Rank 01Games like Cliff Empire
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- Updated Nov 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Cliff Empire: Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, Frostpunk, Anno 2205™, and Planetbase. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
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Rank 03- Trending
- 203 new reviews this week
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Anno 2205™
Why this: Also City Builder and Economy, like Cliff Empire.
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Why this: Shares disaster management with Cliff Empire.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Lion's Shade
- Price: $17.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 85% of 1,699 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Disasters force adaptive planning
- Prestige system resets progress for upgrades
- Retro futuristic aesthetic is striking
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Cliff Empire
The closest matches to Cliff Empire: Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, Frostpunk, Anno 2205™, and Planetbase. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cliff Empire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart and Frostpunk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its building demolition and rebuild and disaster management. 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.
Cliff Empire is a strategy simulation released in 2019 by Lion's Shade, set in a post-nuclear world where a radioactive fog has rendered the surface uninhabitable. Players construct and manage settlements across vertical cliff faces, balancing building and demolition with resource scarcity and disaster management. The game involves strategic trade between isolated cliff settlements, a prestige system that resets progress to enable upgrades, and challenging gameplay that reviewers describe as atmospheric, contemplative, and immersive. Players highlight that unexpected disasters force adaptive planning, the retro-futuristic aesthetic is striking, and the vertical space necessitates constant rebuilding. Cliff Empire costs $17.99, runs as a playable title on Steam Deck, and maintains an 85% positive rating from 1,699 Steam reviews.
About Cliff Empire: After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
Is Cliff Empire worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 1,699 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $17.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 55 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Disasters force adaptive planning
- Prestige system resets progress for upgrades
- Retro futuristic aesthetic is striking
- Trade between cliffs creates economic tension
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“OK. The game has a major bug. Hangars get stuck and you have to manually operate them. It will take 20 hours, and a lot of clicking just to get things going. This bug has been reported since 2018, up to this day, the bug is still there…”
“Task was to deliver engines to orbital station in a certain amount of time. The problem is that the demanded amount can't be transported in that time as the trade platform only takes 20 max. So to deliver 126pcs with the platform only…”
People who play it also play: Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, Frostpunk
Frequently asked about Cliff Empire
Can I run it?
Does Cliff Empire run on Steam Deck?
Cliff Empire 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 Cliff Empire cost?
Cliff Empire is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cliff Empire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cliff Empire are Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, Frostpunk.
Who developed Cliff Empire?
Cliff Empire was developed by Lion's Shade.