Games like the Line
If the Line is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darkest Dungeon®, Dungeon Mercenaries and Bonfire — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About the Line: The Line is a rogue-like / dungeon crawler with a turn-based combat system. The main object is to stand out the long line for resettlement from the oppressive east segment of the city.
Players who liked the Line also play
Steam players who put hours into the Line 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.
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Top pick for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with the Line.
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?
Dungeon Mercenaries
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Dungeon Mercenaries is an endless replayability RPG. Every time you wake up, it's a new start, procedurally generated map, randomly generated characters,explore the dungeon with different mercenaries, get reasure chests, gold coins, mercenaries, potions, food, and glory!
Bonfire
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with the Line.
Bonfire is a delightfully gloomy tactical RPG about journey and failure, with a rapid turn-based battle system and heroes who care a little too much.
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Othercide
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with the Line.
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Vambrace: Cold Soul
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!
Stoneshard
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
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.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for the Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with the Line.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below the Line at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with the Line.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with the Line.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with the Line.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under the Line on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with the Line.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with the Line.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with the Line.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with the Line.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with the Line.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
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.
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More from Marginal act
Other recommendable Steam games by Marginal act, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blind Boris
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Indie with the Line.
Blind Boris is a survival horror about a blind person. The character arrives to the hospice and a week later strange things begin to happen in him. Staff disappears, terrible sounds are heard outside, exit doors are tightly locked, and aggressive visitors enter the building.
Need a packet?
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Simulation with the Line.
Beep Beep Beep -> Register products -> Take cash -> Go insane. Need a packet is a horror-simulator about supermarket cashier, who is gradually losing her mind from routine work. She starts to feel that the cash register is turning into a medieval tower.
Vasilis
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Vasilis is a hand-drawn adventure game. The main character – Vasilis, lost her husband – Peter, in the rebellious city center. The city is in riots for a long time and almost everyday something burns or someone dies.
TUTUTUTU - Tea party
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Indie with the Line.
Rhythm game about a tea in a train!
This rain will never end - noir adventure detective
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Adventure with the Line.
This rain will never end unless you discover who killed the mayor of the city!
Babba Yagga: Woodboy
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Indie and Adventure with the Line.
Baba Yaga is a horror game, where you play as a wooden boy who needs to bring sleeping herbs for his mum, but on the way, he meets the BABA YAGA! After that everything becomes more brutal and scary.
Brutalism22
WHY THIS
Another title from Marginal act, the studio behind the Line. Shares Adventure with the Line.
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Frequently asked about the Line
- How much does the Line cost?
- the Line is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to the Line?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside the Line are Darkest Dungeon®, Dungeon Mercenaries, Bonfire.
- Who developed the Line?
- the Line was developed by Marginal act.
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 the Line.
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