Games like 本草归元录
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to 本草归元录 for fans of strategy, simulation, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in 本草归元录 also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About 本草归元录: "Herbals tycoon" is a game that combines ancient style with deep management strategy, bringing players into a mysterious and fantastic world of traditional Chinese medicine. Here, you are not only a healer but also an explorer, manager, and inheritor, writing your own herbal legend every moment.
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Isolation Instinct: Farming, Craft, Survival
Top pick for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 本草归元录.
Survive, build, and grow your own life in Isolation Instinct: Farming, Craft, Survival. Explore dangerous wilderness, gather resources, farm, craft equipment, and create a safe haven deep in the wild.
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Lost Scavenger
Second-strongest match for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.
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Timeflow – Life Sim
Third-strongest match for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.
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Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
Ranked #4 for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management
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Project Hospital
Ranked #5 for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
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Noir Mafia Simulator: 1960s American Crime
Ranked #6 for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 本草归元录.
Rise through America’s 1960s criminal underworld in Noir Mafia Simulator. Plan daring heists across banks, museums, and police stations - go in silent or guns blazing. Negotiate hostages, outsmart police waves, and escape before the city locks down.
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Farmer's Dynasty 2
Ranked #7 for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with 本草归元录.
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
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ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
Ranked #8 for 本草归元录 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with 本草归元录.
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 本草归元录 at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
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.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with 本草归元录.
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!
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
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.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 本草归元录.
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.
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~70% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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Brotato
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with 本草归元录.
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.
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Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 本草归元录.
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.
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STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
Priced ~50% under 本草归元录 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 本草归元录.
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.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
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?
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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missed messages.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
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!
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with 本草归元录.
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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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
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.
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with 本草归元录.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked about 本草归元录
- Does 本草归元录 work on Steam Deck?
- 本草归元录 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does 本草归元录 cost?
- 本草归元录 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 本草归元录?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 本草归元录 are Isolation Instinct: Farming, Craft, Survival, Lost Scavenger, Timeflow – Life Sim.
- Who developed 本草归元录?
- 本草归元录 was developed by Orange Paper Studio and published by CC_Games.
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