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Also RTS and Space, like Perimeter.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2006
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Players who liked Perimeter also play
The closest matches to Perimeter: Earth 2160, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, AI War: Fleet Command, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, and Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Perimeter.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: K-D Lab
- Price: $3.99checked Nov 7
- 81% of 54 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Metacritic 77
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Psychedelic posthumanist sci fi story
- Requires absolute control of every part of your forces
- Squads can morph into entirely different units mid battle
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Total Annihilation
Why this: Same challenging mood as Perimeter.
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Why this: Also RTS and Space, like Perimeter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Perimeter at current Steam store prices.
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Perimeter.
SPACECOM
Why this: Also RTS and Space, like Perimeter.
More from K-D Lab
Other recommendable Steam games by K-D Lab, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Vangers
Why this: Same mysterious mood as Perimeter.
PERIMETER: Legate Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Space, like Perimeter.
About Perimeter
The closest matches to Perimeter: Earth 2160, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, AI War: Fleet Command, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, and Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Perimeter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Earth 2160, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident and AI War: Fleet Command — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its frame movement and scourge management. 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 Perimeter: Perimeter is an innovative Real-Time-Strategy game that pits players against each other or AI opponents in a life and death struggle to seize territory and establish crucial protective “perimeters.” Players will be introduced to the game’s unique terraforming feature, allowing them to move, build, construct and destroy the map...
Is Perimeter worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 54 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $3.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Psychedelic posthumanist sci fi story
- Requires absolute control of every part of your forces
- Squads can morph into entirely different units mid battle
- Terraforming the terrain is as important as controlling units
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Game has some interesting concepts, but is marred by bugs in the tutorial and a poor interface. The tutorial mission cuts off explanations with new lines of dialogue constantly. In game, the units can be hard to see/select, and can be hard…”
People who play it also play: Earth 2160, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, AI War: Fleet Command
Frequently asked about Perimeter
Can I run it?
How much does Perimeter cost?
Perimeter is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Perimeter have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Perimeter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Perimeter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Perimeter are Earth 2160, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, AI War: Fleet Command.
Who developed Perimeter?
Perimeter was developed by K-D Lab and published by Fulqrum Publishing.