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Games like Welcome to the Syndicate

If Welcome to the Syndicate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jonald '06 or How a Tiny Horse Living in New York City Raised 250 US Dollars So They Could Buy a Nintedo Woo On Launch Day, Ravengrave: Iron Bonds and Black Ledger: The Antique Mafia — 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 Welcome to the Syndicate: Rise to infamy through hits, heists, and upheaval as you build and manage your own mob of femme fatales in 1930s NYC. Will you be able to succeed against the odds and fight for those who cannot?

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby KayIllustrations
Welcome to the Syndicate — Steam game cover

Players who liked Welcome to the Syndicate also play

Steam players who put hours into Welcome to the Syndicate 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. Jonald '06 or How a Tiny Horse Living in New York City Raised 250 US Dollars So They Could Buy a Nintedo Woo On Launch Day

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    It is the year 2006. You are a tiny horse and you NEED to buy the newest motion control gaming console on launch day. Can you properly manage your past selves to muster 250 dollars starting from nothing but a pile of lint?

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Ravengrave: Iron Bonds

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    You are a young viking when your world falls apart: your father has vanished, leaving you alone with the forge… and a debt you can't ignore. Master blacksmithing, manage the workshop, and uncover what really happened to your father.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Black Ledger: The Antique Mafia

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Run an antique shop during the day. Lead a criminal organization at night. Maintain a balance between profit, loyalty, and suspicion... Every choice has consequences.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Hug Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Hug people to generate electricity to sell for money to upgrade your hugging skills to hug people to generate electricity to sell for money to upgrade your hugging skills to hug people to generate electricity to sell for money to upgrade your hugging skills to hug people to generate...

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Medicus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Step into the role of a medieval medicus! Manage your own medieval potion shop! Craft potions, serve customers, expand your workspace, and grow your reputation in a relaxing isometric simulation with strategic resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Supermarket Simulator: Idle Tycoon Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Start with a small market and build a huge supermarket empire! In Supermarket Simulator: Idle Tycoon Clicker, fill your shelves, satisfy your customers, make upgrades, increase your income, and grow your store. Click, manage, earn, and reach the top!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure0.84 USDSteam ↗
  7. Exchange Alley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Trade shares, spread rumours, exploit bubbles and chase your fortune in the chaotic coffee houses of 18th-century London, birthplace of the modern stock market.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Unpacking

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Welcome to the Syndicate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Welcome to the Syndicate.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Welcome to the Syndicate.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Welcome to the Syndicate

What games are most similar to Welcome to the Syndicate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Welcome to the Syndicate are Jonald '06 or How a Tiny Horse Living in New York City Raised 250 US Dollars So They Could Buy a Nintedo Woo On Launch Day, Ravengrave: Iron Bonds, Black Ledger: The Antique Mafia.
Who developed Welcome to the Syndicate?
Welcome to the Syndicate was developed by KayIllustrations.

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 Welcome to the Syndicate.

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