Games like Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
If Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are All-Front Assault, The Dark Horde and Variables 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its retro style charm, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse: Part turn-based resource management, part real-time defense shooter, Emerge places you into a futuristic world, ravaged by a zombie Apocalypse.
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Steam players who put hours into Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse 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.
All-Front Assault
WHY THIS
Top pick for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
When the sky is filled with warplanes, it's time to make these alien bugs tremble! Commander, welcome to Planet Thernas. We look forward to defending our planetary outpost under your command.
The Dark Horde
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, real time combat and an atmospheric mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Second-strongest match for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
In The Dark Horde, you control the battlefield with a deck of cards. Summon hordes of minions, cast devastating spells, and tap into the forbidden power of the Four Domains: Death, Destruction, Corruption, and Frost. It’s not just what you’ll conquer, but how you’ll become the most feared Dark Mage!
Variables 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Third-strongest match for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!
MechDefender - Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Ranked #4 for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.
Control Craft 3
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Ranked #5 for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Control Craft 3 is a fast paced RTS which brings together quick thinking and clever tactics for some veritable planet conquering action!
CyberTD
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!
Idle Zombie Wave: Premium
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A thrilling tower defense survival game where you lead a team of survivors against relentless zombie hordes. Deploy unique fighters, strategize with adjutants, and adapt using roguelike upgrades. Defend your home, battle epic bosses, and survive the apocalypse!
Empire Takeover
WHY THIS
Shares tower defense, resource management and a tense mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Ranked #8 for Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
This is a fun & amazing tower crush game! Crush enemy's towers, take over the empire!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
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NEO Scavenger
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Reviewers of Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Reviewers of Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares tech tree progression and a challenging mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Reviewers of Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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.
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Emilios Manolidis
Other recommendable Steam games by Emilios Manolidis, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gleaner Heights
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
I am Ball
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
Control a ball that's bouncing non-stop! Gain new powers and explore mysterious worlds! Puzzle platforming goodness at its finest! Do you have what it takes?
I dream of you and ice cream
WHY THIS
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Frequently asked about Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
- How much does Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse cost?
- Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse are All-Front Assault, The Dark Horde, Variables 2.
- Who developed Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse?
- Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse was developed by Emilios Manolidis.
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 Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.
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