Rank 01Why this
Also Grand Strategy and Colony Sim, like Ymir.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
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The closest matches to Ymir: Songs of Syx, HUMANKIND™, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, Millennia, and Norland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Ymir.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Why this: Also 4X and City Builder, like Ymir.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Thibaud Michaud
- Price: $34.99checked Oct 31
- 72% of 487 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Automation of fiddly systems matters
- Deep economic simulation is educational
- Months long multiplayer campaigns
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ymir at current Steam store prices.
Kingdoms Reborn
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Ymir.
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Why this: Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Ymir.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Why this: Also 4X and Colony Sim, like Ymir.
Anno 1404 - History Edition
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Colony Sim, like Ymir.
Nebuchadnezzar
Why this: Also City Builder and Historical, like Ymir.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Ymir, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Ymir.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and Historical, like Ymir.
About Ymir
The closest matches to Ymir: Songs of Syx, HUMANKIND™, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, Millennia, and Norland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Ymir is your kind of game, the closest matches are Songs of Syx, HUMANKIND™ and Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its alliance politics and automation of production. 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 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.
Is Ymir worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 487 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $34.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 54 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 162 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Automation of fiddly systems matters
- Deep economic simulation is educational
- Months long multiplayer campaigns
- Player driven politics and trading
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Needs a better combat system. Either allow people to control their units in combat or give the ai a bit more intelligence there is no reason my ranged units should be running face first into the enemy's melee units just because they are…”
“Firstly, 99.8% of the playtime of this game is afk in the background, so those 2.8k hrs at review time are actually more like 20 hrs of actually doing anything. Game has alot of promise but is severely held back by technical issues and bad…”
People who play it also play: Songs of Syx, HUMANKIND™, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Frequently asked about Ymir
Can I run it?
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 Songs of Syx, HUMANKIND™, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic.
Who developed Ymir?
Ymir was developed by Thibaud Michaud.