Games like Descent of Yomi
If Descent of Yomi is your kind of game, the closest matches are NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow, Slot Shogun and Death Howl — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Descent of Yomi: Descend into Yomi — the Japanese realm of the dead — armed only with the cards you forge from your own deaths. A roguelike deckbuilder soaked in yokai folklore and soulslike tension, where a single misread breath ends your run.
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NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow
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Top pick for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
"NINDO: Guardian of the starlit shadow" is a ninja rogue-like deck-building game set in a beautiful Japanese-inspired world. Face powerful enemies, make strategic choices, and grow stronger to craft a unique battle style.
Slot Shogun
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Second-strongest match for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Roll deadly Combat Arts and slash your way to the title of the new Shogun in this slot-based samurai swordplay roguelike.
Death Howl
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Third-strongest match for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the desperate hunter Ro to bring her son back from beyond the veil.
Brawl To The West
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Ranked #4 for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
"Join this hilarious auto-battler! Equip gear, grow fruit trees, and tame monsters to build your team. Choose unique characters or battle others in ranked mode—every run is fresh! Weaklings perish; victors take all. Will you go the farthest? Dive in now!"
Become the Moon
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Ranked #5 for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.
Master of Piece
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Ranked #6 for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
As We Descend
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Ranked #7 for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
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Ranked #8 for Descent of Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Descent of Yomi.
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Descent of Yomi.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Descent of Yomi.
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!
Trick & Treat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Descent of Yomi.
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.
Wheelchair Wizards
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Descent of Yomi.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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- What games are most similar to Descent of Yomi?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descent of Yomi are NINDO Guardian of the Starlit Shadow, Slot Shogun, Death Howl.
- Who developed Descent of Yomi?
- Descent of Yomi was developed by R-each.
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