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Games like Base One

If Base One is your kind of game, the closest matches are Middle East Empire 2027, Asia Empire 2027 and O.A.C - World Begins — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and stressful. 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 Base One: Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!

2021Simulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby PixFroze
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Campaign requires multiple attempts to succeedSpace station systems must interconnect perfectlyStory writing quality is exceptionalAtmosphericChallengingStressful

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Steam players who put hours into Base One 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. Middle East Empire 2027

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Lead your Middle Eastern empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?

    2022StrategySimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Asia Empire 2027

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Lead your Asian empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?

    2022StrategySimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. O.A.C - World Begins

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Are you a leader? Once you convince your nation you are their leader, it will be time to show the world your own political, people management and military strategy skills. O.A.C aims to be a breath of fresh air in the grand strategy genre that will inspire its own kind of videogames!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Epic City Builder 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Base One.

    Ranked #4 for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    In Epic City Builder 4 you build a whole nation across multiple maps. Pass laws at the national level. Fiddle with the budgets at the city level. Manage your taxes and spending well and later you could be laying out whole cities at once.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Westminster Darkly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A unique turn-based strategy game set in modern time Westminster (UK), after a massive solar storm causes the end of the electric age.

    2020StrategyIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. Quarantine: Global Pandemic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    In Quarantine, you make the pandemic policies and funding priorities for your country as the head of the Health and Human Services Department. You will have to save your country from this global pandemic, while trying to keep the public and government officials happy...

    2021StrategySimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cascade: Hindcast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Age of Resistance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Base One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Age of Resistance is a modern grand strategy set in South America. Manage your economy, internal stability, political ideologies, and regional conflicts in real-time with pause. Will you be able to dominate the continent?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    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. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    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. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. PowerWash Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Base One on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Base One.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    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 ↗
  4. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    2024ActionSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Base One.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Base One

Does Base One run on Steam Deck?
Base One 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 Base One cost?
Base One is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Base One?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Base One are Middle East Empire 2027, Asia Empire 2027, O.A.C - World Begins.
Who developed Base One?
Base One was developed by PixFroze and published by Blowfish Studios, Gamera Games.

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 Base One.

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