Games like War for the Overworld
Games like War for the Overworld include RimWorld, Manor Lords, Prison Architect, Kingdoms and Castles, and Dwarf Fortress. We matched them by the tags players give War for the Overworld on Steam (Cult, Dungeon Crawler, Base Building, Sandbox, and Management): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

RimWorld
Shared: Base Building · Sandbox · Management

Manor Lords
Shared: Base Building · Simulation · Management

Prison Architect
Shared: Base Building · Sandbox · Simulation

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: Management · Sandbox · Base Building

Dwarf Fortress
Shared: Base Building · Sandbox · Simulation

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Management · Sandbox · Simulation

Dungeons 3
Shared: Base Building · Management · Simulation

Infection Free Zone
Shared: Base Building · Management · Strategy

Against the Storm
Shared: Base Building · Simulation · Management

Cult of the Lamb
Shared: Base Building · Cult · Dungeon Crawler

Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Shared: Base Building · Management · Sandbox

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Shared: Base Building · Simulation · Strategy

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Base Building · Management · Sandbox

Foundation
Shared: Sandbox · Simulation · Management

Going Medieval
Shared: Base Building · Management · Sandbox

Empires of the Undergrowth
Shared: Base Building · Simulation · Strategy

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Shared: Base Building · Sandbox · Management

Factorio
Shared: Base Building · Sandbox · Management

Honey, I Joined a Cult
Shared: Base Building · Cult · Management

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Base Building · Management · Sandbox

Cities: Skylines II
Shared: Sandbox · Management · Simulation

Norland
Shared: Base Building · Simulation · Management

Two Point Hospital
Shared: Management · Simulation · Sandbox

Planet Coaster
Shared: Sandbox · Management · Simulation