Onmyoji similar games & best alternatives

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Onmyoji

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2018

Should you play it?

Onmyoji is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with PVP or PVE battles, where you can strengthen your beloved shikigami to build your dream tactical team and defeat various demons to become the ultimate onmyoji. Cross-platform play available for both Steam and English mobile versions.

What works

  • Beautiful art and character design
  • Engaging story and lore
  • Generous free-to-play rewards
  • Strong community and guild systems
  • Auto-play and farming features

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and complexity
  • Grinding and repetitive gameplay
  • Occasional technical issues and bugs
  • Gacha rng can be frustrating
  • Pvp can be pay-to-win and unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Summoners War: Chronicles

  • RuneScape ®

  • LAST CLOUDIA

  • Gems of War - Puzzle RPG

  • Bit Heroes Quest

  • Maiden And Lord

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Onmyoji but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Across the Obelisk

  • Inkbound

  • Chrono Ark

  • Frosthaven

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Sunderfolk

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Swipe to compare nearby games with Onmyoji. These titles are not in What to play next.

Onmyoji: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026