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2021PCSteam Deck playable79 % positive16.99 €

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.

  • Building and crafting
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Economy and management
  • Runs that play out differently every time

The closest matches for Kainga are Against the Storm, Dwarf Fortress and Dwarf Fortress. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Kainga special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Against the Storm

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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable94 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Kainga: building and crafting, runs that differ every time as well as economy and management.

A roguelite city builder where you found new settlements in the endless rain, juggling resources, species needs and looming storms. Randomized maps and conditions keep each run fresh, while meta-progression steadily expands your options.

Dwarf Fortress

Sandbox with your own goals

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.

Super Fantasy Kingdom

Building and crafting

A roguelite city builder in a fantasy world where you rebuild your kingdom, gather resources and defend it with an ever-changing roster of defenders against hordes of enemies before it all goes up in flames.

KeeperRL

Building and crafting

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.

Tower Factory

Building and crafting

Tower Factory blends tower defense with factory automation: you build conveyor belts and production chains to supply your towers, hold off monster waves and destroy the enemy tower. Roguelite elements keep each run different.

Hold the Mine

Building and crafting

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.

Nordhold

Building and crafting

Nordhold blends tower defense with roguelite runs and base building: you grow a Nordic village, stack synergistic tower upgrades, and hold it against enemy waves on procedurally generated maps.

Hinterland

Building and crafting

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.

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