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Games like HexLands

If HexLands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Into The Depths, DeckTerra and King's Haven — 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 HexLands: Forge an island kingdom one card at a time. Each card you play raises a farm, mill, or harbor on procedural hex islands. Crack the challenge each new shore gives you before setting sail, carrying your relics and upgrades onward. No combat. The land, the weather, and your own draw are the challenge.

2027StrategyIndieWindows · macOS · Linuxby Portgate Studios
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Players who liked HexLands also play

Steam players who put hours into HexLands 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. Into The Depths

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HexLands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexLands.

    A roguelite city builder, where you colonize the mysterious underworld. Build your settlement, explore the caves and colonize the deepest caverns. Overcome the dangers hidden in the dark and make the riches of the Depths yours!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. DeckTerra

    WHY THIS

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

    DeckTerra is a 4X strategy game built around cards. Explore procedurally generated maps, research new technologies, develop your settlements, and raise armies all while building a deck that complements your strategy.

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  3. King's Haven

    WHY THIS

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

    Build your deck, expand your kingdom, and defend your Haven! Recruit Citizens, construct landmarks, and build powerful combos in this roguelike deckbuilder where each card is a Citizen and each season brings new rewards, new threats, and new choices.

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  4. Wild Seasons

    WHY THIS

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

    Wild Seasons is a roguelike, deck-gardener. Cultivate a garden that grows mystical cards, orchestrate unique decks as your plants evolve, and coordinate strategic plays across multiple turns to unleash wildly powerful combos!

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Blightwinter

    WHY THIS

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

    Blightwinter combines push-your-luck deckbuilding with medieval town management. As leader of a fragile settlement, you must manage resources, assign townsfolk, and prepare for the relentless fall harvest before winter's chill and dark afflictions take hold.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Cardboard Town

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HexLands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexLands.

    Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Myriads: Renaissance

    WHY THIS

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

    Myriads: Renaissance is a turn-based strategy game with city-building and 4X mechanics. Set in a fantasy world made up of thousands of floating islands, you must grow your capital and expand your kingdom. Resist waves of powerful corsairs and construct defence towers to survive their incursions.

    2023StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Rogue Hex

    WHY THIS

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

    Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation13.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 HexLands.

    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. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 HexLands.

    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 ↗
  5. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《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 ↗
  8. Muck

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HexLands

What games are most similar to HexLands?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HexLands are Into The Depths, DeckTerra, King's Haven.
Who developed HexLands?
HexLands was developed by Portgate Studios and published by Aquila Interactive.

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 HexLands.

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