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Games like Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara

If Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara is your kind of game, the closest matches are Knight's Errand, Mystical Tactics and Goddess of Strategy — 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 Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara: Sail from a cozy tavern into cursed, ever-changing islands in this tactical turn-based RPG. Bring back treasure, unlock classes, recruit allies, and let an ancient chest shape every voyage.

2026StrategyRPGEarly Access7.99 USDWindowsby Chest & Compass Games
Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara — Steam game cover

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  1. Knight's Errand

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    HoMM-like Rogue-Lite for those who don't have the energy for classic turn-based strategies, but crave deep tactics after work. Raise an army of units with unique abilities. Empower them with hero artifacts. Turn the tide of battle with spells. Defeat the armies of other players.

    StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  3. Goddess of Strategy

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Lead mortal heroes on grid-based maps in this Strategy-RPG-Roguelite and restore the power of the Olympians. Forge bonds with gods, level up your team and choose the most synergistic skills. Face limited resources, tough choices, and tactical challenges as you hunt down the Seven Deadly Sins.

    StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  4. Swords and Sandals 3 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    A legend returns! The beloved classic Swords and Sandals 3 is back, re-forged in glory! Step back into the Gladiae Ultratus once more and prepare to take on the greatest gladiators in all Brandor. It's the hardest, most metal gladiator game ever made.

    2025StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cell Command

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inkbound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Valor of Man

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG15.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Veterum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    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 ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

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

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    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 ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara

How much does Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara cost?
Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara are Knight's Errand, Mystical Tactics, Goddess of Strategy.
Who developed Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara?
Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara was developed by Chest & Compass Games.

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