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Games like Arkem

If Arkem is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ashborn Empires, Kingdoms Rise and Fall and Amborettio — 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 Arkem: Build your own castle and establish a village to supply it. Manage resources, expand and upgrade buildings, design and embellish your land. Explore the world, unlock new quests and experience adventures to gain advantages for yourself and your castle.

StrategyIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Exovision
Arkem — Steam game cover

Players who liked Arkem also play

Steam players who put hours into Arkem 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. Ashborn Empires

    WHY THIS

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

    Command vast armies and manage a growing empire from a classic top-down RTS perspective, or take up arms as a Hero and lead the charge in third-person combat. Explore ancient ruins, recover lost technology, and shape the fate of a fallen world together.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Kingdoms Rise and Fall

    WHY THIS

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

    Kingdoms Rise and Fall is a captivating Real-Time Strategy game that takes you on an epic journey through different eras, spanning the entirety of history and beyond! Kingdoms Rise & Fall focuses more on culture, science, and keeping your nation happy over time.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Amborettio

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on a quest in Amborettio, a post-apocalyptic underworld teeming with mutants and mysteries. Unravel cryptic puzzles, battle fierce bosses, and forge alliances with the enigmatic Peace Keepers. Customize your journey with deep leveling, crafting, and strategic upgrades.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Morrow

    WHY THIS

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

    Morrow is a fast paced, post-apocalyptic time survival RPG that will stress your real-time decision making abilities. Explore the vast kingdom’s ruins, reclaim lost and powerful artifacts, and gain strengthened abilities to fight off the hordes of monsters and creatures scouring the plagued lands.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Amitabha Buddha

    WHY THIS

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

    《Amitabha Buddha》is an action role-playing game set against the backdrop of Buddhist teachings. Players embody a Bodhisattva on a journey to redeem the fierce souls trapped in the borderlands, embarking on a path through the joys and sorrows of the Saha world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Dinolords

    WHY THIS

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

    Dinolords combines real-time strategy, city-building and action RPG combat in the genre hybrid Hack’n’Strat. Build your stronghold, command human and dinosaur armies and fight as the lord shaping a new age of warfare.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Kingdom Builders

    WHY THIS

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

    City Builder meets Action RPG! Build your kingdom building by building, having villagers join your side. Lead them to expand your empire, defeating foes hindering your empire's growth.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Colonize

    WHY THIS

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

    Colonize is a relaxing 17th-century city-builder. Establish a settlement in the New World, manage resources, and ensure your people thrive across three unique levels. No combat, just pure strategy and management in a peaceful isometric world. Build your legacy at your own pace!

    2026StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arkem

What games are most similar to Arkem?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arkem are Ashborn Empires, Kingdoms Rise and Fall, Amborettio.
Who developed Arkem?
Arkem was developed by Exovision.

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 Arkem.

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