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Games like Outcast Tales: The First Journey

If Outcast Tales: The First Journey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystical Tactics, Dead Weight and Seoul Exorcist 1111 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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 Outcast Tales: The First Journey: Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!

2024StrategyIndieAdventureRPGFree To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hardlane Studio
Outcast Tales: The First Journey — Steam game cover
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Character relationships shift dynamically based on choicesHigh replayability from procedural generationHumorous writing and unexpected eventsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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  1. Mystical Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. Dead Weight

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Face the Ancient Gods! Set the sails of your flying pirate ship and embark on a roguelite adventure in the steampunk world of Dead Weight. Explore floating islands in search of loot. Choose a class and enjoy turn-based tactical combat on tiny battlefields where every step matters.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Seoul Exorcist 1111

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Think Fast, Strike Faster! As the ultimate exorcist, choose your attacks wisely, upgrade combat deck, combine traits and items, and save the cursed souls—before death finds you.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gladiator Immortal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Gladiator Immortal is a turn-based fantasy Medieval Gladiator Roguelike game where you manage a team of warriors who fight for the glory of the gods. Build up your town, hire and level up warriors, find powerful weapons and armour, learn and develop new skills and win favour with the gods.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Outcast Tales

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Assemble a squad of characters with robust personalities and abilities, and their relationships unfold. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Dunebound Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Lead your band of survivors on a perilous trek across unforgiving sands in search of a new home. Battle ruthless factions, scavenge dwindling resources, reshape the terrain to your advantage and make life-or-death choices in Dunebound Tactics, a Roguelite Turn-Based Tactical RPG.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Wasteland 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Ranked #7 for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Wildermyth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Ranked #8 for Outcast Tales: The First Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Outcast Tales: The First Journey

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Mad Max

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Outcast Tales: The First Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Borderlands 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    Reviewers of Outcast Tales: The First Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

    2012ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Outcast Tales: The First Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    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?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FINAL FANTASY

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Outcast Tales: The First Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Outcast Tales: The First Journey.

    The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

    2021RPG7.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Outcast Tales: The First Journey

Does Outcast Tales: The First Journey run on Steam Deck?
Outcast Tales: The First Journey is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Outcast Tales: The First Journey free to play?
Yes — Outcast Tales: The First Journey is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Outcast Tales: The First Journey?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outcast Tales: The First Journey are Mystical Tactics, Dead Weight, Seoul Exorcist 1111.
Who developed Outcast Tales: The First Journey?
Outcast Tales: The First Journey was developed by Hardlane Studio and published by CRITICAL REFLEX.

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