8 Simulation games like Approaching Infinity that you should try

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Approaching Infinity down to the 8 that fit the “Simulation” category. Keep Driving, Caves of Qud and Into the Breach top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Approaching Infinity.

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The best simulation games like Approaching Infinity

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Approaching Infinity. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Keep DrivingClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldProceduralExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, resource management and skill tree progression, while skipping setting scifi

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 11 years after Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping setting space

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals69Tone55

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73

Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 4 years after Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalPixel ArtFantasyManagement

Steam👍 93%· 4.6KRAWG👍 66%· 95MC75IGDB72· 7OC76· 29

Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, resource management and visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers. ###Tokusatsu The genre of tokusatsu TV shows is briefly defined as “a fantastic movie with special effects about superheroes”.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyBase BuildingIsometric

IGDB85· 11OC85· 48

Year 2013Dev Silicon Studio · Nintendo

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, base building and visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and progression.

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#6RimWorldClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalOpen WorldProceduralSci-FiSpaceExploration

Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11

Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting86World78Progression19

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Steam GOG

#7Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

iRank61

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalLootSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 61%· 332MC63IGDB60· 1

Year 2012Dev Coreplay · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with skill tree progression and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

Job well done, soldier! The island of Arulco is free; however, there are other countries under the shadow of war that are ignored by the rest of the world.

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

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Steam

#8The Banner Saga 3Closest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 79%· 3.0KIGDB87· 9OC84· 70

Year 2018Dev Stoic · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Approaching Infinity: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Approaching Infinity.

Released 4 years after Approaching Infinity.

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