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Games like Axes and Acres

2016PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive9.99 €

A single-player turn-based strategy game where each turn you farm, build and fight to survive. Simple rules open up many tricky decisions.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth

The closest matches for Axes and Acres are Dawnfolk, Gnomes and Islets Defense. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Axes and Acres special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dawnfolk

88 %Match

2025PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive−35 % 14.79 € 9.61 €

Brings what grabs you about Axes and Acres: tactical depth and a pure single-player experience.

A minimalist turn-based survival builder in pixel art where you rebuild a realm, manage resources and uncover the secrets of black monoliths. Its short sessions make it easy to play in small bites.

Gnomes

Turn-based combat

You deploy your gnomes, tend your garden and build defenses while the map grows deeper into goblin territory each day. Every run plays differently, and smartly combined upgrades prepare you for the final showdown with the goblin king.

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game

Turn-based combat

You breed your own animal species on a hex-based map, steering its evolution through genetics, mutations and inheritance while predators, disease and climate change threaten the population. Turn-based strategy with a roguelike structure and an educational core.

Project Hospital

Pure single-player experience

A detailed hospital management sim where you design the building, run the staff and diagnose patients through exams and lab tests. Solving diagnostic puzzles while keeping the clinic running is the heart of the game.

Master of Magic

Turn-based combat

A classic turn-based 4X strategy game where you play a wizard founding cities, raising armies and researching spells to conquer two parallel worlds. Its blend of empire building and rich magic makes it a cult favourite.

The Battle of Polytopia

Turn-based combat

A compact, quick-to-play turn-based 4X strategy game: pick a tribe, explore the map, grow cities, research technologies and conquer rivals. Its charming low-poly look and short matches make it very accessible.

Rise to Ruins

Pure single-player experience

A tough village builder where you act as a godlike force guiding settlers and defending against nightly monster waves. It blends resource management with 90s-style real-time strategy.

Chroma Squad

Bright, upbeat tone

Five stunt actors start their own Power Rangers-style TV show, fighting in turn-based tactical battles while managing their studio and crafting gear and cardboard mechas. A funny love letter to sentai shows that blends tactics with studio management.

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