# Games like Idol Hands

> The closest matches to Idol Hands: Reus, Deisim, Nova Roma, These Doomed Isles, and Doodle Empires. 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. [Reus](https://imho.run/games/222730/reus) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 2,406 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222730/)
2. [Deisim](https://imho.run/games/525680/deisim) — Also God Game, like Idol Hands. 590 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/525680/)
3. [Nova Roma](https://imho.run/games/2426530/nova-roma) — Shares terrain manipulation and resource management with Idol Hands. 1,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2426530/)
4. [These Doomed Isles](https://imho.run/games/1840710/these-doomed-isles) — A frequent pick in Idol Hands players' libraries, and another Strategy. 95 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840710/)
5. [Doodle Empires](https://imho.run/games/3438800/doodle-empires) — Shares sandbox mode with Idol Hands. 804 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3438800/)
6. [From Dust](https://imho.run/games/33460/from-dust) — A frequent pick in Idol Hands players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,980 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33460/)
7. [PolyPine](https://imho.run/games/2718240/polypine) — Shares sandbox mode and resource management with Idol Hands. 229 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718240/)
8. [Terra Firma 2](https://imho.run/games/3422270/terra-firma-2) — Shares sandbox mode with Idol Hands. 97 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3422270/)
9. [Valhalla Hills](https://imho.run/games/351910/valhalla-hills) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 234 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351910/)
10. [Planetary Life](https://imho.run/games/2471970/planetary-life) — Shares sandbox mode with Idol Hands. 435 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2471970/)
11. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
12. [Godhood](https://imho.run/games/917150/godhood) — A frequent pick in Idol Hands players' libraries, and another RPG. 714 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917150/)
13. [Tidal Tribe](https://imho.run/games/1043430/tidal-tribe) — A frequent pick in Idol Hands players' libraries, and another Indie. 74 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043430/)
14. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Shares sandbox mode with Idol Hands. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
15. [Mini Motorways](https://imho.run/games/1127500/mini-motorways) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 15,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/)
16. [Solar 2](https://imho.run/games/97000/solar-2) — A frequent pick in Idol Hands players' libraries, and another Action. 1,141 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/97000/)
17. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also God Game, like Idol Hands. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
18. [ISLANDERS: New Shores](https://imho.run/games/2368930/islanders-new-shores) — Shares sandbox mode with Idol Hands. 797 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368930/)
19. [Fata Deum - The God Sim](https://imho.run/games/1330360/fata-deum-the-god-sim) — Also God Game, like Idol Hands. 200 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330360/)
20. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
21. [The Universim](https://imho.run/games/352720/the-universim) — Shares god powers with Idol Hands. 5,082 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352720/)
22. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)
23. [As Far As The Eye](https://imho.run/games/1119700/as-far-as-the-eye) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 509 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119700/)
24. [Sapiens](https://imho.run/games/1060230/sapiens) — Shares resource management with Idol Hands. 1,336 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060230/)

## 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=345750&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=345750&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=345750&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=345750
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/345750
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Idol Hands

Idol Hands is a strategy game where you gradually take over the world by guiding your people and defeating other gods.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 345750
- **Developer:** Pocket Games, Fluid Games, GodSpeed Games
- **Publisher:** Green Man Gaming Publishing
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 18, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/345750/idol-hands)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=345750&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345750/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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