# Games like Eternal Strands

> The closest matches to Eternal Strands: Avowed, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition, Tales of ARISE, Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition, and Dragon Age™: The Veilguard. 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. [Avowed](https://imho.run/games/2457220/avowed) — Also LGBTQ+, like Eternal Strands. 9,178 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/)
2. [Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/2420110/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 10,536 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420110/)
3. [Tales of ARISE](https://imho.run/games/740130/tales-of-arise) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 11,061 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/740130/)
4. [Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/2821610/echoes-of-the-end-enhanced-edition) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 724 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821610/)
5. [Dragon Age™: The Veilguard](https://imho.run/games/1845910/dragon-age-the-veilguard) — Also LGBTQ+, like Eternal Strands. 28,748 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1845910/)
6. [Kena: Bridge of Spirits](https://imho.run/games/1954200/kena-bridge-of-spirits) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 6,769 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954200/)
7. [Stellar Blade™](https://imho.run/games/3489700/stellar-blade) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 15,730 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3489700/)
8. [Asterigos: Curse of the Stars](https://imho.run/games/1731070/asterigos-curse-of-the-stars) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,026 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731070/)
9. [Assassin’s Creed Shadows](https://imho.run/games/3159330/assassin-s-creed-shadows) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 14,789 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3159330/)
10. [Hogwarts Legacy](https://imho.run/games/990080/hogwarts-legacy) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 140,723 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/990080/)
11. [Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1832040/flintlock-the-siege-of-dawn) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 644 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832040/)
12. [Dragon's Dogma 2](https://imho.run/games/2054970/dragon-s-dogma-2) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 43,321 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054970/)
13. [South of Midnight](https://imho.run/games/1934570/south-of-midnight) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 3,235 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934570/)
14. [En Garde!](https://imho.run/games/1654660/en-garde) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 2,443 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1654660/)
15. [Darksiders III](https://imho.run/games/606280/darksiders-iii) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,533 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606280/)
16. [God of War](https://imho.run/games/1593500/god-of-war) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 58,850 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/)
17. [Life is Strange: Double Exposure](https://imho.run/games/1874000/life-is-strange-double-exposure) — Also LGBTQ+, like Eternal Strands. 4,279 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874000/)
18. [Soulstice](https://imho.run/games/1602080/soulstice) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 795 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602080/)
19. [Forspoken](https://imho.run/games/1680880/forspoken) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,134 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1680880/)
20. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
21. [Demon Tides](https://imho.run/games/2585890/demon-tides) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 589 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2585890/)
22. [Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/452570/battle-chef-brigade-deluxe) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another RPG. 934 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/452570/)
23. [Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™](https://imho.run/games/614570/dishonored-death-of-the-outsider) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 4,742 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/614570/)
24. [Lost in Random™](https://imho.run/games/1462570/lost-in-random) — A frequent pick in Eternal Strands players' libraries, and another Action. 2,571 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462570/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491410&n=20
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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1491410
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## About Eternal Strands

Eternal Strands is a third-person action RPG from Yellow Brick Games set in a fantasy world where players wield physics-driven magic as a female protagonist. Combat revolves around elemental powers that interact with the environment and enemy forces in deliberate, weighty ways, alongside large-scale boss encounters that define the experience. Reviewers and players highlight the sense of mastering the game's systems and the satisfaction of pulling off chain reactions with elemental abilities. The game is marked as challenging and substantially sized, designed for solo play, and runs verified on Steam Deck. It launched in 2025 at $39.99 USD and holds an 88% positive rating from over 1,100 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1491410
- **Developer:** Yellow Brick Games
- **Publisher:** Yellow Brick Games
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Jan 28, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1491410/eternal-strands)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/)
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