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Games like Slimeward

Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Slimeward for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Slimeward also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Slimeward: Slimeward is an idle game where players build and upgrade a village, recruit heroes, and defeat Monster 'Slime' that fell in front of the house one day,

2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ByeolByte
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    IDLE BOSS RUSH — Steam game cover

    IDLE BOSS RUSH

    Top pick for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slimeward.

    Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Crusaders Quest : Hero Town — Steam game cover

    Crusaders Quest : Hero Town

    Second-strongest match for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slimeward.

    Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》! A little town inside your PC! Gather heroes and rebuild the town in 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》, a desktop idle RPG that can be enjoyed even during work hours.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Fill Up The Hole — Steam game cover

    Fill Up The Hole

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

    Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Industry Idle — Steam game cover

    Industry Idle

    Ranked #4 for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slimeward.

    Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    CivIdle — Steam game cover

    CivIdle

    Ranked #5 for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slimeward.

    CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Monster Manor — Steam game cover

    Monster Manor

    Ranked #6 for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Slimeward.

    Deploy defense towers to defeat monsters, capture them for your automated farm, and earn growing profits. Expand your Monster Manor in the sidebar during work breaks or downtime!

    2025SimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Forage Wizard — Steam game cover

    Forage Wizard

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

    Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Gridkeeper — Steam game cover

    Gridkeeper

    Ranked #8 for Slimeward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Slimeward.

    Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Slimeward

Does Slimeward run on Steam Deck?
Slimeward 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 Slimeward cost?
Slimeward is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Slimeward?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slimeward are IDLE BOSS RUSH, Crusaders Quest : Hero Town, Fill Up The Hole.
Who developed Slimeward?
Slimeward was developed by ByeolByte.

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