What games are most similar to Hardship?

The most similar games to Hardship include Aquis, 乡间, Cartel Tycoon, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Hardship?

Hardship is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy game with popular tags including Early Access, City Builder, RTS, Base Building, Strategy.

Best early access games like Hardship?

If you're looking for more early access games like Hardship, try Aquis, 乡间, Cartel Tycoon. These share the Early Access tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Hardship?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Hardship. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Hardship but more city builder?

To find games emphasizing city builder, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize City Builder alongside Early Access. You can also explore the city builder tag page directly.

Games Like Hardship

Top Similar Games to Hardship

Aquis0 — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Base Building. Also features simulation and building. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Base Building
乡间 (2021) — Shared: City Builder, Economy, 3D. Also features agriculture and building. Tags: City Builder, Economy, 3D
Cartel Tycoon (2022) — Shared: Top-Down, RTS, Strategy. Also features resource management and atmospheric. Tags: Top-Down, RTS, Strategy
Harvest Village (2024) — Shared: City Builder, RTS, Strategy. Also features building and medieval. Tags: City Builder, RTS, Strategy
Exile (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Economy. Also features colony sim and simulation. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Economy
GARDEN OF EDEN (2023) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building. Also features management and god game. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building
Becastled (2025) — Shared: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder. Also features medieval and building. Tags: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder
Coastal Kingdoms0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Top-Down. Also features roguelite and 2d. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Top-Down
Epic Palace : Knossos (2021) — Shared: Strategy, RTS, City Builder. Also features simulation and building. Tags: Strategy, RTS, City Builder
Tokeis0 — Shared: City Builder, Economy, Strategy. Also features management and survival. Tags: City Builder, Economy, Strategy
Chinese Empire: Prologue0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Economy. Also features simulation and building. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Economy
King under the Mountain (2021) — Shared: Early Access, Base Building, City Builder. Also features colony sim and management. Tags: Early Access, Base Building, City Builder
TerraStorm0 — Shared: City Builder, Base Building, Economy. Also features survival and post-apocalyptic. Tags: City Builder, Base Building, Economy
Feastopia (2026) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Cooking. Also features simulation and roguelite. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Cooking
Bleak Frontier (2023) — Shared: Early Access, Strategy, City Builder. Also features survival and building. Tags: Early Access, Strategy, City Builder
Pioneers of Pagonia (2025) — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder. Also features colony sim and resource management. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder
Oxygen: First Breath (2022) — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder. Also features simulation and survival. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder
Chinese Empire (2024) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Economy. Also features building and simulation. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Economy
Ground of Aces (2025) — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder. Also features simulation and world war ii. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder
20 Minute Metropolis - The Action City Builder (2020) — Shared: City Builder, Base Building, Strategy. Also features building and management. Tags: City Builder, Base Building, Strategy
El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue (2024) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Economy. Also features free to play and singleplayer. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Economy
Open The Gates! (2022) — Shared: RTS, Base Building, Strategy. Also features real time tactics and military. Tags: RTS, Base Building, Strategy
Pirate Plight0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, RTS. Also features simulation and colony sim. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, RTS
Noble Fates (2021) — Shared: Early Access, City Builder, Base Building. Also features colony sim and singleplayer. Tags: Early Access, City Builder, Base Building
暗色战争(Dark Conflict) (2024) — Shared: Strategy, RTS, City Builder. Also features simulation and wargame. Tags: Strategy, RTS, City Builder
Vedelem: The Golden Horde (2021) — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, RTS. Also features action and management. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, RTS
Plebs (2023) — Shared: RTS, Strategy, Base Building. Also features resource management and real time tactics. Tags: RTS, Strategy, Base Building
Make Your Kingdom (2022) — Shared: City Builder, Base Building, Economy. Also features building and management. Tags: City Builder, Base Building, Economy
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020) — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, RTS. Also features multiplayer and military. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, RTS
IDUN - Frontline Survival (2025) — Shared: 3D, Strategy, RTS. Also features building and wargame. Tags: 3D, Strategy, RTS
Barbarian Kingdom0 — Shared: City Builder, RTS, Economy. Also features action and simulation. Tags: City Builder, RTS, Economy
Ignis Corruption (2022) — Shared: RTS, Base Building, City Builder. Also features tower defense and resource management. Tags: RTS, Base Building, City Builder
Bread & Bravery0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, RTS. Also features simulation and medieval. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, RTS
Farm Manager World (2025) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Top-Down. Also features management and resource management. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Top-Down
HistoriCity: Florence0 — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, 3D. Also features colony sim and historical. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, 3D
Farthest Frontier (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Economy. Also features building and resource management. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Economy
Matsudaira's Myoshu: A Sengoku Village Simulator (2024) — Shared: City Builder, 3D, Cooking. Also features simulation and colony sim. Tags: City Builder, 3D, Cooking
Mandate Order (2026) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building. Also features simulation and medieval. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware (2025) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, RTS. Also features colony sim and tower defense. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, RTS
Citadelic (2023) — Shared: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder. Also features tower defense and roguelite. Tags: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder
Bonanza Burger0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, 3D. Also features simulation and sandbox. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, 3D
Folklands (2025) — Shared: Early Access, City Builder, Economy. Also features exploration and colony sim. Tags: Early Access, City Builder, Economy
Farmman0 — Shared: City Builder, Economy, Strategy. Also features colony sim and sandbox. Tags: City Builder, Economy, Strategy
Kingdoms Reborn (2020) — Shared: City Builder, Base Building, Strategy. Also features colony sim and multiplayer. Tags: City Builder, Base Building, Strategy
Pan's Permia0 — Shared: City Builder, RTS, Strategy. Also features war and roguelite. Tags: City Builder, RTS, Strategy
Maize Mace Maze0 — Shared: RTS, City Builder, Strategy. Also features roguelike and sandbox. Tags: RTS, City Builder, Strategy
Roadworks 2 (2021) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Economy. Also features building and simulation. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Economy
Stronghold: Warlords (2021) — Shared: City Builder, Economy, Strategy. Also features real time tactics and colony sim. Tags: City Builder, Economy, Strategy
Bee Craft Sweet (2023) — Shared: RTS, Strategy, City Builder. Also features simulation and cute. Tags: RTS, Strategy, City Builder
The Ten Thousand Li Wall0 — Shared: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder. Also features simulation and survival. Tags: Strategy, Base Building, City Builder
Mercantile Might (2025) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, RTS. Also features sandbox and stylized. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, RTS
Civica: Italian Renaissance0 — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, RTS. Also features simulation and colony sim. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, RTS
Civitatem (2022) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building. Also features indie and simulation. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building
Going Medieval (2021) — Shared: Early Access, City Builder, Strategy. Also features rpg and colony sim. Tags: Early Access, City Builder, Strategy
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (2017) — Shared: City Builder, Economy, Strategy. Also features real time tactics and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Economy, Strategy
Foundation (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Economy. Also features simulation and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Economy
Kai Yuan (2023) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building. Also features simulation and management. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building
Settlement Survival (2022) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Base Building. Also features medieval and building. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Base Building
Oxygen (2023) — Shared: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building. Also features simulation and survival. Tags: Strategy, City Builder, Base Building
Ostriv (2020) — Shared: Early Access, City Builder, Strategy. Also features simulation and historical. Tags: Early Access, City Builder, Strategy