Rank 01Games like TFM: The First Men
- 22 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
Players who liked TFM: The First Men also play
The closest matches to TFM: The First Men: Clanfolk, Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld, Sapiens, and First Feudal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
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Cataclismo
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as TFM: The First Men.
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Also Colony Sim and Procedural Generation, like TFM: The First Men.
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Gathering Tree
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 64% of 156 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Art style is consistently praised as charming
- Character evolution feels organic and meaningful
- Knowledge dies with characters creating permanent consequences
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TFM: The First Men at current Steam store prices.
Grim Realms
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like TFM: The First Men.
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Ascent of Ashes
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Building, like TFM: The First Men.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to TFM: The First Men, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Kingdom: Classic
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as TFM: The First Men.
Outpost
Why this: Also Procedural Generation and Building, like TFM: The First Men.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
RimWorld
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like TFM: The First Men.
About TFM: The First Men
The closest matches to TFM: The First Men: Clanfolk, Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld, Sapiens, and First Feudal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If TFM: The First Men is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clanfolk, Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its character aging and succession and knowledge transfer through death. 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 TFM: The First Men: An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Is TFM: The First Men worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 156 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 26 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art style is consistently praised as charming
- Character evolution feels organic and meaningful
- Knowledge dies with characters creating permanent consequences
- Small dev team commitment shines through rough edges
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Gets regular patches that change the game completely. it was nice once and currently it's a hot mess with a lot of bugs. Don't buy it right now.”
“It seems like the Devs have recently completely revamped the gameplay. I purchased right after this update so I can't compare the changes but I found the game in it's current state to be too barebones. There is not even an active tutorial…”
People who play it also play: Clanfolk, Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld
Frequently asked about TFM: The First Men
Can I run it?
Does TFM: The First Men run on Steam Deck?
TFM: The First Men 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 TFM: The First Men cost?
TFM: The First Men is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TFM: The First Men?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TFM: The First Men are Clanfolk, Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld.
Who developed TFM: The First Men?
TFM: The First Men was developed by Gathering Tree.