# Games like Day of the Shell

> The closest matches to Day of the Shell: Day of the Shell: Prologue, Valor of Man, Rogue Waters, Knights in Tight Spaces, and Knightica. 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. [Day of the Shell: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/3082100/day-of-the-shell-prologue) — Also Isometric and Nature, like Day of the Shell. 73 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3082100/)
2. [Valor of Man](https://imho.run/games/2699280/valor-of-man) — Shares turn based tactics and grid based movement with Day of the Shell. 78 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2699280/)
3. [Rogue Waters](https://imho.run/games/1691190/rogue-waters) — Shares meta progression with Day of the Shell. 474 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691190/)
4. [Knights in Tight Spaces](https://imho.run/games/2315400/knights-in-tight-spaces) — Shares turn based tactics and build variety with Day of the Shell. 475 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2315400/)
5. [Knightica](https://imho.run/games/3093400/knightica) — Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Day of the Shell. 418 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093400/)
6. [Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch](https://imho.run/games/2530490/lost-eidolons-veil-of-the-witch) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Day of the Shell. 484 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530490/)
7. [Inkbound](https://imho.run/games/1062810/inkbound) — Shares relic unlocks with Day of the Shell. 2,729 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/)
8. [Shogun Showdown](https://imho.run/games/2084000/shogun-showdown) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Day of the Shell. 3,371 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/)
9. [Cell Command](https://imho.run/games/3362040/cell-command) — A frequent pick in Day of the Shell players' libraries, and another RPG. 136 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3362040/)
10. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — Shares turn based tactics with Day of the Shell. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)
11. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Shares meta progression with Day of the Shell. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
12. [Overland](https://imho.run/games/355680/overland) — A frequent pick in Day of the Shell players' libraries, and another Strategy. 285 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355680/)
13. [Blightstone](https://imho.run/games/2832280/blightstone) — Shares permadeath and roguelite progression with Day of the Shell. 598 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832280/)
14. [Deified](https://imho.run/games/3623530/deified) — Also Isometric and Turn-Based Tactics, like Day of the Shell. 235 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3623530/)
15. [Tactical Breach Wizards](https://imho.run/games/1043810/tactical-breach-wizards) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Day of the Shell. 10,034 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/)
16. [Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden](https://imho.run/games/760060/mutant-year-zero-road-to-eden) — Shares turn based tactics with Day of the Shell. 6,436 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760060/)
17. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Shares build variety and meta progression with Day of the Shell. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
18. [Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark](https://imho.run/games/699170/fell-seal-arbiter-s-mark) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Day of the Shell. 3,391 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699170/)
19. [Die in the Dungeon: Origins](https://imho.run/games/2428770/die-in-the-dungeon-origins) — Shares permadeath and build variety with Day of the Shell. 1,636 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428770/)
20. [Into the Breach](https://imho.run/games/590380/into-the-breach) — Also Turn-Based and Isometric, like Day of the Shell. 12,387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/)
21. [Trash of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/2450400/trash-of-the-titans) — Shares grid based movement and build variety with Day of the Shell. 257 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450400/)
22. [Desktop Dungeons: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/1976950/desktop-dungeons-rewind) — Shares turn based tactics with Day of the Shell. 342 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1976950/)
23. [Skyshine's BEDLAM](https://imho.run/games/367600/skyshine-s-bedlam) — Shares permadeath with Day of the Shell. 469 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/367600/)
24. [Othercide](https://imho.run/games/798490/othercide) — A frequent pick in Day of the Shell players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,456 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/798490/)

## 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=3008340&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3008340&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3008340&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3008340
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3008340
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Day of the Shell

Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3008340
- **Developer:** Duper Games
- **Publisher:** Goblinz Publishing
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 29, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3008340/day-of-the-shell)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3008340&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3008340/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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