Games like Cataclismo
If Cataclismo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, Manor Lords and Norland — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep custom blueprint system, atmospheric 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.
Get personalized picks →Cataclismo is a strategy and simulation game from Digital Sun, published by Hooded Horse. Players construct fortifications using a modular block system with physics-based building mechanics, creating custom blueprints to defend against waves of enemies. The game features experience-based unit upgrades, resource management, and a rewind mechanic that requires players to commit to strategic decisions. Reviewers highlight the deep blueprint system, noting that modular blocks enable creative freedom while physics-based building feels tactile and rewarding. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with sandbox freedom balanced against strategic depth. The game holds an 89% positive rating from 2,177 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck, priced at $29.99.
About Cataclismo: Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Top pick for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
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.
Manor Lords
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Second-strongest match for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Norland
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Third-strongest match for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Empires of the Undergrowth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Ranked #4 for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Old World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Ranked #5 for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Whiskerwood
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Ranked #6 for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cataclismo.
Ranked #7 for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Heart of the Machine
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Ranked #8 for Cataclismo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cataclismo
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They Are Billions
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
SurrounDead
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play.
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
Total Annihilation
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cataclismo.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Reviewers of Cataclismo cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cataclismo at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Don't Starve Together
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cataclismo on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cataclismo.
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!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
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 Cataclismo.
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!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cataclismo.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Moonlighter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Another title from Digital Sun, the studio behind Cataclismo.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Another title from Digital Sun, the studio behind Cataclismo.
From Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker is an action RPG in the League of Legends universe. Play as Sylas, a mage now freed from years in captivity. Wield the chains that once bound you and liberate Demacia from the Mageseekers' tyranny.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Cataclismo.
Another title from Digital Sun, the studio behind Cataclismo.
Live the double life of a fearless adventurer and a crafty merchant! Dive into vibrant dimensions brimming with shiny loot and pesky enemies. Grow your shop, tinker with weapons and gadgets, as well as make your mark among a ragtag community of castaways.
Frequently asked about Cataclismo
- Does Cataclismo run on Steam Deck?
- Cataclismo 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 Cataclismo cost?
- Cataclismo is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cataclismo?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cataclismo are Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, Manor Lords, Norland.
- Who developed Cataclismo?
- Cataclismo was developed by Digital Sun and published by Hooded Horse.
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 Cataclismo.
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