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Games like TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

If TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Last Spell, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds and Tactics Ogre: Reborn — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children: TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

2020StrategyIndieRPGCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Dandylion
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children — Steam game cover
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  1. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Top pick for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Second-strongest match for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Third-strongest match for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition-

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Ranked #4 for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    "STRANGER SAGA" is a turn-based SRPG where you lead a resistance army against a mighty enemy force. Raise citizens into elite warriors and conquer challenging strategy battles!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG5.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Ranked #5 for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    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 ↗
  6. Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Ranked #6 for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.

    2018ActionStrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Those Who Rule

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Ranked #7 for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Disgaea 5 Complete

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Ranked #8 for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!

    2018StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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  1. XCOM® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    2016Strategy2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Xenonauts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

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  4. THE LONGING

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Kapital: Sparks of Revolution

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Sandbox economic simulation game about class struggle. European country is in a deep crisis. You are the mayor of the capital. Social unrest is inevitable. What price will you pay to save your people from anarchy?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. World of Witchcraft

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Phoenix Point

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Reviewers of TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

    2020StrategyRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

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Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    On your maiden voyage with the Heroes Guild, your ship was capsized by an enigmatic maelstrom, stranding your party on Respite Island. Navigate your way through pirates, ferocious beasts, and shady alchemists as you unravel its mysteries.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition-

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    "STRANGER SAGA" is a turn-based SRPG where you lead a resistance army against a mighty enemy force. Raise citizens into elite warriors and conquer challenging strategy battles!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG5.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    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 ↗
  6. Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.

    2018ActionStrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Those Who Rule

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Join three fresh recruits caught in a web of betrayal as war looms over the land. Lead your band of heroes through tactical turn-based battles, master unique abilities, and forge powerful gear to turn the tide of battle. Will you unravel the conspiracy driving the conflict—or be consumed by it?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Disgaea 5 Complete

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

    The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!

    2018StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Does TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children run on Steam Deck?
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cost?
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children are The Last Spell, Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds, Tactics Ogre: Reborn.
Who developed TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children?
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children was developed by Dandylion.

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 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children.

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