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Games like Arcostate

If Arcostate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deadzoned, Rift Wizard 3 and Gnome RTS — 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 Arcostate: Arcostate is a sci-fi roguelike set in a post-post-cataclysmic earth still bearing the scars that led to its ruin. Explore a handcrafted map with both unique locations and procedurally generated zones, discover hundreds of items to aid your journey, and lose yourself in a retro-future world.

IndieAdventureSimulationRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Rubychoco
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Players who liked Arcostate also play

Steam players who put hours into Arcostate 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. Deadzoned

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcostate.

    Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

    2026IndieAdventureRPG4.24 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rift Wizard 3

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcostate.

    Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gnome RTS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Arcostate.

    Gnome RTS is a real-time strategy dungeon crawler where you direct a colony of gnomes and escape a cursed labrynth. Command Gnomes to clear out dungeons and discover hidden treasure while you slog your way through the underworld to retrieve the Boulder of Fate and save the forests above.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. The Chains Of Yme

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Arcostate.

    In this tactical roguelike you control five adventurers as you explore procedurally generated ruins to reach and conquer a Titan. Fight deadly monsters, utilize power-ups, and improvise while your knowledge of the world deepens. Persist when your adventurers are left behind, killed, or sacrificed.

    2027StrategyAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcostate.

    Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands takes you into the dark fantasy setting described in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath and other stories of his Dream Cycle.  

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  6. Nibelung

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcostate.

    The old gods are dead. Their debts are not. Nibelung is a turn-based roguelike RPG set in the ashes of Ragnarök. Delve the ever-shifting realms of Yggdrasil, fight with steel and seidr against goblins, cultists, the risen dead and outthink a world that only moves when you do.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arcostate.

    No graphics, No tiles. Just text-RPG adventure! Explore a shifting labyrinth, regain the Ring of Life from the wizard Shingor. Classic roguelike-style messages guide your journey, with narrative scenes evoking the spirit of MUDs and gamebooks. Death is permanent. Every run brings new discoveries.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Moraff's Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Arcostate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Arcostate.

    A faithful remaster of all of the classic, grid-based, first-person, dungeon crawling, RPG gameplay from Moraff's Dungeons of the Unforgiven with options to add in some of the best from Moraff's World and other balance adjustments, all in a modern, accessible interface.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arcostate

What games are most similar to Arcostate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arcostate are Deadzoned, Rift Wizard 3, Gnome RTS.
Who developed Arcostate?
Arcostate was developed by Rubychoco.

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 Arcostate.

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