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Games like Lameguards

If Lameguards is your kind of game, the closest matches are FROGGLE, Nibelung and Dungeon Raid — 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 Lameguards: A creature collector roguelite where you capture the cave's weakest critters, shape their genetics, manipulate their emotions, and turn them into your guards. Survival means anything goes.

ActionStrategyIndieWindowsby Avodhel
Lameguards — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Lameguards 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. FROGGLE

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lameguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lameguards.

    Froggy roguelite (Froguelite!) dungeon crawler - choose, upgrade, and combo powerful sigils. Then break the game! Inspired by Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Inscryption. Adorable 2D graphics made by humans - Original funky froggy beats - Strategic & Unique turn-based combat - Tons of endgame content!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Nibelung

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lameguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lameguards.

    The old gods are dead. Their debts are not. Nibelung is a turn-based roguelike RPG set in the ashes of Ragnarök. Delve the ever-shifting realms of Yggdrasil, fight with steel and seidr against goblins, cultists, the risen dead and outthink a world that only moves when you do.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Dungeon Raid

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lameguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lameguards.

    Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  4. Critter Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lameguards fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lameguards.

    A tactical farm-building auto-battler where you grow crops, place powerful objects, and assemble a team of Critters to survive escalating combat waves. Every grid tile shapes your strategy, and no two runs play the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Dig Dig Boom

    WHY THIS

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

    Dig Dig Boom is a strategic mining roguelite set in a fully destructible world where time moves only when you move. Dig, blast, explore and fight your way through procedurally generated caves using a wide selection of mining tools with unique effects.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Ironwake

    WHY THIS

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

    “A gothic turn-based roguelite where the town remembers you. Forge real bonds with the keepers of Ironwake — or betray them and live with it. Raise a creature from egg to Awakening. Descend ever-shifting dungeons for element-forged loot, and come back changed.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Gem Beasts

    WHY THIS

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

    Gem beasts is a creature collector, roguelike. Fight and collect other creatures to play as, manage your inventory and explore different build combinations.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Delve Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    A blend of classic turn-based roguelike dungeon crawling with the intensity of modern survivors games. Set the pace with every step as you unlock multiple dungeons and blast through swarms of enemies! Gather loot, customize your build, and learn to survive.. the Delve!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Lameguards.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Lameguards.

    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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lameguards

What games are most similar to Lameguards?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lameguards are FROGGLE, Nibelung, Dungeon Raid.
Who developed Lameguards?
Lameguards was developed by Avodhel.

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 Lameguards.

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