Rank 01Why this
Also Programming and Base-Building, like Screeps: World.
- $13.39 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Screeps: World
- 24 games
- Updated Oct 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Screeps: World: Screeps: Arena, Grey Hack, They Are Billions, hackmud, and Stronghold Kingdoms. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares real time strategy with Screeps: World.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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Stronghold Kingdoms
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Screeps: World.
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Autonauts
Why this: Also Programming and Colony Sim, like Screeps: World.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Screeps, LLC
- Price: $6.79−66%checked Oct 5
- 87% of 1,221 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Community support and resources
- Watching your empire grow over time
- Writing code for units and structures
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Multiplayer competition
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Screeps: World.
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Why this: Also Programming and Logic, like Screeps: World.
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Why this: Also Idler and Logic, like Screeps: World.
About Screeps: World
The closest matches to Screeps: World: Screeps: Arena, Grey Hack, They Are Billions, hackmud, and Stronghold Kingdoms. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Screeps: World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Screeps: Arena, Grey Hack and They Are Billions — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its multiplayer competition and persistent world. 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.
Screeps: World is a strategy and simulation game released in 2016 by Screeps, LLC. Players manage colonies by writing JavaScript code that runs continuously in a persistent multiplayer world, competing against other players in real-time. The sandbox coding approach requires strategic planning as players automate unit behavior and structure management. Reviewers describe the experience as immersive and challenging, with players highlighting the satisfaction of watching their empire grow over time through their own written code. The community provides extensive resources for learning the system. Available for $19.99, the game holds an 87% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews. It is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Screeps: World: Screeps: World is an open source MMO strategy sandbox game for programming enthusiasts. You control your colony by writing JavaScript code that operates 24/7 in the huge persistent online open world.
Is Screeps: World worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 1,221 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 66% off, now $6.79 (checked Oct 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 95 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 28 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Community support and resources
- Watching your empire grow over time
- Writing code for units and structures
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Native client allows hackers to install malware on your machine, and the devs refuse to fix the exploit. See https://github.com/screeps/screeps/issues/162#issuecomment-2118743527 for proof. EDIT: Developers released a fix, but only after…”
“Native client allows hackers to install malware on your machine, and the devs refuse to fix the exploit. See https://github.com/screeps/screeps/issues/162#issuecomment-2118743527 for proof.”
People who play it also play: Screeps: Arena, Grey Hack, They Are Billions
Frequently asked about Screeps: World
Can I run it?
Does Screeps: World work on Steam Deck?
Screeps: World is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Screeps: World cost?
Screeps: World is listed on Steam at 6.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Screeps: World have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Screeps: World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Screeps: World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Screeps: World are Screeps: Arena, Grey Hack, They Are Billions.
Who developed Screeps: World?
Screeps: World was developed by Screeps, LLC.