# Games like Near-Mage

> The closest matches to Near-Mage: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Heaven's Vault, Night in the Woods, Wylde Flowers, and The Necromancer's Tale. 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. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Also Narrative, like Near-Mage. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
2. [Heaven's Vault](https://imho.run/games/774201/heaven-s-vault) — Shares world exploration with Near-Mage. 1,626 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/)
3. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Also Narrative and Cats, like Near-Mage. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
4. [Wylde Flowers](https://imho.run/games/1896700/wylde-flowers) — Also Narrative and Cozy, like Near-Mage. 1,631 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896700/)
5. [The Necromancer's Tale](https://imho.run/games/1315320/the-necromancer-s-tale) — A frequent pick in Near-Mage players' libraries, and another RPG. 650 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/)
6. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Cozy, like Near-Mage. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
7. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Vampire, like Near-Mage. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
8. [Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York](https://imho.run/games/1096410/vampire-the-masquerade-coteries-of-new-york) — Also Vampire and Narrative, like Near-Mage. 1,307 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096410/)
9. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — A frequent pick in Near-Mage players' libraries, and another Indie. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
10. [The Thaumaturge](https://imho.run/games/1684350/the-thaumaturge) — Also Narrative, like Near-Mage. 1,516 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684350/)
11. [Epistory - Typing Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/398850/epistory-typing-chronicles) — A frequent pick in Near-Mage players' libraries, and another Action. 2,207 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398850/)
12. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Also Narrative, like Near-Mage. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
13. [Spells & Secrets](https://imho.run/games/1518220/spells-secrets) — Also Cozy, like Near-Mage. 168 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1518220/)
14. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
15. [Mages of Mystralia](https://imho.run/games/529660/mages-of-mystralia) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 469 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529660/)
16. [Pendragon: Narrative Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1240050/pendragon-narrative-tactics) — Also Narrative, like Near-Mage. 93 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240050/)
17. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
18. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)
19. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — A frequent pick in Near-Mage players' libraries, and another Adventure. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
20. [Nanotale - Typing Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/944920/nanotale-typing-chronicles) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 396 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/)
21. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
22. [Unbound: Worlds Apart](https://imho.run/games/814680/unbound-worlds-apart) — Shares world exploration with Near-Mage. 600 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/814680/)
23. [Simon the Sorcerer Origins](https://imho.run/games/1939890/simon-the-sorcerer-origins) — Same atmospheric mood as Near-Mage. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/)
24. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Narrative, like Near-Mage. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)

## 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=1685870&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1685870&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1685870&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1685870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1685870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Near-Mage

Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1685870
- **Developer:** Stuck In Attic
- **Publisher:** Stuck In Attic
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 27, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1685870/near-mage)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1685870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1685870/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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