The Last Spell similar games & best alternatives

The Last Spell - Trailer
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_1.avif
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_2.avif
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_3.avif
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_4.avif
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_5.avif
The Last Spell - the-last-spell_6.avif

The Last Spell

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

What works

  • Deep and challenging tactical gameplay
  • Extensive hero and base customization
  • Addictive progression and replayability
  • Excellent soundtrack and art style
  • Active and responsive developers

Things to keep in mind

  • Long and sometimes repetitive runs
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some rng elements can feel unfair
  • Limited map variety and exploration
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Warbanners

  • Bloodgrounds

  • Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial

  • Metal Slug Tactics

  • Battle Brothers

  • Shardpunk

More exploratory

Games that feels like The Last Spell but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Pathway

  • Legendary Creatures 2

  • Kingsvein

  • The Iron Oath

  • Escape The Mad Empire

  • Forgotten Mines

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Last Spell but with less leadership over others

  • Stoneshard

  • Halls of Torment

  • The Slormancer

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

  • Castle Of Alchemists

More relaxing

Games that feels like The Last Spell but with a more relaxing feel

  • Seer's Gambit

  • Time Walker: Dark World

  • Tavern of Gods

  • The Dungeon Beneath

  • Book of Demons

  • Mortal Glory 2

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Last Spell. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Last Spell. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Last Spell: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026