Stoneshard similar games & best alternatives

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Stoneshard

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Deep character customization and builds
  • Immersive pixel art and music
  • Large open world with exploration
  • High replayability and content depth

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow development and update pace
  • Punishing save system causing frustration
  • Tedious travel and walking times
  • Early access with incomplete story and content
  • Lack of quality of life features like respec

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sword of the Stars: The Pit

  • ZED ZONE

  • ZERO Sievert

  • Quasimorph

  • Stoneshard: Prologue

  • In Celebration of Violence

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Stoneshard but with more leadership over others

  • Battle Brothers

  • The Iron Oath

  • Pathway

  • Blightstone

  • The Last Spell

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

More relaxing

Games that feels like Stoneshard but with a more relaxing feel

  • Chained Echoes

  • The Slormancer

  • Balrum

  • Serin Fate

  • The Braves

  • Crown Trick

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

Last update: 21/08/2026