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Turtle Stack Games · 2025 · Windows, macOS, Linux

Steam: 92 % positive of 1,329 reviews, as of Oct 28

Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.

24 games that play like Doodle Empires and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Fantasy Map Simulator, Age of History II and Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator.

Player tags

  • Simulation
  • Strategy
  • Alternate History
  • Sandbox
  • Historical
  • God Game
  • Indie
  • 2D
Map region: Historical Strategy
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players who enjoy drawing maps and alternate history find it addictive and good value, though it needs a tutorial, bug fixes and more features.

Most reviewers recommend the game, and many players say it is a creative sandbox where they draw nations, borders and scenarios and let random cards drive events. Many praise how little hardware it needs and how quickly the developer updates it. Some players say the card system gives surprising storylines, while others find it more like a drawing program than a game with goals or opposition. Some reviewers want a tutorial, more features such as flag creation, an undo button or an automatic timelapse. Some players report bugs that stop expansion, cause crashes, or make large saves fail to load, and a few note lag spikes. Some players find the game repetitive after a while. The reviews come mainly from early access, so the criticism mostly concerns unfinished features and bugs.

Praised

  • Creative sandbox freedom

    Players enjoy drawing their own nations, borders and scenarios and shaping alternate histories however they like.

    Many players
  • Random card events

    Players say the random cards add surprise and push storylines in directions they would not have chosen.

    Many players
  • Frequent updates

    Players appreciate how often the developer releases updates and responds to community feedback.

    Some players
  • Low hardware requirements

    Players note that it runs well on low-end PCs and the Steam Deck.

    A few players

Criticised

  • Bugs that block play

    Players describe bugs such as blocked expansion, duplicate capitals and soft-locks that disrupt their games.

    Some players
  • Limited goals and depth

    Players say it is more a drawing toy than a strategy game, with no opposing forces and little to do after a while.

    Some players
  • Missing tutorial

    Players found the game hard to understand at first and say it needs in-game instructions for its features.

    A few players
  • Save and load problems

    Players report that large saves fail to load or save, sometimes crashing the game.

    A few players
Who it suits
Players who like drawing maps, worldbuilding and alternate history, and who enjoy creating their own stories.
Who should skip it
Players who want a traditional strategy game with goals, AI opponents or deep systems should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with very long playtimes more often mention saving problems and repetition, while newer players mostly describe the game as a relaxing creative outlet.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Doodle Empires have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Doodle Empires: Simulation (20 of 24), Strategy (20) and Alternate History (12).
  • They came out between 2010 and 2026, one of them after Doodle Empires (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator (96 % positive of 9,386).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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