Games like Gem Rifts
If Gem Rifts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mindustry, Age of Darkness: Final Stand and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Gem Rifts: Ancient portals have been lying dormant, waiting for daring adventurers to travel between worlds. Your task is to lead an expedition through one of these portals, research and build defenses around it, and protect it from hostile guardian life forms.
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Age of Darkness: Final Stand
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
The Riftbreaker
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Pioneers of Pagonia
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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.
Stronghold HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gem Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gem Rifts at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gem Rifts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
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.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Supermarket Together
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Minion Masters
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Bloons TD Battles 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gem Rifts.
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
Bloons TD Battles
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.
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Frequently asked about Gem Rifts
- How much does Gem Rifts cost?
- Gem Rifts is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Gem Rifts have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Gem Rifts supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Gem Rifts?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gem Rifts are Mindustry, Age of Darkness: Final Stand, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
- Who developed Gem Rifts?
- Gem Rifts was developed by ButtonSoft.
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