Games like The Shadow Deal
If The Shadow Deal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Twilight Monk, Fearmonium and AWAKEN - Astral Blade — 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 The Shadow Deal: The Shadow Deal is an epic atmospheric RPG adventure that blends exploration, character progression, mystery, and psychological storytelling. Explore immersive dreamlike worlds, uncover hidden secrets, confront mysterious creatures, and unlock new abilities in search of the confidence he once lost.
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Twilight Monk
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Top pick for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Embark on a quest to recover the Three Rings of the Triskelion, as the last descendant of ancient Kung Fu warriors in Twilight Monk!. Experience a richly crafted Metroidvania, RPG, with intricately crafted dungeons, linked across a vast overworld spanning multiple continents.
Fearmonium
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Second-strongest match for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-
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Ranked #4 for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Shadow Deal.
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- is an HD remastered collection of 6 unforgettable KINGDOM HEARTS experiences. Take up your Keyblade to save the Disney worlds from darkness.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
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Ranked #5 for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.
SiNiSistar 2
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Ranked #6 for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Step into a beautifully somber pixel art world of decay filled with grotesque, writhing abominations...A dark action RPG that follows the journey of a demon-slaying nun who must resist destruction and despair while purging the corruption from this world one boss after another!
Kingsgrave
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Ranked #7 for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
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Ranked #8 for The Shadow Deal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Shadow Deal.
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shadow Deal.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Shadow Deal.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Deal.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fearmonium
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Shadow Deal.
KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- is an HD remastered collection of 6 unforgettable KINGDOM HEARTS experiences. Take up your Keyblade to save the Disney worlds from darkness.
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.
Kingsgrave
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Shadow Deal.
Welcome to Kingsgrave, a dark fantasy adventure RPG. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
Frequently asked about The Shadow Deal
- What games are most similar to The Shadow Deal?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Shadow Deal are Twilight Monk, Fearmonium, AWAKEN - Astral Blade.
- Who developed The Shadow Deal?
- The Shadow Deal was developed by Paggart Studio.
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