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More about this game →Griftlands is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and procedural generation in quite the same way. We compared Griftlands against over 6,700 titles across 11 gameplay attributes and found 35 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Loop Hero, Derelict Star and Shogun Showdown lead the list, with Loop Hero reaching a 88/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Griftlands special.
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The closest game to Griftlands is Loop Hero — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Derelict Star and Shogun Showdown follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Griftlands. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and card game strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and resource management, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting space
In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Griftlands.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus
⬇️ WISHLIST OUR UPCOMING STRATEGY GAMEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080?utm_source=steam&utm_campaign=crosspromo&utm_content=shogun About the Game Turn-based combat where every action counts. Carefully position yourself, build up and unleash your attacks at the right time!
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: tone.
Released 3 years after Griftlands.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping card game strategy
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping card game strategy
It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.
Released 5 years after Griftlands.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping card game strategy
Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios. The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: setting and tone.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Griftlands.
Released 3 years after Griftlands.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and visual isometric, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs
RIDE WITH SHADOWHANDShadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Build mini-decks and equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: setting and tone.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping card game strategy
Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs
≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, base building and skill tree progression, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
It predates Griftlands by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs
The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to unlock the ultimate mystery.
It predates Griftlands by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting cyberpunk and visual isometric, while skipping card game strategy
Where it drifts furthest from Griftlands: visuals.
It predates Griftlands by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
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