# Games like This War of Mine

> The closest matches to This War of Mine: Frostpunk, Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, Last Train Home, Surviving the Aftermath, and Sheltered. 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. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
2. [Siege Survival: Gloria Victis](https://imho.run/games/1167140/siege-survival-gloria-victis) — Also Base-Building and War, like This War of Mine. 461 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167140/)
3. [Last Train Home](https://imho.run/games/1469610/last-train-home) — A frequent pick in This War of Mine players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,194 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1469610/)
4. [Surviving the Aftermath](https://imho.run/games/684450/surviving-the-aftermath) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 1,821 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/684450/)
5. [Sheltered](https://imho.run/games/356040/sheltered) — Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like This War of Mine. 2,429 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356040/)
6. [State of Decay](https://imho.run/games/241540/state-of-decay) — A frequent pick in This War of Mine players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,821 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241540/)
7. [The Walking Dead](https://imho.run/games/207610/the-walking-dead) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Emotional, like This War of Mine. 24,423 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)
8. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — A frequent pick in This War of Mine players' libraries, and another Action. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
9. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
10. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
11. [Chernobylite Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1016800/chernobylite-complete-edition) — Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like This War of Mine. 5,393 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016800/)
12. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
13. [Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days](https://imho.run/games/2239710/into-the-dead-our-darkest-days) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like This War of Mine. 2,649 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239710/)
14. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like This War of Mine. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
15. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Base-Building, like This War of Mine. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
16. [Spec Ops: The Line](https://imho.run/games/50300/spec-ops-the-line) — Also War and Emotional, like This War of Mine. 14,674 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/50300/)
17. [The Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like This War of Mine. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
18. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Also Crafting, like This War of Mine. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
19. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like This War of Mine. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
20. [The Last Haven](https://imho.run/games/1203930/the-last-haven) — Shares survival strategy and resource management with This War of Mine. 559 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203930/)
21. [Atomic Society](https://imho.run/games/514500/atomic-society) — Shares resource management with This War of Mine. 455 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514500/)
22. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like This War of Mine. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
23. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building, like This War of Mine. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
24. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also Base-Building, like This War of Mine. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)

## 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=282070&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=282070&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=282070
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/282070
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About This War of Mine

This War of Mine is a survival simulation released in 2014 by 11 bit studios, currently priced at 19.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Players manage a group of civilians attempting to endure a besieged city, balancing resource management with survival strategy while navigating morality-choices that carry weight and consequence. Reviewers and players describe the experience as bleak, dark, and emotionally demanding, highlighting challenging moral dilemmas and a raw naturalistic depiction of conflict. The game holds a 92% positive rating from over 22,000 Steam reviews. Its perspective deliberately sidesteps combat heroism to focus on the grinding decisions faced by those caught in warfare's periphery, making it a distinctive entry in the indie survival space.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 282070
- **Developer:** 11 bit studios
- **Publisher:** 11 bit studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 14, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=282070&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
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