Games like From Embers
If From Embers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Little Kingdom RTS, Tribes of the Ridge and Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) — 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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Players who liked From Embers also play
Steam players who put hours into From Embers 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.
Little Kingdom RTS
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Top pick for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Tribes of the Ridge
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Second-strongest match for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
Lead your tribe in this relaxing city builder. Transform a small settlement into a thriving civilization. Build efficient production chains, discover new occupations, and construct advanced buildings!
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
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.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
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Ranked #4 for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
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.
Flooded
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Ranked #5 for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded.
Super Movie Tycoon
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Ranked #6 for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Rebirth evolution
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Ranked #7 for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.
Here Comes The Swarm
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Ranked #8 for From Embers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
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?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below From Embers at current Steam store prices.
The Test
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Priced ~50% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~50% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~50% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
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Priced ~50% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~75% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
"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!
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~75% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with From Embers.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~75% under From Embers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with From Embers.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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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!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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?
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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!
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with From Embers.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
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!
one night, hot springs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with From Embers.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
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Frequently asked about From Embers
- How much does From Embers cost?
- From Embers is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to From Embers?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside From Embers are Little Kingdom RTS, Tribes of the Ridge, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012).
- Who developed From Embers?
- From Embers was developed by Sean Elovirta and published by CindieForge.
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 From Embers.
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