# Games like Spirit Island

> The closest matches to Spirit Island: Aeon's End, Dune: Imperium, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Wingspan, and Root. 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. [Aeon's End](https://imho.run/games/1063580/aeon-s-end) — Shares deck building with Spirit Island. 261 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063580/)
2. [Dune: Imperium](https://imho.run/games/1689500/dune-imperium) — Also Grand Strategy and Board Game, like Spirit Island. 2,127 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689500/)
3. [Sentinels of the Multiverse](https://imho.run/games/337150/sentinels-of-the-multiverse) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Spirit Island. 1,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337150/)
4. [Wingspan](https://imho.run/games/1054490/wingspan) — A frequent pick in Spirit Island players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054490/)
5. [Root](https://imho.run/games/965580/root) — Shares deck building with Spirit Island. 3,117 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/965580/)
6. [Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?](https://imho.run/games/2909580/viractal-will-you-trust-your-party) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Spirit Island. 105 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2909580/)
7. [One Deck Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/770100/one-deck-dungeon) — A frequent pick in Spirit Island players' libraries, and another RPG. 613 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770100/)
8. [Tabletop Simulator](https://imho.run/games/286160/tabletop-simulator) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Spirit Island. 31,086 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/)
9. [Armello](https://imho.run/games/290340/armello) — Shares card drafting with Spirit Island. 5,464 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290340/)
10. [Concrete Jungle](https://imho.run/games/400160/concrete-jungle) — Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like Spirit Island. 249 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400160/)
11. [Dominion](https://imho.run/games/1131620/dominion) — A frequent pick in Spirit Island players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,597 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131620/)
12. [XenoShyft](https://imho.run/games/429390/xenoshyft) — Shares cooperative play and deck building with Spirit Island. 88 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/429390/)
13. [Through the Ages](https://imho.run/games/758370/through-the-ages) — Shares card drafting with Spirit Island. 942 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758370/)
14. [For The King II](https://imho.run/games/1676840/for-the-king-ii) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Spirit Island. 5,126 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1676840/)
15. [Nowhere Prophet](https://imho.run/games/681730/nowhere-prophet) — Shares deck building with Spirit Island. 501 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/681730/)
16. [KARDS - The WW2 Card Game](https://imho.run/games/544810/kards-the-ww2-card-game) — Shares card drafting and deck building with Spirit Island. 10,259 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/)
17. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Spirit Island. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
18. [Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked](https://imho.run/games/3124340/demeo-x-dungeons-dragons-battlemarked) — Shares procedural generation with Spirit Island. 666 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/)
19. [Gloomhaven](https://imho.run/games/780290/gloomhaven) — Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Spirit Island. 10,087 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780290/)
20. [Gremlins, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/369990/gremlins-inc) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Spirit Island. 1,224 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369990/)
21. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Spirit Island. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
22. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Spirit Island. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
23. [Ascension: Deckbuilding Game](https://imho.run/games/320430/ascension-deckbuilding-game) — Shares deck building with Spirit Island. 962 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320430/)
24. [Concordia: Digital Edition](https://imho.run/games/1450330/concordia-digital-edition) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Spirit Island. 109 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450330/)

## 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=1236720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1236720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1236720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1236720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1236720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Spirit Island

Spirit Island is a cooperative strategy game released in 2020 by Handelabra Games Inc. Players take on the roles of elemental spirits defending their island from invading colonizers. The game features card-drafting, deck-building, procedural generation, role selection, and variable objectives, supporting asymmetric cooperative play with a massive campaign length that requires sit-down sessions. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, highlighting high replayability through different spirit and adversary combinations, with tactical positioning being a key consideration. The game runs at a challenging difficulty level and is playable on Steam Deck, currently holding a 91% positive rating from 1,084 Steam reviews at $9.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1236720
- **Developer:** Handelabra Games Inc.
- **Publisher:** Handelabra Games Inc.
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Steam Timeline, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 29, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1236720/spirit-island)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1236720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1236720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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