# Games like Hinterland

> The closest matches to Hinterland: A Game of Dwarves, Dwarf Fortress, RPG Tycoon, Majesty 2, and Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [A Game of Dwarves](https://imho.run/games/200370/a-game-of-dwarves) — Also Dwarf and City Builder, like Hinterland. 277 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200370/)
2. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — A frequent pick in Hinterland players' libraries, and another Strategy. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
3. [RPG Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/314240/rpg-tycoon) — Shares town management with Hinterland. 337 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314240/)
4. [Majesty 2](https://imho.run/games/25980/majesty-2) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 666 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25980/)
5. [Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot](https://imho.run/games/2205850/dwarves-glory-death-and-loot) — Shares permadeath with Hinterland. 695 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2205850/)
6. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also City Builder and Rogue-like, like Hinterland. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
7. [Lord of the Rings: War in the North](https://imho.run/games/32800/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north) — Also Dwarf and Action RPG, like Hinterland. 1,537 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32800/)
8. [Valhalla Hills](https://imho.run/games/351910/valhalla-hills) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 234 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351910/)
9. [Craft The World](https://imho.run/games/248390/craft-the-world) — A frequent pick in Hinterland players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,576 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248390/)
10. [Din's Champion](https://imho.run/games/2880010/din-s-champion) — Shares town management and permadeath with Hinterland. 171 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2880010/)
11. [Hearthlands](https://imho.run/games/336300/hearthlands) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 210 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336300/)
12. [Dwarven Realms](https://imho.run/games/2015240/dwarven-realms) — Also Dwarf and Rogue-like, like Hinterland. 1,976 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015240/)
13. [Torchlight](https://imho.run/games/41500/torchlight) — Also Action RPG, like Hinterland. 3,418 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/)
14. [Warlords Battlecry III](https://imho.run/games/433280/warlords-battlecry-iii) — Also Dwarf, like Hinterland. 521 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433280/)
15. [Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim](https://imho.run/games/2461280/lessaria-fantasy-kingdom-sim) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 904 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2461280/)
16. [Might & Magic X - Legacy](https://imho.run/games/238750/might-magic-x-legacy) — Shares grid based exploration with Hinterland. 1,724 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238750/)
17. [Adventurer Manager](https://imho.run/games/280320/adventurer-manager) — Also Dwarf, like Hinterland. 371 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280320/)
18. [SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest](https://imho.run/games/817540/spellforce-3-soul-harvest) — Also Dwarf, like Hinterland. 843 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817540/)
19. [Dungeon Siege II](https://imho.run/games/39200/dungeon-siege-ii) — Also Dwarf and Action RPG, like Hinterland. 1,351 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39200/)
20. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
21. [Dice Legacy](https://imho.run/games/1229460/dice-legacy) — Also City Builder and Rogue-like, like Hinterland. 453 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229460/)
22. [Regions of Ruin: Runegate](https://imho.run/games/1375750/regions-of-ruin-runegate) — Also Dwarf and Action RPG, like Hinterland. 166 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1375750/)
23. [Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/17100/children-of-the-nile-enhanced-edition) — Also City Builder, like Hinterland. 295 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17100/)
24. [Depths of Peril](https://imho.run/games/23600/depths-of-peril) — Also Action RPG, like Hinterland. 92 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23600/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=17140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=17140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=17140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=17140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/17140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hinterland

June 11, 2009 - Update Two new playable Orc classes: Lord (Warrior) or Shaman. Expanded gameplay: Orcs consume twice as much food, learn martial skills faster, manufacture items slower, and the Shaman uses totems to summon creatures. Several new items regardless of character class.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 17140
- **Developer:** Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
- **Publisher:** Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
- **Genres:** Strategy, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 30, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/17140/hinterland)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=17140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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