Games like Geneforge 5: Overthrow
If Geneforge 5: Overthrow is your kind of game, the closest matches are Geneforge 1, Geneforge 3 and Geneforge 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration rewards uncovering secrets, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Geneforge 5: Overthrow: Geneforge 5: Overthrow is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the final chapter of the epic Geneforge Saga. Return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.
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Geneforge 1
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Top pick for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline.
Geneforge 3
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Shares creature shaping, faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Second-strongest match for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Geneforge 3 is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the third chapter of the Geneforge Saga. In this fantasy adventure, you can explore strange, hostile lands, choose which side you will fight for, and, as always, make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters. Geneforge 3 has a huge and open storyline.
Geneforge 2
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Third-strongest match for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Geneforge 2 is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure with a science fiction twist. Explore a huge world, choose which side you will fight for, and make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters. Geneforge 2 has a huge and open storyline. You can join with any of several factions and reach dozens of different endings.
Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Ranked #4 for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Geneforge 4: Rebellion is an Indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the fourth chapter of the Geneforge Saga. Once again, return to the world of the Shapers, where you will explore a vast world, choose what side you will fight for, and create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters.
Avadon 2: The Corruption
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Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Ranked #5 for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avadon 2: The Corruption is a huge, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the second chapter in the epic Avadon trilogy. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law.
Avernum: Escape From the Pit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Ranked #6 for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Avadon: The Black Fortress
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Ranked #7 for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Ranked #8 for Geneforge 5: Overthrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.
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Risen
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Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Reviewers of Geneforge 5: Overthrow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Fallout 4
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Reviewers of Geneforge 5: Overthrow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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.
Gothic 1
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Reviewers of Geneforge 5: Overthrow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
Arcis Ultima
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Reviewers of Geneforge 5: Overthrow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Player finds himself in the war between human race and the invading creatures. You must train yourself, get the very best equipment, recall your past and help human efforts. Otherwise; as the time passes, you may find yourself in a hopeless situation.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Geneforge 5: Overthrow at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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!
PEAK
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Priced ~60% under Geneforge 5: Overthrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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?
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Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
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!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Limbus Company
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Shakes and Fidget
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Shakes & Fidget is a hilarious fantasy role-playing satire and at the same time, an award-winning RPG! Sounds crazy? With over 50 million enthusiastic players, it ranks among the most celebrated online role-playing games worldwide!
Endless Sky
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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Avernum: Escape From the Pit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Avadon: The Black Fortress
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Indie and RPG with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Geneforge 1
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline.
Queen's Wish: The Conqueror
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
At last, the Queen has given you power and freedom! The cost? You must rebuild her Empire. Will you? In this epic, indie fantasy adventure, you are free to explore, fight for fame and power, and shape the world as you choose. Escape into an unpredictable open-ended story and cunning tactical combat.
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.
Avernum 3: Ruined World
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!
Avadon 2: The Corruption
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Another title from Spiderweb Software, the studio behind Geneforge 5: Overthrow. Shares Strategy and Indie with Geneforge 5: Overthrow.
Avadon 2: The Corruption is a huge, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the second chapter in the epic Avadon trilogy. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law.
Frequently asked about Geneforge 5: Overthrow
- How much does Geneforge 5: Overthrow cost?
- Geneforge 5: Overthrow is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Geneforge 5: Overthrow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Geneforge 5: Overthrow are Geneforge 1, Geneforge 3, Geneforge 2.
- Who developed Geneforge 5: Overthrow?
- Geneforge 5: Overthrow was developed by Spiderweb Software.
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