Games like Power Grid
If Power Grid is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Red Cathedral, Chessers and Mint Works — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and contemplative. 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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Players who liked Power Grid also play
Steam players who put hours into Power Grid 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.
The Red Cathedral
WHY THIS
Top pick for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
The Red Cathedral is a fun turn-based strategy game for 1 to 4 players. Manage your resources well to build the cathedral better than anyone else and thus win the Tsar's favor.
Chessers
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Chessers is a bastardized hybrid of Chess and Checkers! Do you have what it takes to become the next Chessers grandmaestro?
Mint Works
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Mint Works is a 20 minute light worker placement game, great for new and experienced players alike. Use your workers to build plans, gain extra abilities and accrue victory points faster than your opponents!
Monster Tactic
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Monster Tactic is a turn-based board game inspired by chess, combining the gameplay of tactical wargames and card games. In the game, you can battle against AI or compete with other players to earn points.
Tsuro - The Game of The Path
WHY THIS
Shares ai opponents and a contemplative mood with Power Grid.
Ranked #5 for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Relax with this beautiful, Zen board game. Play with friends, AI, or simply enjoy the solo experience. It's like a holiday for your mind...
Barrage
WHY THIS
Shares economy management, resource management, management and a competitive mood with Power Grid.
Ranked #6 for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Embrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!
Brass: Birmingham
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a competitive mood with Power Grid.
Ranked #7 for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! Lead your fast-growing business enterprise, build and develop new industries, multiply your income and don’t get distracted by your rivals. Show everyone you are the real deal!
Wingspan
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Power Grid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Power Grid at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Power Grid.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Power Grid.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Power Grid.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Power Grid.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Power Grid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
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.
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!
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
Outpath: First Journey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Power Grid.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Power Grid.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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More from Brettspielwelt GmbH
Other recommendable Steam games by Brettspielwelt GmbH, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
That's Pretty Clever
WHY THIS
Another title from Brettspielwelt GmbH, the studio behind Power Grid. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Chose clever, score better! The clever dice game where you try to beat the community in weekly challenges for the highscore.
Cartographers
WHY THIS
Another title from Brettspielwelt GmbH, the studio behind Power Grid. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
Flip & Write game from the Roll Player universe. Expert Game of the Year nominee
Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares ai opponents, resource management, board game and a competitive mood with Power Grid.
Another title from Brettspielwelt GmbH, the studio behind Power Grid. Shares Strategy and Casual with Power Grid.
The galaxy, once peaceful after the Terran-Hegemony War, now faces rising tensions. The Galactic Council's efforts to maintain peace are failing as alliances shatter and secret treaties form. A confrontation looms—who will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? Lead your people to victory!
Frequently asked about Power Grid
- Does Power Grid work on Steam Deck?
- Power Grid is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Power Grid cost?
- Power Grid is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Power Grid have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Power Grid supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Power Grid?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Power Grid are The Red Cathedral, Chessers, Mint Works.
- Who developed Power Grid?
- Power Grid was developed by Brettspielwelt GmbH and published by Brettspielwelt GmbH, Thunderworks Games.
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 Power Grid.
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