Games like A Game of Humans
If A Game of Humans is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sapiens, Foundation and Stronghold: Warlords — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its calming music and visuals, atmospheric and chill. 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.
Get personalized picks →About A Game of Humans: A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
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Steam players who put hours into A Game of Humans 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.
Sapiens
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Game of Humans.
Top pick for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Foundation
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with A Game of Humans.
Second-strongest match for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Stronghold: Warlords
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
Prison Architect
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Endzone - A World Apart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Game of Humans.
Ranked #5 for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares economy simulation with A Game of Humans.
Ranked #6 for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Banished
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with A Game of Humans.
Ranked #7 for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Pioneers of Pagonia
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with A Game of Humans.
Ranked #8 for A Game of Humans fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
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RimWorld
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Godus
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Game of Humans.
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
If you’ve not had the chance to play our delightful, Zen-like re-genesis of the god game on Windows PC or Mac OS X, there’s never been a better time to do so! Now more than ever, as we’re currently making full use of our opt-in branch by running a rapid build release schedule during our PC-focused sprint.
Dwarf Fortress
WHY THIS
Shares economy simulation and an atmospheric mood with A Game of Humans.
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with A Game of Humans.
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.
Black & White
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Game of Humans.
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
"Black & White" is a dystopian visual novel + war chess game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.
The Sims™ Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with A Game of Humans.
Reviewers of A Game of Humans cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with A Game of Humans.
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Game of Humans at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Game of Humans.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with A Game of Humans.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Game of Humans.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Game of Humans.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Game of Humans.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Game of Humans on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with A Game of Humans.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Game of Humans.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Game of Humans.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Game of Humans.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Game of Humans.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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!
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Frequently asked about A Game of Humans
- How much does A Game of Humans cost?
- A Game of Humans is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Game of Humans?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Game of Humans are Sapiens, Foundation, Stronghold: Warlords.
- Who developed A Game of Humans?
- A Game of Humans was developed by Scion Studios.
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