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Games Like Automata Empire

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Base Building, Simulation, RTS.

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Seize power and build an empire of fuzzy cellular automata monsters! Herd hundreds of mindless subjects to smash your rivals' castles and steal their territory in this RTS inspired by Conway's Game of Life.

Reviews: Mixed — 70% — of 53 reviews
Released: 2016-04-08
Developer: Nonadecimal Creative
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 2.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 92%

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  2. #2 Automation Empire
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    94% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
    Windows

    Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

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    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,094 reviews2024
    Dev: Tower FivePub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.

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    92% matchVery Positive86% of 690 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    91% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
    Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

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    91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,349 reviews2022
    Dev: Intrepid Marmot
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    90% matchMostly Positive72% of 474 reviews2023
    Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    89% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
    Windows

    Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.

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    89% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
    Dev: Selva Interactive
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.

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    87% matchVery Positive86% of 139 reviews2025
    Dev: Rattleaxe Games
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    88% matchMixed65% of 799 reviews2018
    Dev: Wild FactorPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,056 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    82% matchVery Positive89% of 887 reviews2019
    Dev: GFX47
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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    Windows
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    Dev: JYP Studio
    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,100 reviews2018
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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 7,737 reviews2019
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    74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,139 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Windows
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    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
    Dev: Northend Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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    73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,915 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    75% matchMixed55% of 354 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,104 reviews2020
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    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 24,366 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive86% of 465 reviews2018
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    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 974 reviews2025
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    67% matchVery Positive88% of 9,222 reviews2025
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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 807 reviews2016
    Dev: Hexage
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 841 reviews2021
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    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 170 reviews2025
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    68% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
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    69% matchMixed63% of 114 reviews2025
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    71% matchMixed49% of 913 reviews2020
    Dev: NGELGAMES
    Windows
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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
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    65% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2026
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

    Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Base Building 28.4%, Management 21%, Medieval 21%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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