelite deckbuilder where every socket is a choice and every run rewrites your power. Hunt down the Soul Lord. Descend deeper. Die hungrier.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  6. Whispers of Elenrod

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with SAMPO.

    Deck-building meets strategy map exploration. Craft powerful decks. Discover mysterious artifacts on procedurally generated maps. Defeat enemies in turn-based combat and gain experience to evolve your hero. Create your best build…and find all the Whispers of Elenrod!

    2027StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  7. Talespinner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.

    Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Become the Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SAMPO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.

    Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.

    2025StrategyIndie10.19 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 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.

    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 SAMPO.

    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 with SAMPO.

    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 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Bibidi Bibidi!, Heatspire, Folklore War Game.
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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