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Games like Crucible Of Time

If Crucible Of Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Imperiums: The Americas and Colossal Citadels — 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 Crucible Of Time: A retro 4X game inspired by classic versions of the genre. Lead your people from a small nomadic tribe into a globe-spanning space-fairing civilization. Can your empire survive the Crucible Of Time?

StrategyIndieSimulationWindowsby Concrete Games
Crucible Of Time — Steam game cover

Players who liked Crucible Of Time also play

Steam players who put hours into Crucible Of Time 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. Sid Meier's Civilization VII

    WHY THIS

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

    The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!

    2025StrategySimulation69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Imperiums: The Americas

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Crucible Of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crucible Of Time.

    Guide your people across generations in the pre-Columbian Americas. Build a lasting civilization through trade, diplomacy, culture, and war in this historical turn-based 4X grand strategy game.

    StrategySteam ↗
  3. Colossal Citadels

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Crucible Of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crucible Of Time.

    A fantasy strategy, featuring turn-based factory building over procedural resource types. Expand and optimize your network of towns, grow your heroes, and excel in deep tactical seamless auto-battler combat.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Kron Wars

    WHY THIS

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

    A persistent space MMO that runs in your browser. No download. No installation. Open a tab and you are in the Frontier. Trade, mine and fight across 2 universes and 12,000 sectors, in an economy that players build. And one mechanic that no other MMO has: war rewrites the map.

    2026StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  5. Songs of Silence

    WHY THIS

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

    Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Crucible Of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crucible Of Time.

    Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

    2016Strategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Driftland: The Magic Revival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Crucible Of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crucible Of Time.

    After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Crucible Of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crucible Of Time.

    In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

    2024Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crucible Of Time.

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

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

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Crucible Of Time.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Concrete Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Concrete Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Matter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Concrete Games, the studio behind Crucible Of Time. Shares Indie with Crucible Of Time.

    Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hyperun

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Concrete Games, the studio behind Crucible Of Time. Shares Indie with Crucible Of Time.

    Hyperun is an extremely fast paced arcade racer, with tricks and scoring. It is the fastest game in the world. Hyperun is inspired by 1990s classics like F-Zero, Akira, Tron and Tony Hawk's.

    2017SportsIndieRacing5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Grotoro

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Concrete Games, the studio behind Crucible Of Time. Shares Indie with Crucible Of Time.

    GROTORO is a multiplayer couch space globular fatty nervous farting bull brawl in space.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crucible Of Time

Does Crucible Of Time have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Crucible Of Time supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Crucible Of Time?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crucible Of Time are Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Imperiums: The Americas, Colossal Citadels.
Who developed Crucible Of Time?
Crucible Of Time was developed by Concrete 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 Crucible Of Time.

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