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Games like The Path of Kana

If The Path of Kana is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ninety Nine Dungeons, Ashen and Bravest Coconut — 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 The Path of Kana: A top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Play as Kana; Chosen to carry a sacred flame through haunted dungeons, solve ancient puzzles, and guide lost souls home. Built-in randomizer for endless replayability.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby RetroDragon Entertainment
The Path of Kana — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Path of Kana also play

Steam players who put hours into The Path of Kana 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. Ninety Nine Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Japanese-style action RPG dungeon crawler adventure. Explore a top-down map enhanced with full verticality and multi-level dimensions. Discover rare equipment, customize your own unique build and playstyle, and conquer the ever-changing depths!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ashen

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

    ASHEN is a top-down pixel art action RPG set after a solar apocalypse. Dodge and chain attacks against creatures born from the Cinder, forge your build with no fixed class, then farm, fish and cook to rebuild what's left of Braseval.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Bravest Coconut

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Bravest Coconut is a Point & Click Adventure game without pointing and clicking. Help Coco the cat as her quest to return a library book becomes much more complicated than she thought. Solve story-driven puzzles, fight monsters, and explore the beautiful valley in this retro hand-pixeled adventure.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lunar Eclipse ~ Vol. 0

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Tread lightly or perish! In this pixel style Action RPG, slash and dodge through grueling foes as a dreary elven swordsman and a conniving feline assassin, discover hidden secrets in expansive environments, and survive in a world healing from war.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Destiny Spire

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

    Destiny Spire is a party-based RPG with active time battles inspired by the classics. NOT YOUR TRADITIONAL TURN BASED COMBAT: The battle continues even while you select your actions, you'll need reflexes and wits to survive. Pick your party and set off on a retro, non-hand holdy adventure!

    2026IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ichorian Tales

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

    Inspired by the traditional Zelda formula, Ichorian Tales is focused on that old-school dungeon crawling experience! Explore, fight enemies, solve puzzles and obtain new abilities to crack open the dungeon and fight massive bosses!

    2027ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Tales of Acilain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Explore the ruins of Acilain in this dark top-down action RPG. After losing your arm to the Dark Man, harness spectral energy to manifest a phantom limb. Defeat powerful generals, absorb their spirit essence, and solve intricate Zelda-style puzzles to break a 100-year-old blood curse.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dungeons of Hinterberg

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Path of Kana fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.89 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. Shares Indie with The Path of Kana.

    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. Shares Action and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Kana.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Kana.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Path of Kana.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Path of Kana.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Path of Kana.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Path of Kana

What games are most similar to The Path of Kana?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Path of Kana are Ninety Nine Dungeons, Ashen, Bravest Coconut.
Who developed The Path of Kana?
The Path of Kana was developed by RetroDragon Entertainment.

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 The Path of Kana.

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