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Games like Warbanners

If Warbanners is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Lost Eidolons and Templar Battleforce — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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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About Warbanners: Warbanners: the turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements that lets you manage a squad of mercenaries, and survive 42 campaign missions. Your goal? To earn a place among ancient legends!

2017StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Crasleen Games
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Steam players who put hours into Warbanners 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. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Warbanners.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Lost Eidolons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Templar Battleforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Age of Fear: The Undead King

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Warbanners.

    Ranked #4 for Warbanners fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warbanners.

    Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Eador. Masters of the Broken World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Warbanners.

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

    Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Warbanners.

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

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vigilantes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Age of Fear 3: The Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Warbanners

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. Metro: Last Light Redux

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

    Reviewers of Warbanners cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fantasy Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Warbanners.

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

    Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and...

    2010Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blackguards

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Metro 2033 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

    Reviewers of Warbanners cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Battle Brothers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Warbanners.

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

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Battle for Wesnoth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.

    2018StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Fantasy General

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

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

    Fantasy General invites you to enter a world of heroes, swords, magic and beasts. You must lead your army into battle with the Shadowlord’s forces and defeat each of his lieutenants across varying terrain and battlefields.

    2021Strategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Metro 2033

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

    Reviewers of Warbanners cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands. In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland.

    2010ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Warbanners.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warbanners.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warbanners.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warbanners.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Warbanners.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Warbanners.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Warbanners.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Warbanners on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warbanners.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Warbanners.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warbanners.

    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 ↗
  2. Lost Eidolons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warbanners.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Last Spell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Warbanners.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warbanners.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Age of Fear 3: The Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Warbanners.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warbanners.

    Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Warbanners

Does Warbanners work on Steam Deck?
Warbanners is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Warbanners cost?
Warbanners is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Warbanners?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Warbanners are Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Lost Eidolons, Templar Battleforce.
Who developed Warbanners?
Warbanners was developed by Crasleen Games.

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