Rank 01Games like Crest - an indirect god sim
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Crest - an indirect god sim: Ruinarch, Dwarf Fortress, The Universim, From Dust, and Rise to Ruins. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also God Game and Procedural Generation, like Crest.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
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From Dust
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Eat Create Sleep
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- 60% of 267 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Darkly humorous emergent narratives
- Followers reinterpret divine commands unpredictably
- Language as core gameplay mechanic
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Dark
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About Crest - an indirect god sim
The closest matches to Crest - an indirect god sim: Ruinarch, Dwarf Fortress, The Universim, From Dust, and Rise to Ruins. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Crest - an indirect god sim is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ruinarch, Dwarf Fortress and The Universim — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and dark, and single out its civilization interpretation and commandment system. 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 Crest - an indirect god sim: Your word is gospel in this god sim set in Sub-Saharan Africa. Influence and try to control your followers using commandments but beware, free will leaves these open to interpretation. Will you create a flourishing civilization or lead them to death and destruction?
Is Crest - an indirect god sim worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 60% of 267 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Darkly humorous emergent narratives
- Followers reinterpret divine commands unpredictably
- Language as core gameplay mechanic
- Minimalist african style graphics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is a decent idea for a game but it does not work when poorly executed and the devs decide to move on and there is something completley killing the game in terms of frame rate no matter what the graphics are set to.”
“Interesting concept, but ultimately limited and quite tiresome. Didn't cut the mustard. Colourful, but not fun.”
People who play it also play: Ruinarch, Dwarf Fortress, The Universim
Frequently asked about Crest - an indirect god sim
Can I run it?
How much does Crest - an indirect god sim cost?
Crest - an indirect god sim is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crest - an indirect god sim?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crest - an indirect god sim are Ruinarch, Dwarf Fortress, The Universim.
Who developed Crest - an indirect god sim?
Crest - an indirect god sim was developed by Eat Create Sleep.