Games like Iratus: Lord of the Dead
If Iratus: Lord of the Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, Darkest Dungeon® and Darkest Dungeon® II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and grim. 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 →Players describe Iratus: Lord of the Dead as atmospheric and dark, with a grim tone that supports its necromancer tactics gameplay. The game is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy setting, developed by Unfrozen and published by Daedalic Entertainment, released in 2020 at a price of 29.99 USD. It is playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers highlight the minion-crafting system where players raise undead minions from enemy parts, along with deep customization options and team variety. Tactical combat requires strategic positioning and resource management, while procedural generation provides replayability. A narrator provides commentary that mocks both failures and victories. The game runs at a medium length with a sit-down session shape, difficulty is hard, and it is solo only. Steam reviews show 85% positive from 2929 reviews.
About Iratus: Lord of the Dead: 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!
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Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
WHY THIS
Top pick for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a dark mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Second-strongest match for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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?
Darkest Dungeon® II
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Ranked #4 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.
Othercide
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Ranked #5 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Ranked #6 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Deep Sky Derelicts
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Ranked #8 for Iratus: Lord of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
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Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a dark mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Reviewers of Iratus: Lord of the Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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?
Rogue Lords
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Reviewers of Iratus: Lord of the Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.
Menace from the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Reviewers of Iratus: Lord of the Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Iratus: Lord of the Dead at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles
![We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1103210/header.jpg?t=1563495717)
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a dark mood with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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?
Darkest Dungeon® II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Frequently asked about Iratus: Lord of the Dead
- Does Iratus: Lord of the Dead run on Steam Deck?
- Iratus: Lord of the Dead 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 Iratus: Lord of the Dead cost?
- Iratus: Lord of the Dead is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Iratus: Lord of the Dead?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Iratus: Lord of the Dead are Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, Darkest Dungeon®, Darkest Dungeon® II.
- Who developed Iratus: Lord of the Dead?
- Iratus: Lord of the Dead was developed by Unfrozen and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
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