Rank 01Why this
Also Steampunk and City Builder, like Clockwork Empires.
- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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The closest matches to Clockwork Empires: Lethis - Path of Progress, Dwarf Fortress, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, They Are Billions, and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Clockwork Empires.
- $23.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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Shares colony micromanagement with Clockwork Empires.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
- 42% of 506 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Metacritic 58
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Colony micromanagement feels rewarding
- Community patch fixes most dealbreakers
- Gaslamps dark humor elevates the experience
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Tense
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About Clockwork Empires
The closest matches to Clockwork Empires: Lethis - Path of Progress, Dwarf Fortress, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville, They Are Billions, and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Clockwork Empires is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lethis - Path of Progress, Dwarf Fortress and Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and tense, and single out its colony micromanagement and colony migration. 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.
About Clockwork Empires: Take on the role of a Colonial Bureaucrat sent forth by the Clockwork Empire to build a Frontier Colony. Design houses & workshops to feed the Ravenous Maw of Industry, manage a uniquely unruly population, avoid cannibalism & monsters, and make Important Decisions for the glory of the Empire!
Is Clockwork Empires worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 42% of 506 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 42 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Colony micromanagement feels rewarding
- Community patch fixes most dealbreakers
- Gaslamps dark humor elevates the experience
- Steampunk lovecraftian theme shines
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Devs went bankrupt and nobody picked up the code. Game is dead. Shame had potential, but bankruptcy is bankruptcy.”
“This is unfinished. I bought it and gave it a good try but its rubbish. Many, minor glitches. Graphics of items being carried dissapears and reapears. The toons are supposed to fulfill tasks based on the oder they were added. But they…”
People who play it also play: Lethis - Path of Progress, Dwarf Fortress, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Frequently asked about Clockwork Empires
Can I run it?
What games are most similar to Clockwork Empires?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Clockwork Empires are Lethis - Path of Progress, Dwarf Fortress, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville.
Who developed Clockwork Empires?
Clockwork Empires was developed by Gaslamp Games, Inc..