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Games like Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense

If Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heirs And Graces, Monster Monpiece and Battle Suit Aces — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. 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 Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense: PSCD is a sci-fi collectible card game (with over 120 unique cards) mixed with visual novel gameplay. Features beautiful hand painted art, romance for all tastes, adjustable difficulty. Play as male or female protagonist.

2016StrategyIndie4.19 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Winter Wolves
Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense — Steam game cover
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Alien factions with distinct traits and cultural detailsDual art styles for visual novel modeHero system ties crew skills to deck buildingAtmosphericChallengingEpic

Players who liked Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense also play

Steam players who put hours into Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense 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. Heirs And Graces

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Monster Monpiece

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Second-strongest match for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Collect and train over 100 "monster girls" that come to life in strategic, card-based battles! Strengthen your cards with the First Crush ❤ Rub mode, taking on a hands-on role to warm them up and gain more artwork!

    2017Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Battle Suit Aces

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Third-strongest match for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Battle Suit Aces is a Saturday morning cartoon where you're at the helm! Grow your roster of charming mech pilots as you immerse yourself in thrilling story missions and charge into card combat. Suit Up!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Ranked #4 for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Kamifuda

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Ranked #5 for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Master the eldritch art of Kamifuda—channeling long dead powers within arcane cards—in this visual novel and deck builder game.

    2022StrategyIndie10.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Winds of Change

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Ranked #6 for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

    2019IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Planet Stronghold 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Ranked #7 for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Planet Stronghold 2 is the sequel to the first sci-fi VN/RPG made by Winter Wolves. Isometric map exploration, crafting, combat, a branching plot and of course romances awaits you in this new adventure!

    2020IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Griftlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Ranked #8 for Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

    2021Indie6.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    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 ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Winter Wolves

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

  1. Loren The Amazon Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

    2014IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Always Remember Me

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cursed Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Defeat the evil lurking in Castle Of N'Mar in this RPG/dating sim game. Recruit your team in any order you want, use the optional social talents to win the battles, play as male or female and fully customize your avatar. Five romance per gender, including the unique Naga Enok and Sylrissa!

    2018RPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Roommates

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.

    2014IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    The Flower Shop: a dating and farming sim game. Steve's life is in shambles: bad grades, rocky relationship, and forced to work on a farm for the summer. Join him in Fairbook as he navigates farm life, makes new friends, and maintains old relationships.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Planet Stronghold

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Planet Stronghold is a sci-fi role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. You take the role of a young, new recruit that somehow gets assigned to the most well-known, and well-defended, human outpost in the whole galaxy: Planet Stronghold.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Spirited Heart Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!

    2014IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Heileen 1: Sail Away

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Winter Wolves, the studio behind Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!

    2014IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Battle Suit Aces

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Battle Suit Aces is a Saturday morning cartoon where you're at the helm! Grow your roster of charming mech pilots as you immerse yourself in thrilling story missions and charge into card combat. Suit Up!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Griftlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

    Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

    2021Indie6.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense

Does Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense run on Steam Deck?
Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense 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 Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense cost?
Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense is listed on Steam at 4.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense are Heirs And Graces, Monster Monpiece, Battle Suit Aces.
Who developed Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense?
Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense was developed by Winter Wolves.

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 Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense.

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