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Games like Post-Apo Builder

If Post-Apo Builder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rebirth evolution, Cataclismo and 春秋 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its decrees shape community survival, atmospheric and bleak. 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 Post-Apo Builder: 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 PlayableWindowsby Septarian Games
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Decrees shape community survivalDeveloper responsiveness to bugs notedPost apocalyptic aesthetic stands outAtmosphericBleakChallenging

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Steam players who put hours into Post-Apo Builder 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. Rebirth evolution

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Top pick for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 ↗
  2. Cataclismo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Second-strongest match for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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.

    2025StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 春秋

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Third-strongest match for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    此为以春秋时代为背景,历史战略类即时制游戏。两千多年前华夏大地锦绣山河一眼尽收,可在其间建造城郭,构筑关隘,修筑长城,农商、车船、战阵行走其间。礼崩乐坏,百家兴起、诸侯争霸、异族入侵、合纵连横,列国之伐兵、伐交、伐谋就此展开。磅礴壮丽的春秋画卷待君前来指点江山!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Infection Free Zone

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Ranked #4 for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Ranked #5 for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Ranked #6 for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Ranked #7 for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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.

    2013StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Manor Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Ranked #8 for Post-Apo Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Post-Apo Builder

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Mad Max

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Post-Apo Builder cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Banished

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Post-Apo Builder cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Post-Apo Builder.

    Reviewers of Post-Apo Builder cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Post-Apo Builder at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 ↗
  3. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Post-Apo Builder.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Post-Apo Builder.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 ↗
  8. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Post-Apo Builder on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Post-Apo Builder.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 Post-Apo Builder.

    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 Post-Apo Builder.

    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. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  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 Strategy and Simulation with Post-Apo Builder.

    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 Post-Apo Builder

Does Post-Apo Builder run on Steam Deck?
Post-Apo Builder 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 Post-Apo Builder cost?
Post-Apo Builder is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Post-Apo Builder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Post-Apo Builder are Rebirth evolution, Cataclismo, 春秋.
Who developed Post-Apo Builder?
Post-Apo Builder was developed by Septarian Games and published by PlayWay S.A., G-DEVS.com.

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 Post-Apo Builder.

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