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TFC: The Fertile Crescent

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

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Quick resume

Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic base-building RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

  • Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

  • Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

  • Cossacks: European Wars

  • Europa Universalis III Complete

  • Hearts of Iron III

  • Company of Heroes

  • Joint Task Force

Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Joint Task Force

  • Act of War: High Treason

  • Strategic Command WWII: World at War

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Pros

  • Unique food and fertility mechanics add depth
  • Nostalgic pixel art and music
  • Accessible yet challenging rts gameplay
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes available

Cons

  • Limited content and map variety currently
  • Small player base and multiplayer population
  • Some clunky combat and ai issues
  • Short campaign and lack of deep story
  • Needs more civilizations and units for variety

Analysis

A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

How to use the graph
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    4

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  • Competence
    3

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    2

    "Includes multiplayer and skirmish modes with competitive elements, but multiplayer is limited and often played casually or via third-party tools."

    Capsule for STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga

    "Includes multiplayer modes and skirmishes, but player base is small and competitive features are limited."

  • Continuation
    1

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  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    2

    "Supports local multiplayer with friends and co-op modes, encouraging some teamwork."

    Capsule for Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game

    "Supports multiplayer with friends and co-op horde mode planned, encouraging teamwork."

  • Creativity
    2

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  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -2

    "Interactions emphasize fair combat and skill rather than trash talk or imposing authority; multiplayer is competitive but respectful."

    Capsule for Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu

    "Interactions emphasize balanced competition rather than dominance or trash talk; multiplayer is friendly and respectful."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    3

    "Players use the game as a fun distraction and nostalgic escape into classic RTS gameplay."

    Capsule for 8-Bit Invaders! 8-Bit Invaders!

    "Players use the game as a nostalgic and immersive escape into ancient civilization RTS gameplay."

  • Expectation
    -4

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  • Experimenting
    3

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  • Exploration
    2

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  • Expression
    1

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  • Fantasy
    -3

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  • Fellowship
    2

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  • Growth
    3

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  • Health
    -5

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  • Idle
    -4

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  • Intimacy
    -3

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  • Leadership
    3

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  • Progression
    4

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  • Relaxation
    -1

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  • Sensation
    2

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  • Status
    1

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  • Story
    2

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  • Strategy
    4

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  • Thrill
    2

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  • Value
    4

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  • Violence
    2

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  • Survival
    4

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Last update: 23/05/2026