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Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Beetle Uprising.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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The closest matches to Beetle Uprising: Empires of the Undergrowth, Ecosystem, Timberborn, Planetary Life, and Creatura. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Also Science and Colony Sim, like Beetle Uprising.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Planetary Life
Why this: Also God Game and Science, like Beetle Uprising.
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Buggos
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Beetle Uprising.
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Reus 2
Why this: Also God Game and Colony Sim, like Beetle Uprising.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Beetle Uprising
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- 1Empires of the Undergrowth
Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Beetle Uprising.
- 95% of 10,237 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Iocane Games, LLC
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 72% of 69 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Breeding beetles feels like evolution in action
- Combat is cinematic but strategy comes from management
- Genetic mechanics feel deep and rewarding
- Challenging
- Cozy
- Relaxing
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Why this: Shares resource management with Beetle Uprising.
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Why this: Shares resource management with Beetle Uprising.
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Planetary Life
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About Beetle Uprising
The closest matches to Beetle Uprising: Empires of the Undergrowth, Ecosystem, Timberborn, Planetary Life, and Creatura. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Beetle Uprising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Empires of the Undergrowth, Ecosystem and Timberborn — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, cozy and relaxing, and single out its allele level tinkering and foraging missions. 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.
About Beetle Uprising: Collect, raise and breed an army of beetles to rise up and lay claim to the abandoned lot! The game features a complex genetics simulation and real-time tactics missions with a full campaign.
Is Beetle Uprising worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 69 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.3 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Breeding beetles feels like evolution in action
- Combat is cinematic but strategy comes from management
- Genetic mechanics feel deep and rewarding
- Nest customization is surprisingly cozy
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Coming from empire of the undergrowth I had high hope for the game, however the management become repetitive, and the strategy has little depth. the genre of evolution (just to increase stat) is not a good one. there is critter mond…”
“It gets very repetative very quickly. Didnt even care to play it past Easy mode as i already knew it would just be the same thing alll over again, only taking much longer,”
People who play it also play: Empires of the Undergrowth, Ecosystem, Timberborn
Frequently asked about Beetle Uprising
Can I run it?
How much does Beetle Uprising cost?
Beetle Uprising is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Beetle Uprising?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beetle Uprising are Empires of the Undergrowth, Ecosystem, Timberborn.
Who developed Beetle Uprising?
Beetle Uprising was developed by Iocane Games, LLC and published by Disco Slug.