Games like Heart. Papers. Border.
Looking for games like Heart. Papers. Border.? Here are top casual strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Heart of the Machine, New Cycle or Archmage Rises.
1 View Game94%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability94% User Score 1,389 reviewsIn "Heart of the Machine," players control a powerful sentient Machine Intelligence in a turn-based sci-fi 4X RPG, with the ability to shape the world and story based on their choices. With various tools and objectives, players can decide the fate of humanity, ranging from benevolent leader to ruthless dictator, while managing resources and overcoming obstacles. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where players must make strategic decisions to achieve their goals.
View Game2 View Game85%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding85% User Score 1,687 reviews"New Cycle" is a city-building survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After solar flares devastate human society, players must establish and develop a settlement, starting from humble beginnings and advancing to an industrial metropolis. Challenges include natural disasters, resource shortages, and societal issues such as refugee crises and disease outbreaks. Free-form or grid-based design allows for creativity in building and expanding the settlement.
View Game3 View Game71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, graphics71% User Score 586 reviews"Archmage Rises" is an Early Access open-world RPG set in a dynamic, simulated fantasy world, where your choices as a mage with innate magic shape the player-driven story. Inspired by Dragonlance, the game features kingdoms that rise and fall, and creatures that threaten the land based on your actions. With regular content updates, the game is committed to expanding its vast, immersive world.
View Game4 View Game76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability76% User Score 556 reviewsJOIN US ON KICKSTARTER About the Game Your story begins once you step off the bus that brought you to Pixelia. From there on, only your imagination can decide how things will go. Create your Pixelian's story on your own terms. Customize your character's appearance, buy or rent a property, and work your way up to the top. There is no limit to what you can become. You can choose to be a music…
View Game5 View Game90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, replayabilitygrinding, stability90% User Score 1,384 reviews"Terraformers" is a single-player Science Fiction Turn Based Strategy game with fantastic mechanics, stellar visuals, and a phenomenal soundtrack. You terraform a procedurally generated planet, discovering resources, building cities, and engineering the environment through unique life forms and geological manipulations. With randomly proposed project cards and different growth strategies, each playthrough offers a very replayable and unique atmosphere, although it can be quite grinding.
View Game6 View Game57%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, music55% User Score 292 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviews"Pax Nova" is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where players establish their faction in a new world, Eos, after humanity has failed itself on Earth. Choose between several factions from three races, and engage in exploration, diplomacy, city-building, and combat on land and in space. Each planet offers unique secrets, dangers, and possibilities for colonization, adding depth and excitement to the gameplay.
View Game7 View Game88%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, story88% User Score 303 reviewsTiny Life is a cozy simulation game where you build and manage tiny homes in a charming 3D world. Customize your layouts, furnishings, and appliances, while keeping an eye on the needs and happiness of your miniature residents. Experience various seasons and weather conditions as you create thriving communities and unlock new content. Game Steam ID: 1651490.
View Game8 View Game76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability76% User Score 878 reviews"The Fermi Paradox" is a choice-driven galactic god game where players guide up to 10 alien civilizations through the ages, faced with decisions that can lead to thriving or survival. With 400 different civilization-development events, the game offers diverse stories and consequences that impact each civilization's history, from natural disasters to societal revolutions, even within starships and complex ecosystems. Meet unique alien species, including the enigmatic hairless mammals called Humans.
View Game9 View Game81%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsmusic, story81% User Score 1,265 reviews"Another Brick in the Mall" is a shopping center simulation game that allows players to design, build, and manage their own mall. Players must arrange the layout of the mall, hire staff with suitable skills, and ensure customer satisfaction. The game features detailed simulations of thousands of characters and vehicles for an immersive experience. Players can sell staple goods while also enticing customers with impulse purchases to maximize profits.
View Game10 View Game94%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, monetization94% User Score 1,842 reviewsFace the first few days after the survivors come to the surface. Gather resources, scavenge the buildings and create a Zone that will be able to stop horde attacks at night. Conquer Prologue to prove you're ready for the upcoming full version of Infection Free Zone. “The Mad Virus” has spread throughout the world with the speed of jet planes. The infected are highly aggressive, fast and strong. …
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