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Games like Xuande

If Xuande is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Story in Bronze Ware, Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns and Wishful Journey:Love Across Time — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Xuande: The game focuses on an authentic simulation of ancient Chinese life. The main scenes are set in the imperial palace, where you will manage a vast empire. Except for you, all other characters are played by AI large language models, which will bring you a unique experience.

StrategyRPGWindowsby ValarFerys
Xuande — Steam game cover

Players who liked Xuande also play

Steam players who put hours into Xuande 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.

  1. A Story in Bronze Ware

    WHY THIS

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

    After saving an exiled prince of the fallen State of Wei, you are granted an abandoned homestead. Farm the land, raise livestock, fish and hunt, forge bonds with the townsfolk, build a militia, and defend your home against invading forces.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

    WHY THIS

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

    The legendary medieval strategy adventure has returned – enhanced for a new generation of knights. Conquer provinces, raise armies, storm castles, and influence the balance of power through bold strategy and action moments.

    2026StrategyRPG16.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wishful Journey:Love Across Time

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Xuande fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Xuande.

    Xu yuan, who was a loser in real life traveled to an ancient palace. By transforming into the male protagonist, players will be in love with many beauties with different personalities, such as the unruly princess, the cold female assassin, embark on a love adventure that spans time and space.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Combat Mission Shock Force 2

    WHY THIS

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

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    2020StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Expeditions: Rome

    WHY THIS

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

    Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Emperor and State

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Xuande fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Expeditions: Conquistador

    WHY THIS

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

    Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages

    WHY THIS

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

    Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Xuande.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Liquidators

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from ValarFerys

Other recommendable Steam games by ValarFerys, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Whiskers on Time's Corner

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ValarFerys, the studio behind Xuande.

    In a beautiful small town, you are a lively and adorable cat, experiencing a rich and colorful life, exploring and enjoying the joys only cats understand, while helping your friends find a happy ending together.

    2024IndieCasualEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Undead Exile

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ValarFerys, the studio behind Xuande. Shares RPG with Xuande.

    This post-apocalyptic FPS is perfect for players who dislike PvP, complex stories, or navigating endless mazes. Just grab your weapon and shoot away, enjoying pure, simple shooting fun. Both characters and weapons can be upgraded and customized.

    2025ActionRPGEarly Access2.03 USDSteam ↗
  3. Glamour Riot

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ValarFerys, the studio behind Xuande.

    This is an absurd and humorous action game where you play as a beauty pageant star. With an innocent, delicate face, a sexy and alluring figure, and all sorts of shady, underhanded tricks, you’ll fight for victory, wealth, and fame.

    2025ActionEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Accretion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ValarFerys, the studio behind Xuande.

    Simulate being a celestial body in an open universe, using the rules of relativity and astrophysics to plunder mass and gradually evolve from a gas cloud into a planet, a star, or even a supermassive black hole.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Xuande

What games are most similar to Xuande?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Xuande are A Story in Bronze Ware, Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns, Wishful Journey:Love Across Time.
Who developed Xuande?
Xuande was developed by ValarFerys.

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 Xuande.

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