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Games like Avoid The Monsters

If Avoid The Monsters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeons 2 and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its handcrafted levels encourage replayability, minimalist design enhances focus and atmospheric. 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 Avoid The Monsters: A mix of puzzle and (roguelike) RPG where your aim is to upgrade yourself as much as possible while.. avoiding the monsters!

2017StrategyRPGFree to playWindowsby Wouter van Oortmerssen
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Graph based level navigation feels freshHandcrafted levels encourage replayabilityMinimalist design enhances focusAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Avoid The Monsters 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. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Top pick for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dungeons 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Second-strongest match for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.

    2015StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Third-strongest match for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Scattered across five different regions, five special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot & ultimately save the world from chaos.

    2011StrategyRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Ranked #4 for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dead Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Ranked #5 for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Avoid The Monsters.

    Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Card Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Ranked #6 for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.

    2015StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Ranked #8 for Avoid The Monsters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 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.

  1. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Scattered across five different regions, five special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot & ultimately save the world from chaos.

    2011StrategyRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Avoid The Monsters.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Avoid The Monsters.

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Avoid The Monsters

Is Avoid The Monsters free to play?
Yes — Avoid The Monsters is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Avoid The Monsters?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Avoid The Monsters are Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeons 2, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes.
Who developed Avoid The Monsters?
Avoid The Monsters was developed by Wouter van Oortmerssen.

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 Avoid The Monsters.

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