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Games like Ministry of Pandemic

If Ministry of Pandemic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ardarium, Nano Organism and Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak — 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.

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About Ministry of Pandemic: Ministry of Pandemic is a strategy and simulation game that forces social and economic balance during the pandemic. Formulate your strategy for survival while keeping all aspects of society steady.

2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDWindowsby Ceyhan Kapusuz, Ecem Baysal Kapusuz
Ministry of Pandemic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Ministry of Pandemic also play

Steam players who put hours into Ministry of Pandemic 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. Ardarium

    WHY THIS

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

    Watch a simulated 2D world including weather, plants, animals, and humans in this casual sandbox game about nature and life. Start meteor showers, spawn new animals, or just let things play out naturally. It's like a screensaver you can play.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nano Organism

    WHY THIS

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

    Nano Organism - is a real-time strategy game, you control nano cells to control the entire organism, lots of puzzles, dynamic progression, lots of research, achievements, free choice of development direction and progression.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ministry of Pandemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    Are you good enough to make your country overcome the pandemic? Try it out! You're the president of a new country, In 1/1/2020 a pandemic started and you have to manage the country balancing 8 constantly chaging statistics using isolation measures or budget investments.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pandemic Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ministry of Pandemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    In the event of a global pandemic, would your first priority be preserving lives or saving the economy?

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. King of the Universe

    WHY THIS

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

    Help the kingdom of Kish conquer all of ancient Mesopotamia in this historical realtime strategy game. Fight all other empires in the region to earn the ancient title of Lugal Kiški: King of the Universe.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Post-Apo Builder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ministry of Pandemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.

    2025StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rebirth evolution

    WHY THIS

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

    2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Project Hospital

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ministry of Pandemic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ministry of Pandemic on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    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 ↗
  4. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    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. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.

    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 ↗
  7. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ministry of Pandemic

How much does Ministry of Pandemic cost?
Ministry of Pandemic is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ministry of Pandemic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ministry of Pandemic are Ardarium, Nano Organism, Pandemic: The Virus Outbreak.
Who developed Ministry of Pandemic?
Ministry of Pandemic was developed by Ceyhan Kapusuz, Ecem Baysal Kapusuz and published by Cookie Mechanics.

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 Ministry of Pandemic.

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