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Games like EARTHLOCK

If EARTHLOCK is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chained Echoes, 8-Bit Adventures 2 and Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its crafting provides meaningful progression, atmospheric 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 EARTHLOCK: Earthlock is an indie developed, adventure RPG inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90's, with a fresh take on turn based combat and character progression.

2018StrategyIndieAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Snowcastle Games
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Steam players who put hours into EARTHLOCK 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. Chained Echoes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

    2022IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 8-Bit Adventures 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

    2021IndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sea of Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Avadon 2: The Corruption

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Avadon 2: The Corruption is a huge, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the second chapter in the epic Avadon trilogy. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimshade

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Grimshade is a party-based role-playing game inspired by JRPG of the 90s, featuring a tactical turn-based combat system and a grim story of war and personal choices.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

    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 ~83% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EARTHLOCK.

    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. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

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

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with EARTHLOCK.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Indie with EARTHLOCK.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under EARTHLOCK on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 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 EARTHLOCK.

    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. Shares Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

    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 and Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

    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 EARTHLOCK.

    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 and Adventure with EARTHLOCK.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 EARTHLOCK.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck 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. Chained Echoes

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with EARTHLOCK.

    Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.

    2022IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 8-Bit Adventures 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Sea of Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with EARTHLOCK.

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

    Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about EARTHLOCK

Does EARTHLOCK run on Steam Deck?
EARTHLOCK is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does EARTHLOCK cost?
EARTHLOCK is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to EARTHLOCK?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EARTHLOCK are Chained Echoes, 8-Bit Adventures 2, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.
Who developed EARTHLOCK?
EARTHLOCK was developed by Snowcastle Games.

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 EARTHLOCK.

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