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Games like Verse of Birth

If Verse of Birth is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kingfall, Sheva and Dragonhaul — 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 Verse of Birth: Your words rise as allies in this roguelike tactical battler. Collect "Logos" whose form and abilities are shaped by the words you type, craft a build that's yours alone, and fight your way through the dungeon in turn-based auto battles!

2026StrategyIndieWindowsby dentsu Game Center
Verse of Birth — Steam game cover

Players who liked Verse of Birth also play

Steam players who put hours into Verse of Birth 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. Kingfall

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Verse of Birth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Verse of Birth.

    A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.

    StrategySteam ↗
  2. Sheva

    WHY THIS

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

    Sheva is a single-player roguelite card fighter where both fighters act simultaneously. Predict your opponent, position your cards, defeat seven chakra bosses, and survive the run to reach the final trial.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dragonhaul

    WHY THIS

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

    Dragonhaul is a retro roguelite autobattler where every step matters. Explore a hand-pixelled overworld, arrange powerful items in an expanding inventory and construct devastating synergies before the boss arrives, no two runs are the same.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Pirate Pillage and Plunder

    WHY THIS

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

    PIRATE PILLAGE & PLUNDER is the unique blend of card game and auto battler, wrapped together in a neat roguelike package. Choose your faction, amass an army from thousands of "willing" participants, and lead them to greatness! (or agonizing defeat)

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. There Is No Lore

    WHY THIS

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

    Collect Cards, build Decks, alter with Trinkets, discover Synergies, win Locations, beat Bosses. All this and more await you in this roguelite deckbuilding auto-battler, but please remember - There Is No Lore, stop looking.

    2026StrategyIndie14.39 USDSteam ↗
  6. Bibidi Bibidi!

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Dicey Road

    WHY THIS

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

    The Sin-Dice is a turn-based strategy dice card building roguelike game. Players will fight in a chaotic world. The game features over 150 powerful immortal techniques to choose from and over 70 unique enemies to battle. Forge your own unique and destined immortal dice.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Forge the Fates

    WHY THIS

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

    Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. South Scrimshaw, Part One

    WHY THIS

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

    South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

    2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《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 ↗
  7. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Verse of Birth.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Verse of Birth

What games are most similar to Verse of Birth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Verse of Birth are Kingfall, Sheva, Dragonhaul.
Who developed Verse of Birth?
Verse of Birth was developed by dentsu Game Center and published by DENTSU INC..

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 Verse of Birth.

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