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Games like Magnus Onus

If Magnus Onus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Miners in the Mountain, HELLCARD II and Grim Path — 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 Magnus Onus: Delve into a dark fantasy 2D/3D world that is cursed with an endless night. Fight and survive each passing night harnessing the power of elemental affinities. Craft cards, build your deck, and combine items in unique ways to fend off the corruption and restore the flow of time.

ActionRPGWindowsby Lotus Lock
Magnus Onus — Steam game cover

Players who liked Magnus Onus also play

Steam players who put hours into Magnus Onus 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. Miners in the Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    “Miners in the Mountain” is a pixel card RPG with Tarkov-like survival. Fight, loot, and build bases in collapsing mines. Failure will cost you everything—food, components, crew members, all vanishes. Meet allies and foes, build your expedition squad deck, dig deeper, and find the Mountain's Heart.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. HELLCARD II

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    Hellcard II is a unique co-op deck-builder roguelike game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own or invite friends to fast-paced tactical card battles against hordes of evil and dragons. Lots of dragons!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Grim Path

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    A roguelike card crawler where every step is a choice. Descend into dark dungeons, battle monsters, and face various encounters. Choose your gear wisely to survive and go even deeper.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  4. Survive The Cards

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Survive the Cards is a fantasy deckbuilder like game with survival and crafting elements. Your goal is to survive and make it through all the different levels while gathering resources, crafting tools and items, and fighting monsters.

    2025IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Golden Swirl

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Magnus Onus.

    Golden Swirl is a dark fantasy, semi-real-time action deckbuilder. Master tactical movement to dodge fierce attacks while managing your hand. Fully voiced with custom heroes, fine-tune your deck, relics, and runes to repel the Swirl. Can you survive the madness?

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Drunken Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    The rowdy adventures of drunk-as-a-skunk Rogue Lita and Vampire of Demise Endo! Stagger around traps and stumble through demon assaults. Make your way to the dungeon's deepest depths—rumored to contain the most precious of booze!

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Trait

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    The swipe roguelite. Trait puts two powers on every card and one choice in your hands: left or right. Build devastating decks, fight through shifting encounters, and learn that in this game, hesitation hits harder than any monster.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Bibidi Bibidi!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Magnus Onus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    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 ↗
  2. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Magnus Onus.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magnus Onus.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magnus Onus.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Magnus Onus.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Magnus Onus.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Magnus Onus

What games are most similar to Magnus Onus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Magnus Onus are Miners in the Mountain, HELLCARD II, Grim Path.
Who developed Magnus Onus?
Magnus Onus was developed by Lotus Lock.

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 Magnus Onus.

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