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Games like Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

If Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a 2018 adventure RPG from CD PROJEKT RED set in the Witcher universe, following Meve, a war-veteran queen whose kingdom faces imminent invasion. The gameplay blends deck-building card battles with puzzle encounters, while faction politics and moral-choice consequences drive the branching narrative. Camp-improvement mechanics and companion-loyalty systems offer strategic bonuses tied to player decisions. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with political intrigue central to the story. Players highlight how companion stories evolve based on their choices, and report that deck-building feels meaningful and rewarding, with decisions genuinely reshaping both story and endings. The game runs Verified on Steam Deck and holds an 88% positive rating from over 4,500 Steam reviews, available for $19.99.

About Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales: Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 85Windowsby CD PROJEKT RED
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 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. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.

    2008ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Second-strongest match for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...

    2012RPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Third-strongest match for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Caliban

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A strategic blackjack roguelike. Stack drinks, runes, and gems into game-breaking combos. Beat cursed bosses. Chase the leaderboard. One deck. One dealer. Infinite builds.

    2027StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  5. Crown Gambit

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics, deck building and an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Ranked #5 for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Valor of Man

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Ranked #6 for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG15.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paladin's Oath

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Ranked #7 for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Complex Strategy Fantasy card game RPG inspired by board games like Mage Knight or Gloomhaven. Combines elements of RPG, light deck-building, puzzle and strategy. Absolutely no micro-transactions, virtual currencies or any of that, ever. Text to speech support for visually impaired on Windows

    2022StrategyRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cultist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Ranked #8 for Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

    2018IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

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  1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Reviewers of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Reviewers of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...

    2012RPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Reviewers of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  4. RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from CD PROJEKT RED

Other recommendable Steam games by CD PROJEKT RED, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Cyberpunk 2077

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

    2020RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.

    2008ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...

    2012RPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Witcher Adventure Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares Adventure with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    The Witcher Adventure Game is a digital adaptation of CD PROJEKT RED’s board game set in the brutal fantasy universe of monster slayer Geralt of Rivia. Travel across the beautifully rendered world of The Witcher and complete a variety of quests — hunt deadly beasts, solve ancient mysteries and more.

    2014StrategyAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. GWENT: Rogue Mage (Single-Player Expansion)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    GWENT: Rogue Mage is a first single-player expansion to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. It combines elements of roguelike, deckbuilding, and strategy games with GWENT card battles.

    2022Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Another title from CD PROJEKT RED, the studio behind Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Shares RPG with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

    Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!

    2020StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 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 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales cost?
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales are The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Who developed Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales?
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales was developed by CD PROJEKT RED.

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