# Games like Eco

> The closest matches to Eco: Stationeers, Rising World, Satisfactory, 7 Days to Die, and ICARUS. 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. [Stationeers](https://imho.run/games/544550/stationeers) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 5,728 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544550/)
2. [Rising World](https://imho.run/games/324080/rising-world) — A frequent pick in Eco players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,066 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324080/)
3. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in Eco players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
4. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — A frequent pick in Eco players' libraries, and another Action. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
5. [ICARUS](https://imho.run/games/1149460/icarus) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 29,233 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149460/)
6. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
7. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Eco. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
8. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
9. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Transportation and Base-Building, like Eco. 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
10. [CryoFall](https://imho.run/games/829590/cryofall) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 1,572 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/829590/)
11. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Eco. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
12. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — A frequent pick in Eco players' libraries, and another Indie. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
13. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
14. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Also Trading and Base-Building, like Eco. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
15. [Subsistence](https://imho.run/games/418030/subsistence) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 6,866 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418030/)
16. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
17. [The Planet Crafter](https://imho.run/games/1284190/the-planet-crafter) — A frequent pick in Eco players' libraries, and another Adventure. 35,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/)
18. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
19. [Ylands](https://imho.run/games/298610/ylands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 4,431 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298610/)
20. [The Guild 3](https://imho.run/games/311260/the-guild-3) — Also Trading and Economy, like Eco. 2,643 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311260/)
21. [Kingdoms Reborn](https://imho.run/games/1307890/kingdoms-reborn) — Also Base-Building and Economy, like Eco. 4,395 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307890/)
22. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
23. [Empyrion - Galactic Survival](https://imho.run/games/383120/empyrion-galactic-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Eco. 17,802 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/)
24. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Eco. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)

## 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=382310&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=382310&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=382310&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=382310
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/382310
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Eco

Eco is a 2018 indie simulation developed and published by Strange Loop Games, available at $29.99 USD. Players collaborate to build a functioning civilization from scratch, establishing economies, governance structures, and collective decision-making systems. The sandbox environment tasks the community with advancing technology while preserving the ecosystem to survive an incoming meteor. Players describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with reviewers highlighting the teaching-and-learning-through-gameplay approach as a distinctive hook. The massive multiplayer sandbox supports online cooperative play and runs at playable status on Steam Deck, holding an overall rating of 79% positive from over 6,500 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 382310
- **Developer:** Strange Loop Games
- **Publisher:** Strange Loop Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, In-App Purchases, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 6, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/382310/eco)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=382310&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/382310/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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