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Games like SimPocalypse

If SimPocalypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are Microcivilization, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville and Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its apocalyptic theme stands out, no microtransactions and challenging. 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 SimPocalypse: A civilization simulator where you manage billions of people and rebuild millions of structures. Improve your economy, research, advance, battle, and much more! Play at your own pace by controlling game speed and automate various tasks!

2021StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual9.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Gamex Studio
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Apocalyptic theme stands outDeep automation with spreadsheet like depthNo microtransactionsChallengingDarkStressful

Players who liked SimPocalypse also play

Steam players who put hours into SimPocalypse 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. Microcivilization

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SimPocalypse.

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

    Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.

    2026StrategyIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for SimPocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SimPocalypse.

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with SimPocalypse.

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

    Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with SimPocalypse.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Per Aspera

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SimPocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SimPocalypse.

    Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Factory Town Idle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SimPocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimPocalypse.

    An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Northgard: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with SimPocalypse.

    Ranked #7 for SimPocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SimPocalypse.

    Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STARIO: Haven Tower

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SimPocalypse.

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

    A vertical kingdom in the sky! Plan your ascent from the harsh Sand Zone, rising layer by layer as you and your Towertizens stand together against looming disasters. Build trade ports and vertical supply networks. Perform Rituals to shape miracles, and witness the prosperity of this rising nation.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual12.59 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimPocalypse.

    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 ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with SimPocalypse.

    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 ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with SimPocalypse.

    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 ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with SimPocalypse.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SimPocalypse.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with SimPocalypse.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimPocalypse.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SimPocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with SimPocalypse.

    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 ↗

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 SimPocalypse.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SimPocalypse.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SimPocalypse

How much does SimPocalypse cost?
SimPocalypse is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SimPocalypse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SimPocalypse are Microcivilization, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic.
Who developed SimPocalypse?
SimPocalypse was developed by Gamex Studio.

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 SimPocalypse.

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