# Games like Kennedy Approach

> The closest matches to Kennedy Approach: 8-Bit Armies, Air Defender, Mini Airways - ATC simulator, 911 Operator, and Nexus - The Jupiter Incident. 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. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — Same retro mood as Kennedy Approach. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
2. [Air Defender](https://imho.run/games/3985030/air-defender) — Shares difficulty scaling and mission based progression with Kennedy Approach. 259 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3985030/)
3. [Mini Airways - ATC simulator](https://imho.run/games/2289650/mini-airways-atc-simulator) — Shares time pressure with Kennedy Approach. 423 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289650/)
4. [911 Operator](https://imho.run/games/503560/911-operator) — Also Real Time Tactics, like Kennedy Approach. 5,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503560/)
5. [Nexus - The Jupiter Incident](https://imho.run/games/6420/nexus-the-jupiter-incident) — Shares save scumming with Kennedy Approach. 607 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6420/)
6. [Door Kickers](https://imho.run/games/248610/door-kickers) — A frequent pick in Kennedy Approach players' libraries, and another Action. 3,617 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248610/)
7. [Bomber Crew](https://imho.run/games/537800/bomber-crew) — Same stressful mood as Kennedy Approach. 6,508 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537800/)
8. [Train Valley](https://imho.run/games/353640/train-valley) — Shares time pressure and achievement hunting with Kennedy Approach. 1,259 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353640/)
9. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — A frequent pick in Kennedy Approach players' libraries, and another Indie. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
10. [Golden Lap](https://imho.run/games/2052040/golden-lap) — Also Old School, like Kennedy Approach. 422 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040/)
11. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — A frequent pick in Kennedy Approach players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
12. [Crash Dive](https://imho.run/games/365260/crash-dive) — Shares difficulty scaling with Kennedy Approach. 152 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365260/)
13. [Endless ATC](https://imho.run/games/666610/endless-atc) — Also Real Time Tactics, like Kennedy Approach. 332 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/666610/)
14. [Uplink](https://imho.run/games/1510/uplink) — Same stressful mood as Kennedy Approach. 1,371 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510/)
15. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Also Real Time Tactics, like Kennedy Approach. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
16. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also Real Time Tactics, like Kennedy Approach. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
17. [Altitude](https://imho.run/games/41300/altitude) — Same retro mood as Kennedy Approach. 1,206 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41300/)
18. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares score chasing and difficulty scaling with Kennedy Approach. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
19. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — Same stressful mood as Kennedy Approach. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
20. [Minutescape](https://imho.run/games/3327170/minutescape) — Shares time pressure with Kennedy Approach. 346 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3327170/)
21. [Project Wingman](https://imho.run/games/895870/project-wingman) — Same intense mood as Kennedy Approach. 11,807 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895870/)
22. [The Sims™ Legacy Collection](https://imho.run/games/3314060/the-sims-legacy-collection) — Explores simulation, like Kennedy Approach. 1,455 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314060/)
23. [Police Stories](https://imho.run/games/539470/police-stories) — Same intense mood as Kennedy Approach. 2,383 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/)
24. [Flight Control HD](https://imho.run/games/62000/flight-control-hd) — Shares score chasing with Kennedy Approach. 346 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/62000/)

## 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=2373380&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2373380&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2373380
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2373380
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Kennedy Approach

Remake of the classic Air Traffic Control simulation game Kennedy Approach.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2373380
- **Developer:** One Armed Bandit
- **Publisher:** One Armed Bandit
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 23, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2373380/kennedy-approach)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2373380&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373380/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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