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Games like Bloodgrounds

What to play if you like Bloodgrounds

Start with FTL: Faster Than Light, Manor Lords, Darkest Dungeon®. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Bloodgrounds, then show where the experience changes.

Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible

These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

FTL: Faster Than Light cover75% shared experience

FTL: Faster Than Light

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression

Manor Lords cover75% shared experience

Manor Lords

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Combat intensity

Darkest Dungeon® cover72% shared experience

Darkest Dungeon®

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Dispatch cover70% shared experience

Dispatch

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

SPORE™ cover70% shared experience

SPORE™

Preserves: Complexity and Strategic depth

RimWorld cover67% shared experience

RimWorld

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Base building

The Long Dark cover67% shared experience

The Long Dark

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Combat intensity

Cities: Skylines cover66% shared experience

Cities: Skylines

Preserves: Complexity and Strategic depth

Changes: Sandbox freedom

Planet Coaster cover66% shared experience

Planet Coaster

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Base building

Schedule I cover65% shared experience

Schedule I

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Social dependency and Progression

XCOM: Enemy Unknown cover65% shared experience

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency and Progression

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut cover65% shared experience

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

Preserves: Complexity and Combat intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Pacing

XCOM® 2 cover65% shared experience

XCOM® 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome cover65% shared experience

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome

Preserves: Complexity and Strategic depth

Changes: Sandbox freedom

Fallout Shelter cover64% shared experience

Fallout Shelter

Preserves: Resource management and Progression

Changes: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Kenshi cover62% shared experience

Kenshi

Preserves: Complexity and Strategic depth

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Isolation

Persona 3 Reload cover62% shared experience

Persona 3 Reload

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Crusader Kings II cover61% shared experience

Crusader Kings II

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency

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