Games like This War of Mine
If you like This War of Mine (survival, management and moral choices), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Frostpunk
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more building
When you want an intense management game with tough decisions, in one afternoon.
The Long Dark
- In common: management and a challenge
- Difference: more exploring
When you want slow-paced, atmospheric survival, the kind that makes you feel the cold.
RimWorld
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more creative
When you have a long afternoon and fancy managing: each session writes a new chapter for your colony.
Oxygen Not Included
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more creative
When you have hours, a clear head and want to untangle complex systems.
Against the Storm
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more progression
When you want to build and manage without committing to a weeks-long game: each settlement is one session.
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
- In common: thinking and story
- Difference: less building
When you fancy a strange, darkly funny story that lasts just a few hours and has more than ten endings.
Don't Starve
- In common: management and a challenge
- Difference: less story
When you have an afternoon ahead and fancy a survival challenge where every run teaches you something.
Crusader Kings III
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more progression
When you have a whole afternoon and fancy intrigue and plans spanning generations.
FTL: Faster Than Light
- In common: management and thinking
When you have an hour and want to make tough decisions in a compact adventure.
Amnesia: The Bunker
- In common: a challenge
- Difference: less building
When you want to be properly scared in a short adventure: a first playthrough takes around five or six hours.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About This War of Mine
You lead a group of civilians in a besieged city. By day nobody can go outside, so you craft, cook and look after their hunger, health and mood. By night you send one out to scavenge the ruins, where stealing from or helping others affects the group's morale.
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