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Games like Salt of the Earth

If Salt of the Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forgotten Towns, Mistlands: Wheats & Demons and Medville — 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 Salt of the Earth: An isometric medieval city builder. You hold one manor by charter: lay the roads, work the fields, and raise hovels into town houses by meeting what each household needs. Winters take stores, the Crown takes dues, and raiders take whatever will burn.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationWindows · macOS · Linuxby Cattrall Games
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Steam players who put hours into Salt of the Earth 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. Forgotten Towns

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a flourishing settlement above a dangerous cave system. Explore unique biomes, manage happiness and grief, invite traders, defend against invasions, train soldiers, recruit heroes, defeat world bosses, and prepare to dig into the depths below.

    2027StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Mistlands: Wheats & Demons

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Salt of the Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Salt of the Earth.

    Become a mayor of a small town in a medieval city builder with advanced villager management. Develop a settlement in lands teeming with demons and other evil spirits. Consider the traits, desires and abilities of residents to survive and prosper.

    StrategySteam ↗
  3. Medville

    WHY THIS

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

    Grow your colony to a full fledged trading empire, where individually simulated citizens participate in a complex economic system. They can produce 40 different artifacts, transport them over water or land, buy and sell according to their own budget and needs. Shape your city with custom buildings.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. All Roads Connected

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore an endless world, build countless settlements, discover lost artifacts, and lead your nation into a new dawn of industry.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Corsair Cove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Salt of the Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Salt of the Earth.

    Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pioneers of Pagonia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Salt of the Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Salt of the Earth.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Salt of the Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Salt of the Earth.

    Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

    2025StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Farm Manager 2018

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Salt of the Earth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Salt of the Earth.

    Manage your own farm in the game Farm Manager 2018! To expand your farm business, produce cheap and sell your products in high prices. Control the process of land cultivation, employ the best staff, buy the most appropriate farm equipment, raise livestock and process the harvested crops.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Salt of the Earth.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Salt of the Earth.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

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

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Salt of the Earth.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Salt of the Earth

What games are most similar to Salt of the Earth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Salt of the Earth are Forgotten Towns, Mistlands: Wheats & Demons, Medville.
Who developed Salt of the Earth?
Salt of the Earth was developed by Cattrall Games.

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 Salt of the Earth.

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