# Games like Othercide

> The closest matches to Othercide: Into the Breach, Invisible, Inc., Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Darkest Dungeon®, and The Last Spell. 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. [Into the Breach](https://imho.run/games/590380/into-the-breach) — Shares roguelike elements with Othercide. 12,387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/)
2. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
3. [Iratus: Lord of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/807120/iratus-lord-of-the-dead) — A frequent pick in Othercide players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,929 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/)
4. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-like, like Othercide. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
5. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
6. [Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus](https://imho.run/games/673880/warhammer-40-000-mechanicus) — Also Turn-Based Combat, like Othercide. 7,870 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/673880/)
7. [Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden](https://imho.run/games/760060/mutant-year-zero-road-to-eden) — Also Turn-Based Combat, like Othercide. 6,436 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760060/)
8. [Tainted Grail: Conquest](https://imho.run/games/1199030/tainted-grail-conquest) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 4,229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199030/)
9. [Mordheim: City of the Damned](https://imho.run/games/276810/mordheim-city-of-the-damned) — Also Turn-Based Combat, like Othercide. 4,698 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/276810/)
10. [Hard West](https://imho.run/games/307670/hard-west) — Also Turn-Based Combat, like Othercide. 2,209 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/)
11. [Ring of Pain](https://imho.run/games/998740/ring-of-pain) — A frequent pick in Othercide players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,487 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/998740/)
12. [Ex Sanguis](https://imho.run/games/3275050/ex-sanguis) — Also Gothic and Turn-Based, like Othercide. 72 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3275050/)
13. [Blackguards 2](https://imho.run/games/314830/blackguards-2) — Also Turn-Based Combat, like Othercide. 348 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314830/)
14. [Pathway](https://imho.run/games/546430/pathway) — Shares roguelike elements with Othercide. 1,178 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546430/)
15. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
16. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — A frequent pick in Othercide players' libraries, and another Strategy. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)
17. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
18. [Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles](https://imho.run/games/1755830/astrea-six-sided-oracles) — A frequent pick in Othercide players' libraries, and another Casual. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755830/)
19. [Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/820020/alder-s-blood-definitive-edition) — Also Gothic and Turn-Based, like Othercide. 114 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/820020/)
20. [Rogue Waters](https://imho.run/games/1691190/rogue-waters) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 474 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691190/)
21. [Our Darker Purpose](https://imho.run/games/262790/our-darker-purpose) — Also Gothic and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 392 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262790/)
22. [Star Renegades](https://imho.run/games/651670/star-renegades) — A frequent pick in Othercide players' libraries, and another Action. 1,612 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651670/)
23. [Rogue Lords](https://imho.run/games/1069690/rogue-lords) — Also Gothic and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 607 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069690/)
24. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Othercide. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)

## 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=798490&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=798490&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=798490&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=798490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/798490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Othercide

Othercide is a turn-based tactical roguelite released in 2020 by Lightbulb Crew and published by Focus Entertainment. The game features character management, an initiative-based combat system, memory upgrades, and roguelite progression mechanics within a tactical RPG framework. Players manage squads against challenging encounters in short play sessions, with a medium-length campaign. Reviewers highlight its beautiful blend of dark narrative and tactical gameplay, a challenging yet rewarding combat system, and a unique approach to character death and revival. Players describe the atmosphere as bleak and dark. The game costs $29.99, supports solo play only, and holds an 83% positive rating from 2456 Steam reviews with a Metacritic score of 78. Othercide is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 798490
- **Developer:** Lightbulb Crew
- **Publisher:** Focus Entertainment
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 27, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 78
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/798490/othercide)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=798490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/798490/)
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