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Games like Empluna

If Empluna is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jurassic World Evolution 2, Planet Zoo and Super Movie Tycoon — 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 Empluna: Sandbox city building meets automation: Design unique buildings, create vibrant cities, and perfect production chains. Create a civilization that suits your style. Perfect for anyone who loves creativity and strategy!

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby BigCodersPlanet
Empluna — Steam game cover

Players who liked Empluna also play

Steam players who put hours into Empluna 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. Jurassic World Evolution 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Empluna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.

    2021StrategySimulation59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Planet Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Empluna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

    2019StrategySimulationCasual44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Super Movie Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Empluna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!

    2025StrategySimulation16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Project AURA

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Banished

    WHY THIS

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

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Railway Empire 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Empluna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.

    2023StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Let Them Trade

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Transport Fever 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Empluna.

    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 Empluna.

    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 Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『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 ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Jurassic World Evolution 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.

    2021StrategySimulation59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Railway Empire 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.

    Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.

    2023StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Transport Fever 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Empluna

What games are most similar to Empluna?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Empluna are Jurassic World Evolution 2, Planet Zoo, Super Movie Tycoon.
Who developed Empluna?
Empluna was developed by BigCodersPlanet.

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 Empluna.

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