Rank 01Games like Highlands
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Highlands also play
The closest matches to Highlands: Overfall, Crowntakers, Lords of Xulima, Skyshine's BEDLAM, and Children of Zodiarcs. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Burrito Studio
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- 74% of 129 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Chapter based roguelike structure locks progress but allows replayability
- Crafting items drastically changes unit effectiveness
- Dice based combat creates tense tactical decisions
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Highlands
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.
X-COM: UFO Defense
Why this: Shares resource management with Highlands.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Highlands.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Highlands at current Steam store prices.
Blackguards
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Highlands.
King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Why this: Shares resource management with Highlands.
About Highlands
The closest matches to Highlands: Overfall, Crowntakers, Lords of Xulima, Skyshine's BEDLAM, and Children of Zodiarcs. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Highlands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Overfall, Crowntakers and Lords of Xulima — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its chapter based progression and crafting. 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 Highlands: Highlands is a hand-drawn turn-based strategy game with unique characters, resource management and RPG elements where the focus is directed toward decision-making.
Is Highlands worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 129 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 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
- Chapter based roguelike structure locks progress but allows replayability
- Crafting items drastically changes unit effectiveness
- Dice based combat creates tense tactical decisions
- Hero specialization matters more than raw numbers
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This really isn't a game any more than sitting in a corner by yourself and rolling a pair of dice over and over is a game. It's very simple with some very rudimentary strategy elements. I found myself bored with Highlands a little bit…”
“Mechanics are shallow. AI is meh. Only strategy is...lets keep loading more units! Artistically, it's nice. But that's where the fun ends.”
People who play it also play: Overfall, Crowntakers, Lords of Xulima
Frequently asked about Highlands
Can I run it?
How much does Highlands cost?
Highlands is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Highlands?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Highlands are Overfall, Crowntakers, Lords of Xulima.
Who developed Highlands?
Highlands was developed by Burrito Studio.