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Games like SALVO

If SALVO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Civitas: World Simulator, Ashen of Thrones and For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee — 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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About SALVO: A tactical immersive sim. You are underground with nothing but missiles. Design ballistic weapons, hunt billion-dollar radars with 20,000-dollar drones, flood the enemy with cruise missiles, or reach hypersonic technology. Welcome to asymmetric war.

2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.19 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Erdem Şahin, Naim Ozcan
SALVO — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into SALVO 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. Civitas: World Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Civitas: World Simulator is a deep historical-fantasy simulation where nations will dynamically rise, fall, and evolve. In this game we model internal forces like ethnicity, culture, language and other inner political struggles. 

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Ashen of Thrones

    WHY THIS

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

    When the thrones of men crumble to ash, only Gods and Titans claim the earth. Ashen of Thrones is a visceral 2D RTS featuring intense lane-based combat, mythological evolution, active divine magic, and monumental Titan battles. Command your army and survive the campaign.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee

    WHY THIS

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

    January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Radio Commander: Vietnam '64

    WHY THIS

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

    Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Silent Shark

    WHY THIS

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

    A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Wargame: Red Dragon

    WHY THIS

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

    The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wargame: Airland Battle

    WHY THIS

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

    2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Terra Invicta

    WHY THIS

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

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SALVO.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SALVO.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SALVO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SALVO.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie with SALVO.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SALVO

Does SALVO run on Steam Deck?
SALVO 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 SALVO cost?
SALVO is listed on Steam at 7.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SALVO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SALVO are Civitas: World Simulator, Ashen of Thrones, For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee.
Who developed SALVO?
SALVO was developed by Erdem Şahin, Naim Ozcan and published by Doomed Interactive.

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 SALVO.

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