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GameFirst

For casual strategy gamers and simulation enthusiasts interested in complex global systems, historical themes, and environmental management.

4apps4.2(17.4K)Games

Snapshot

Who is GameFirst?

Challenging players to manage global-scale systems through strategy simulations, from religious evolution to ecological preservation.

Target audience

Casual strategy gamersSimulation enthusiasts interested in complex global systemsHistorical themes

Top rival

Cascade Software

Other rivals

Portfolio

4
apps
Games4

Last updated

Religion inc. God Simulator

v2.7.8

6mo ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines GameFirst?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Global-scale strategy and simulation games

Scale

indie

Target audience

Casual strategy gamers and simulation enthusiasts interested in complex global systems, historical themes, and environmental management.

Active

Portfolio momentum

Released 8 updates across its 2-app portfolio in the last 6 months, with the most recent major update occurring 17 days ago.

Last release 17d agoActive apps 2

Portfolio

What does GameFirst ship?

Apps

4 apps analysed

Eco inc. Save the Earth icon
Eco inc. Save the Earth

Great world builder! Launch eco-projects, save animals, protect Earth planet!

4.2(4K)
Religion inc. God Simulator icon
Religion inc. God Simulator

Craft Divine Rituals and Build your Religions!

4.2(13K)

Analysis in progress

Distributed across 20 markets, strongest in Asia-Pacific.

Based on 3 of 4 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (4)

  • United States3 / 3
  • Canada2 / 3
  • Mexico2 / 3
  • Brazil1 / 3

Europe (9)

  • France2 / 3
  • Spain2 / 3
  • Turkey2 / 3
  • United Kingdom2 / 3
  • Germany1 / 3
›+4 more europe markets
  • Italy1 / 3
  • Netherlands1 / 3
  • Portugal1 / 3
  • Sweden1 / 3

Asia-Pacific (7)

  • Australia2 / 3
  • India2 / 3
  • Indonesia2 / 3
  • Japan2 / 3
  • Singapore2 / 3
›+2 more asia-pacific markets
  • South Korea2 / 3
  • Vietnam2 / 3

Core markets (3/3 apps)

United States

Rivals

Who does GameFirst compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Charles Games

known forBeecarbonize

1 appGames

Both apps target the environmental strategy simulation niche, forcing users to balance industrial and ecological resource management to prevent planetary collapse.

Same space(33)

Cascade Software

known forIdeology Rush - Political game

1 app3.9Games

This app targets the same strategy-simulation audience by focusing on political ideology spread instead of religious faith.

DryGin Studios

known forBio inc. Redemption

1 app4.3Games

This app is a direct genre peer that uses a biomedical simulation engine to manage illness and cures.

OXIWYLE

known for20th c 1 – President Simulator

3 apps4.4Games

It targets the same grand strategy demographic with a focus on historical sandbox management.

Alejandro Hernández Ferrero

known forDummynation

2 apps4.1Games

This app occupies the grand strategy space by focusing on world domination through economic and military management.

Aspyr Media

known forSid Meier's Civilization® VI

1 app3.3Games

This app is the high-fidelity 4X strategy benchmark that shares the same simulation-focused player base.

Best Place Apps

known forEco City - farm building game

1 app4.3Games

A city building simulation app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

BitSpree

known forPico Islands

2 apps3.6Games

A city building simulation app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

Blindflug

known forFirst Strike - Nuclear RTS

1 app4.5Games

This app serves the same strategy-simulation audience by focusing on nuclear-era geopolitical conflict instead of religious history.

Brandon Stecklein

known forMy Planet Simulation

1 app3.7Games

This app shares the planetary management theme but utilizes a real-time deity-style simulation loop.

Century Games Pte

known forKingshot

1 app4.3Games

This app shares the strategy-simulation space but pivots to survival-themed kingdom building and resource allocation.

Explorasaurus Studios

known forPet Rock 2 - Planet Simulator

1 app3.4Games

This app shares the planetary simulation theme but focuses on scientific generation rather than conservation strategy.

