# Games like Escape The Mad Empire

> The closest matches to Escape The Mad Empire: Crawl Tactics, The Last Spell, Inkbound, The Dungeon Beneath, and Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch. 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. [Crawl Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1290750/crawl-tactics) — Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 127 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290750/)
2. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Tactical RPG and Perma Death, like Escape The Mad Empire. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
3. [Inkbound](https://imho.run/games/1062810/inkbound) — Also Tactical RPG and Strategy RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 2,729 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/)
4. [The Dungeon Beneath](https://imho.run/games/1359120/the-dungeon-beneath) — A frequent pick in Escape The Mad Empire players' libraries, and another Indie. 582 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359120/)
5. [Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch](https://imho.run/games/2530490/lost-eidolons-veil-of-the-witch) — Also CRPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 484 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530490/)
6. [Mortal Glory 2](https://imho.run/games/2216660/mortal-glory-2) — A frequent pick in Escape The Mad Empire players' libraries, and another RPG. 209 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2216660/)
7. [Overfall](https://imho.run/games/402310/overfall) — Also Party-Based RPG and Strategy RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 219 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402310/)
8. [Aethermancer](https://imho.run/games/2288470/aethermancer) — Also Party-Based RPG and Perma Death, like Escape The Mad Empire. 1,348 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288470/)
9. [Forgotten Mines](https://imho.run/games/2238630/forgotten-mines) — Shares class synergy with Escape The Mad Empire. 157 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238630/)
10. [Siege of Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/1972410/siege-of-dungeon) — Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 55 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972410/)
11. [Shardpunk](https://imho.run/games/1183800/shardpunk) — Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 591 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183800/)
12. [Depth of Extinction](https://imho.run/games/636320/depth-of-extinction) — Shares class synergy with Escape The Mad Empire. 141 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/636320/)
13. [Stolen Realm](https://imho.run/games/1330000/stolen-realm) — Shares endless mode with Escape The Mad Empire. 2,415 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330000/)
14. [The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming](https://imho.run/games/409910/the-storm-guard-darkness-is-coming) — A frequent pick in Escape The Mad Empire players' libraries, and another Action. 132 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409910/)
15. [Cyber Knights: Flashpoint](https://imho.run/games/1021210/cyber-knights-flashpoint) — Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 2,282 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/)
16. [Aarklash: Legacy](https://imho.run/games/222640/aarklash-legacy) — Shares real time with pause with Escape The Mad Empire. 360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222640/)
17. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Tactical RPG and Perma Death, like Escape The Mad Empire. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
18. [Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/435150/divinity-original-sin-2-definitive-edition) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 82,468 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/)
19. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-lite, like Escape The Mad Empire. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
20. [Defend the Rook](https://imho.run/games/1531250/defend-the-rook) — Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 93 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/)
21. [Those Who Rule](https://imho.run/games/1822060/those-who-rule) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 777 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1822060/)
22. [Heroes of Steel RPG](https://imho.run/games/291190/heroes-of-steel-rpg) — Also Party-Based RPG and Perma Death, like Escape The Mad Empire. 193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291190/)
23. [Dark Envoy](https://imho.run/games/945770/dark-envoy) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Escape The Mad Empire. 444 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945770/)
24. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Escape The Mad Empire. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)

## 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=1823390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1823390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1823390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1823390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1823390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Escape The Mad Empire

Escape the Mad Empire is a party-based, rogue-like dungeon crawler with intense and deeply tactical combat. Overcome the challenges as a band of heroes, and preserve their lives and sanity by managing resources and growing your base. Can you Escape the Mad Empire?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1823390
- **Developer:** XperimentalZ Games
- **Publisher:** XperimentalZ Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 22, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1823390/escape-the-mad-empire)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1823390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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