Games like Old World
If Old World is your kind of game, the closest matches are ENDLESS™ Legend 2, ZEPHON and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. 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 Old World: Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Players who liked Old World also play
Steam players who put hours into Old World 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.
ENDLESS™ Legend 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Old World.
Top pick for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Old World.
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
ZEPHON
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Old World.
Second-strongest match for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Old World.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Old World.
Third-strongest match for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Old World.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Old World.
Ranked #4 for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Old World.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Old World.
Ranked #5 for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Old World.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Songs of Silence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Old World.
Ranked #6 for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Old World.
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Demise of Nations
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Old World.
Ranked #7 for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Old World.
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Old World.
Ranked #8 for Old World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Old World.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Old World
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
World of Witchcraft
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Old World.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Old World.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Old World.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Old World.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Old World.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Old World.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
The Outer Worlds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Old World.
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Old World.
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
Borderlands 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Old World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Old World.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Old World at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Old World.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with Old World.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Old World.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Old World.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Old World.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Old World.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Old World on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Old World.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Old World.
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?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Old World.
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.
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!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Old World.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Old World.
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!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Old World.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Frequently asked about Old World
- Does Old World run on Steam Deck?
- Old World is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Old World cost?
- Old World is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Old World have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Old World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Old World?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Old World are ENDLESS™ Legend 2, ZEPHON, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
- Who developed Old World?
- Old World was developed by Mohawk Games and published by Hooded Horse.
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 Old World.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.