Farida Yarullina

known forRussia Simulator

1 app4.7Games

A geopolitical strategy simulation app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

HandyGames

known forTownsmen - Medieval Strategy

1 app4.3Games

This app serves the same casual strategy audience by focusing on city-building and production chains.

HC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

known forStrategy & Tactics Sandbox WW2

1 app3.7Games

This app targets the same strategy-simulation audience by providing an open-ended WWII sandbox experience.

Hermetic Ventures

known forWorld Order: Life Simulator

1 app3.7Games

A life strategy simulation app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

HeroCraft

known forStrategy & Tactics 2: WWII

1 app4.5Games

This app serves the same strategy demographic by offering a turn-based 4X experience set in WWII.

iGindis Games

known forWorld Empire

1 appGames

A geopolitical strategy app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

Jianfeng Wu

known forBC4000: Civilization 4X

1 app4.3Games

This app targets the same strategy-simulation audience by providing a classic 4X experience with accessibility features.

Joch

known forVictorian City Builder Idle

1 appGames

This app targets the same idle city-building audience by focusing on Victorian-era industrial management.

JoySpark Games

known forAges of Conflict World War Sim

1 app4.5Games

This app offers a similar god-mode observation experience but focuses on map-based AI nation battles.

Masplayer

known forNature Strikes Back

1 appGames

This app uses environmental themes but shifts the core loop to tower defense and merge mechanics.

Ndemic Creations

known forPlague Inc.

1 app4.7Games

This app is the primary simulation benchmark for the pathogen-strategy genre that informs the gameplay of Religion Inc.

NETBYTE UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

known forEco-Tycoon: Green Frontier

1 app0.0Games

This title directly overlaps with the environmental theme but utilizes an idle tycoon loop for city development.

Nexwave Tech

known forPop Epoch

1 app4.3Games

This app competes for the same civilization-building audience by focusing on historical era progression.

POWERPLAY MANAGER, s.r.o.

known forPost Apo Tycoon - Idle Builder

1 app4.5Games

This app competes for the same casual simulation audience by focusing on idle city-building and narrative exploration.

Shikudo

known forPixel Civilization: Idle Game

1 app4.3Games

This app competes for the same idle-simulation audience by blending historical progression with social mechanics.

Sunspear Software

known forYour Empire

1 app4.1Games

It provides a business simulation that competes for time in the strategy genre through granular management.

Tilting Point

known forTerraGenesis: Landfall

1 app4.2Games

This city-building simulation overlaps with the strategy audience but centers on extraterrestrial colonization.

Viktor Hromov

known forHegemon: War Strategy

1 app4.2Games

This app targets the same geopolitical strategy audience by focusing on global conflict simulation.

Voodoo

known forMob Control

2 apps4.4Games

This app targets the same casual strategy demographic by focusing on tower defense mechanics rather than religious simulation.

VoyagerOne IE

known forPolice Chief

1 app4.8Games

This app shares the genre of resource management simulation but focuses on law enforcement rather than environmental conservation.

WISENESS GAME ONLINE INTERNATIONAL

known forLast Asylum: Plague

1 app4.6Games

This app competes for the same simulation-focused audience by offering a post-apocalyptic management loop that contrasts with the religious theme.

Yorf Studio

known forSave the Planet 3D

1 app1.9Games

A environmental management simulation app competing with Eco inc. Save the Earth.

New entrants(2)

LUDENIO LABS

known forWarnament Grand Strategy

1 app4.8Games

This app serves the same grand strategy audience by focusing on scenario customization and political regimes.

James Biser

known forPlanet Builder: Space Tycoon

1 app5.0Games

This app shares the planetary growth theme but adds a social layer to the strategy simulation.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does GameFirst publish?
GameFirst has 4 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Games category.
What kind of apps does GameFirst make?
GameFirst's portfolio is concentrated in Games, with an average rating of 4.2/5 across rated apps.
What is GameFirst's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Religion inc. God Simulator is GameFirst's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are GameFirst's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked GameFirst's apps across 20 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
2
With full intel:
0
With overview:
2
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by GameFirst, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “GameFirst intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/gamefirst-llc

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