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Games like Ember Covenant

If Ember Covenant is your kind of game, the closest matches are Duskfire, Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel and POKOR — 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 Ember Covenant: A dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where burning cards fuels your power—and your enemies. Build a deck, master five Sigils, complete Litanies, break four Seals, and decide how much Heat you are willing to unleash.

2026StrategyIndieRPGWindowsby UAB Dimetris
Ember Covenant — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Ember Covenant 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. Duskfire

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    A dark fantasy roguelite deckbuilder where tactical positioning matters as much as the cards you play. Collect new spells, recruit and modify powerful creatures, upgrade your spells, and build a unique deck every run. Master strategic battles and grow stronger through a roguelite progression system.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. POKOR

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    POKOR is a story-driven roguelike tactical turn-based card RPG. Players take on the role of Heart, commanding a deck of playing card soldiers to engage in turn-based battles against enemies as they venture deeper into a vast, pale, and ever-changing palace to uncover the truth and the true self.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Severwood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ember Covenant.

    Forge runes into your beast, chain glyph combos into screen-clearing chaos, and evolve through a cursed dark-fantasy forest. A roguelite deckbuilder where every socket is a choice and every run rewrites your power. Hunt down the Soul Lord. Descend deeper. Die hungrier.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  5. 天机:大唐重构

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    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. Knightstones

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Ember Covenant.

    Lead your troops on your war table in this unique roguelite auto-battler. Deploy your decks of elite warriors, trigger devastating chain reactions, and invest your rewards to rebuild your fallen Order. Be ready… or perish in the final battle.

    2027StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  7. Re:Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dream of Corpse Lady

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ember Covenant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Covenant.

    Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ember Covenant.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ember Covenant.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ember Covenant.

    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 ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ember Covenant.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ember Covenant.

    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 ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ember Covenant.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Ember Covenant.

    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 ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ember Covenant.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ember Covenant

What games are most similar to Ember Covenant?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ember Covenant are Duskfire, Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel, POKOR.
Who developed Ember Covenant?
Ember Covenant was developed by UAB Dimetris.

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 Ember Covenant.

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