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Games like Starvester

If Starvester is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dwarf Eats Mountain, Industry Idle and Military Incremental Complex — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and cozy. 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 Starvester: A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!

2026StrategySimulationCasual6.29 USDWindowsby Syphono4
Starvester — Steam game cover
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Multiple viable strategies with no need for meta guidesPolished take on incremental genre with grounded sci fi elementsRelaxing afternoon gameplay with addictive progressionAtmosphericChillCozy

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Steam players who put hours into Starvester 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. Dwarf Eats Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression and meta progression with Starvester.

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

    Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Industry Idle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Starvester.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Military Incremental Complex

    WHY THIS

    Shares automation, idle progression, simulation and a chill mood with Starvester.

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

    Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.

    2025StrategySimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Idle Colony

    WHY THIS

    Shares automation, idle progression, indie and a chill mood with Starvester.

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

    A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Particul

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle automation, automation, simulation and a chill mood with Starvester.

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

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Rusty's Retirement

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle automation, automation, simulation and an atmospheric mood with Starvester.

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

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moose Miners

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle automation, automation, indie and a chill mood with Starvester.

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

    Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. (the) Gnorp Apologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Starvester.

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

    (the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Starvester at current Steam store prices.

  1. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Starvester.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Starvester.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Starvester.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Starvester.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Starvester.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Starvester.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Starvester.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Starvester on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Starvester.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Starvester.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Starvester.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with Starvester.

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Starvester

How much does Starvester cost?
Starvester is listed on Steam at 6.29 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Starvester?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starvester are Dwarf Eats Mountain, Industry Idle, Military Incremental Complex.
Who developed Starvester?
Starvester was developed by Syphono4 and published by Future Friends Games, Syphono4.

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 Starvester.

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