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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch64 % positive19.50 €

Smelter blends real-time strategy with side-scrolling platforming in the spirit of 16-bit classics. You expand Smelter's fortifications to hold off waves of enemies, then dive into fast, punchy action sections as Eve.

Building and crafting
Economy and management
Jumping and platforming
Lavish presentation

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The closest matches for Smelter are Regions of Ruin, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Diplomacy is Not an Option. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Smelter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Smelter

Best alternative overall: Regions of Ruin 85% match – Building and crafting
Without combat: Dungeon Keeper 77% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: Diplomacy is Not an Option 80% match – released 2024

Best match

Regions of Ruin

85 %Match

2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable84 % positive11.99 €

A 2D pixel-art platforming action RPG where you explore and fight across the land as a dwarf while building up your settlement to save your people from extinction.

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

Strong character progression

As the harvest goddess Sakuna, you fight demons in 2.5D hack-and-slash stages and then grow rice in a detailed farming sim, from planting to cooking. The quality of your harvest directly boosts your stats, tightly linking farming and combat.

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Tactical depth

A humorous medieval real-time strategy game where you build a fortified town, manage resources, and fend off huge hordes of enemies, monsters and rebellious peasants. The appeal lies in chaotic mass battles and clever defensive planning.

Cult of the Lamb

Lavish presentation

As a possessed lamb you found your own cult, managing a village of adorable woodland followers between fast roguelike dungeon runs. Its charm comes from the clash of cute visuals and gleefully macabre humor.

Thronefall

Tactical depth

A minimalist kingdom builder and defense game: you expand your small realm by day and fight off waves of enemies as a hero by night. Its clean low-poly look and simple rules make it approachable yet tactically tricky.

Dungeon Keeper 2

Building and crafting

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.

Dungeon Keeper

Building and crafting

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.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Lavish presentation

A blend of real-time action and tower-defense strategy rooted in Japanese myth. By day you prepare villagers and defenses, by night you fight demon hordes while protecting the priestess. Its striking art style inspired by traditional Japanese aesthetics carries the experience.

Crashlands

Strong character progression

As stranded delivery driver Flux, you gather resources, craft gear, tame creatures and follow a quirky, joke-filled story on an alien planet. A charming blend of action combat, crafting and base building.

Songs of Silence

Lavish presentation

A fantasy strategy game with an Art Nouveau look that blends turn-based kingdom management and hero development with real-time battles where you command armies. Exploring the map and growing your towns are central.