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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL97
Closest overall match
Year 2004Dev Relic Entertainment · THQPlaytime ~2hOn PC
It meets Indie Game: The Movie on turn-based strategy.
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Looking for games like Indie Game: The Movie? The NextGameLike editorial team analyzed its gameplay DNA — turn-based strategy — against over 6,700 titles. These 19 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) leads with 44/100, followed by the rest of the list.
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The closest game to Indie Game: The Movie is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) — scoring 44/100 on our similarity scale. Age of Empires II (Retired) and Age of Empires III (2007) follow close behind.
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Top games similar to Indie Game: The Movie
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Indie Game: The Movie. Each one has been evaluated across 1 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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Age of Empires II (Retired)
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL92
Year 1999Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · PS
The thread back to Indie Game: The Movie runs through turn-based strategy.
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Age of Empires III (2007)
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL92
Year 1999Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · PS
With Indie Game: The Movie it shares turn-based strategy.
4
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL91
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiIsometric
Year 2003Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo
It meets Indie Game: The Movie on turn-based strategy. What it adds of its own: tactical combat and a sci-fi setting.
5
Master of Magic Classic
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL90
Adventure
SoloFantasy
Year 1994Dev MuHa Games · AtariPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Linux
With Indie Game: The Movie it shares turn-based strategy. Its own ground is fantasy world and single-player focus.
It predates Indie Game: The Movie by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
6
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL88
Year 2002Dev FireFly Studios · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC
With Indie Game: The Movie it shares turn-based strategy.
7
Master of Orion 2
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL88
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiSpaceIsometric
Year 1996Dev SimTex · WargamingPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
With Indie Game: The Movie it shares turn-based strategy. Its own ground is a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.
It predates Indie Game: The Movie by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
8
Master of Orion
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL86
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiSpaceExploration
Year 1993Dev Simtex · Wargaming.netOn Linux · PC · Mac
What carries over from Indie Game: The Movie is turn-based strategy. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.
It predates Indie Game: The Movie by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
9
Sid Meier's Civilization II
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL83
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerIsometric
Year 1996Dev MicroProse Software, Inc.On PC · Mac
It meets Indie Game: The Movie on turn-based strategy. Its own ground is single-player focus and an isometric view.
It predates Indie Game: The Movie by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
10
Worms
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL82
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMelee2D
Year 1995Dev Team17 · TelegamesOn PC · Mac
Its point of contact with Indie Game: The Movie is turn-based strategy. What it adds of its own: tactical combat and single-player focus.
It predates Indie Game: The Movie by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
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Endless Space 2
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL82
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiIsometric
Year 2017Dev Amplitude Studios · SegaOn PC · Mac
What carries over from Indie Game: The Movie is turn-based strategy. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.
Released 12 years after Indie Game: The Movie.
12
Worms 3D
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL80
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerCo-op2D
Year 2003Dev Zonic Limited · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac
The thread back to Indie Game: The Movie runs through turn-based strategy. Its own ground is single-player focus and 2D presentation.
13
Worms World Party
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL80
Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerRanged2D
Year 2001Dev Paragon 5 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC
What carries over from Indie Game: The Movie is turn-based strategy. Its own ground is ranged combat and offline play.
14
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL79
Year 2006Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAOn PC
Held in common with Indie Game: The Movie: turn-based strategy.
15
Endless Space
44 similarity to Indie Game: The Movie
44
NGL79
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerCo-opProceduralSci-Fi
Year 2012Dev Amplitude StudiosOn PC
With Indie Game: The Movie it shares turn-based strategy. Its own ground is procedural generation and a sci-fi setting.
Released 7 years after Indie Game: The Movie.
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