Rank 01Games like Mercury Fallen
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- Updated Oct 23, 2026
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The closest matches to Mercury Fallen: RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Aquatico, Oxygen Not Included, and Surviving Mars. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Nitrous Butterfly
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 81% of 201 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Dual environment progression is unique
- Minimalist but engaging resource management
- Relaxing pace ideal for unwinding
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
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About Mercury Fallen
The closest matches to Mercury Fallen: RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Aquatico, Oxygen Not Included, and Surviving Mars. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Mercury Fallen is your kind of game, the closest matches are RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress and Aquatico — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its dual environment progression and procedural colony spawning. 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 Mercury Fallen: A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.
Is Mercury Fallen worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 201 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 37 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dual environment progression is unique
- Minimalist but engaging resource management
- Relaxing pace ideal for unwinding
- Story unfolds through data logs and sci fi easter eggs
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Worth it on a $5 sale, otherwise no. Boring and really basic. Little strategy, just resource attrition and tedium”
“The game lacks a cohesive experience, and my expectations were higher. The developer has since shifted their focus to a vacuum cleaner-themed game, diminishing my prospects for future releases.”
People who play it also play: RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Aquatico
Frequently asked about Mercury Fallen
Can I run it?
Does Mercury Fallen run on Steam Deck?
Mercury Fallen 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 Mercury Fallen cost?
Mercury Fallen is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mercury Fallen?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mercury Fallen are RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Aquatico.
Who developed Mercury Fallen?
Mercury Fallen was developed by Nitrous Butterfly and published by indie.io.