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Games like Frontier Forge

If Frontier Forge is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arcane Merchant, Hammerting and Miseria — 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 Frontier Forge: Survival / management sim. In Frontier Forge you play as a mercenary that have to save the world.

2025IndieSimulationRPGCasualEarly Access11.99 USDWindowsby Goodline Games
Frontier Forge — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Frontier Forge 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. Arcane Merchant

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hammerting

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Miseria

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gun Factory Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STARIO: Haven Tower

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Frontier Forge.

    A vertical kingdom in the sky! Plan your ascent from the harsh Sand Zone, rising layer by layer as you and your Towertizens stand together against looming disasters. Build trade ports and vertical supply networks. Perform Rituals to shape miracles, and witness the prosperity of this rising nation.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual12.59 USDSteam ↗
  6. SAELIG

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Potion Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!

    2024StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Car Manufacture

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Frontier Forge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Frontier Forge at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Frontier Forge.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Frontier Forge.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frontier Forge.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Frontier Forge.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frontier Forge.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Frontier Forge on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Frontier Forge.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Frontier Forge.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Frontier Forge

How much does Frontier Forge cost?
Frontier Forge is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Frontier Forge?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Frontier Forge are Arcane Merchant, Hammerting, Miseria.
Who developed Frontier Forge?
Frontier Forge was developed by Goodline 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 Frontier Forge.

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