Games like Runt of the Litter
If Runt of the Litter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stronghold: A Hero's Fate, Choice of Magics and Tally Ho — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its griffin breed customization matters, atmospheric and contemplative. 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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Stronghold: A Hero's Fate
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Runt of the Litter.
Top pick for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Defend your stronghold from invading monsters and lead your people to glory! Rule your territory, punish your enemies, and build a legacy.
Choice of Magics
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Second-strongest match for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!
Tally Ho
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Shares a whimsical mood with Runt of the Litter.
Third-strongest match for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Only a perfect servant can solve a perfect mess! Being the perfect gentleman's gentleman or lady's lady doesn't make you an angel. Can you untangle your employer's knottiest problems with elegance and unruffled grace?
Choice of Rebels: Uprising
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Shares a contemplative mood with Runt of the Litter.
Ranked #4 for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.
The Hero Project: Redemption Season
WHY THIS
Shares reputation system, choice driven narrative and a contemplative mood with Runt of the Litter.
Ranked #5 for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
America's #1 reality show for heroes is back for another season! Harness your superpowers to steal the spotlight, win votes, and save your sister!
Choice of the Pirate
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Ranked #6 for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!
Choice of Robots
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Ranked #7 for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Ranked #8 for Runt of the Litter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Runt of the Litter at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Runt of the Litter.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Runt of the Litter.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~60% under Runt of the Litter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Emily is Away
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Don't Make Love
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Runt of the Litter.
Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.
Fighting Fantasy Classics
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.
Word Game: Episode 0
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
Knell of St. Godhrkar
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
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Choice of Robots
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Choice of the Deathless
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building and an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
WHY THIS
Shares stat based progression, choice driven narrative and an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and Adventure with Runt of the Litter.
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Runt of the Litter.
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind Runt of the Litter. Shares Indie and RPG with Runt of the Litter.
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.
Frequently asked about Runt of the Litter
- How much does Runt of the Litter cost?
- Runt of the Litter is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Runt of the Litter?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Runt of the Litter are Stronghold: A Hero's Fate, Choice of Magics, Tally Ho.
- Who developed Runt of the Litter?
- Runt of the Litter was developed by Choice of Games.
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