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Games like Project Realm

If Project Realm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alpha Nomos, Soulcery: Deck of Shadows and CRYMELIGHT — 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 Project Realm: Project Realm is an action rogue-lite blending real-time combat with card management. Retain, draw, and cast cards through attacks in fast-paced battles. Combining responsive controls with tactical planning, it delivers a unique "Hack & Slash & CAST" experience!

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Players who liked Project Realm also play

Steam players who put hours into Project Realm 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. Alpha Nomos

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    It's time to wield the beat! Play as Cello and slice through an army of rogue puppets in a vibrant, melody-twisted world. Combat pulses to the soundtrack - time your moves to the beat to unleash show-stopping combos and perfectly choreographed chaos!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Soulcery: Deck of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    An action roguelike fused with deck-building combat. Steal enemy abilities to shape your battle deck and unleash relentless, zero-cooldown combos.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. CRYMELIGHT

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    CRYMELIGHT is a roguelike action game set in the world of the afterlife, where girls confront their sins as they fight to gain their freedom.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Kernel Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes

    2026ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. KACAU

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    Descend through the circles of Hell and take down Satan himself, with angels and demons at your side.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. SCAV

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Realm.

    A high-speed vehicular action-roguelite where you must drift, boost and blast through swarms of monsters whilst stacking outrageous item synergies to escape an abandoned planet.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. GODSCALE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    GODSCALE is a 2D pixel art action roguelike set in an ancient Egyptian tomb. Face monsters, deadly traps, and powerful curses while managing blades, spells, and artifacts. Upgrade abilities in the Book of the Dead, collect Ankh tokens, and master the crypt to claim the gods' power.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. TOWERMOUTH

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Project Realm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Realm.

    Two players, one couch, one tower that talks back. Climb a roguelite tower in split-screen co-op or solo - your weapons fire themselves, so you fight with positioning. Evolve 23 weapons, stack dozens of items, and face a Warden every fifth floor while the Tower mocks you.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Realm.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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 Project Realm.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Project Realm

What games are most similar to Project Realm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Realm are Alpha Nomos, Soulcery: Deck of Shadows, CRYMELIGHT.
Who developed Project Realm?
Project Realm was developed by DDLIN.

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 Project Realm.

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