Games like This War of Mine
If This War of Mine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Frostpunk, Frostpunk 2 and Siege Survival: Gloria Victis — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging moral dilemmas, deeply emotional storytelling and bleak. 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 →This War of Mine is a survival simulation released in 2014 by 11 bit studios, currently priced at 19.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Players manage a group of civilians attempting to endure a besieged city, balancing resource management with survival strategy while navigating morality-choices that carry weight and consequence. Reviewers and players describe the experience as bleak, dark, and emotionally demanding, highlighting challenging moral dilemmas and a raw naturalistic depiction of conflict. The game holds a 92% positive rating from over 22,000 Steam reviews. Its perspective deliberately sidesteps combat heroism to focus on the grinding decisions faced by those caught in warfare's periphery, making it a distinctive entry in the indie survival space.
About This War of Mine: In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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Frostpunk
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a bleak mood with This War of Mine.
Top pick for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Frostpunk 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Sheltered
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with This War of Mine.
Ranked #4 for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with This War of Mine.
Ranked #5 for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
The Last Haven
WHY THIS
Shares survival strategy, resource management and a dark mood with This War of Mine.
Ranked #6 for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Kenshi
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Life in Bunker
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a dark mood with This War of Mine.
Ranked #8 for This War of Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.
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Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with This War of Mine.
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
7 Days to Die
WHY THIS
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Chernobylite Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with This War of Mine.
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with This War of Mine.
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.
The Long Dark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of This War of Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below This War of Mine at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under This War of Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under This War of Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under This War of Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under This War of Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under This War of Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with This War of Mine.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
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 This War of Mine.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with This War of Mine.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with This War of Mine.
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.
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More from 11 bit studios
Other recommendable Steam games by 11 bit studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Frostpunk
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a bleak mood with This War of Mine.
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Frostpunk 2
WHY THIS
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Simulation with This War of Mine.
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
The Alters
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with This War of Mine.
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Adventure with This War of Mine.
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
WHY THIS
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Anomaly 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with This War of Mine.
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds plenty of new features: unit morphing, over million tactical combinations, post-apo world and tower defense vs tower offense multiplayer mode.
Anomaly Defenders
WHY THIS
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine. Shares Indie with This War of Mine.
Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.
Anomaly Korea
WHY THIS
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine.
Exclusively brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux in Anomaly Bundle, Anomaly Korea is an expansion campaign to Anomaly Warzone Earth. The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion.
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign
WHY THIS
Another title from 11 bit studios, the studio behind This War of Mine.
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign continues Steam's Anomaly Warzone Earth in an extra 15-level campaign. Originally released on mobile devices, the campaign is brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux exclusively in Anomaly Bundle. AWE Mobile Campaign turns tower defense on its head.
Frequently asked about This War of Mine
- Does This War of Mine run on Steam Deck?
- This War of Mine 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 This War of Mine cost?
- This War of Mine is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to This War of Mine?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside This War of Mine are Frostpunk, Frostpunk 2, Siege Survival: Gloria Victis.
- Who developed This War of Mine?
- This War of Mine was developed by 11 bit studios.
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