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Games like Axom: Conquest

If Axom: Conquest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astro Company, Biletide and Flow Of War — 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.

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About Axom: Conquest: Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.

2026StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Hairy Penguin
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Players who liked Axom: Conquest also play

Steam players who put hours into Axom: Conquest 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. Astro Company

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    Build the path. Defend the Core. Combine towers, cards, and artifacts into broken synergies in an endless tower defense roguelike.

    2026StrategyEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Biletide

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    An atmospheric tower-defence strategy game about holding back an oozing toxic Tide. A distant mining colony has awakened a living flood that seeps from breaches in the ground. Dig for resources, raise defensive terrain, and burn your way to seal the breaches. Can you survive the Biletide?

    2026Strategy5.39 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flow Of War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    A unique blend of base building and wave defense. Workers automatically gather resources and manage your economy while you focus on strategy. Expand and fortify your kingdom, command elite armies, and survive endless procedurally generated enemy waves.

    2026Strategy12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Von Neumann Project

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    Von Neumann Project is a space based RTS where you build, mine, and expand across the universe in an attempt to find your creator's equals. Play across 4 different sectors with 28 handcrafted missions, with each sector introducing unique enemies, buildings, and missions.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Endless Defense

    WHY THIS

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

    Endless Defense is a roguelite sci-fi tower defense game where every run becomes a new build. Place turrets, choose traits, draw upgrade cards, use special tiles, and evolve your defense to survive endless waves of enemies, elites, and bosses.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ironfront Express

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    Upgrade your engine’s arsenal in this bullet hell, tower defense roguelite featuring the most heavily armored locomotive in existence. Engineer and command the Ironfront Express in a unique take on lane defense where you upgrade with specialized turrets, drones, and tactical abilities.

    ActionStrategySteam ↗
  7. Millennium Conflict

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Axom: Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    You are the last survivor. Capture towers, command a squad of unique generals, and battle through 40 missions across 10 distinct worlds as you fight to reclaim a universe that has fallen to the enemy.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie1.59 USDSteam ↗
  8. D for Defender

    WHY THIS

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

    A Tower Defense with no respite, no waves, no end. Facing monsters that learn from your placements and adapt in real time to every one of your weaknesses, build and upgrade your defenses freely to create the perfect trap.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    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 ~44% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    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. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Axom: Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Axom: Conquest.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Axom: Conquest.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

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

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Axom: Conquest.

    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.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Axom: Conquest

Does Axom: Conquest run on Steam Deck?
Axom: Conquest 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 Axom: Conquest cost?
Axom: Conquest is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Axom: Conquest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Axom: Conquest are Astro Company, Biletide, Flow Of War.
Who developed Axom: Conquest?
Axom: Conquest was developed by Hairy Penguin.

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 Axom: Conquest.

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