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Games like Forged of Blood

If Forged of Blood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its partial character respecing available, 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.

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About Forged of Blood: A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.

2019StrategyIndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDMetacritic 57Windowsby Critical Forge
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Players who liked Forged of Blood also play

Steam players who put hours into Forged of Blood 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. Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Top pick for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Second-strongest match for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    The Storm Guard is a challenging turn-based roguelike role-playing game inspired by the Night’s Watch in the Game of Thrones. You assume the role of the Lord Commander of the Storm Guard leading the order during difficult times. An ancient dragon and its minions have returned, threatening the realm of men.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Third-strongest match for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North is a gripping, tactical RPG that lets you build a powerful band of adventurers and partake in a grand adventure.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Ranked #4 for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Forged of Blood.

    The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.

    2022StrategyRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Acretia - Guardians of Lian

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Ranked #5 for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Two worlds merged. A feud that lasted for hundreds of years. The flame of destruction slowly pulsates in the gap. Join your legion on a great journey to cut the chains of hatred and save the world from the primordial darkness.

    2022StrategyIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Forged of Blood.

    Ranked #6 for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Eisenwald: Blood of November

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Ranked #7 for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Eisenwald: Blood of November is a new sandbox adventure in the world of Eisenwald. Take up your arms and fight for your cause (and find out first who or what you want to be fighting for).

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Forged of Blood.

    Ranked #8 for Forged of Blood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Forged of Blood

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. XCOM® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Reviewers of Forged of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Forged of Blood.

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    2016Strategy2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Reviewers of Forged of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ELEX

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Reviewers of Forged of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Forged of Blood.

    ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Glorious Companions

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forged of Blood.

    Reviewers of Forged of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Forged of Blood.

    Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.

    2024StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. DIVINITY

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Forged of Blood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forged of Blood.

    A Mystery Puzzle game in First Person. You are a strange visitor in a family. Can you reveal their deepest desires and help them reach divinity?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forged of Blood at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Forged of Blood.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forged of Blood.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Forged of Blood.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Forged of Blood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forged of Blood.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Forged of Blood.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck 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 and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forged of Blood.

    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 Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 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 Strategy and Indie with Forged of Blood.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Forged of Blood

How much does Forged of Blood cost?
Forged of Blood is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Forged of Blood?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forged of Blood are Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming, Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North.
Who developed Forged of Blood?
Forged of Blood was developed by Critical Forge.

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 Forged of Blood.

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