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2021 PC 16.99 € 👍 79 % Mostly positive, 736 reviews on Steam

Kainga is a village builder set in an ancient fantasy world where climate, terrain, beasts and rival tribes shape your culture and technology. You must adapt your settlement wisely to survive.

What defines Kainga:

  • Tactical depth

The closest matches for Kainga are Hold the Mine, Rogue Tower and Hexguardian. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Kainga special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Hold the Mine

92 %

2026 PC 14.99 €

  • Tactical depth
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Pure single-player experience

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.

Hexguardian

Tactical depth

A roguelite tower defense where you shape the terrain yourself by laying roads and rivers, building towers and economy structures, and learning spells. Hundreds of talents allow for many build combinations.

Crystal Guardians

Tactical depth

A tower defense game with roguelike elements where you defend a world crystal from waves of enemies and equip your towers with item combinations. The map keeps expanding and hides secret powers to discover.

King under the Mountain

Pure single-player experience

A fantasy settlement-building simulation where you grow a small colony into your own kingdom while managing resources and inhabitants.

These Doomed Isles

Tactical depth

A god game blending deck-building, island-raising and survival city-building: you summon islands from the sea and keep your followers alive against famine, fire and raiders.

Vertical Kingdom

Tactical depth

A roguelite blending card play with city building, where limited space forces you to build upward. You head out on expeditions to gather resources that upgrade your camp for future runs.

Exodus Borealis

Tactical depth

A blend of city building and tower defense where you guide shipwrecked colonists from scraping by to a thriving kingdom that must repel demon hordes.

Life is Hard

Tactical depth

A 2D real-time strategy game with god-sim elements where you guide a tribe, grow your village and fend off barbarians, wild animals and natural hazards.

Guardians of Holme

Tactical depth

A blend of deck building, roguelite and tower defense where you play cards to set traps against hordes of devils, with plenty of cards and relics making each run different.

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