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Games like Doodle Empires

If Doodle Empires is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator, Civatlas and Cascade: Hindcast — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dedicated developer updates, contemplative and cozy. 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 Doodle Empires: Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.

2025StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Turtle Stack Games
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Appealing to history and geography enthusiastsCreating and drawing your own nations and mapsDedicated developer updatesContemplativeCozyLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Doodle Empires 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. Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Doodle Empires.

    Top pick for Doodle Empires fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Doodle Empires.

    Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Civatlas

    WHY THIS

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

    Civatlas is a historical city-builder game progressing through the Medieval and Renaissance eras. Build a Utopia of thine own creation!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cascade: Hindcast

    WHY THIS

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

    Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Bomber Command

    WHY THIS

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

    Take command of what would become the greatest air armada in history! Build, plan, coordinate, and command your forces into a mighty aerial armada against a smart German economy that adapts to your attacks, researches tech, and smartly reacts to your moves. Take over the Bomber Command.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Europa Universalis IV

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Doodle Empires fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Doodle Empires.

    Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

    2013StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crown Of Hispania

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Doodle Empires fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doodle Empires.

    Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Will you become a legendary ruler, or will you be rejected by those forgotten by History?

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Fantasy Map Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares worldbuilding, map editor, sandbox and a nostalgic mood with Doodle Empires.

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

    Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Emperor and State

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics, strategy and a contemplative mood with Doodle Empires.

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

    The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Doodle Empires at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Doodle Empires.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Doodle Empires.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Doodle Empires on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Doodle Empires.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 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 Doodle Empires.

    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 Doodle Empires.

    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. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck 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 Doodle Empires.

    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. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Doodle Empires.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Frequently asked about Doodle Empires

Does Doodle Empires run on Steam Deck?
Doodle Empires is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Doodle Empires cost?
Doodle Empires is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Doodle Empires?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Doodle Empires are Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator, Civatlas, Cascade: Hindcast.
Who developed Doodle Empires?
Doodle Empires was developed by Turtle Stack Games.

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 Doodle Empires.

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