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Games like Hinterland

2008PC80 % positive

You grow a settlement, manage your people and equip them for fast real-time fights in a wild fantasy land. Loot, character growth and strategic base building blend into a mix that makes it stand out.

  • Building and crafting
  • Loot and gear
  • Resources and survival
  • Economy and management

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In short: Games like Hinterland

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hinterland special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dwarf Fortress

87 %Match

PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive−20 % 30.49 € 24.39 €

Brings what grabs you about Hinterland: building and crafting, scarce resources and survival as well as economy and management.

An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.

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Dungeon Settlers

Building and crafting

A colony sim blended with dungeon crawling: you build a settlement in barren land, keep your clan fed and sheltered, and lead them strategically into dangerous dungeons.

Hold the Mine

Runs that play out differently every time

A roguelike survival strategy game where you manage resources in your mine, build structures with unique effects and deploy heroes to fend off waves of monsters until sunrise.

KeeperRL

Runs that play out differently every time

You play an evil wizard who builds a dungeon, trains minions, sets traps and fends off invading heroes. Its mix of Dwarf Fortress-style real-time base building and roguelike adventure sets it apart.

Craft the World

Loot and gear

A 2D sandbox blend of Terraria and Dungeon Keeper: you direct a band of dwarves, build fortresses, gather resources and craft gear while exploring a randomly generated world and fending off monsters.

Noble Fates

Building and crafting

A 3D fantasy colony sim in the vein of Dwarf Fortress, where you run a settlement of characters with their own opinions and memories. You build, farm, hunt and defend your realm, either from a top-down view or by taking direct third-person control.

Odd Realm

Building and crafting

A pixel-art colony simulation in a procedurally generated fantasy world where you guide settlers to build, explore and survive threats. Reminiscent of Dwarf Fortress but more approachable, with a quirky sense of humor.

Bellwright

Building and crafting

A medieval open-world survival and settlement-building game where you found villages, look after villagers, recruit followers and fight bandits in real-time melee and ranged combat. Crafting, base building and commanding companions interlock, with optional co-op play.

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