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Gnomoria

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

What works

  • Deep and addictive gameplay
  • Extensive building and customization
  • Engaging combat and survival mechanics
  • Active modding community
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve with no tutorial
  • Some bugs and unfinished features
  • Abandoned by original developer
  • Clunky interface at times
  • Limited multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Craft Hero

  • Infection Free Zone

  • Xenonauts 2

  • Space Haven

  • Last Dream

  • X-COM: Terror From the Deep

More relaxing

Games that feels like Gnomoria but with a more relaxing feel

  • Odd Realm

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Soulash 2

  • Doom & Destiny

  • Horizon's Gate

  • Going Medieval

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Gnomoria but with less leadership over others

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

  • Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

  • Atrio: The Dark Wild

  • Tiny Tactics

  • UnderRail

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Gnomoria: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026