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Games like Kaartel

If Kaartel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hexa's Gone, Dice chess and Cold Transit — 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 Kaartel: Hunt a moving thief across Europe. Ask questions, eliminate cities, predict their next move, block escape routes, and intercept them before they get away.

StrategyWindowsby Jion Interactive
Kaartel — Steam game cover

Players who liked Kaartel also play

Steam players who put hours into Kaartel 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. Hexa's Gone

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    The Secret Hexa has vanished. Ask the right questions, stay strategic in your answers. Your goal will be to gather the clues from each player. By combining them, you will likely be the first to find the Hexa.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dice chess

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Cold Transit

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    Catch your friends hiding in the public transport network, before they manage to disappear. Use bikes, trams, trains and more to move around in the city.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mexican Train

    WHY THIS

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

    Mexican Train brings the classic game of Mexican Train Dominoes to 3D, supporting up to 7 players per online multiplayer session, or play solo and compete against up to 6 CPU players.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vesper's Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    A turn-based deduction game where you play as a detective hunting vampires. Use a mirror to reveal hidden beasts and holy water to strike them down. But beware—the undead grow stronger with every attack. Outsmart the vampires… or become their next victim!

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Power Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    Power Showdown is a turn-based tactical superhero strategy game where positioning, powers, terrain, and team composition determine every battle.Build a squad from a growing collection of heroes and villains. Build your team. Master your powers. Win the showdown.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. 17 Steps

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    17 Steps is a fast-paced mahjong strategy duel inspired by the Japanese variant “Seventeen Steps.” Choose a ready hand, then battle through 17 discards. No drawing, no chi, pon, kan, or tsumo — only ron. Read your opponent, hide your waits, lock away dangerous tiles, and survive a tense mind game!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Clou - Roll & Heist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kaartel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    Become one of the greatest thieves of all time in this digital roll & write game. Use your dice cleverly, plan your moves smartly and get the most loot.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. of the Devil

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Kaartel.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Mizi NO!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Love Sucks: Night One

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Love Sucks is an adult Visual Novel, in which monster-kind has secretly integrated with humanity. Two monster girls, a vampire and a succubus have chosen you to be their date this Halloween! But their motives go beyond just showing you a good time...

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kaartel

What games are most similar to Kaartel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kaartel are Hexa's Gone, Dice chess, Cold Transit.
Who developed Kaartel?
Kaartel was developed by Jion Interactive.

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 Kaartel.

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