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Games like Empires of Black Powder

If Empires of Black Powder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mandate Order, Prime Domination and Ground of Aces — 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 Empires of Black Powder: It’s the Napoleonic era, and you must build the battlefield you fight on. Send Pioneers to gather supplies, expand the local town, and prepare your defenses. Command companies in formation, keep your veterans alive, and carry their experience and upgrades into the next battle.

2027StrategyIndieEarly AccessWindows · macOSby ArchAngel Cinema
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  1. Mandate Order

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Prime Domination

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    Prime Domination is a real-time strategy game where you build your base, manage finance, produce powerful military units, and battle against AI or other players in large-scale multiplayer matches with up to 10 commanders.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Ground of Aces

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Empires of Black Powder.

    Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Empires of Black Powder.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Stronghold: Warlords

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Empires of Black Powder.

    Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Renaissance Kingdom Wars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. SandTable War: Three Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    "SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Age of Empires® III (2007)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Empires of Black Powder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Empires of Black Powder.

    Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.

    2012StrategySimulationDeck 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 Empires of Black Powder.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    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 ↗
  3. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    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 ↗
  8. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Empires of Black Powder.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Empires of Black Powder

What games are most similar to Empires of Black Powder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Empires of Black Powder are Mandate Order, Prime Domination, Ground of Aces.
Who developed Empires of Black Powder?
Empires of Black Powder was developed by ArchAngel Cinema.

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