Games like Frostpunk
Looking for games like Frostpunk? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Frostpunk is a simulation game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is IXION with 17,264 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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IXION
2022 · Indie
17,264 reviews · 79% positive
City BuilderStrategySurvival
Same: shares City Builder and Strategy. Different: leans more into space.
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They Are Billions
2019 · Strategy
45,754 reviews · 85% positive
Base-BuildingColony SimStrategy
Same: shares Base-Building and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into zombies.
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Foundation
2025 · Indie
22,571 reviews · 86% positive
City BuilderSimulationStrategy
Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
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The Crust
2024 · Simulation
3,564 reviews · 77% positive
Base-BuildingColony SimResource Management
Same: shares Base-Building and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into early access.
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Clanfolk
2022 · RPG
3,870 reviews · 92% positive
StrategySimulationCity Builder
Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into open world.
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Cataclismo
2025 · Simulation
4,161 reviews · 89% positive
StrategyBase-BuildingSimulation
Same: shares Strategy and Base-Building. Different: leans more into grand strategy.
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Banished
2014 · Indie
37,726 reviews · 90% positive
City BuilderColony SimStrategy
Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into indie.
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Kenshi
2018 · Action
95,289 reviews · 96% positive
SurvivalStrategyBuilding
Same: shares Survival and Strategy. Different: leans more into open world.
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Dawn of Man
2019 · Indie
17,719 reviews · 87% positive
City BuilderColony SimSurvival
Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into historical.
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Captain of Industry
2022 · Indie
10,949 reviews · 90% positive
Base-BuildingResource ManagementManagement
Same: shares Base-Building and Resource Management. Different: leans more into automation.
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Ancient Cities
2023 · Indie
2,127 reviews · 63% positive
StrategyCity BuilderSurvival
Same: shares Strategy and City Builder. Different: leans more into historical.
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News Tower
2025 · Simulation
4,346 reviews · 94% positive
ManagementSimulationStrategy
Same: shares Management and Simulation. Different: leans more into sandbox.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Frostpunk?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Frostpunk by shared genre and Steam tags, led by IXION (17,264 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Frostpunk" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Frostpunk, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.