Games like Skyward Collapse
If Skyward Collapse is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monads, Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension and Ground Breakers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, stressful and tense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Skyward Collapse: How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down?
Players who liked Skyward Collapse also play
Steam players who put hours into Skyward Collapse 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.
Monads
WHY THIS
Top pick for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
This is a turn-based tactics game with No Grinding, No item. Test your ability and break through 21 prepared stages.
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Second-strongest match for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Ground Breakers
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Third-strongest match for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Crawl Tactics
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.
Arcane Sorcery
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Ranked #5 for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Arcane Sorcery is a 4x strategy game. You are a sorcerer king. Cast powerful spells from afar from one of 4 spell books. Train units and build your economy. High strategy on a campaign map as well in turn base battles. Challenging AI that does not get buffs in all but the hardest difficulty.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Skyward Collapse.
Ranked #6 for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Skyward Collapse.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Godless
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Ranked #7 for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Ranked #8 for Skyward Collapse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. Use battle or cunning to change the world, served by your own army of custom-made mutant monsters. Over 80 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Multitudes of skills, abilities, factions, treasures, and servants to create.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Skyward Collapse
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Reus
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
From Dust
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!
SPORE™
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
Black & White
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
"Black & White" is a dystopian visual novel + war chess game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Skyward Collapse.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Reviewers of Skyward Collapse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Skyward Collapse at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Skyward Collapse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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More from Arcen Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Arcen Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Heart of the Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Skyward Collapse.
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
AI War 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
AI War: Fleet Command
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
The Last Federation
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
Bionic Dues
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Starward Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
A Valley Without Wind
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Indie with Skyward Collapse.
You choose how to play, and the world of Environ adapts around you.
A Valley Without Wind 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Skyward Collapse.
Another title from Arcen Games, the studio behind Skyward Collapse. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward Collapse.
A modern take on the 16-bit era, A Valley Without Wind 2 blends a variety of mechanics across multiple genres, seamlessly bringing together the best qualities of old-school platform-shooters and turn-based strategy games.
Frequently asked about Skyward Collapse
- Does Skyward Collapse run on Steam Deck?
- Skyward Collapse 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 Skyward Collapse cost?
- Skyward Collapse is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Skyward Collapse have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Skyward Collapse supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Skyward Collapse?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Skyward Collapse are Monads, Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension, Ground Breakers.
- Who developed Skyward Collapse?
- Skyward Collapse was developed by Arcen Games.
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