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Games like One Life, One Chronicle

If One Life, One Chronicle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ad Reditus, Abjure and Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker — 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 One Life, One Chronicle: One Life, One Chronicle is an ink-wash 2D card-strategy roguelite. In a world on the edge of war, each run begins with the writing of a life. Origin, choices, checks, trade, battle, wounds, and rumors are recorded into a growing Life Record, shaping one person’s final chronicle.

StrategyIndieWindowsby Tibsal Works
One Life, One Chronicle — Steam game cover

Players who liked One Life, One Chronicle also play

Steam players who put hours into One Life, One Chronicle 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. Ad Reditus

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with One Life, One Chronicle.

    A hand-drawn roundtrip roguelike deckbuilder about a pilgrimage and a ring that wants to change you. Build your deck on the way out. Decide what it becomes on the way back.

    2027StrategyEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Abjure

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Win by emptying your hand. Abjure is a roguelike deckbuilder where the 2 of Spades reigns supreme — draft cards, stack relics, and outplay every opponent in a strategic twist on the Big 2 card game.

    2027StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  3. Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    A feng-shui roguelike deckbuilder where you don't just play poker hands—you place them on a 3×3 altar and let the Five Elements decide your fate. Chain Generation, brave Counter, and bend the grid into massive payoffs.

    2027StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Alegraz

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    In this card game, you are the creator of your own deck. Alegraz is a roguelite strategy card game where you personally shape your cards in every run. Each run progresses with a deck built entirely from scratch, driven by the choices you make along the way.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. 天机:大唐重构

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    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 ↗
  6. The Black Lily Blooms in Her Eyes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    This adventure game follows the mystery of a bell said to have the power to grant wishes, as you build your deck and challenge six magicians. A roguelike mode with changing routes and item choices also offers strategic battles separate from the story.

    StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. CyberJoker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Cyber Pokeris a cyberpunk roguelike card strategy game. Use 150 Tech Cards (max 6) to combo-enhance poker hands (flushes, straights, etc.) & 36 Weapon Cards (max 3) to disrupt AI. Random shops/bosses/events. Conquer 8 levels (500–10k target pts), then Endless Mode. Master combos to win.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cave Crusade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for One Life, One Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with One Life, One Chronicle.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about One Life, One Chronicle

What games are most similar to One Life, One Chronicle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside One Life, One Chronicle are Ad Reditus, Abjure, Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker.
Who developed One Life, One Chronicle?
One Life, One Chronicle was developed by Tibsal Works.

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 One Life, One Chronicle.

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