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Games like Colonies At War

If Colonies At War is your kind of game, the closest matches are HUMANKIND™ 2, Eormor: Shattered Lands and Imperiums: The Americas — 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 Colonies At War: Choose from 29 nations in this 19th-century strategy turn-based game. Conquer valuable lands, build armies and navies, forge alliances, wage war, and lead your nation to global dominance.

2026ActionStrategyIndieSimulationWindowsby John Gregory
Colonies At War — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Colonies At War 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. HUMANKIND™ 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Colonies At War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Colonies At War.

    Build a civilization that spans the ages in this historical turn-based strategy game. Combine evolving cultures, raise cities, command armies and expand your empire as a changing climate reshapes the world and your path through history.

    2027StrategySteam ↗
  2. Eormor: Shattered Lands

    WHY THIS

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

    A hand-drawn empire building game set in a fictional medieval world. The Kingdom of Eormor has collapsed. Chaos spreads throughout the lands as the old order tries to retain control and new noble houses try to claim their piece of the world. Will your house succeed in these shattered lands?

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Imperiums: The Americas

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Colonies At War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Colonies At War.

    Guide your people across generations in the pre-Columbian Americas. Build a lasting civilization through trade, diplomacy, culture, and war in this historical turn-based 4X grand strategy game.

    StrategySteam ↗
  4. ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Colonies At War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonies At War.

    Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!

    2024StrategySimulation35.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Twisted Three Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Colonies At War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonies At War.

    Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  6. Crown & Coin: The Hundred Years

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive the Hundred Years' War in this medieval ensemble sandbox. Play as 1,015 historical figures, from Joan of Arc to the imposter des Armoises. Gain glory as a knight, forge a new kingdom to crush England and France, or thrive as a bandit. Discover 22 tarot-based multiple endings!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Imperialist

    WHY THIS

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

    From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Age of History 2: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Colonies At War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Colonies At War.

    The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.

    2026StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Colonies At War.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Colonies At War.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Colonies At War.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Colonies At War.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Colonies At War

What games are most similar to Colonies At War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Colonies At War are HUMANKIND™ 2, Eormor: Shattered Lands, Imperiums: The Americas.
Who developed Colonies At War?
Colonies At War was developed by John Gregory and published by Jgregorygames.

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 Colonies At War.

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