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Games like The Great Tournament

If The Great Tournament is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One and Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and epic. 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 The Great Tournament: Play a young peasant boy who becomes squire to a legendary knight. Travel the realm competing in jousts, archery, and melee competitions. Train hard in order to become a powerful knight and eventually compete in The Great Tournament to decide the fate of the realm in this medieval story.

2018IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hosted Games
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Army and settlement management adds strategyCourt and realm intrigue is deepRomance feels personal and balancedChallengingContemplativeEpic

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Steam players who put hours into The Great Tournament 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. Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Great Tournament.

    Top pick for The Great Tournament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Great Tournament.

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

    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

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

    Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sabres of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Great Tournament.

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

    Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Guns of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares stat based progression and an epic mood with The Great Tournament.

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

    As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Nuclear Powered Toaster

    WHY THIS

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

    In the 24th century, you must unravel a sinister plan with spaceships, blasters, and the world's oddest janitor in this absurd sci-fi tale!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold: A Hero's Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Great Tournament.

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

    Defend your stronghold from invading monsters and lead your people to glory! Rule your territory, punish your enemies, and build a legacy.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares stat based progression and an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

    Ranked #8 for The Great Tournament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Tournament.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Tournament.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Great Tournament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Great Tournament.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Emily is Away

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  4. Don't Make Love

    WHY THIS

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

    Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.

    2017IndieSimulationCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fighting Fantasy Classics

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.

    2018IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Ord.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Ord. tells stories three words at a time.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Word Game: Episode 0

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Knell of St. Godhrkar

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from Hosted Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Hosted Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fallen Hero: Retribution

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tin Star

    WHY THIS

    Shares stat based progression and an epic mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

    2015IndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares stat based progression and an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lords of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and RPG with The Great Tournament.

    Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.

    2023IndieRPGCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Great Tournament.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Great Tournament. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Great Tournament.

    Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Great Tournament

How much does The Great Tournament cost?
The Great Tournament is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Great Tournament?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Great Tournament are Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One, Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven.
Who developed The Great Tournament?
The Great Tournament was developed by Hosted 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 The Great Tournament.

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