Games like Guards of the Gate
If Guards of the Gate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crowntakers, Popup Dungeon and Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and lighthearted. 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 Guards of the Gate: Guards of the Gate is a roguelike turn-based game on hexagonal fields. You control a team of heroes aka Guards of the Gate, who are trying to save the world from the evil Dragon Lord.
Players who liked Guards of the Gate also play
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Crowntakers
WHY THIS
Shares hex based movement and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Top pick for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Popup Dungeon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Third-strongest match for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Ranked #4 for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
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!
Blackguards 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Ranked #5 for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Curious Expedition 2
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Ranked #7 for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Pathway
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Ranked #8 for Guards of the Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Guards of the Gate at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Guards of the Gate.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Guards of the Gate.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Guards of the Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Guards of the Gate.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 Guards of the Gate.
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.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Guards of the Gate.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Guards of the Gate.
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 Guards of the Gate.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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More from Prince Game Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Prince Game Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dinoku
WHY THIS
Another title from Prince Game Studio, the studio behind Guards of the Gate. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Dinoku is a logic game where you must help the Dinos to eat all the leaves on the way. There are different kinds of plants with special ability, making levels more challenging and exciting.
Ravenland
WHY THIS
Another title from Prince Game Studio, the studio behind Guards of the Gate. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Ravenland is a challenging deck-building roguelike card game. Adventure and deal with the ancients who rule the forest. Try the three different heroes, unlock cards and traits and upgrade the town for better chance of success.
Ruin Hunters
WHY THIS
Another title from Prince Game Studio, the studio behind Guards of the Gate. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Take command of your heroes in this turn-based tactical deck-building game. Wander into the deep of the dungeons, defeat enemies, gather treasures, while your party grows in power.
Knight Dice
WHY THIS
Another title from Prince Game Studio, the studio behind Guards of the Gate. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Knight Dice is a turn-based dice game, upgrade and reroll your dice to defeat the dangerous enemies on your adventure.
Desert Parkour
WHY THIS
Another title from Prince Game Studio, the studio behind Guards of the Gate. Shares Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Desert Parkour is a first-person 3D platformer game, where player progress through levels using parkour skills and by throwing a rope with a grappling hook.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Curious Expedition 2
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Guards of the Gate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guards of the Gate.
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
Frequently asked about Guards of the Gate
- How much does Guards of the Gate cost?
- Guards of the Gate is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Guards of the Gate?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guards of the Gate are Crowntakers, Popup Dungeon, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch.
- Who developed Guards of the Gate?
- Guards of the Gate was developed by Prince Game Studio.
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