Games like Empire
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Empire for fans of strategy, indie, rpg, 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 Empire 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. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Empire: In a traditional fantasy RPG, play as several characters in a time of war as they fight for freedom while a greater darkness grows amidst the chaos.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Silent Tales: Vermilion Embers
Top pick for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
As if hearing some kind of call, the six former companions returned to their hometown, a mountain covered with red leaves. Here, they will explore the familiar yet strange past, approach the hidden truth, and face the secrets buried in each other's hearts.
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Time For Quest
Second-strongest match for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Let's go for unforgettable journey! Experience amazing moments in the Time For Quest universe! Sail the sea! Fight the biggest beasts in the world! Gain new skills! Get the best weapon of all time and become the greatest hero ever! Take your chance!
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OH! RPG!
Third-strongest match for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Heroes always win! But what happens to those who don't? Play as unique and colorful characters as the world comes to an end after our heroes' utter defeat.
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Labyronia Elements
Ranked #4 for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Five imaginative open worlds to explore. Five connecting stories, uniting the limits of fantasy and reality. Five elements to master. Which world will you enter first? Labyronia Elements restores the old school RPG magic, delivering a challenge and story for the ages.
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Epic Quest of the 4 Crystals
Ranked #5 for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
The most non-Japanese jRPG of the decade! Epic Quest is an action-packed adventure featuring over a dozen classic and rich environments, 5 playable characters and a plethora of skills, spells and Limit Breaks. A must-have for fans of the SNES Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger!
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Karryn's Prison
Ranked #7 for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Empire.
Control the confident, sexy Karryn as she becomes the new Chief Warden in the notorious all-male prison in this RPG. Go manage the prison and its inmates, but can you also manage Karryn's ever rising desires? Experience the true adult game that fully marries adult elements into all gameplay!
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吞食孔明传 Tunshi Kongming Legends
Ranked #8 for Empire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
吞食孔明传是一款传统的回合制角色扮演独立游戏，讲述了东汉末年的战乱之中，诸葛孔明与刘关张三人从桃园结义开始至一统天下的传奇故事。八个章节的正统剧本，两百位武将登场，可加入玩家阵营突破五十名，二周目开启，百种天赋技能及成就待解锁。
Reviewers mention these as similar to Empire
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Doom & Destiny
Reviewers of Empire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Empire.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
Reviewers of Empire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Empire.
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
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Mystica
Reviewers of Empire cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Empire.
Mystica is an RPG for those who enjoy an intimately-woven, powerful story with rich characters and a smooth, easy-to-learn (yet still challenging) battle system. Fall into a world full of persecution, breaking tensions, and a mysterious natural force dubbed magic that's changing the planet.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Empire at current Steam store prices.
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Silent Tales: Vermilion Embers
Priced ~80% under Empire on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
As if hearing some kind of call, the six former companions returned to their hometown, a mountain covered with red leaves. Here, they will explore the familiar yet strange past, approach the hidden truth, and face the secrets buried in each other's hearts.
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Labyronia Elements
Priced ~80% under Empire on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire.
Five imaginative open worlds to explore. Five connecting stories, uniting the limits of fantasy and reality. Five elements to master. Which world will you enter first? Labyronia Elements restores the old school RPG magic, delivering a challenge and story for the ages.
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Frequently asked about Empire
- How much does Empire cost?
- Empire is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Empire?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Empire are Silent Tales: Vermilion Embers, Time For Quest, OH! RPG!.
- Who developed Empire?
- Empire was developed by Clecota Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Empire.
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