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2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable62 % positive24.99 €

You play an evil demon lord who stirs up schemes, misfortune and conflict among the inhabitants of procedurally generated fantasy worlds. Like RimWorld, it produces chaotic, tragic and often funny emergent stories.

Sandbox with your own goals
Economy and management
Deep systems to master
Fantasy setting

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The closest matches for Ruinarch are Warsim: The Realm of Aslona, Dwarf Fortress and Black & White. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ruinarch special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

88 %Match

2017PCSteam Deck playable96 % positive−50 % ~~9.75 €~~ 4.87 €

A text-based kingdom simulator where you rule Aslona through diplomacy, trade, and war, all with a healthy dose of quirky humor. The freedom to be a cruel tyrant or a shrewd diplomat is the main draw.

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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.

Black & White

Fantasy setting

You play a god shaping an island and its villagers, raising a giant creature that you train through reward and punishment. Whether you rule with kindness or cruelty visibly changes the world, your people and your creature.

Dungeon Keeper 2

Lots of humour

You play the villainous dungeon keeper, digging tunnels, building rooms, attracting monsters and fending off invading heroes. Its dark humor and the chance to be the bad guy make it memorable.

WorldBox

Fantasy setting

A pixel-art god sandbox where you shape worlds, watch civilizations rise, and intervene with miracles or disasters. The appeal is the emergent chaos as kingdoms form, wage wars, and collapse.

Dungeon Keeper

Lots of humour

You play an evil dungeon overlord, digging out rooms, attracting monsters and fending off invading heroes. Its dark humor and blend of base management with real-time strategy make this classic stand out.

Amazing Cultivation Simulator

Sandbox with your own goals

A Xianxia-themed sandbox management sim where you guide cultivators and a sect, gather resources, learn techniques, and strive to ascend in a procedurally generated world full of dangers.

Odd Realm

Sandbox with your own goals

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.

Black & White 2

Fantasy setting

You play a god who guides a people through kindness or terror and raises a giant creature that mirrors your behavior. It blends city building, real-time strategy and good-or-evil choices with quirky humor.

Dwarf Fortress

Sandbox with your own goals

You build and manage a dwarven fortress in a deeply simulated world where every dwarf has its own personality and every system interacts. Watch your civilization decline and use the lessons for your next attempt.

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