# Games like Empires in Ruins

> The closest matches to Empires in Ruins: Rising Lords, Conan Unconquered, Empires of the Undergrowth, Plebby Quest: The Crusades, and Stronghold HD (2012). 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. [Rising Lords](https://imho.run/games/835650/rising-lords) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 341 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835650/)
2. [Conan Unconquered](https://imho.run/games/989690/conan-unconquered) — A frequent pick in Empires in Ruins players' libraries, and another Strategy. 663 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/989690/)
3. [Empires of the Undergrowth](https://imho.run/games/463530/empires-of-the-undergrowth) — Also Grand Strategy and Base-Building, like Empires in Ruins. 10,237 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/463530/)
4. [Plebby Quest: The Crusades](https://imho.run/games/334310/plebby-quest-the-crusades) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Empires in Ruins. 413 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334310/)
5. [Stronghold HD (2012)](https://imho.run/games/40950/stronghold-hd-2012) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 2,911 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40950/)
6. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — A frequent pick in Empires in Ruins players' libraries, and another Simulation. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
7. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
8. [Kingdom Wars 4](https://imho.run/games/1300700/kingdom-wars-4) — A frequent pick in Empires in Ruins players' libraries, and another RPG. 100 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1300700/)
9. [Medieval Kingdom Wars](https://imho.run/games/499660/medieval-kingdom-wars) — A frequent pick in Empires in Ruins players' libraries, and another Action. 1,203 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499660/)
10. [Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim](https://imho.run/games/2461280/lessaria-fantasy-kingdom-sim) — Also City Builder and RTS, like Empires in Ruins. 904 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2461280/)
11. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
12. [Cartel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/1220140/cartel-tycoon) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 1,261 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140/)
13. [Eyes of War](https://imho.run/games/2343930/eyes-of-war) — Also Base-Building and Wargame, like Empires in Ruins. 128 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2343930/)
14. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
15. [DSS 2: War Industry](https://imho.run/games/3582440/dss-2-war-industry) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Empires in Ruins. 92 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3582440/)
16. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Empires in Ruins. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
17. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — A frequent pick in Empires in Ruins players' libraries, and another Indie. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
18. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
19. [Fantasy General II](https://imho.run/games/1025440/fantasy-general-ii) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Empires in Ruins. 538 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/)
20. [Age of Darkness: Final Stand](https://imho.run/games/1426450/age-of-darkness-final-stand) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Empires in Ruins. 5,356 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426450/)
21. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
22. [Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville](https://imho.run/games/257170/rebuild-3-gangs-of-deadsville) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Empires in Ruins. 1,194 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257170/)
23. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Empires in Ruins. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)
24. [Home Wars](https://imho.run/games/645790/home-wars) — Also Grand Strategy and Base-Building, like Empires in Ruins. 970 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/645790/)

## 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=604510&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=604510&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=604510&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=604510
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/604510
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Empires in Ruins

The bastard child of Grand Strategy and Tower Defense, with a black humor infused plot, set in a grim, disillusioned world. Quell the rebellion, tame the Western Marches, disobey your orders and save your brandy. Not strictly in this order.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 604510
- **Developer:** Hammer & Ravens
- **Publisher:** Hammer & Ravens, WhisperGames
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 25, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/604510/empires-in-ruins)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=604510&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/604510/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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