# Games like Vertical Kingdom

> The closest matches to Vertical Kingdom: Roots of Yggdrasil, Pile Up!, Kingdom's Deck, Tiny Kingdom, and Airborne Kingdom. 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. [Roots of Yggdrasil](https://imho.run/games/2071430/roots-of-yggdrasil) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 238 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071430/)
2. [Pile Up!](https://imho.run/games/2094910/pile-up) — Shares vertical stacking with Vertical Kingdom. 406 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2094910/)
3. [Kingdom's Deck](https://imho.run/games/2655590/kingdom-s-deck) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Vertical Kingdom. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/)
4. [Tiny Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/2438260/tiny-kingdom) — Also City Builder and Deckbuilding, like Vertical Kingdom. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438260/)
5. [Airborne Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/982290/airborne-kingdom) — A frequent pick in Vertical Kingdom players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,180 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/982290/)
6. [Cardboard Town](https://imho.run/games/2198070/cardboard-town) — Also City Builder and Rogue-lite, like Vertical Kingdom. 480 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198070/)
7. [dotAGE](https://imho.run/games/638510/dotage) — A frequent pick in Vertical Kingdom players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,816 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/638510/)
8. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Vertical Kingdom. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
9. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Shares resource balancing with Vertical Kingdom. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
10. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — A frequent pick in Vertical Kingdom players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
11. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Vertical Kingdom. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
12. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
13. [Dawnfolk](https://imho.run/games/2308630/dawnfolk) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Vertical Kingdom. 458 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2308630/)
14. [Dawnmaker](https://imho.run/games/2749100/dawnmaker) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 98 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749100/)
15. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
16. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Vertical Kingdom. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
17. [Kaya's Prophecy](https://imho.run/games/3051470/kaya-s-prophecy) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 57 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3051470/)
18. [Technotopia](https://imho.run/games/2825110/technotopia) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 295 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825110/)
19. [Concrete Jungle](https://imho.run/games/400160/concrete-jungle) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 249 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400160/)
20. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
21. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Vertical Kingdom. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
22. [Dwarven Skykeep](https://imho.run/games/1076120/dwarven-skykeep) — Also Base-Building and Deckbuilding, like Vertical Kingdom. 55 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076120/)
23. [LakeSide](https://imho.run/games/1552220/lakeside) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Vertical Kingdom. 117 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1552220/)
24. [Rogue Hex](https://imho.run/games/2275940/rogue-hex) — Shares deck building with Vertical Kingdom. 174 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275940/)

## 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=1902870&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1902870&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1902870&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1902870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1902870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Vertical Kingdom

There's nowhere to go but up! Vertical Kingdom is a card-based city builder roguelite with a twist - you can only build vertically, literally reaching for the sky with each city. Lead expeditions to gather resources, construct metropolises, and build ever upwards!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1902870
- **Developer:** Farlight Games Industry
- **Publisher:**  indie.io
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1902870/vertical-kingdom)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1902870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902870/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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