Games like Tales of the Trail
If Tales of the Trail is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fragile Heroes, HexCrawler and The Black Breath — 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 Tales of the Trail: Tales of the Trail is a challenging tactical roguelite RPG set in the rough ‘n tumble wild west. Find a balance in inventory and resource management, a tactical, grid-based combat, and a variety of unique classes to set out west for glory.
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Fragile Heroes
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Top pick for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Recruit, train, and lead ragged squads of volunteers into battle against the forces of undeath. Each run you’ll have access to a different set of heroes and classes to combine. Can you save your village and break the cycle?
HexCrawler
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Second-strongest match for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Lead a party of three heroes through brutal turn-based tactical battles on a hexagonal grid. Build powerful synergies, adapt to unpredictable encounters, and survive deadly procedurally generated dungeons where every decision matters.
The Black Breath
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Third-strongest match for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Lead a caravan of survivors fleeing from the Black Breath. Manage your resources, explore, and choose your path carefully, as the journey will be unforgiving. When hardships arise, you will rely on a diverse group of heroes willing to give their lives to defend the caravan.
The Greatest Sect Master
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Ranked #4 for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Powered with the cliché cultivation system, recruit disciples, manage growing sect and fight strategic turn-based battles in this Xianxia/Wuxia inspired rougelite RPG fantasy to become the greatest sect master under heaven.
Bloodgrounds
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Ranked #5 for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
Cell Command
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Ranked #6 for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.
Aether & Iron
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Ranked #7 for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming
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Ranked #8 for Tales of the Trail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
The Storm Guard is a challenging turn-based roguelike role-playing game inspired by the Night’s Watch in the Game of Thrones. You assume the role of the Lord Commander of the Storm Guard leading the order during difficult times. An ancient dragon and its minions have returned, threatening the realm of men.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Liquidators
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of the Trail.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tales of the Trail.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Children of Silentown: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of the Trail.
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
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Frequently asked about Tales of the Trail
- What games are most similar to Tales of the Trail?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales of the Trail are Fragile Heroes, HexCrawler, The Black Breath.
- Who developed Tales of the Trail?
- Tales of the Trail was developed by Haunted Hills Games.
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 Tales of the Trail.
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