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Games like AfterWar

If AfterWar is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hedge Fund Tycoon, Simulator of Ukraine 1991 and Gilded Destiny — 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 AfterWar: AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

2023StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access24.99 USDWindowsby Dmytro Lumen
AfterWar — Steam game cover

Players who liked AfterWar also play

Steam players who put hours into AfterWar 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. Hedge Fund Tycoon

    WHY THIS

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

    Are you ready to climb the ranks of the elite and become the wealthiest hedge fund in the world? In this thrilling new stock market game, you'll trade stocks, bonds, and use corruption to achieve your goals. Don't miss your chance to dominate the world of finance and amass a fortune.

    2024StrategySimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Simulator of Ukraine 1991

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gilded Destiny

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  4. Plutocracy

    WHY THIS

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

    The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Democracy 4

    WHY THIS

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

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Turkish Throne

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for AfterWar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with AfterWar.

    Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?

    2025Simulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Political Machine

    WHY THIS

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

    Do you have what it takes to be president?Play as more than 20 candidates including Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or create your own candidate from scratch.Players take to the campaign trail against a computer controlled opponent or a human challenger over the Internet.

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  8. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.

    2014StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below AfterWar at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AfterWar.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AfterWar.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with AfterWar.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with AfterWar.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AfterWar.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AfterWar.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AfterWar.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under AfterWar on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with AfterWar.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 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 AfterWar.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『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 ↗
  7. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

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

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about AfterWar

How much does AfterWar cost?
AfterWar is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to AfterWar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AfterWar are Hedge Fund Tycoon, Simulator of Ukraine 1991, Gilded Destiny.
Who developed AfterWar?
AfterWar was developed by Dmytro Lumen.

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 AfterWar.

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