games like kenshi?

[DrakeTheLesbian]

I enjoy this game a lot any other games like this?

[Hatsune Neko Gaming]

there are no games like Kenshi.
but plenty of others that foster some of the same aspects to a degree.

[GIJoe597]

What parts specifically do you enjoy? If we knew that, perhaps we could offer input.

[DrakeTheLesbian]

probally making my own group of eeople and then I can make a base and go fight things and they get stronger each time and some die and the game is hard

[GIJoe597]

Base building, recruitment, hard game. Alright, let's see what we can come up with.

[boy]

Originally posted by Dr.Heintz Ketchup:

probally making my own group of eeople and then I can make a base and go fight things and they get stronger each time and some die and the game is hard

definitely give mount and blade 2 bannerlord a look if u haven't already.
can't think of anything more similar to kenshi in that aspect.

[GIJoe597]

There is no "building" in Bannerlord though. (I am playing it as I type this).

[DrakeTheLesbian]

ill give it a go when the steamsummer sales come then

[A93ntZ3r0]

I do not know any game like Kenshi, maybe the closest is Mount and Blade as mentioned, but this one is addictive and similar in some aspects like recruitment, being brutal, sandbox, open-world:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/365360/Battle_Brothers/
No base building and it is a tactical turn-based game though.

[boy]

yea no building in M&B is quite a downside but being able to conquer the whole continent in exchange is alright with me.

[Big Diesel]

cities skylines is similar in the base building aspect if you really enjoy that part, but mount and blade is pretty dated and the sequel was lame, rimworld is also kind of similar i've heard but never played that game before

[Ahhh]

Rimworld

[clarkeveritas]

I really have not run into any games that have all of the systems of Kenshi. Rimworld DOES have everything you specifically listed.... start out with a smaller group and slowly grow and become more powerful and research better gear. I do absolutely love Rimworld (kinda played it out at the moment but got a ton of hours out of it) but it lacks the Exploring the World part. When you visit cities in Rimworld it's basically just for trading.
Both games do have TONS of amazing mods. Rimworld has a few that open up the exploring side of things.
I think that's why so many people are super-excited about Kenshi 2- because there really isn't much out there that gives you the options of Kenshi.
I'd agree that Mount and Blade is a really cool game- also has lots of super neat mods, but as mentioned the town-building side of it isn't really there. What M&B does well is army building, trade, and the interactions of the different factions.

If anyone can think of something similar to Kenshi in terms of having most/all of it's systems- I'd be thrilled to learn about it too.

[Greb]

I don't think any other game lets me torture people quite like Kenshi. You do have various games that let you commit absolute atrocities to individuals though, like Dwarf Fortress and its little brother RimWorld, there's bound to be more games out there I don't know of too.

If you like building a squad from nothing and suffering until they become something, then you might like games like XCOM and Battle Brothers and Stellar Tactics, even Star Crawlers etc, but those are turn based games. The only other game I can think off off-hand that is similar to Kenshi is Mount and Blade, going from nothing, building up your squad and clan, eventually becoming strong, etc.

Kenshi is the only game where losing isn't only fun but it's a part of the progression though, and rewards you with stat growth, I think. Most games penalise you with no benefits when you die / fail. Unless the story and survival during dire circumstances is your reward, I dunno.

[DrakeTheLesbian]

yeah I tried xcom 2 before really enjoyed it before they ruined there launcher sadly I will try rimworld and bannerlord probally seems most simular to kenshi hopefully kenshi 2 comes out in 2022 or 2023 but I doubt it

[Caz]

Originally posted by Ahhh:

Rimworld

Rimworld is the closest in terms of gameplay. And with the right mods, you can make it extremely similar. Biggest major difference is Rimworld is "map size" and Kenshi is "world size".