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- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
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The closest matches to Automata Empire: Screeps: Arena, AI War 2, D.O.T. Defence, Fantasy Map Simulator, and Screeps: World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Base-Building and Wargame, like Automata Empire.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Fantasy Map Simulator
Why this: Shares territory control with Automata Empire.
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Screeps: World
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Automata Empire.
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Empires Apart
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Automata Empire
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Also Base-Building and Artificial Intelligence, like Automata Empire.
- 88% of 50 reviews
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Also Wargame and Artificial Intelligence, like Automata Empire.
- 81% of 1,867 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Nonadecimal Creative
- Price: $8.99checked Nov 2
- 68% of 41 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Ai plays itself for learning
- Cellular automata mechanics feel fresh
- Easy to learn but hard to master
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Base-Building and Artificial Intelligence, like Automata Empire.
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Why this: Shares territory control with Automata Empire.
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Why this: Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like Automata Empire.
Idling to Rule the Gods
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Why this: Also Artificial Intelligence and RTS, like Automata Empire.
About Automata Empire
The closest matches to Automata Empire: Screeps: Arena, AI War 2, D.O.T. Defence, Fantasy Map Simulator, and Screeps: World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Automata Empire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Screeps: Arena, AI War 2 and D.O.T. Defence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its auto play mode and cellular automata spawning. 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 Automata Empire: Seize power and build an empire of fuzzy cellular automata monsters! Herd hundreds of mindless subjects to smash your rivals' castles and steal their territory in this RTS inspired by Conway's Game of Life.
Is Automata Empire worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 41 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.5 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Ai plays itself for learning
- Cellular automata mechanics feel fresh
- Satisfying swarm building gameplay
- Unique take on rts genre
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Extremely basic game. I started a game on highest difficulty without going through the tutorial and was able to beat the game simply be eliminating all my own buildings. Any game that can be beaten without interaction from the player isn't…”
“Rather bland and boring; bit slow placed. Maybe more variety in game types which actually include differant mechanics and features would help; or some way to speed up and slow down the game.”
People who play it also play: Screeps: Arena, AI War 2, D.O.T. Defence
Frequently asked about Automata Empire
Can I run it?
How much does Automata Empire cost?
Automata Empire is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Automata Empire have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Automata Empire supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Automata Empire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Automata Empire are Screeps: Arena, AI War 2, D.O.T. Defence.
Who developed Automata Empire?
Automata Empire was developed by Nonadecimal Creative.