Games like The Fermi Paradox
If The Fermi Paradox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mayor Quake, A Long Journey to an Uncertain End and Pax Astra — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Fermi Paradox: The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
Players who liked The Fermi Paradox also play
Steam players who put hours into The Fermi Paradox 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.
Mayor Quake
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?
A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fermi Paradox.
Second-strongest match for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Pax Astra
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris. Become the first president of a fallen empire, choose any ideology, and expand into the stars. Your decisions shape the nation and the galaxy. Follow any ideology, be the leader you want in Pax Astra!
ROSETIA: A First Contact Simulation
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Become the first diplomat to an alien world in this dialogue-driven, Star Trek-inspired RPG. Explore an ancient civilization, befriend its strange inhabitants, and make agonizing choices that will forever shape the future of their species.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fermi Paradox.
Ranked #5 for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Interstellar Turtle Legend
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Ranked #6 for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
The universe is at war, and you're just a bastard. What choice will you make: Survive through the cracks and survive, or be invincible and kill the Quartet? Can you still hold on to your heart?
Suzerain
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Ranked #7 for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with The Fermi Paradox.
Ranked #8 for The Fermi Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Fermi Paradox at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~47% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Fermi Paradox.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with The Fermi Paradox.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under The Fermi Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The Fermi Paradox
- Does The Fermi Paradox work on Steam Deck?
- The Fermi Paradox is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Fermi Paradox cost?
- The Fermi Paradox is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Fermi Paradox?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Fermi Paradox are Mayor Quake, A Long Journey to an Uncertain End, Pax Astra.
- Who developed The Fermi Paradox?
- The Fermi Paradox was developed by Anomaly 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 The Fermi Paradox.
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