Games like Story Time
If Story Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tide Of Tactics, Base Wars and Tanks of Freedom II — 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 Story Time: A fast-paced PvP tactics game where attacks always land. No RNG, no menus, just pure strategy. Draft from 45 unique characters like Werewolves and Princesses, play locally or online, and build your own worlds in the Level Editor.
Players who liked Story Time also play
Steam players who put hours into Story Time 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.
Tide Of Tactics
WHY THIS
Top pick for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Tide Of Tactics is a medieval turn-based tactics game. Choose a commander to play, each with their own unique unit and abilities, then go to battle on a grid-based battlefield. Use the terrain to your advantage, place traps on the ground, and build the right units to counter your enemy.
Base Wars
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Base Wars takes the tactical nuance and big picture strategy of Real Time Strategy games and brings it to a Turn Based format. Research new technologies, build an army, expand your territory, and crush the opponent in this simple yet expansive strategy environment!
Tanks of Freedom II
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
A turn-based strategy with up to four armies fighting against each other. Challenge yourself in a campaign against AI, or a hot-seat battle with a friend. Follow the story of Prince Tybalt and restore peace in the Amber Noon kingdom.
Steel Company
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Steel Company is a tactical-scale wargame covering all major theaters and powers of WWII, with hundreds of units and detailed modeling of weapons and equipment. It features advanced tactical AI for single player, online multiplayer (PvP and co-op), a powerful scenario editor, and mod support.
StrategySteam ↗Apes Warfare
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Ranked #5 for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Fast-paced tactical battles where every move can turn the tide. Outsmart your opponent, adapt on the fly, and turn the battle in seconds. Inspired by classic strategy games, reimagined for faster, more modern play. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in online multiplayer.
Valkyrie Spirits
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Ranked #6 for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Valkyrie Arena is a minimalist turn-based tactics game about epic warrior spirits from different space-times. Create the best party combinations, adapt to the situations and use the best strategies to surpass each battle in the Valkyrie Arena!
ChessCraft
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Ranked #7 for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
Knaights
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Ranked #8 for Story Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Turn-based strategy medieval roguelite, where knights are sent on quests or to battle against your opponent as you build your base and supporting army. Train, upgrade, collect, and achieve in this pixel-art fantasy game!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Story Time at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~50% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~67% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~67% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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?
Nubby's Number Factory
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Priced ~67% under Story Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Samsara Room
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
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!
Tukoni: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Story Time.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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Frequently asked about Story Time
- How much does Story Time cost?
- Story Time is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Story Time have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Story Time supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Story Time?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Story Time are Tide Of Tactics, Base Wars, Tanks of Freedom II.
- Who developed Story Time?
- Story Time was developed by Plants Can Math LLC and published by Same As Above.
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 Story Time.
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