# Games like Castle Story

> The closest matches to Castle Story: Stonehearth, Colony Survival, Dig or Die, Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Craft The World. 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. [Stonehearth](https://imho.run/games/253250/stonehearth) — Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Castle Story. 5,812 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253250/)
2. [Colony Survival](https://imho.run/games/366090/colony-survival) — A frequent pick in Castle Story players' libraries, and another Action. 5,841 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366090/)
3. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Tower Defense, like Castle Story. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
4. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Shares building construction with Castle Story. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
5. [Craft The World](https://imho.run/games/248390/craft-the-world) — A frequent pick in Castle Story players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,576 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248390/)
6. [Space Engineers](https://imho.run/games/244850/space-engineers) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 67,178 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/)
7. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also Colony Sim and RTS, like Castle Story. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
8. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — A frequent pick in Castle Story players' libraries, and another Strategy. 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
9. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
10. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
11. [Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim](https://imho.run/games/2461280/lessaria-fantasy-kingdom-sim) — Shares real time strategy with Castle Story. 904 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2461280/)
12. [CryoFall](https://imho.run/games/829590/cryofall) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Colony Sim, like Castle Story. 1,572 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/829590/)
13. [Mindustry](https://imho.run/games/1127400/mindustry) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Castle Story. 9,391 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127400/)
14. [Forts](https://imho.run/games/410900/forts) — A frequent pick in Castle Story players' libraries, and another Action. 8,557 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/)
15. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
16. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Crafting, like Castle Story. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
17. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — A frequent pick in Castle Story players' libraries, and another Indie. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
18. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Shares real time strategy with Castle Story. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
19. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
20. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — Shares multiplayer cooperation with Castle Story. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
21. [TerraTech](https://imho.run/games/285920/terratech) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 13,053 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/285920/)
22. [Reign Of Kings](https://imho.run/games/344760/reign-of-kings) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 7,814 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344760/)
23. [Scrap Mechanic](https://imho.run/games/387990/scrap-mechanic) — Shares survival mode with Castle Story. 122,038 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387990/)
24. [DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1072420/dragon-quest-builders-2) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Castle Story. 1,795 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072420/)

## 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=227860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=227860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=227860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=227860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/227860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Castle Story

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game released in 2017. Players command small beings called Bricktrons to construct elaborate fortresses across procedurally generated landscapes. The game combines real-time strategy with colony simulation and survival mechanics, offering both single-player campaigns and online cooperative multiplayer. Set in a colorful, blocky world, reviewers highlight the charming building mechanics that let players design and expand their territories. Players describe the creative-fortress construction as offering endless possibilities for map creation, and find the overall experience nostalgic and retro. The game is priced at $9.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck. It holds a 55% positive rating from 4247 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 227860
- **Developer:** Sauropod Studio
- **Publisher:** Sauropod Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Online Co-op, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 17, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/227860/castle-story)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=227860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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