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Games like The Chains Of Yme

If The Chains Of Yme is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lateral Crawl, EmbeRogue and Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive — 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 The Chains Of Yme: In this tactical roguelike you control five adventurers as you explore procedurally generated ruins to reach and conquer a Titan. Fight deadly monsters, utilize power-ups, and improvise while your knowledge of the world deepens. Persist when your adventurers are left behind, killed, or sacrificed.

2027StrategyAdventureRPGWindows · Linuxby ivar
The Chains Of Yme — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Chains Of Yme 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. Lateral Crawl

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Set out on the search to find the last nightclub, or die trying in this Dada traditional roguelike meets infinite road trip.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. EmbeRogue

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Chains Of Yme.

    EmbeRogue is a real roguelike: turn-based, grid-based and boom-based, where everything can burn. Make your escape or tame your inner flames to defeat the FireLords.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Chains Of Yme.

    Hijack enemy processes. Steal their kits. A tactical roguelike on a 7×7 grid where every enemy is carrying something you can take lifesteal, defense, entire ability kits. Build from 250+ programs. The system adapts to hunt you. Permadeath. No negotiations.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Pathos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Pathos is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro dungeon crawlers. Experience deep, emergent gameplay with modern graphics, sound and a touch-first interface. Extensively customise your character and embark on epic procedurally generated campaigns.

    2026AdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. All Who Wander

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Chains Of Yme.

    A traditional roguelike & dungeon crawler RPG where every run is unique. Choose from 15 classes and combine 100+ abilities across 10 skill trees. Explore diverse biomes filled with hazards and secrets. Recruit companions, discover loot, and master tactical combat on a fast-paced 30-level adventure.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Undermoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with The Chains Of Yme.

    UnderMoon is a dark fantasy turn-based tactical roguelike RPG. Awaken in a strange moonlit town, build your hero, and climb a shifting tower. Read enemy intent, combine weapons, magic, summons, and elemental reactions, defeat deadly bosses, and uncover why everyone was brought to this world.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Aditore

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Command arcane alloy golems in a tactical mining roguelike. Deploy squads into corrupted zones, extract ores under quota pressure, and survive 3-day expeditions. Every deployment consumes a day. Meet the quota — or be terminated.

    2026StrategyRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rift Wizard 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Chains Of Yme fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Adventure with The Chains Of Yme.

    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 Adventure and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    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 RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    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 RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Chains Of Yme.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Chains Of Yme.

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Chains Of Yme

What games are most similar to The Chains Of Yme?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Chains Of Yme are Lateral Crawl, EmbeRogue, Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive.
Who developed The Chains Of Yme?
The Chains Of Yme was developed by ivar.

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 The Chains Of Yme.

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