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Games like Ancient Aliens: The Game

If Ancient Aliens: The Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Surviving Mars, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) and Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its background friendly gameplay, play in short bursts and chill. 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 Ancient Aliens: The Game: What if aliens helped create Earth’s ancient civilizations? Play as a reluctant alien-human hybrid in this story-driven city building game! Manage resources, manipulate primitive humans, and help promote scientific discovery as you build the colossal pyramids—to uncover the secrets that lie within!

2022StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOSby Fifth Column Games
Ancient Aliens: The Game — Steam game cover
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Background friendly gameplayBuild pyramids for the alien themePlay in short burstsChillContemplativeLighthearted

Players who liked Ancient Aliens: The Game also play

Steam players who put hours into Ancient Aliens: The Game 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. Surviving Mars

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Top pick for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Second-strongest match for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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 ↗
  3. Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt

    WHY THIS

    Shares building placement, resource management and a chill mood with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Third-strongest match for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.

    2019StrategySimulationCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Corsair Cove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dwarf Fortress

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Against the Storm

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Ranked #6 for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    2023StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Ranked #7 for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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 ↗
  8. Prison Architect

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Ranked #8 for Ancient Aliens: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ancient Aliens: The Game at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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 ↗
  3. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ancient Aliens: The Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    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 ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Ancient Aliens: The Game.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ancient Aliens: The Game

How much does Ancient Aliens: The Game cost?
Ancient Aliens: The Game is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ancient Aliens: The Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Aliens: The Game are Surviving Mars, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt.
Who developed Ancient Aliens: The Game?
Ancient Aliens: The Game was developed by Fifth Column Games and published by Legacy 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 Ancient Aliens: The Game.

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