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Games like Cendric

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Cendric for fans of indie, adventure, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Cendric also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Cendric: Follow the story of a young mage into the dangerous and fascinating world of Admantris. Master the elements, join one of three factions, solve puzzles, defeat bosses and discover dark secrets.

2018IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Ironbell
Cendric — Steam game cover
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    Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona — Steam game cover

    Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

    Top pick for Cendric fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cendric.

    Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

    2024ActionRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night — Steam game cover

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    Second-strongest match for Cendric fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cendric.

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

    2019ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Death's Gambit: Afterlife — Steam game cover

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

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

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Minoria — Steam game cover

    Minoria

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

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Blasphemous — Steam game cover

    Blasphemous

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

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Unbound: Worlds Apart — Steam game cover

    Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

    Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ageless — Steam game cover

    Ageless

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

    Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials — Steam game cover

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

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

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

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    Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona — Steam game cover

    Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Cendric.

    Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

    2024ActionRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Death's Gambit: Afterlife — Steam game cover

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Minoria — Steam game cover

    Minoria

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Blasphemous — Steam game cover

    Blasphemous

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Unbound: Worlds Apart — Steam game cover

    Unbound: Worlds Apart

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Ageless — Steam game cover

    Ageless

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials — Steam game cover

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cendric.

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cendric

How much does Cendric cost?
Cendric is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cendric?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cendric are Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Death's Gambit: Afterlife.
Who developed Cendric?
Cendric was developed by Ironbell.

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