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Games like Hero Among Us

If Hero Among Us is your kind of game, the closest matches are Influence, Inc., Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris and Gelluloid Domination — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Hero Among Us: Hero Among Us is a strategy/manager game were you create your own super hero, define where in the globe he/she will appear and manage how the world reacts to your actions and decisions.

2021Strategy9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Fire Horse Studio
Hero Among Us — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hero Among Us also play

Steam players who put hours into Hero Among Us also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Influence, Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Manage a digital influence agency in this strategy-simulation game about modern-day propaganda and advertising. Manipulate social media and the mainstream news to promote celebrities, market products, and even sway elections. Research, share, leak, and target your way to influence.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Election Tycoon is a real-time strategy game where you lead a campaign to win the 2024 US elections as Trump, Harris, or your own independent candidate. Influence states, color the US map in your party's colors, and outmaneuver your opponents in a high-stakes, map-based political battle.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gelluloid Domination

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Gelluloid Domination is a fast-paced, strategic and tactical game where you grow a network of cells. Expand by assimilating nearby cells, fight off pathogens and develop nanoboosts in the lab. Other cells want to propagate their DNA too, so this won't be easy. Can your cells achieve domination?

    2025ActionStrategySimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. In Game Leader

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Become your teams In-Game Leader and lead your team of 5 agents to victory.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  5. AfterWar

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Geo-Political Simulator 5

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    The new 5th edition of the hyperrealistic global simulator game where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition or the president of a large multinational company, with a completely redesigned interface, a new ultra-detailed map, complete control of companies and new scenarios for 2024.

    2024StrategySimulation59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dummynation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hero Among Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hero Among Us at current Steam store prices.

  1. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ISLANDERS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hero Among Us on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. AdVenture Capitalist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hero Among Us.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hero Among Us

How much does Hero Among Us cost?
Hero Among Us is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hero Among Us?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hero Among Us are Influence, Inc., Election Tycoon: Trump vs Harris, Gelluloid Domination.
Who developed Hero Among Us?
Hero Among Us was developed by Fire Horse Studio.

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