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Games like Last Ember

If Last Ember is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paceweaver, Ember Covenant and MindGate — 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 Last Ember: We fused deckbuilding and roguelikes into the ultimate single-player experience. Build a unique deck, summon dinosaurs to crush your enemies, and discover powerful relics to protect the Last Ember.

2026StrategyIndieRPGEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Last Ember
Last Ember — Steam game cover

Players who liked Last Ember also play

Steam players who put hours into Last Ember 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. Paceweaver

    WHY THIS

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

    Backstab for double damage. Every enemy move is telegraphed in advance. Paceweaver is a turn-based deckbuilding roguelike fought on a single lane, where distance and facing decide everything. Slip between telegraphed attacks and get behind your foe.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Ember Covenant

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Last Ember fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Last Ember.

    A dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where burning cards fuels your power—and your enemies. Build a deck, master five Sigils, complete Litanies, break four Seals, and decide how much Heat you are willing to unleash.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG7.19 USDSteam ↗
  3. MindGate

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Last Ember fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Last Ember.

    A pool-building roguelike deckbuilder. You draw cards, but never build a deck. Line units across 3 lanes and weave 49 units into 21 synergies. Damage stacks in three layers—Base × Combo × Resonance—and the deeper you specialize, the harder it explodes. Three classes, one pool to sharpen.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Cave Crusade

    WHY THIS

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

    Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Re:Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Deck Breaker - A Roguelike Deckbuilder

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike deckbuilder with a focus on deep strategy, synergy and crazy combos. Build your deck as you adventure with over 200 cards and 35 heroes that each warp the rules — designed by a former Hearthstone set-design lead. Free demo out now!

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Omen of the Godless

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Last Ember fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Last Ember.

    A first-person roguelike deckbuilder where you build elemental decks, battle through branching node maps, unlock permanent cards, and strategically choose your path as each victory increases the difficulty of remaining challenges.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. 天机:大唐重构

    WHY THIS

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

    Tianji: Reforging Tang is a 2D side-view deckbuilding rogue-like set in an alternate late Tang Dynasty. Play as a modern science student, build Physics and Chemistry decks, break enemy armor, read hidden intents, and reshape the fate of Tang.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Last Ember at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Ember.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Last Ember.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Ember.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Last Ember.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Last Ember.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Last Ember.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Last Ember.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Last Ember on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Ember.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 Last Ember.

    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. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Last Ember

How much does Last Ember cost?
Last Ember is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Last Ember?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Last Ember are Paceweaver, Ember Covenant, MindGate.
Who developed Last Ember?
Last Ember was developed by Last Ember.

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 Last Ember.

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