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Games like Monster Battles

What to play if you like Monster Battles

Start with Slay the Spire, Sid Meier's Civilization® V, Banana. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Monster Battles, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

Slay the Spire cover72% shared experience

Slay the Spire

Preserves: Strategic depth and Competitive intensity

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

Sid Meier's Civilization® V cover68% shared experience

Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Preserves: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Changes: Competitive intensity

Banana cover66% shared experience

Banana

Preserves: Strategic depth and Competitive intensity

Changes: Build crafting depth and Progression

Frostpunk cover66% shared experience

Frostpunk

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Exploration and Narrative density

Bloons TD 6 cover65% shared experience

Bloons TD 6

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Co-op dependency and Combat intensity

RimWorld cover65% shared experience

RimWorld

Preserves: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

Dota 2 cover64% shared experience

Dota 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Competitive intensity

Changes: Co-op dependency and Build crafting depth

Stellaris cover63% shared experience

Stellaris

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

Microsoft Solitaire Collection cover63% shared experience

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Planet Zoo cover63% shared experience

Planet Zoo

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Build crafting depth

Planet Coaster cover62% shared experience

Planet Coaster

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator cover62% shared experience

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Preserves: Strategic depth and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity and Sandbox freedom

Dyson Sphere Program cover62% shared experience

Dyson Sphere Program

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Combat intensity

XCOM: Enemy Unknown cover62% shared experience

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Preserves: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Changes: Competitive intensity

Prison Architect cover62% shared experience

Prison Architect

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Build crafting depth

WARDOGS cover62% shared experience

WARDOGS

Preserves: Combat intensity and Strategic depth

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Session length

Crusader Kings II cover62% shared experience

Crusader Kings II

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Progression

XCOM® 2 cover61% shared experience

XCOM® 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

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