Games like Stoneshard

The closest matches to Stoneshard: Stoneshard: Prologue, Darkest Dungeon®, The Last Spell, Caves of Qud, and Iratus: Lord of the Dead. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Stoneshard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stoneshard: Prologue, Darkest Dungeon® and The Last Spell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and immersive, and single out its backfire mechanics and build diversity. 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.

Stoneshard is a turn-based strategy RPG set in a dark medieval world, developed by Ink Stains Games and released in 2020 at $24.99. Players assume the role of a mercenary managing a traveling caravan while exploring procedurally generated dungeons in a harsh, unforgiving setting. The game features multiple interconnected systems including build diversity, caravan management, mixed damage calculations, morale, and a sanity system, alongside backfire mechanics that uniquely affect spellcasters. Reviewers highlight how build diversity allows mastery of any playstyle, while mixed damage calculations create unpredictable combat encounters and the sanity system forces constant preparation. Players describe the experience as challenging, dark, immersive, and punishing. Currently marked as playable on Steam Deck, the title holds a 74% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews.

About Stoneshard: Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.