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Games like Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

If Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic and XCOM: Enemy Unknown — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and lighthearted. 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 Deadlock: Planetary Conquest: Colonize A Planet. Dominate A World.

2014Strategy6.99 USDWindowsby Accolade, Inc.
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest — Steam game cover
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Alien races have distinct strengths and weaknessesCustomizable game settings and winning conditionsDeep strategic resource management mattersChallengingContemplativeLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Deadlock: Planetary Conquest 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. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Top pick for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?

    2018Strategy29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Second-strongest match for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    For the first time in over 20 years, we are heralding the return of a much loved piece of gaming history with the classic RPG, Wasteland! Mutants. Again. Even more than there were last time: they seem to materialize out of the very grains of the radioactive desert sand. Venomous yellow eyes.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and a challenging mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Third-strongest match for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

    2012Strategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Into the Breach

    WHY THIS

    Shares turn based combat and a challenging mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Ranked #4 for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Ranked #5 for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

    2014Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BATTLETECH

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Ranked #6 for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. ENDLESS™ Space 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

    2017Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Ranked #8 for Deadlock: Planetary Conquest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure3.74 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Duke of Alpha Centauri

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Deadlock: Planetary Conquest cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.

    2016ActionIndieCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Reviewers of Deadlock: Planetary Conquest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Мухосранск | Russian City Sim

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Deadlock: Planetary Conquest cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The atmosphere of the nuclear wasteland.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deadlock: Planetary Conquest at current Steam store prices.

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hexcells Plus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lords of the Realm II

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Deadlock: Planetary Conquest on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.

    2015StrategyRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    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. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from Accolade, Inc.

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

  1. Slave Zero

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually one, and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. Your mission: steal the largest, most sophisticated bio-mechanical attack weapon ever designed...and kick some serious ass!

    2014Action6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Redline

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    It's 2066 and the world is a different place. While the privileged insiders live in fertile domed cities, the rest of us fight for survival in the wastelands. Rival gangs battle for supremacy, turf control and valuable resources. In order for a young man to succeed he must make the right choices about his future.

    2014ActionRacing6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Someone is kidnapping the hippest stars in Hollywood. Les Manley must scour La La Land – sifting through out-of-work actors, rock stars and gorgeous babes – to unravel the mystery in this point and click adventure.

    2020Adventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Gunboat

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    For decades, the U.S. Navy has deployed the river patrol boat (PBR) in the most hostile and claustrophobic type of war: riverine combat. The classic action sim Gunboat lets you fight from all perspectives of your boat's four-man crew in over 20 missions across 3 sweltering combat zones.

    2020ActionSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Altered Destiny

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    In a classic adventure from Accolade, P.J. Barrett is transported to a bizarre realm of alien mystery. Follow P.J. through a marvelous universe of acid pools and frags, quirls and fluboxes, floaters and wraiths. There's a deep mystery here that only he – with your help – can solve.

    2020Adventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Psi 5 Trading Company

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

    Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.

    2020Simulation6.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Does Deadlock: Planetary Conquest work on Steam Deck?
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Deadlock: Planetary Conquest cost?
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deadlock: Planetary Conquest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadlock: Planetary Conquest are Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Who developed Deadlock: Planetary Conquest?
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest was developed by Accolade, Inc. and published by Atari, Nightdive Studios.

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 Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.

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