Games like The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
If The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is your kind of game, the closest matches are God of War Ragnarök, Testament: The Order of High Human and Mystery of Melody Memorial — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 The Vale: Shadow of the Crown: CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.
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God of War Ragnarök
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Top pick for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.
Testament: The Order of High Human
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Second-strongest match for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Testament is a first-person single-player action-adventure game with bits of RPG and metroidvania elements set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. It offers a mixed combat with different possibilities and combination by sword, spells and bow while it is rich with platforming and puzzles.
Mystery of Melody Memorial
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Join Joseph and Angeli on a musical journey filled with quirky characters and perilous paths to uncover the depths of Melody Memorial!
ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Ranked #4 for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.
Blood of the Elves
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Ranked #5 for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
"Blood of the Elves" follows Aileron, a high Elven prince, exiled from Solaris for his 'unclean' blood. In the land of the lower, he must ally with the unlikely allies and master his vampire powers to seek vengeance for his crown, family, and honor.
Karnage Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Ranked #6 for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
A true VR Action RPG built from ground up to fully immerse you in what VR has to offer.
Dragon's Dogma 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Ranked #7 for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
1428: Shadows over Silesia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Ranked #8 for The Vale: Shadow of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
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The Blue Box
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Reviewers of The Vale: Shadow of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
The Blue Box is a compilation of games by where you can: Dunk the world, Discuss GNU/Linux on the moon, Do enough drugs to achieve space flight, Earn minimum wage, Existential Dread, & Travel back in time and take some sweet pics of creatures!
FOR HONOR™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Vale: Shadow of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
A Blind Legend
WHY THIS
Shares stealth sequences and an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Reviewers of The Vale: Shadow of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
A Blind Legend is the first-ever action-adventure game without video – where ears replace eyes! Discover the original, innovative sensory experience of binaural 3D sound.
Lost in Blindness
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Reviewers of The Vale: Shadow of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Have you ever wondered if you could play a video game, without even looking at the screen? What if you played this unique sound-based adventure game, without even seeing anything!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Vale: Shadow of the Crown at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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 The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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. Shares Action and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
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!
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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.
God of War Ragnarök
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.
ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.
1428: Shadows over Silesia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Vale: Shadow of the Crown.
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
Frequently asked about The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
- Is The Vale: Shadow of the Crown verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Vale: Shadow of the Crown 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 The Vale: Shadow of the Crown cost?
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Vale: Shadow of the Crown are God of War Ragnarök, Testament: The Order of High Human, Mystery of Melody Memorial.
- Who developed The Vale: Shadow of the Crown?
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown was developed by Falling Squirrel, Creative Bytes Studios and published by Falling Squirrel Inc..
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