Games like The Village Above the Well
If The Village Above the Well is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bomb Farm, Pixel Chess Idle RPG and PomoIdle Arena — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Village Above the Well: Rebuild a mining village around an ancient well. Gather wood, stone, iron and crystal, hire workers, refine materials and forge gear — then send your adventurer into the seven dungeons below. A cozy idle village builder about memory, loss and the way back home.
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Bomb Farm
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
An idle RPG where your bomber squadron gathers resources for you. Destroy rocks, hunt for rare items, forge and upgrade your equipment, master a vast skill tree, and trade items with other players on the Steam Market. Free to play.
Pixel Chess Idle RPG
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
Chess meets Idle RPG! Forget checkmate—pieces have HP, stats, and loot. Earn gold for every move, upgrade your army, and unlock skills like Splash Damage. Automate your board to grind endlessly, then Rebirth for massive multipliers. A strategic loop of infinite scaling and pixel-art destruction.
PomoIdle Arena
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
A Pomodoro timer × idle × command-battle RPG. Resources build up while you work — pull commands, power up your party, and battle other players between sessions. Your focused time becomes your strength.
Hollowspire
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Ranked #4 for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
A chill clicker-idle game where you dig, recruit and manage miners, and uncover buried upgrades deep underground.
TIMBER! Idle Village Builder
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
Swing your axe, drop the trees, and watch a village rise from the stumps. Assign villagers to nine trades, unlock a 54-node talent tree, and carry your settlement through five ages — from a primitive camp to a medieval kingdom with a crown of its own.
Isle of Titans
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Ranked #6 for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
Isle of Titans is an idle tower defense game where you defend a small kingdom against giant invaders. Shape your build with long-term progression between runs, and adapt on the fly during each run to hold back endless waves of Titans.
Tiny Street: Taskbar Tycoon
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Ranked #7 for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
Tiny Street: Taskbar Tycoon is a taskbar idle game where a tiny street sits right on the taskbar while you work, relax, or simply watch the people come and go. Passerbys will randomly shop in your colorful, hand-drawn stores, and slowly help grow your little economy.
Hearth and Hamlet
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Ranked #8 for The Village Above the Well fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management, in-depth upgrade trees and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Village Above the Well at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~44% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~63% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~72% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~81% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Village Above the Well.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Village Above the Well on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
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.
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. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
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 Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Village Above the Well.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Village Above the Well.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village Above the Well.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about The Village Above the Well
- How much does The Village Above the Well cost?
- The Village Above the Well is listed on Steam at 5.35 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Village Above the Well?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Village Above the Well are Bomb Farm, Pixel Chess Idle RPG, PomoIdle Arena.
- Who developed The Village Above the Well?
- The Village Above the Well was developed by STREAM ON.
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