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Games like 九州:立志

If 九州:立志 is your kind of game, the closest matches are House of Legacy, Railway Empire 2 and Nebuchadnezzar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 九州:立志: 《九州:立志》是一款以古代中国为背景的开放模拟养成游戏,您可以选择成为商贩四处贸易,与九州一同成长发展。又或是以专精武艺,游历在九州各地,挑战强敌。

2026IndieAdventureSimulationRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Xbgzs
九州:立志 — Steam game cover
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Caravan logistics scale with workshop upgradesCity specialties drive early game economyEquipment looted from treasure maps dominates progressionAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into 九州:立志 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. House of Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 九州:立志.

    Top pick for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

    2025StrategyAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Railway Empire 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 九州:立志.

    Second-strongest match for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.

    2023StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nebuchadnezzar

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 九州:立志.

    Third-strongest match for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Railway Empire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with 九州:立志.

    Ranked #4 for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with 九州:立志.

    In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Port Royale 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with 九州:立志.

    Ranked #5 for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

    2020StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mad Games Tycoon 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with 九州:立志.

    Ranked #6 for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rise of Industry

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with 九州:立志.

    Ranked #7 for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Computer Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with 九州:立志.

    Ranked #8 for 九州:立志 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 九州:立志 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    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 ~58% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with 九州:立志.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 九州:立志.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 九州:立志.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 九州:立志 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    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 ↗
  2. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with 九州:立志.

    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 ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    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. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    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 ↗
  6. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 九州:立志.

    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!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with 九州:立志.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 九州:立志

Does 九州:立志 run on Steam Deck?
九州:立志 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 九州:立志 cost?
九州:立志 is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 九州:立志?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 九州:立志 are House of Legacy, Railway Empire 2, Nebuchadnezzar.
Who developed 九州:立志?
九州:立志 was developed by Xbgzs.

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