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Games like Human Extinction Simulator

If Human Extinction Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, Alliance of the Sacred Suns and Age of Wonders: Planetfall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and stressful. 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 Human Extinction Simulator: Tactical turn-based space battles. Elaborate war strategies to prepare against the inevitable alien invasion.

2015StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDWindowsby Machine 22
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Players who liked Human Extinction Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into Human Extinction Simulator 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. Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Top pick for Human Extinction Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

    2014Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Alliance of the Sacred Suns

    WHY THIS

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

    Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.

    StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗
  3. Age of Wonders: Planetfall

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Third-strongest match for Human Extinction Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

    2019Strategy10.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shadow Empire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Ranked #4 for Human Extinction Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

    2020StrategySimulationRPG39.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Pandora: First Contact

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Ranked #5 for Human Extinction Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

    2014StrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Codex of Victory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Ranked #6 for Human Extinction Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!

    2017StrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rising Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

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

    Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Last Federation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Human Extinction Simulator.

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

    From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Human Extinction Simulator at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Extinction Simulator.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Extinction Simulator.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Human Extinction Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Human Extinction Simulator.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Human Extinction Simulator.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

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

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Splitgate

    WHY THIS

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

    Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

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

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. PlanetSide 2

    WHY THIS

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

    PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

    2012ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

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

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Human Extinction Simulator

How much does Human Extinction Simulator cost?
Human Extinction Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Human Extinction Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Human Extinction Simulator are Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, Alliance of the Sacred Suns, Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Who developed Human Extinction Simulator?
Human Extinction Simulator was developed by Machine 22.

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 Human Extinction Simulator.

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