Games like Nations
If Nations is your kind of game, the closest matches are Flames in Modern Europe, Clockwork Dawn and NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and competitive. 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 Nations: Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Players who liked Nations also play
Steam players who put hours into Nations 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.
Flames in Modern Europe
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Nations.
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Clockwork Dawn
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Nations.
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Nations.
Third-strongest match for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares territory control, turn based strategy, grand strategy and an atmospheric mood with Nations.
Ranked #4 for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Shares empire building, diplomacy, grand strategy and an atmospheric mood with Nations.
Ranked #5 for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
WHY THIS
Shares diplomacy, faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Nations.
Ranked #6 for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nations.
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nations.
Ranked #7 for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
The Emperor and State
WHY THIS
Shares economy management, faction politics, strategy and an atmospheric mood with Nations.
Ranked #8 for Nations fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Nations
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Victoria II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nations.
Reviewers of Nations cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nations.
Reviewers of Nations cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Crusader Kings III
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Nations.
Reviewers of Nations cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Age of History 3
WHY THIS
Shares territory control, turn based strategy, grand strategy and an atmospheric mood with Nations.
Reviewers of Nations cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nations at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nations.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nations.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Nations.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nations.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Nations on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nations.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
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.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Clicker Heroes
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nations.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
Bloons TD Battles
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nations.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
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Frequently asked about Nations
- Does Nations run on Steam Deck?
- Nations 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 Nations cost?
- Nations is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nations?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nations are Flames in Modern Europe, Clockwork Dawn, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
- Who developed Nations?
- Nations was developed by Krzysztof Steiner and published by Krzysztof Steiner Games.
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