Ruinarch
Games like Ruinarch

Games like Ruinarch

An evil-god sandbox sim about tormenting villagers with curses and plagues, with strong mechanics but abandoned by developers per reviews.

Rise to Ruins
A brutal, single-player village sim combining god game, management, and tower defense across a day/night cycle, with punishing difficulty and very long playtimes.
2019-10-14
- Survival
- Strategy

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Ruinarch
Games like Ruinarch

Games like Ruinarch

An evil-god sandbox sim about tormenting villagers with curses and plagues, with strong mechanics but abandoned by developers per reviews.

Rise to Ruins
A brutal, single-player village sim combining god game, management, and tower defense across a day/night cycle, with punishing difficulty and very long playtimes.
2019-10-14
- Survival
- Strategy

Fantasy

Indie

Simulator

Sandbox

KeeperRL

KeeperRL is a retro dungeon-builder with roguelike combat, a fun but shallow evil-keeper premise, and a modest ~14-hour experience.

2024-02-29

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Sandbox

Shadows of Forbidden Gods

A turn-based strategy god game where you play a dark elder god covertly unleashing apocalypses on a fantasy world, with deep systems and a lengthy campaign.

2023-07-15

Horror
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator

Dungeon Tycoon

A dungeon-management sim about building an evil dungeon to attract and exploit heroes, with engaging early hours that lose steam due to balance and pacing issues.

2024-09-25

Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator

Goblins of Elderstone

A chaotic goblin tribe colony sim focused on building, resource management, defense, and godly appeasement, with long-session depth and a mixed-but-positive review history.

2023-03-08

Survival
Strategy
Fantasy
Third person
Indie
Simulator
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Creo God Simulator

A single-player god simulation with city building, resource management, villager smiting, and belief mechanics, received mostly positive reviews and short play sessions.

2025-01-23

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

Going Medieval

A medieval colony sim about building and managing a castle settlement in a post-apocalyptic wilderness, with a moddable sandbox and dozens of hours of play.

2026-03-17

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Historical
Open world
Sandbox

Deck of Haunts

Play as a malevolent haunted house in this strategy sim, building and expanding your mansion to lure, terrify, and drain humans.

2025-05-07

Adventure
Horror
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

Godhood

A compact single-player strategy-sim about growing a religion and sending upgraded Disciples into auto-battles against rival gods.

2020-08-11

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

A relaxing garden-building sim where you restore a wasteland, attract wildlife, and design habitats, with a sometimes-frustrating auto-placement system.

2024-07-11

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

The Wratch's Den

A compact single-player roguelike about digging a monster-filled lair and holding off heroes, with short lightly-random sessions and a mischievous anti-hero tone.

2023-08-17

Survival
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

The Universim

A single-player god-game strategy about managing a planet and guiding its civilization through ages, though reviews note timer-driven progression and occasional bugs, with a ~14-hour median playtime.

2024-01-22

Survival
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Open world

Rise to Ruins