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Games like Rise Under the Warstorm

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Rise Under the Warstorm for fans of strategy, 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 Rise Under the Warstorm 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. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Rise Under the Warstorm: Rise Under the Warstorm is a strategy game focused on automation, production, and base defense. Gather resources, build automated production lines, optimize your economy, train armies, and protect your settlement against enemy waves.

2026StrategySimulationWindowsby Last Signal
Rise Under the Warstorm — Steam game cover

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    Ascent of Ashes — Steam game cover

    Ascent of Ashes

    Top pick for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Factory Town 2: Paradise — Steam game cover

    Factory Town 2: Paradise

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

    A combination Town Builder + Factory Sim where you build a tropical island village, produce tons of goods, automate everything, and feed a giant sentient volcano in exchange for super powers!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
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    Here Comes The Swarm — Steam game cover

    Here Comes The Swarm

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

    Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Steel Artery: Train City Builder — Steam game cover

    Steel Artery: Train City Builder

    Ranked #4 for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    Build a living city on rails in this steampunk fantasy train-city builder. Manage multiracial colonies with thousands of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, manage the economy, and create logistics as you explore distant regions to ensure the prosperity of your Empire.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDSteam ↗
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    ALL WILL FALL — Steam game cover

    ALL WILL FALL

    Ranked #5 for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    Build massive ocean cities and lead your people to prosperity in this post-apocalyptic survival colony sim. Featuring a physics-based 3D construction system, complex resource management, exploration, difficult political decisions, supply chains, and a robust sandbox mode.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation — Steam game cover

    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    Ranked #6 for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) — Steam game cover

    Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

    Ranked #7 for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

    2013StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Stronghold: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    Ranked #8 for Rise Under the Warstorm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise Under the Warstorm.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

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

    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 ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    missed messages. — Steam game cover

    missed messages.

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

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

    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 ↗
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    A Date with Death — Steam game cover

    A Date with Death

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Virtual Cottage — Steam game cover

    Virtual Cottage

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

    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 ↗
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    Steam Engine Simulator — Steam game cover

    Steam Engine Simulator

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Rise Under the Warstorm

What games are most similar to Rise Under the Warstorm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rise Under the Warstorm are Ascent of Ashes, Factory Town 2: Paradise, Here Comes The Swarm.
Who developed Rise Under the Warstorm?
Rise Under the Warstorm was developed by Last Signal.

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16 Games Like Rise Under the Warstorm — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run