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Games like Here Be Dragons

  • 24 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Here Be Dragons also play

The closest matches to Here Be Dragons: Nantucket, Oaken, dotAGE, Rogue Waters, and Dungeon Rushers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Sailing and Pirates, like Here Be Dragons.

    • $17.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2018
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Turn-Based and Board Game, like Here Be Dragons.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2023
  3. Rank 03
    • $17.59 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2023
  1. Rank 04

    Rogue Waters

    Why this: Also Pirates and Turn-Based, like Here Be Dragons.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 07
    • Trending
    63 new reviews this week

    For The King

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Here Be Dragons

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Nantucket

    Also Sailing and Pirates, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 76% of 553 reviews
  2. 2
    Oaken

    Also Turn-Based and Board Game, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 81% of 107 reviews
  3. 3
    dotAGE

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 1,816 reviews
  4. 4
    Rogue Waters

    Also Pirates and Turn-Based, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 82% of 474 reviews
  5. 5
    Dungeon Rushers

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 55% of 255 reviews
  6. 6
    Sink Again

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 65% of 63 reviews
  7. 7
    For The King

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 11,548 reviews
  8. 8
    Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition

    Same contemplative mood as Here Be Dragons.

    • 61% of 114 reviews
  9. 9
    Antihero

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 82% of 413 reviews
  10. 10
    Valor & Victory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 69% of 111 reviews
  11. 11
    Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 57% of 74 reviews
  12. 12
    Horizon's Gate

    Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

    • 95% of 1,024 reviews
  13. 13
    Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 153 reviews
  14. 14
    Drop Duchy

    Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 91% of 1,463 reviews
  15. 15
    DungeonTop

    Also Turn-Based and Tabletop, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 84% of 167 reviews
  16. 16
    Warhammer Quest (Classic)

    Genres: RPG, Strategy

    • 71% of 579 reviews
  17. 17
    Pirate101

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 84% of 391 reviews
  18. 18
    Small World

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 69% of 628 reviews
  19. 19
    Dice Legacy

    Same whimsical mood as Here Be Dragons.

    • 69% of 453 reviews
  20. 20
    Expeditions: Conquistador

    Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Here Be Dragons.

    • 77% of 731 reviews
  21. 21
    Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG

    • 81% of 666 reviews
  22. 22
    Raiders of the North Sea

    Genres: Indie, Strategy

    • 88% of 180 reviews
  23. 23
    Port Royale 4

    Genres: Simulation, Strategy

    • 58% of 586 reviews
  24. 24
    The Witcher Adventure Game

    Genres: Adventure, Strategy

    • 71% of 555 reviews
Here Be Dragons — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: Red Zero Games
  • Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 62% of 89 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure
  • Metacritic 69
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Dice placement feels like a tactical puzzle
  • Each campaign introduces new mechanics
  • Retro pixel art evokes old maps
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Whimsical

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About Here Be Dragons

The closest matches to Here Be Dragons: Nantucket, Oaken, dotAGE, Rogue Waters, and Dungeon Rushers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Here Be Dragons is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nantucket, Oaken and dotAGE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and whimsical, and single out its campaign based progression and dice allocation. 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.

About Here Be Dragons: Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World.

Is Here Be Dragons worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 62% of 89 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“GRADE: F+. It feels like a super long tutorial. and what little strategy there is is completely destroyed by the RNG elements. In fact the best strategy is to restart until you get a starting Dice roll that lets you take your turn, and…”
17 h played
“Well even on easy I'm stuck, while still in the tutorial phase (Introduction to Ink bottles), and can't move on. Honestly that's just stupid and should get fixed.”
2 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Nantucket, Oaken, dotAGE

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Frequently asked about Here Be Dragons

Can I run it?

Is Here Be Dragons verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Here Be Dragons is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Here Be Dragons cost?

Here Be Dragons is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Here Be Dragons?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Here Be Dragons are Nantucket, Oaken, dotAGE.

Who developed Here Be Dragons?

Here Be Dragons was developed by Red Zero Games and published by Pansolo.