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Games like Heart of the Machine
Arcen Games · 2026 · 92 % positive of 807
24 games that play like Heart of the Machine and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: NITRO GEN OMEGA, Shadow Empire and Codex of Victory.
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What games like Heart of the Machine have in common
- The tags they share most often with Heart of the Machine: Strategy (22 of 24), Simulation (11) and Grand Strategy (10).
- They came out between 2014 and 2026, none of them after Heart of the Machine (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (94 % positive of 1,097).
- Industries of Titan and Re-Legion both play and look like Heart of the Machine.
By gameplay
Plays like Heart of the Machine
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

NITRO GEN OMEGA
85 % positive of 460

Shadow Empire
87 % positive of 1,471
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

Codex of Victory
68 % positive of 392
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical

Frozen Synapse 2
65 % positive of 238
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Turn-Based Strategy

Robothorium
70 % positive of 366
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based · Replay Value

HUMANKIND™
68 % positive of 27,245
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

Revival: Recolonization
71 % positive of 404
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

ZEPHON
87 % positive of 1,259
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

Into the Breach
94 % positive of 20,216
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Turn-Based Strategy

Twilight Wars
77 % positive of 175
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical

Millennia
68 % positive of 3,593
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy

Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
68 % positive of 1,790
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X
More matches
- Scythe: Digital Edition89 % positive of 3,612Shared: Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
- 4th Generation Warfare55 % positive of 158Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy
- Urban Empire33 % positive of 2,454Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Management
- Industries of Titan63 % positive of 1,567Shared: Strategy · Simulation · 4X
- ENDLESS Legend™83 % positive of 18,631Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X
- Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown72 % positive of 248Shared: Grand Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
- Mechajammer53 % positive of 228Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Tactical
- BATTLETECH83 % positive of 31,563Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Management
- Re-Legion59 % positive of 306Shared: Strategy · War · Tactical
- KAISERPUNK69 % positive of 460Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Grand Strategy
- Cyber Knights: Flashpoint94 % positive of 1,097Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · War
- Heroes of Science and Fiction93 % positive of 332Shared: Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy
By look
Looks like Heart of the Machine
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

Industries of Titan
63 % positive of 1,567

100ft Robot Golf
70 % positive of 182

Re-Legion
59 % positive of 306

FOUNDRY
78 % positive of 2,783

Superfly
89 % positive of 596

Galaxy Squad
75 % positive of 423

SENTRY
84 % positive of 700

Combots
89 % positive of 608

Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
88 % positive of 644

ATOMEGA
76 % positive of 1,675

Rogue Command
92 % positive of 377

DeadPoly
77 % positive of 5,439
More matches
- Mad Machines76 % positive of 211
- Uragun76 % positive of 215
- DG2: Defense Grid 286 % positive of 3,163
- Sphere - Flying Cities50 % positive of 231
- Technotopia86 % positive of 447
- Sector's Edge82 % positive of 3,266
- Dyson Sphere Program97 % positive of 85,088
- InfraSpace79 % positive of 1,667
- Galactic Junk League69 % positive of 1,744
- Override: Mech City Brawl77 % positive of 816
- GigaBash93 % positive of 1,593
- AirMech Command68 % positive of 199
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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.