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Games like City of Elves

If City of Elves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Break Point: Brace & Breach, Dungeon Scavenger and Llanthmar — 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 City of Elves: City of Elves is a fairytale strategy game in which you take a role of a ruler of an elven empire. Build a tree fortress and defend your territory. Develop technology, upgrade your armies, play turn-based scenarios, and expand your territory in this fantasy world of magic!

StrategySimulationRPGWindowsby Hyper Studio
City of Elves — Steam game cover

Players who liked City of Elves also play

Steam players who put hours into City of Elves 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. Break Point: Brace & Breach

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.

    [Hero-Building] + [Frontline Tower Defense]|Hold against multi-lane assaults|Adjust positions, facing, skill builds, and formations to create a unique defense|Push the front, seize resources, and strengthen your heroes|Let the enemy tide shatter against your masterpiece

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.

    Dungeon Scavenger is a unique turn-based old school dungeon crawler that sets you on a challenging path of exploration. Select a hero to keep the threat of the dungeon and demon realms away from the town's people with an innovative combat system. Can you save the town from the danger below?

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Llanthmar

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.

    Llanthmar is a turn-based, strategy game that tasks you with ensuring the survival of your lost colony on an unknown planet. Gather resources, manufacture supplies, and fight back against anything that threatens to take them away.

    StrategyRPGSteam ↗
  4. Zombie Party 丧尸派对

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.

    "Zombie Party" is an anti-superhero-themed strategy game. You need to play the role of a chaotic ability user GRAVEDIGGER, and use your super power to summon the zombie army to destroy the land that is governed by the government and the PARLIAMENT OF FIVE, The established order of power.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eastern Era

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.

    To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.

    Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

    2025StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The King is Watching

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.

    The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

    2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kingdom Heroes 8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for City of Elves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.

    The " Kingdom Heroes" series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. The latest sequel, " Kingdom Heroes 8", will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms.

    2021ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.

    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 ↗
  2. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.

    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 ↗
  5. Muck

    WHY THIS

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

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Supermarket Together

    WHY THIS

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

    The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

    2024IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with City of Elves.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Hyper Studio

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

  1. Animal Trainer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hyper Studio, the studio behind City of Elves. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.

    Become an animal trainer. It is a game that faithfully reproduces everything that happens in real work with various animals, domestic and exotic. You will learn how to work to get perfect results.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Police Interceptors

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hyper Studio, the studio behind City of Elves. Shares Simulation with City of Elves.

    High-speed, adrenaline-packed car chases right in the middle of rush hour in a big city. Face multiple challenges and put your skills to the test. There’s a call coming in – bring those perps into custody!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. I am Your Lawyer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hyper Studio, the studio behind City of Elves. Shares Simulation with City of Elves.

    I Am Your Lawyer is a game where you play the role of a lawyer. Your task is to represent your clients in court. You have to defend innocent, harmless people and shady guys (murderers, thieves, crooks). See you in court!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Moses: From Egypt to the Promised Land

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hyper Studio, the studio behind City of Elves. Shares Simulation with City of Elves.

    Moses: from Egypt to the promised land is a first person adventure game inspired by one of the most amazing stories in human history from the Old Testament. In the game, we play the role of Moses, the holy prophet, the leader of the Israelites, during their journey to the Promised Land.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about City of Elves

What games are most similar to City of Elves?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside City of Elves are Break Point: Brace & Breach, Dungeon Scavenger, Llanthmar.
Who developed City of Elves?
City of Elves was developed by Hyper Studio.

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 City of Elves.

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