Rank 01Why this
Also God Game and City Builder, like The Mims Beginning.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2019
Games like The Mims Beginning
- 15 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Mims Beginning also play
The closest matches to The Mims Beginning: Driftland: The Magic Revival, War for the Overworld, Startopia, The Unexpected Quest, and Gold Gold Adventure Gold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares creature management with The Mims Beginning.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Rank 03
Rank 04 
The Unexpected Quest
Why this: Also Action RTS and City Builder, like The Mims Beginning.
Rank 05 
Gold Gold Adventure Gold
Why this: Shares mission based progression with The Mims Beginning.
Rank 06 
Timberborn
Why this: Same chill mood as The Mims Beginning.
Rank 07 
Before We Leave
Why this: Also City Builder and Space, like The Mims Beginning.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Mims Beginning
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Driftland: The Magic Revival
Also God Game and City Builder, like The Mims Beginning.
- 71% of 732 reviews
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- Released: 2016
- Developer: Squatting Penguins
- Price: Free to play
- 72% of 181 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Colorful and distinct alien creatures
- Multiple ways to achieve objectives per scenario
- Peaceful playthroughs are fully viable
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Relaxing
More games like The Mims Beginning, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Mims Beginning
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.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like The Mims Beginning.
Black & White
Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Mims Beginning.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Unexpected Quest
Why this: Also Action RTS and City Builder, like The Mims Beginning.
Gold Gold Adventure Gold
Why this: Shares mission based progression with The Mims Beginning.
Imagine Earth
Why this: Same chill mood as The Mims Beginning.
About The Mims Beginning
The closest matches to The Mims Beginning: Driftland: The Magic Revival, War for the Overworld, Startopia, The Unexpected Quest, and Gold Gold Adventure Gold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Mims Beginning is your kind of game, the closest matches are Driftland: The Magic Revival, War for the Overworld and Startopia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its creature management and economy building. 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.
About The Mims Beginning: Experience a mystical journey with the Mims in this strategic god-like adventure—build, grow, protect, and wield divine powers. Now it's completely free! Also check out our other story-rich fantasy game, The End of the Sun, where you become a tracker of mythical beings and unravel mysteries.
Is The Mims Beginning worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 181 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Colorful and distinct alien creatures
- Multiple ways to achieve objectives per scenario
- Peaceful playthroughs are fully viable
- Simple but effective god game controls
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is a beautiful game well made. But the fact that the game progress cannot be saved, and you have to restart the same chapter from scratch it you exit the game is a killer. I mean you can spend 4 hours to get a good colony, and then…”
“I do not play a lot of god simulation games. However, I really had a fun time finish it. I loved the story and the handcrafted levels. Each level is different and requires strategy to finish it. There is also a survival mode which I also…”
People who play it also play: Driftland: The Magic Revival, War for the Overworld, Startopia
Frequently asked about The Mims Beginning
Can I run it?
Is The Mims Beginning free to play?
Yes — The Mims Beginning is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to The Mims Beginning?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Mims Beginning are Driftland: The Magic Revival, War for the Overworld, Startopia.
Who developed The Mims Beginning?
The Mims Beginning was developed by Squatting Penguins and published by The End of the Sun Forge.