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Games like The Keeper's Path

If The Keeper's Path is your kind of game, the closest matches are Birds Are Not Real, Palimpsest Idle and Pactum — 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 Keeper's Path: You are the keeper of a living prison. Train forbidden paths of power, bind gods and monsters into the earth, and drink the strength that leaks from them as you climb toward your own ascension. A slow, dark idle RPG about a single question: are you a custodian — or a parasite?

2026IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDWindowsby Call Yourself a Lord Studios
The Keeper's Path — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Keeper's Path also play

Steam players who put hours into The Keeper's Path 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. Birds Are Not Real

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    Create robot birds to spy on the whole world in this active incremental clicker game.

    SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Palimpsest Idle

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    An idle ARPG inked on parchment. Tap to fight, drag loot out of 35 zones, summon weapons that swing on their own, and Ascend for permanent power. Deep builds, six rarities, a real crafting forge. No ads, no microtransactions, no timers — buy it once, play it offline.

    IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  3. Pactum

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    Summon angels and demons, fuse them and watch them evolve on a floating island. A calm, relaxing incremental to unwind: upgrade without limits, watch your creatures grow, and enjoy the journey at your own pace.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Iris's Idle Log

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    An idle RPG for the corner of your screen. Follow Iris's long adventure, battle for equipment and resources, and grow Life Skills like Mining, Logging, Fishing, Cooking, Farming, Writing, Painting, and Commerce. Play or step away—Iris's day goes on.

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  5. Loop Alchemist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    You wake up in an unknown land. Again. Use the experience from every past life and your ever-growing knowledge of alchemy to extend each life through a robust alchemical system. Explore, break through and uncover all the world has to offer in this minimalist RPG distilled down to its purest form

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Mushi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    Mushi is a single-player idle/incremental RPG. Level up, gather loot and explore a rich fantasy world.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Horizon Idle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Keeper's Path.

    A space-themed idle RPG of skilling and crafting. Mine, refine, research, and automate your way from a lone ship to an industrial empire. Level skills to 100, engineer your fleet for auto-battler combat, and Warp to prestige. No energy gates, just numbers that climb forever.

    SimulationRPGEarly AccessSteam ↗
  8. The Manaworks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Keeper's Path fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Keeper's Path.

    Click, build, upgrade and automate! Click to gain resources, build to increase resource gathering potential, automate to get more and more, faster and faster, both passively and actively. Upgrade buildings, stats, and see the numbers go up!

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Keeper's Path at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Keeper's Path.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Keeper's Path.

    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 ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Keeper's Path.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Keeper's Path on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Keeper's Path.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    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 ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Keeper's Path.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Keeper's Path.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about The Keeper's Path

How much does The Keeper's Path cost?
The Keeper's Path is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Keeper's Path?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Keeper's Path are Birds Are Not Real, Palimpsest Idle, Pactum.
Who developed The Keeper's Path?
The Keeper's Path was developed by Call Yourself a Lord Studios.

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 Keeper's Path.

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