Games like Ymir
If Ymir is your kind of game, the closest matches are The First Explorers®, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Driftland: The Magic Revival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its months long multiplayer campaigns, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Ymir: Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Players who liked Ymir also play
Steam players who put hours into Ymir 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.
The First Explorers®
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
The First Explorers® is a settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ymir.
Second-strongest match for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Driftland: The Magic Revival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Third-strongest match for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!
HUMANKIND™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Ranked #4 for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Northgard: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ymir.
Ranked #5 for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Ranked #6 for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
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.
Cataclismo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Ranked #7 for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Ymir.
Ranked #8 for Ymir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Ymir
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Songs of Syx
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Reviewers of Ymir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Ymir.
Reviewers of Ymir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Ymir.
Reviewers of Ymir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Throne and Liberty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ymir.
Reviewers of Ymir cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Throne and Liberty captures the essence of classic MMORPGs while introducing new gameplay elements, depth and excitement at every turn. Gather your guild, prepare for battle, and set forth for throne... and liberty!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ymir at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with Ymir.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with Ymir.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ymir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ymir.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
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?
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
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.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
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!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
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.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ymir.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Aimlabs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ymir.
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!
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Frequently asked about Ymir
- Does Ymir work on Steam Deck?
- Ymir is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Ymir cost?
- Ymir is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Ymir have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Ymir supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Ymir?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ymir are The First Explorers®, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Driftland: The Magic Revival.
- Who developed Ymir?
- Ymir was developed by Thibaud Michaud.
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 Ymir.
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