Games like Castle of the Zephyr
If Castle of the Zephyr is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nilia, Ad Iterum and Shell of the coward — 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 Castle of the Zephyr: Castle of the Zephyr is a spiritual remake of the classic roguelike Castle of the Winds. Explore procedurally generated dungeons and hand-crafted ruins, master spellbook magic, manage weight-and-bulk inventory, build your classless hero, and race against time to stop an ancient evil from awakening.
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Nilia
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Top pick for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Nilia is a turn-based Roguelike game. You can choose to play up to four characters at the same time. Each character can evolve with lots of abilities, skills and spells. You also rely on various items that you will find on your way.
Ad Iterum
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Second-strongest match for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Ad Iterum is a turn-based top-down 2D roguelike set in a decaying, ever-shifting world. Flesh is fragile, but you can hack it. Enhance your body, embrace mutations, or form ancient blood pacts. Descend into the depths, scavenge what’s left of humanity, and crawl back...if you can. Kill. Die. Repeat.
Shell of the coward
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Third-strongest match for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Shell of the Coward is a turn-based roguelike/RPG where you must escort the Anathema you've sworn to protect through a perilous dungeon without ever looking back.
Endless Roll
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Ranked #4 for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Your dice are your health in this endless survival roguelite. Pick a lane, manage wounds and corruption, draft omens, climb the leaderboard, and push for one more floor.
Forsworn
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Ranked #5 for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Step into a realm torn by divine conflict where every defeat is just another beginning in this rogue lite, turn-based tactics adventure where no hero fights alone. Build powerful synergies to overcome unforgiving battles and defy fate in a world controlled by the gods.
Rift Wizard 3
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Ranked #6 for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.
Feywood Wanderers
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Ranked #7 for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Explore the Feywood as you defeat enemies in tactical, turn-based battles. Find loot, abilities, secrets and meet helpful denizens of the forest as you delve deeper, customize your character with a great variety of classes, races, and equipment in this highly replayable extraction roguelike.
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos
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Ranked #8 for Castle of the Zephyr fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. Journey into the ever changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.
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Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Castle of the Zephyr.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Limbus Company
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
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Frequently asked about Castle of the Zephyr
- What games are most similar to Castle of the Zephyr?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castle of the Zephyr are Nilia, Ad Iterum, Shell of the coward.
- Who developed Castle of the Zephyr?
- Castle of the Zephyr was developed by Victory Monument Studios.
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 Castle of the Zephyr.
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