# Games like Cliff Empire

> The closest matches to Cliff Empire: Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, Frostpunk, Anno 2205™, and Planetbase. 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. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
2. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — A frequent pick in Cliff Empire players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
3. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
4. [Anno 2205™](https://imho.run/games/375910/anno-2205) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cliff Empire. 2,972 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375910/)
5. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
6. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares disaster management with Cliff Empire. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
7. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
8. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
9. [Aven Colony](https://imho.run/games/484900/aven-colony) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 1,201 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/)
10. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
11. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
12. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
13. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
14. [Project Highrise](https://imho.run/games/423580/project-highrise) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 2,227 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423580/)
15. [Industries of Titan](https://imho.run/games/427940/industries-of-titan) — A frequent pick in Cliff Empire players' libraries, and another Action. 812 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427940/)
16. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
17. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — A frequent pick in Cliff Empire players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
18. [Dawn of Man](https://imho.run/games/858810/dawn-of-man) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 9,776 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858810/)
19. [IXION](https://imho.run/games/1113120/ixion) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 7,790 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113120/)
20. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
21. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
22. [Airborne Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/982290/airborne-kingdom) — A frequent pick in Cliff Empire players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,180 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/982290/)
23. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Cliff Empire. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
24. [Laysara: Summit Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/1823950/laysara-summit-kingdom) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Cliff Empire. 715 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823950/)

## 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=809140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=809140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=809140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=809140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/809140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cliff Empire

Cliff Empire is a strategy simulation released in 2019 by Lion's Shade, set in a post-nuclear world where a radioactive fog has rendered the surface uninhabitable. Players construct and manage settlements across vertical cliff faces, balancing building and demolition with resource scarcity and disaster management. The game involves strategic trade between isolated cliff settlements, a prestige system that resets progress to enable upgrades, and challenging gameplay that reviewers describe as atmospheric, contemplative, and immersive. Players highlight that unexpected disasters force adaptive planning, the retro-futuristic aesthetic is striking, and the vertical space necessitates constant rebuilding. Cliff Empire costs $17.99, runs as a playable title on Steam Deck, and maintains an 85% positive rating from 1,699 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 809140
- **Developer:** Lion's Shade
- **Publisher:** Lion's Shade
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 6, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=809140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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