Games Like Black River

Black River

Black River is a Survival-Horror RPG worth 3-5 hours of intense gameplay where you ultimately have to turn the table on those who want to harm you. It is not about escaping the village of Black River, it's about putting an end to its misery!

★ EUROPA UNIVERSALIS IV ★ GAME DEV TYCOON ★ STRANDED: ALIEN DAWN ★ THE ESCAPISTS ★ MINI METRO ★ MR.MINE ★ ANNO 1800 ★ NORLAND ★ VICTORIA II ★ TERRA INVICTA ★ CRUSADER KINGS II ★ HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC: OLDEN ERA ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Europa Universalis IV

88% 👍 OF 134K
About This Game

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Choose Any Nation
  • …Colonize New Worlds
  • …Steer Global Trade
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Game Dev Tycoon

95% 👍 OF 45K
About This Game

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …build your own game console and release games on your own platform.
  • …have piracy become an in-game disaster that can wreck your sales on a cracked version.
  • …spend millions on a custom engine for a risky genre mashup, watch it flop, then save the studio by rushing out a safe sequel.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn

84% 👍 OF 11K
About This Game

Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Study Alien Wildlife
  • …Build Vertical Bases
  • …Farm Alien Crops
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The Escapists

90% 👍 OF 16K
About This Game

The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …start a prison riot, grab a guard's keys, and walk out the front entrance.
  • …dig a tunnel under the prison wall with spoons or a plastic fork, then hide the dirt by clogging the toilet.
  • …steal a guard uniform to blend in, or tie up another prisoner to take their job and access.
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Mini Metro

96% 👍 OF 16K
About This Game

Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …play a mode where the lines you draw are permanent, so every route becomes a long-term commitment you can't undo later.
  • …pause constantly to pick up trains, drop them at problem stations, and build temporary one-stop lines to bleed pressure off the map.
  • …watch trains make smart decisions, dropping passengers at interchanges to transfer instead of taking everyone on pointless loops.
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Mr.Mine

92% 👍 OF 18K
About This Game

Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …meet a blueprint-selling golem vendor 50km underground.
  • …hit a turning point around km 300 where the mine becomes a monster-fight zone and you manually click enemies down to protect survivors.
  • …reach absurd depths over months of play, like pushing past the mantle and eventually drilling down into hell.
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Anno 1800

81% 👍 OF 32K
About This Game

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Industrial Cities
  • …Balance Production Chains
  • …Ship Goods Between Islands
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Norland

82% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build a Medieval Town
  • …Manage Noble Rivalries
  • …Direct Peasant Work
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Victoria II

88% 👍 OF 20K
About This Game

Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

Player reviews say you can…

  • …take one small coastal province in China, then watch it snowball into owning most of China decades later.
  • …turn a local claim into a full great-power world war, then use the chaos to take most of India from Britain.
  • …fight wars that literally consume your population, leaving your economy and manpower hollowed out for years.
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Terra Invicta

80% 👍 OF 10.0K
About This Game

An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Control Nations From Shadows
  • …Investigate Alien Sightings
  • …Mine Moons And Asteroids
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Crusader Kings II

91% 👍 OF 73K
About This Game

Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …use intrigue to install your brother as an anti-pope, go to war with the pope, and make your brother the official pope for Catholics
  • …seduce queens and empresses across multiple realms, then spread bastards so widely that another player can end up as your kid
  • …build a secret Odin cult, drag your spouse into it, get in a tavern brawl while disguised, then die crusading for Christianity while secretly pagan
REL Feb 14, 2012 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

87% 👍 OF 23K
About This Game

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …pick from over a hundred unique heroes, each starting with different armies, skills, and spells.
  • …turn enemy casualties into your reinforcements when your vampires and liches drain life in battle.
  • …build up your city, then discover other factions' creature dwellings on the map and recruit them into a mixed army.