# Games like It Stares Back

> The closest matches to It Stares Back: Stirring Abyss, Battle Realms: Zen Edition, Blackguards, Gold Gold Adventure Gold, and Tooth and Tail. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — Also Lovecraftian and Isometric, like It Stares Back. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
2. [Battle Realms: Zen Edition](https://imho.run/games/1025600/battle-realms-zen-edition) — Also Fast-Paced and RTS, like It Stares Back. 2,517 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025600/)
3. [Blackguards](https://imho.run/games/249650/blackguards) — Also Hex Grid and Isometric, like It Stares Back. 1,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/249650/)
4. [Gold Gold Adventure Gold](https://imho.run/games/3133650/gold-gold-adventure-gold) — Also RTS and Isometric, like It Stares Back. 140 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133650/)
5. [Tooth and Tail](https://imho.run/games/286000/tooth-and-tail) — A frequent pick in It Stares Back players' libraries, and another Action. 1,741 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/)
6. [DRONE PERSPECTIVE](https://imho.run/games/2730700/drone-perspective) — Shares campaign editor with It Stares Back. 50 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730700/)
7. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Also Surreal, like It Stares Back. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
8. [BANNERMEN](https://imho.run/games/699740/bannermen) — Also Fast-Paced and RTS, like It Stares Back. 99 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699740/)
9. [Iratus: Lord of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/807120/iratus-lord-of-the-dead) — Also Lovecraftian and Dark Fantasy, like It Stares Back. 2,929 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/)
10. [Chaos Reborn](https://imho.run/games/319050/chaos-reborn) — Also Hex Grid and Tactical, like It Stares Back. 595 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319050/)
11. [WARTILE](https://imho.run/games/404200/wartile) — A frequent pick in It Stares Back players' libraries, and another RPG. 293 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404200/)
12. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Dark Fantasy and Tactical, like It Stares Back. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
13. [Loot River](https://imho.run/games/1494260/loot-river) — Also Lovecraftian and Fast-Paced, like It Stares Back. 215 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494260/)
14. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Also Lovecraftian, like It Stares Back. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
15. [Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest](https://imho.run/games/954650/druidstone-the-secret-of-the-menhir-forest) — Also Isometric and Tactical, like It Stares Back. 961 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/954650/)
16. [Deathtrap](https://imho.run/games/310510/deathtrap) — Also Isometric and Dark Fantasy, like It Stares Back. 1,006 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/)
17. [Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics](https://imho.run/games/874460/achtung-cthulhu-tactics) — Same atmospheric mood as It Stares Back. 92 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874460/)
18. [BLACKSHARD](https://imho.run/games/3223390/blackshard) — Also Lovecraftian and Surreal, like It Stares Back. 191 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3223390/)
19. [Masters of Anima](https://imho.run/games/606890/masters-of-anima) — Also RTS and Isometric, like It Stares Back. 144 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606890/)
20. [Thea: The Awakening](https://imho.run/games/378720/thea-the-awakening) — Also Hex Grid and Dark Fantasy, like It Stares Back. 2,154 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378720/)
21. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Hex Grid and Tactical, like It Stares Back. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
22. [SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest](https://imho.run/games/817540/spellforce-3-soul-harvest) — Also RTS and Isometric, like It Stares Back. 843 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817540/)
23. [Total War: WARHAMMER](https://imho.run/games/364360/total-war-warhammer) — Also RTS and Dark Fantasy, like It Stares Back. 18,120 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/)
24. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Also Lovecraftian, like It Stares Back. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1094250&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1094250&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1094250&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1094250
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1094250
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About It Stares Back

Enter The Great Tapestry: Once a land of candy-colored dreams, now a tattered realm of perilous ruin. This dark-fantasy RTS weaves RPG mechanics into a hand painted, lore-rich story. Will you gaze into the void? Be wary, traveler... IT STARES BACK

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1094250
- **Developer:** Light Arc Studio Ltd
- **Publisher:** Light Arc Studio Ltd
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 25, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1094250/it-stares-back)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1094250&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094250/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/1094250/it-stares-back for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*