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Games like Synergy

If Synergy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Imagine Earth, United Penguin Kingdom and Fabledom — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its gorgeous moebius inspired artstyle, hyper localized resource management and narrative driven city building. 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 Synergy: An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.

2025StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Leikir Studio
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Steam players who put hours into Synergy 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. Imagine Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Synergy.

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

    Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. United Penguin Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

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

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fabledom

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

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

    Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!

    2024StrategySimulationCasual20.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Pharaoh™: A New Era

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Synergy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Synergy.

    The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

    2023StrategySimulation22.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Foundation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Synergy.

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

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Meeple Station

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Synergy.

    Ranked #6 for Synergy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Synergy.

    Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Synergy.

    Ranked #7 for Synergy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Synergy.

    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. Endzone - A World Apart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

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

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Synergy

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. Scavengers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

    Reviewers of Synergy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Synergy.

    It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news that Scavengers will be shutting off its servers on December 16, 2022. We want to express our thanks to everyone who contributed to the game and took the time to play.

    2021ActionStrategyFree To PlaySteam ↗
  2. Tropico 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Synergy.

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

    The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

    2011StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

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

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Surviving the Aftermath

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

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

    Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

    2021StrategySimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sable

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Synergy.

    Reviewers of Synergy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synergy.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Synergy.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Synergy.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Synergy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Leikir Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Leikir Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Rogue Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Synergy.

    Another title from Leikir Studio, the studio behind Synergy. Shares Strategy with Synergy.

    A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.

    2021StrategyRPG2.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Metal Slug Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Synergy.

    Another title from Leikir Studio, the studio behind Synergy. Shares Strategy and Indie with Synergy.

    METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Isbarah

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Synergy.

    Another title from Leikir Studio, the studio behind Synergy. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.

    2015ActionIndie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Wondershot

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Leikir Studio, the studio behind Synergy. Shares Indie with Synergy.

    Wondershot is a local multiplayer battle arena! You have only one ammo and one life to defeat your opponent. Each round, your weapon changes and the map does too. No luck, just skill !

    2016Indie12.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Synergy

Does Synergy run on Steam Deck?
Synergy 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 Synergy cost?
Synergy is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Synergy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Synergy are Imagine Earth, United Penguin Kingdom, Fabledom.
Who developed Synergy?
Synergy was developed by Leikir Studio and published by Goblinz Publishing, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd..

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 Synergy.

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