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Games like Frozen Synapse Prime

If Frozen Synapse Prime is your kind of game, the closest matches are Frozen Synapse, Skulls of the Shogun and Frozen Synapse 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its kill cam adds replayability, challenging and contemplative. 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 Frozen Synapse Prime: Take on the role of Tactics, leading a rebel faction to overthrow a powerful corporation controlling the virtual city of Markov Geist. Control an elite strike team of futuristic soldiers; plot paths and issue orders to your units, test your plans and predict your opponent in each turn.

2014StrategyDeck PlayableMetacritic 83Windowsby Double Eleven
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Kill cam adds replayabilityNo randomness pure skill determines outcomesTactical positioning matters more than raw powerChallengingContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Frozen Synapse Prime also play

Steam players who put hours into Frozen Synapse Prime 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. Frozen Synapse

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Top pick for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

    2011StrategyIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Skulls of the Shogun

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Second-strongest match for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!

    2013StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Frozen Synapse 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Third-strongest match for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Frozen Synapse 2 is the sequel to the award-winning turn-based tactical game. Command your squads in a vast procedurally generated city: enter any building, perform any mission, execute any strategy.

    2018StrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Ranked #4 for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.

    2015ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Battle Worlds: Kronos

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Ranked #5 for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.

    2013Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Field of Glory II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Ranked #6 for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

    2017StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Heroes of Normandie

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Ranked #7 for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Take one of the most modern, fun and engaging board games created in recent years. Match it with cutting-edge technology. Add a ridiculously well-crafted art style and a ton of extra content. This is the recipe to one of the most thrilling, charming and captivating strategy games you will ever find.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Satellite Reign

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Ranked #8 for Frozen Synapse Prime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Card Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.

    2015StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Battle for Wesnoth

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.

    2018StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. MINDNIGHT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.

    2017StrategyIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.

    2014StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. SOVL: Fantasy Warfare

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.

    2023StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Realms

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

    2016StrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.

    2021StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Double Eleven

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

  1. Prison Architect

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Red Dead Redemption

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime.

    The LEGO® Harry Potter™: Collection brings LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 together in one game, now remastered with enhanced graphics.

    2024ActionAdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

    2013Strategy9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PixelJunk™ Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime.

    In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

    2013Action8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime.

    CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.

    2015Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Cloudbuilt

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Rocket-powered 3D parkour platformer, built for speed running and exploration. Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you hurtle with break-neck momentum above a vast abyss. Collect power-ups, drop checkpoints and take your place on the international leaderboards.

    2017ActionIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Prison Architect 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Eleven, the studio behind Frozen Synapse Prime. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse Prime.

    Welcome Architects! Design and develop your own personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect 2. The classic prison-builder has broken out into 3D, and it’s up to you to contain it!

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Frozen Synapse Prime

Does Frozen Synapse Prime run on Steam Deck?
Frozen Synapse Prime is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Does Frozen Synapse Prime have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Frozen Synapse Prime supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Frozen Synapse Prime?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Frozen Synapse Prime are Frozen Synapse, Skulls of the Shogun, Frozen Synapse 2.
Who developed Frozen Synapse Prime?
Frozen Synapse Prime was developed by Double Eleven.

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