Games like Emberwake
If Emberwake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crownwarden, Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim and Sons of Valhalla — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and cozy. 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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Crownwarden
WHY THIS
Top pick for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Emberwake.
Build by day, defend by night! In this story-driven city builder, take direct control of your ruler to protect the realm. Explore diverse lands, upgrade your leader's abilities, command armies against monstrous hordes, and uncover the dark secrets of your lineage.
Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management, strategy and a nostalgic mood with Emberwake.
Second-strongest match for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Sons of Valhalla
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Emberwake.
Third-strongest match for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Emberwake.
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Empires in Ruins
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
The bastard child of Grand Strategy and Tower Defense, with a black humor infused plot, set in a grim, disillusioned world. Quell the rebellion, tame the Western Marches, disobey your orders and save your brandy. Not strictly in this order.
Phoenix Hope
WHY THIS
Shares resource gathering, base building and a contemplative mood with Emberwake.
Ranked #5 for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Crown of Greed
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Emberwake.
Ranked #6 for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
Master the art of indirect rule in this fantasy RTS inspired by the classic Majesty. Forget direct orders, use gold to bribe subjects and set bounties for heroes. Build your kingdom in Rodovia and master a unique system where the coin is king. Can you lead those who won't obey?
Folk Tale
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Emberwake.
Ranked #7 for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
Folk Tale is a single-player fantasy village builder RPG game. Grow your village from nothing, recruit heroes, explore dungeons, battle bosses, and take home a big bag of sweet loot.
The King is Watching
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, wave based survival, strategy and a stressful mood with Emberwake.
Ranked #8 for Emberwake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Emberwake at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Emberwake.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Emberwake.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Emberwake.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Emberwake.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberwake.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Emberwake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Emberwake.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
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?
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Emberwake.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emberwake.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Emberwake.
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.
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Frequently asked about Emberwake
- How much does Emberwake cost?
- Emberwake is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Emberwake?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Emberwake are Crownwarden, Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Sons of Valhalla.
- Who developed Emberwake?
- Emberwake was developed by Neler93.
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 Emberwake.
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