# Games like The Magus Circle

> The closest matches to The Magus Circle: Ascend to ZERO, Dark Scrolls, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite, The Spell Brigade, and Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault. 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. [Ascend to ZERO](https://imho.run/games/2697940/ascend-to-zero) — Shares crafting system and roguelite progression with The Magus Circle. 789 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697940/)
2. [Dark Scrolls](https://imho.run/games/2912550/dark-scrolls) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 149 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2912550/)
3. [Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3526710/everything-is-crab-the-animal-evolution-roguelite) — Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like The Magus Circle. 6,148 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/)
4. [The Spell Brigade](https://imho.run/games/2904000/the-spell-brigade) — Shares roguelite progression and procedural generation with The Magus Circle. 4,212 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904000/)
5. [Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault](https://imho.run/games/2350790/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault) — A frequent pick in The Magus Circle players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,106 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350790/)
6. [Mining Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2322450/mining-survivors) — Shares crafting system and deck building with The Magus Circle. 60 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322450/)
7. [Lost in Random: The Eternal Die](https://imho.run/games/2564520/lost-in-random-the-eternal-die) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 310 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564520/)
8. [Shape of Dreams](https://imho.run/games/2444750/shape-of-dreams) — Also Roguelite, like The Magus Circle. 5,917 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2444750/)
9. [Achilles: Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2922410/achilles-survivor) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with The Magus Circle. 590 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2922410/)
10. [Million Depth](https://imho.run/games/2555950/million-depth) — A frequent pick in The Magus Circle players' libraries, and another Action. 139 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2555950/)
11. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also Bullet Hell and Roguelite, like The Magus Circle. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
12. [Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/3265700/vampire-crawlers-the-turbo-wildcard-from-vampire-survivors) — Shares deck building and roguelite progression with The Magus Circle. 6,034 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/)
13. [Megabonk](https://imho.run/games/3405340/megabonk) — Also Bullet Hell and Roguelike, like The Magus Circle. 55,202 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3405340/)
14. [Arms of God](https://imho.run/games/3100310/arms-of-god) — Shares crafting system and roguelite progression with The Magus Circle. 1,476 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3100310/)
15. [Dinotica](https://imho.run/games/3336520/dinotica) — Also Roguelike, like The Magus Circle. 104 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3336520/)
16. [Anomaly Agent](https://imho.run/games/2378620/anomaly-agent) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378620/)
17. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with The Magus Circle. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
18. [Astral Ascent](https://imho.run/games/1280930/astral-ascent) — Shares procedural generation with The Magus Circle. 1,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280930/)
19. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — A frequent pick in The Magus Circle players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
20. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
21. [Absolum](https://imho.run/games/1904480/absolum) — Shares roguelite progression with The Magus Circle. 4,194 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/)
22. [Machick 2](https://imho.run/games/3449040/machick-2) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 148 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3449040/)
23. [The Gate Must Stand](https://imho.run/games/3975750/the-gate-must-stand) — Shares roguelite progression and boss fights with The Magus Circle. 181 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975750/)
24. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Bullet Hell, like The Magus Circle. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)

## 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=2796640&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2796640&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2796640&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2796640
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2796640
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Magus Circle

Magic is Art. The Magus Circle is a vampire-survivors, rogue-lite game where you draw to cast spells! Meet other mages and unlock their abilities. Discover the secrets hidden inside the Circle. Draw the sigil, protect the circle, save the cosmos.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2796640
- **Developer:** By Witchlight
- **Publisher:** By Witchlight
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Sep 24, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2796640/the-magus-circle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2796640&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796640/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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