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Games like Tears of Avia

If Tears of Avia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs and FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its colorful character designs, skill animations are enjoyable and atmospheric. 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 Tears of Avia: Tears of Avia is a turn-based strategy and tactics RPG set in the beautiful world of Estera. As a Seeker, journey through war-torn environments and build your party to save the world from its horrible fate.

2020StrategyRPG14.99 USDMetacritic 56Windowsby CooCooSqueaky Games
Tears of Avia — Steam game cover
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Colorful character designsOverpowered equipment enables one shottingSkill animations are enjoyableAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Tears of Avia also play

Steam players who put hours into Tears of Avia 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. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tears of Avia.

    Top pick for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Tears of Avia.

    Second-strongest match for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Third-strongest match for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.

    2025StrategyRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Ranked #4 for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.

    2014RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Banner of the Maid

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Ranked #5 for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Ranked #6 for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    The dramatic RPG Fuga: Melodies of Steel series is now complete!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG39.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Valkyria Chronicles™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Ranked #7 for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!

    2014ActionStrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. MASSIVE CHALICE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Ranked #8 for Tears of Avia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.

    2015StrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tears of Avia at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tears of Avia.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tears of Avia on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tears of Avia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.

    2025StrategyRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Banner of the Maid

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Valkyria Chronicles™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tears of Avia.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tears of Avia.

    The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!

    2014ActionStrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tears of Avia

How much does Tears of Avia cost?
Tears of Avia is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tears of Avia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tears of Avia are Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles.
Who developed Tears of Avia?
Tears of Avia was developed by CooCooSqueaky Games and published by PQube.

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 Tears of Avia.

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