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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 21 games similar to Gods Will Be Watching down to the 16 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. The Dig, Horizon Forbidden West and Frostpunk top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gods Will Be Watching.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Gods Will Be Watching is The Dig — scoring 57/100 on our similarity scale. Horizon Forbidden West and Frostpunk follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Gods Will Be Watching

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gods Will Be Watching. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1The DigClosest overall match

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The Dig

GenreStrategySubgenreTycoon / Management

SoloDarkSci-FiManagementHorror

Year 2021Dev 1CreditOn Web

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror setting and visual isometric, while skipping turn-based strategy

DIG! DIG! DIG! The goal of this game is to put the ball to the goal. Good luck and have fun! :) About Us Hello everyone, I am kimiLao, this is my first game on itch.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals and tone.

Released 8 years after Gods Will Be Watching.

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#2Horizon Forbidden West

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Horizon Forbidden West

GenreStrategySubgenreTycoon / Management

SoloNarrativeSci-FiManagementRanged

IGDB92· 10OC88· 196

Year 2022Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals and tone.

Released 9 years after Gods Will Be Watching.

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#3FrostpunkClosest on tone

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Frostpunk

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloNarrativeDarkHardcoreSci-FiManagement

Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103

Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, deep simulation and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

Released 5 years after Gods Will Be Watching.

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#4X-COM: Terror From the Deep

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X-COM: Terror From the Deep

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloDarkHardcoreSci-FiManagementPixel Art

Steam👍 91%· 925RAWG👍 62%· 128

Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Shared with Gods Will Be Watching: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, horror tension and deep simulation, while skipping adventure storytelling

X-COM: Terror From the Deep is a strategy game, the second installment in the X-COM series and a sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense that moves action from the outer space into the Earth’s oceans. The story unexpectedly references to Lovecraft’s novels, as you fight aliens that want to reawaken their unstoppable leader who slept under the sea for hundreds of years.

It predates Gods Will Be Watching by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5X-COM: UFO Defense

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X-COM: UFO Defense

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloDarkHardcoreSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 4.0KRAWG👍 64%· 275IGDB85· 2

Year 1993Dev MicroProse Software · MicroProsePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Commodore / Amiga

✓ Like Gods Will Be Watching, it's known for turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

1999. Governments of the Earth have increasingly begun to receive reports of frequent UFO attacks on people and their abductions. To combat this scourge, they decide to create a service X-COM (Extraterrestrial Combat Unit ), which is designed to protect humanity from aliens. You play as the head of this service. The game is played in two modes: strategic and tactical.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: progression.

It predates Gods Will Be Watching by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Maia

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloSci-FiManagementProceduralSandbox World

Steam👍 44%· 1.1K

Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Gods Will Be Watching: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

About This Game Maia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Gods Will Be Watching.

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#7PikminClosest on setting

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Pikmin

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloSci-FiIsometric

IGDB80· 1

Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Gradiente

✓ Like Gods Will Be Watching, it's known for adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

It predates Gods Will Be Watching by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8XCOM: Chimera Squad

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XCOM: Chimera Squad

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloSci-FiTacticalThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 23KIGDB78· 9OC78· 75

Year 2020Dev Firaxis Games · 2KOn PC

✓ Like Gods Will Be Watching, it's known for turn-based strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

Released 7 years after Gods Will Be Watching.

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#9Jurassic World Evolution

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Jurassic World Evolution

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiManagement

Steam👍 87%· 55KIGDB74· 13OC71· 99

Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

Released 5 years after Gods Will Be Watching.

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#10Revenge of the TitansClosest on visuals

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Revenge of the Titans

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloHardcoreSci-FiPixel Art2D

Steam👍 82%· 1.3KRAWG👍 38%· 94MC79IGDB70· 1

Year 2010Dev Puppygames · Puppy GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect punishing difficulty, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: tower defense planning, real-time strategy and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Revenge of the Titans is a sequel to Titan Attacks! In the previous game, aliens who arrived from Titan on huge spacecraft to destroy us, were successfully stopped. But they flew again - to avenge the defeat. This time they prepared a full-scale landing on the surface of the planet.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: tone.

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#11Infested Planet

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Infested Planet

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloSci-Fi2DTacticalMelee

Steam👍 94%· 3.0KRAWG👍 59%· 44MC75OC77· 10

Year 2013Dev Rocket Bear GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect setting scifi, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. The enemy is closing in around you. Your soldiers are being flanked and the perimeter is slowly collapsing under a vicious alien assault.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

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#12Gratuitous Tank Battles

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Gratuitous Tank Battles

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 103MC69

Year 2012Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and tower defense planning, while skipping adventure storytelling

Gratuitous Tank Battles (GTB) is a unique hybrid of tower-defense, strategy, simulation and RTS. Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114, where Mechs and lasers are used alongside tanks and rifles.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Gods Will Be Watching.

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#13New World: Aeternum

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New World: Aeternum

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 48%· 529MC43OC72· 66

Year 2014Dev Elder Games · Headup GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Shared with Gods Will Be Watching: setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

An accomplished, old-school, indie, futuristic Sci-fi RTS with RPG elements!! Play as Daniel Hanson, commander of the first expedition to planet Meridian and uncover the dark secrets it holds! Shape the world around you with every decision you make and through every dialogue with your crew.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Gods Will Be Watching.

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#14Defense Grid: The Awakening

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Defense Grid: The Awakening

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloSci-FiTacticalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 5.3KRAWG👍 59%· 106MC81IGDB86· 2

Year 2008Dev Hidden Path EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Gods Will Be Watching, expect setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, deep simulation and real-time strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

###Microsoft’s tower defence The game is one in the genre of tower defense, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment for PC and Xbox 360. Later it was ported to the Mac, and for other consoles in 2013.

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

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#15Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

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Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloSci-FiIsometric

Year 1992Dev Westwood Studios · Virgin Games

✓ Like Gods Will Be Watching, it's known for setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Gods Will Be Watching: visuals.

It predates Gods Will Be Watching by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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