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Games like Tenants of the Shade

If Tenants of the Shade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Critias Empire, Corsair Cove and Farthest Frontier — 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 Tenants of the Shade: Build a living civilization from a single village. Guide your people across a dynamic landscape of rivers, farms, trade routes, and rival kingdoms as your society rises from the dawn of history.

StrategyIndieSimulationEarly AccessWindowsby Stormjest
Tenants of the Shade — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Tenants of the Shade 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. Critias Empire

    WHY THIS

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

    Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Corsair Cove

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Farthest Frontier

    WHY THIS

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

    Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tenants of the Shade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tenants of the Shade.

    Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Whiskerwood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tenants of the Shade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tenants of the Shade.

    Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Nova Roma

    WHY THIS

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

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Mandate Order

    WHY THIS

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

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ground of Aces

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tenants of the Shade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tenants of the Shade.

    Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 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 Tenants of the Shade.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. OnlyCans: Thirst Date

    WHY THIS

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

    Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

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

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Aircar

    WHY THIS

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

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tenants of the Shade

What games are most similar to Tenants of the Shade?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tenants of the Shade are Critias Empire, Corsair Cove, Farthest Frontier.
Who developed Tenants of the Shade?
Tenants of the Shade was developed by Stormjest.

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 Tenants of the Shade.

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