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Games like Hometopia

If Hometopia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trinity Building Editor, Ourlands and Zellige: The Tilemaker of Granada — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, melancholic and contest submissions. 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 Hometopia: Hometopia is a sandbox home-building game featuring thousands of assets and customization options. Choose from a variety of environments where you can design your dream homes—solo or with friends. Bring your architectural visions to life exactly as you imagine, with no budget limitations.

2025SimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Hometopia Inc.
Hometopia — Steam game cover
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Ability to share builds with othersDeep customization options for homesSandbox mode for creative freedomBleakMelancholicContest submissions

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Steam players who put hours into Hometopia 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. Trinity Building Editor

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Building simulator game. Play with landscape, build, change the size of all building parts, combine pieces for a unique design. Choose and change materials and textures. Putting plants. Complete tasks and increase your architect level! Work on the game continues! Stay tuned for updates. Coming soon…

    2025IndieSimulationCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ourlands

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Ourlands is a cozy island builder where you handcraft and play around in bespoke little lands and truly explore your creativity. No goals, no management, just vibes.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Zellige: The Tilemaker of Granada

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    Zellige : The Tilemaker of Granada is a meditative and relaxing historical game, set in medieval Al-Andalus, where you play as a skilled tilemaker and design intricate Islamic mosaic patterns to decorate a merchant family's palace. Let your creativity flow and create beautiful patterns !

    2023Simulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Tenants

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?

    2022IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Creative Continents

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    Creative Continents: A sandbox world-builder where you wield the tools of game devs. Carve, construct, and explore your creations with friends in a dynamic, player-shaped universe. Your adventure, your rules. "Mold the Worlds you play in."

    2023ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. WW2 Rebuilder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. House Flipper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. WorldMaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hometopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    WorldMaker is a tool for creative users that allows you to create photorealistic 3D Worlds using drag-and-drop controls. Transfer ideas directly from your head to a 3D World in seconds. Utilize our library of 1400 objects to create 3D Worlds quickly, with graphics powered by next-gen Unreal Engine 5

    2022SimulationCasualEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hometopia

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hometopia cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hometopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ContractVille

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hometopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Small Spaces

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hometopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Design and decorate beautiful apartments you’d love to live in! Relax and let your creativity flow — organize a simplistic flat in Tokyo, fill a cozy place with flowers in Berlin, or unpack an industrial loft in New York.

    2025SimulationCasualEarly Access12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hometopia.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hometopia.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hometopia.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Hometopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hometopia.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hometopia.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hometopia

Does Hometopia run on Steam Deck?
Hometopia is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Hometopia cost?
Hometopia is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Hometopia have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hometopia supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Hometopia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hometopia are Trinity Building Editor, Ourlands, Zellige: The Tilemaker of Granada.
Who developed Hometopia?
Hometopia was developed by Hometopia Inc..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Hometopia.

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