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Games like Lock's Quest

If Lock's Quest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deathtrap, Fort Defense and Gnumz: Masters of Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, emotional and nostalgic. 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 Lock's Quest: Build Defenses and Battle against the Clockwork horde in this 2D Action RPG / Tower Defense hybrid. Experience a gripping story, which unfolds as you progress through 75 Days of warfare, aided by a collection of turrets, traps and special attacks.

2017StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Digital Continue
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Blend of planning and action feels freshBlueprint unlocking adds satisfying progressionEmotional story about sacrifice resonatesChallengingEmotionalNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Lock's Quest 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. Deathtrap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Lock's Quest.

    Top pick for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Fort Defense

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    All hands on deck! Pirate armada dead ahead! Take part in an uncompromising struggle repelling freebooters' assaults. Watch out, the enemy may catch the tide for ruining your fortress. Build towers, collect crystals, upgrade spells and believe in your victory!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gnumz: Masters of Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Lock's Quest.

    Third-strongest match for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lock's Quest.

    An enemy army is at our gates! Build an ideal chain of traps. Use magic and the power of the elements: earth, ice, fire and shadow.

    2015ActionSportsStrategy1.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ash Echoes Global

    WHY THIS

    Shares real time combat and a challenging mood with Lock's Quest.

    Ranked #4 for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Lock's Quest.

    Ash Echoes is a real-time tactics RPG with strategic combat and a rich interdimensional story. As the Director of S.E.E.D., lead unique characters through a dynamic world of stunning 2D and 3D art, facing challenges across realms and uncovering mysteries that shape a new era.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. We Are The Dwarves

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Lock's Quest.

    Ranked #5 for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tower Defense - Fantasy Legends Tower Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Tower Defense - Fantasy Legends TD Game - Defend your Magic Kingdom against legendary villains like hordes of trolls, orcs, wizards, witches and undead monsters!In this Castle defense game you will have to think strategically to build towers!Fight the hordes in this strategy defense game!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Lock's Quest.

    Ranked #7 for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is designed to bring players a modern take on a classic JRPG experience. Get ready to lead 100+ playable characters through a war-torn world only you can save.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Merchants of Kaidan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lock's Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Regain your riches, restore your honor and avenge your father's murder. A challenging trading game with lots of RPG elements.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lock's Quest at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Lock's Quest.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lock's Quest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lock's Quest.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Digital Continue

Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Continue, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Drawn to Life: Two Realms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Lock's Quest.

    Another title from Digital Continue, the studio behind Lock's Quest.

    The quirky Raposa and your drawn hero return in Drawn to Life: Two Realms, the next installment in the beloved franchise! Uncover the mystery of the Shadow and save Mike and his friends.

    2020Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Next Up Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Lock's Quest.

    Another title from Digital Continue, the studio behind Lock's Quest. Shares RPG with Lock's Quest.

    Fight. Die. Win! (And probably die some more.) There are no health kits. Sorry!

    2018ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SuperMash

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Lock's Quest.

    Another title from Digital Continue, the studio behind Lock's Quest. Shares Indie and RPG with Lock's Quest.

    New games every time you play, guaranteed! SuperMash autocreates retro games with crazy titles, mashed-up gameplay and objectives, and even authentic bugs!

    2021ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lock's Quest

How much does Lock's Quest cost?
Lock's Quest is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lock's Quest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lock's Quest are Deathtrap, Fort Defense, Gnumz: Masters of Defense.
Who developed Lock's Quest?
Lock's Quest was developed by Digital Continue and published by HandyGames.

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 Lock's Quest.

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