Games like Expect The Unexpected
If Expect The Unexpected is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crowntakers, Z Dawn and MASSIVE CHALICE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its puzzle like resurrection mechanic, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Expect The Unexpected: Expect The Unexpected is a roguelike, fast-paced, turn-based game with RPG elements. Interact with random generated maps in which you have to deal with hundreds of different events and situations. What will you be? What will you become?
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Steam players who put hours into Expect The Unexpected 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.
Crowntakers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Top pick for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Z Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Second-strongest match for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
MASSIVE CHALICE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Third-strongest match for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
For The King
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Ranked #4 for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Ranked #5 for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Bionic Dues
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Ranked #6 for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Into the Breach
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Ranked #7 for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Expeditions: Conquistador
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Ranked #8 for Expect The Unexpected fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Expect The Unexpected at current Steam store prices.
Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Expect The Unexpected.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Expect The Unexpected.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Expect The Unexpected.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Expect The Unexpected.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Expect The Unexpected on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Expect The Unexpected.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Expect The Unexpected.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Expect The Unexpected.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
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!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Expect The Unexpected.
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!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Expect The Unexpected.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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More from GoldenGod Games
Other recommendable Steam games by GoldenGod Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Z Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!
Dungeons of Hell
WHY THIS
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Enter the dungeons of hell, face many different demons in a tactical challenge. You play as a lone hero against hordes of demons, clear the dungeons to get more equipment and experience to unlock new and powerful abilities.
Paths & Danger
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.
Mutant Meltdown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Mutant Meltdown is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of mutants, build and upgrade your camp, face hordes of mutants and much more!
Jurassic Clans
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy with Expect The Unexpected.
Jurassic Clans sets in a world where dinosaurs co-exist with humans. Ensure your people thrive in this dangerous world by surviving and evolving your tribe. Search for resources to expand your village, research technologies, defend your people from predators and prepare for the upcoming apocalypse.
Commander: Modern War
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a retro mood with Expect The Unexpected.
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Interstellar Conquest
WHY THIS
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Commander: World War II
WHY THIS
Another title from GoldenGod Games, the studio behind Expect The Unexpected. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expect The Unexpected.
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Frequently asked about Expect The Unexpected
- How much does Expect The Unexpected cost?
- Expect The Unexpected is listed on Steam at 1.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Expect The Unexpected?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Expect The Unexpected are Crowntakers, Z Dawn, MASSIVE CHALICE.
- Who developed Expect The Unexpected?
- Expect The Unexpected was developed by GoldenGod Games.
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