# Games like Indie Dev Simulator

> The closest matches to Indie Dev Simulator: SYMMETRY, 龙胤立志传, Sultan's Game, Beholder, and Dead In Vinland. 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. [SYMMETRY](https://imho.run/games/537520/symmetry) — Shares time management and resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 59 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537520/)
2. [龙胤立志传](https://imho.run/games/3202030/game) — Shares time management and skill tree progression with Indie Dev Simulator. 89 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202030/)
3. [Sultan's Game](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game) — Shares time management and procedural generation with Indie Dev Simulator. 1,233 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)
4. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
5. [Dead In Vinland](https://imho.run/games/573120/dead-in-vinland) — A frequent pick in Indie Dev Simulator players' libraries, and another Strategy. 557 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573120/)
6. [GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹](https://imho.run/games/2256790/gamedev-life-simulator) — A frequent pick in Indie Dev Simulator players' libraries, and another Indie. 72 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2256790/)
7. [911 Operator](https://imho.run/games/503560/911-operator) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 5,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503560/)
8. [This War of Mine](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 22,855 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
9. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
10. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — Same stressful mood as Indie Dev Simulator. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
11. [Big Pharma](https://imho.run/games/344850/big-pharma) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 944 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344850/)
12. [Home Behind](https://imho.run/games/467960/home-behind) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 238 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/467960/)
13. [Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth](https://imho.run/games/2760790/another-farm-roguelike-rebirth) — Shares time management and skill tree progression with Indie Dev Simulator. 87 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760790/)
14. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
15. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Same bleak mood as Indie Dev Simulator. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
16. [MMO98](https://imho.run/games/3907940/mmo98) — Shares skill tree progression and procedural generation with Indie Dev Simulator. 316 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/)
17. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — A frequent pick in Indie Dev Simulator players' libraries, and another Action. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
18. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Shares procedural generation with Indie Dev Simulator. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
19. [Long Live The Queen](https://imho.run/games/251990/long-live-the-queen) — Shares time management with Indie Dev Simulator. 4,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251990/)
20. [Streamer Daily](https://imho.run/games/1058380/streamer-daily) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 105 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058380/)
21. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
22. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Shares resource management with Indie Dev Simulator. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
23. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — Shares procedural generation with Indie Dev Simulator. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
24. [Streamer Life Simulator 2](https://imho.run/games/2890830/streamer-life-simulator-2) — Shares time management and skill tree progression with Indie Dev Simulator. 1,779 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2890830/)

## 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=945140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=945140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=945140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=945140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/945140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Indie Dev Simulator

In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 945140
- **Developer:** Egor Magurin, Shilov
- **Publisher:** Indovers Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 30, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/945140/indie-dev-simulator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=945140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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