Miasma Chronicles similar games & best alternatives

Miasma Chronicles

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2023

Should you play it?

From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.

What works
  • Challenging and rewarding tactical combat
  • Immersive post-apocalyptic world and story
  • Customizable skills and weapons
  • Long playtime with replayability
  • Polished graphics and sound design
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Story and characters sometimes weak or clichéd
  • Limited squad size and character variety
  • Linear exploration with limited replay incentives
  • Ui and control quirks reported

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

  • Langrisser I & II

  • Rogue Waters

  • Convoy

  • Sandwalkers

  • Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery

  • Tactics Ogre: Reborn

  • Darkest Dungeon® II

  • The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Sandwalkers

  • UFO: Aftermath

  • The Hand of Merlin
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Strategy

    Shardpunk
  • Autonomy

    Secrets of Grindea
  • Competence

    SteamWorld Heist

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Miasma Chronicles: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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    "Immersive post-apocalyptic setting and narrative provide strong escapism and distraction from real life."

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Strategy

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  • Violence

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