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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometricOffline
IGDB77· 19OC79· 131
Year 2017Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Z down to the 5 that fit the “Xbox” category. Halo Wars 2, Tropico 6 and Frostpunk top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Z.
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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Z is Halo Wars 2 — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. Tropico 6 and Frostpunk follow close behind.
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The best games like Z on Xbox
5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Z. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
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SoloMultiplayerIsometricCo-opNarrative
Steam👍 88%· 29KIGDB77· 8OC79· 85
Year 2019Dev Limbic Entertainment · Kalypso MediaOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
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SoloSci-FiIsometricNarrativeDark
Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103
Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping melee combat
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.
Released 22 years after Z.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode56Setting52
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SoloSci-FiIsometricRelaxingSandbox World
Steam👍 82%· 955OC80· 12
Year 2021Dev Serious BrothersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox
✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and puzzle design, while skipping melee combat
Planetary Colonization Imagine Earth is a real-time planet simulation and a build up strategy game. Your job as a space colony manager is to explore and populate distant planets. Build up thriving and profitable colonies on a global scale and trade resources and goods into space.
Where it drifts furthest from Z: visuals and setting.
Released 25 years after Z.
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SoloIsometricSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 92%· 13KRAWG👍 67%· 511MC78IGDB74· 4
Year 2011Dev Feral Interactive · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, single-player focus and visual isometric
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping melee combat
Tropico 4 is a simulator/strategy game, where the player takes control of a small island nation as its president. The game is the fourth installment in the series, which have seen lots of changes throughout its existence.
Released 15 years after Z.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode56