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Games like The Fourth Anno

If The Fourth Anno is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Hero After the Fall, Refence and Hero's Quest — 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 The Fourth Anno: Build your team, collect equipment, potions, gems, choose upgrade rewards, and withstand wave after wave of enemy attacks.

2025StrategyIndieSimulationRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Qing
The Fourth Anno — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Fourth Anno also play

Steam players who put hours into The Fourth Anno 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. My Hero After the Fall

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    This is a pixel tower defense game that combines light Rogue and lawn mowing! Dozens of heroes for you to choose from, and hundreds of blessings randomly appear, forming the strongest team to protect the crystal from monsters!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Refence

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hero's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress

    2023StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Necrosmith

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Demon Castle Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 再刷一把2:金色传说

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    A few days ago, a bright meteor streak across of the sky, the golden light lit up the whole sky. The color of golden symbolizes wealth, power, strength, sacredness and happiness, has attracted countless adventurers, including you, on the adventurous journey for this reason...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cluckmech Oasis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tower Tactics: Liberation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Fourth Anno fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

    2023StrategyIndie6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Fourth Anno at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fourth Anno.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Fourth Anno on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗

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 The Fourth Anno.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 The Fourth Anno.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Hero's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress

    2023StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Demon Castle Story

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 再刷一把2:金色传说

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    A few days ago, a bright meteor streak across of the sky, the golden light lit up the whole sky. The color of golden symbolizes wealth, power, strength, sacredness and happiness, has attracted countless adventurers, including you, on the adventurous journey for this reason...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Fourth Anno

How much does The Fourth Anno cost?
The Fourth Anno is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Fourth Anno?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Fourth Anno are My Hero After the Fall, Refence, Hero's Quest.
Who developed The Fourth Anno?
The Fourth Anno was developed by Qing.

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 The Fourth Anno.

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