Games like Machiavelli the Prince
If Machiavelli the Prince is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation, Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升 and Imperiums: Greek Wars — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Machiavelli the Prince: This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
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Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation
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Top pick for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation is a postcolonial 4X game where you play a student doing a group report on Gandhi, Churchill and the Raj. It eXplores space left uncharted by the genre and proposes alternatives to established systems.
Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Imperiums: Greek Wars
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Third-strongest match for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Imperator: Rome
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Ranked #4 for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Europa Universalis IV
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Ranked #6 for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
East India Company
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Ranked #7 for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
The Political Machine
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Ranked #8 for Machiavelli the Prince fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
Do you have what it takes to be president?Play as more than 20 candidates including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch.Players take to the campaign trail against a computer controlled opponent or a human challenger over the Internet.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Machiavelli the Prince at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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?
Nubby's Number Factory
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Priced ~50% under Machiavelli the Prince on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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?
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
The Lab
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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!
Tails Noir: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Machiavelli the Prince.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Machiavelli the Prince.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Frequently asked about Machiavelli the Prince
- Does Machiavelli the Prince run on Steam Deck?
- Machiavelli the Prince 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 Machiavelli the Prince cost?
- Machiavelli the Prince is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Machiavelli the Prince have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Machiavelli the Prince supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Machiavelli the Prince?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Machiavelli the Prince are Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation, Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升, Imperiums: Greek Wars.
- Who developed Machiavelli the Prince?
- Machiavelli the Prince was developed by Holistic Design, Inc. and published by Holistic Design, inc..
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