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Games like Stella Pastoris

If Stella Pastoris is your kind of game, the closest matches are 夕照原, SPORE™ and A Planet of Mine Legacy — 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 Stella Pastoris: Shepherd the last remnants of the Malthusian monks marooned on Proxima Centauri B. As a mechanical saint, will you delve into forbidden means to save your people or allow them to go quietly into the night? Set up production chains to spend limited resources to save as many as you can.

2022StrategyIndie7.99 USDWindows · macOSby Cryptomnesic
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Players who liked Stella Pastoris also play

Steam players who put hours into Stella Pastoris 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. 夕照原

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    《夕照原》是一款另类的殖民地建设游戏,作为一名普通市民,你无法操纵他人,只能依靠自己的努力,去创造影响。 但请相信,城市不会辜负于你。

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SPORE™

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Stella Pastoris.

    Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

    2008ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Planet of Mine Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    A Planet of Mine is a mini procedural 4X. Starting from a single and unique planet, survive, gather and combine resources, develop your technologies and start the conquest of space.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation2.79 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Universim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Floodland

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Stella Pastoris.

    A society survival game set in a world destroyed by climate change. Explore, scavenge and build a city to unite the clans. Conflicting cultures and limited resources mean you need to make tough choices; have you got what it takes to lead your people into a new era of humanity?

    2022StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Quarantineer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    For the glory of Motherland, the truth shall never be revealed. None of us expected this, Yet history is repeating itself.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ragnorium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Stella Pastoris.

    Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.

    2022ActionStrategySimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Stella Pastoris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Stella Pastoris.

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Stella Pastoris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Cryptomnesic

Other recommendable Steam games by Cryptomnesic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Xenocide

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cryptomnesic, the studio behind Stella Pastoris. Shares Strategy with Stella Pastoris.

    Preserve the hierarchy of humanity's distant mechanical children by cleansing the galaxy in this transhumanist turn-based tactical tale. Capture factories from unworthy machines and claim the holy words to access the tomb of the Man the All-Maker.

    2025Strategy3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Unearth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cryptomnesic, the studio behind Stella Pastoris. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Dig for the bones of your creators in this mashup of Bomberman, Digdug, and Lemmings.

    2023ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Degrowth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cryptomnesic, the studio behind Stella Pastoris. Shares Indie with Stella Pastoris.

    Unbuild various cities in order to convince citizens of the benefits of cloud based living! Perform demolition using our simple one-click interface, but be careful not to delete the homes of citizens who are still employed! Your work is complete when everyone's brain is uploaded to the cloud!

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Stella Pastoris

How much does Stella Pastoris cost?
Stella Pastoris is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Stella Pastoris?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stella Pastoris are 夕照原, SPORE™, A Planet of Mine Legacy.
Who developed Stella Pastoris?
Stella Pastoris was developed by Cryptomnesic.

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 Stella Pastoris.

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