Games like Cro Magnon
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Cro Magnon for fans of strategy, indie, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Cro Magnon also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Thor Gaming. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Cro Magnon: Europe, 39000 BC. A group of people have arrived at a location suitable for a settlement. The lands are rich and fertile, but not uninhabited. You will take command of a newly formed clan of Cro Magnon, in the final days of the Neanderthals. Your goal is survival and dominance.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cro Magnon at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cro Magnon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cro Magnon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cro Magnon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cro Magnon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cro Magnon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
War Selection
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
AirMech
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Spellsworn
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!
SQUIDS FROM SPACE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Early Access with Cro Magnon.
SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!
League of Pixels - 2D MOBA
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
League of Pixels is a fast paced pixel art approach on the MOBA genre, with an average game length of 5-10 minutes.
Art of War: Red Tides
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Touhou Big Big Battle
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
just a touhou rts game
Dropzone
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Cro Magnon.
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
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More from Thor Gaming
Other recommendable Steam games by Thor Gaming, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fatal Hour: Petroleum
WHY THIS
Another title from Thor Gaming, the studio behind Cro Magnon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, your mechanic is desperately trying to repair your transportation. There are no other humans in the area. Not living ones at least. Of the other kind there are plenty. And they're hungry...
Codebreaker
WHY THIS
Another title from Thor Gaming, the studio behind Cro Magnon. Shares Indie with Cro Magnon.
Crack character substitution ciphers. Transmit or receive messages in Morse Code. Decode binary and hexadecimal characters. Memorize sequences of numbers, letters or images. Identify the missing item in a sequence of characters or symbols. Do you have what it takes to be a Codebreaker?
Pandemic Crisis
WHY THIS
Another title from Thor Gaming, the studio behind Cro Magnon. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cro Magnon.
In the event of a global pandemic, would your first priority be preserving lives or saving the economy?
Frequently asked about Cro Magnon
- How much does Cro Magnon cost?
- Cro Magnon is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Cro Magnon?
- Cro Magnon was developed by Thor Gaming.
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