- #1 MEMORIAPOLIS
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,785 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
Why similar: City Builder 21%, Colony Sim 19.8%, Political Sim 19.1% ★, Building 8.2%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #2 Pompeii: The Legacy
96% matchVery Positive82% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: Siscia Games
Windows
Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.8%, City Builder 16.7%, Political Sim 15% ★, Economy 9.6%, Historical 7.1%
- #3 Mox Modular
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raadios
Windows
Help the gnome village of Mox Modular to grow in this incremental game. Play minigames, earn resources and build new buildings to progress. Can you earn all the achievements to make the village thrive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.7%, City Builder 27%, Economy 12.7%, Resource Management 11.3%, Building 6.1%
- #4 Crowncity
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haon Games
Windows
Building and managing a late medieval city is a series of challenges. Build wells to provide drinking water, markets to provide bread and food, and theaters to collect performance tax. Stage mode continues an interesting story and journey, random map mode fills each game with a new experience.
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Economy 11.6%, Building 11%, Colony Sim 10.2%, Historical 9.7%
- #5 Terra-7
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamyeon
Windows · Mac
A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, City Builder 23.6%, Economy 13.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.3%
- #6 Dissent on Mars
94% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Michael HicksPub: MichaelArts
Windows
A sci-fi life sim where you create new societies unlike anything on Earth. Design your economy and government, build your colony, and experience your choices firsthand by living as a colonist. Will your society become a living utopia, or another dystopia?
Why similar: Political Sim 20.7% ★, Colony Sim 17.8%, City Builder 15%, Economy 12.1%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #7 The Guild II Renaissance
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,195 reviews2010
Dev: Runeforge Game StudioPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1%, Economy 16.4%, City Builder 12.2%, Political Sim 9.1% ★, Medieval 8.9%
- #8 County of Fortune
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows · Linux
Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Economy 14.5%, Resource Management 10.9%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #9 Socialiskigrad
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SgriusoftPub: Sgriusoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Republic of Socialiskigrad, a budding nation to shape with bags of cement! Build working-class districts, develop national industry, and govern the metropolises of each region. Only you can become the shining President the country deserves!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, City Builder 19.4%, Political Sim 14% ★, Economy 11.9%, Building 6.7%
- #10 Stone to Stars
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OnlyLogic
Windows · Mac
Stone to Stars is a colony sim and ruler simulator set at the dawn of civilization. Settle an uncharted continent, build a thriving settlement, discover new technologies, trade or wage war with your neighbors—and hold on to power as you guide your dynasty through the ages.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.5%, City Builder 19.1%, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Economy 9.8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #11 Skyline Settlers
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riza Ozhan
Windows
Build your colony on a floating island, keep your settlers happy and manage your resources wisely. Turn limited space into an advantage, create a peaceful town and enjoy a strategic life in the sky.
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Colony Sim 28%, Economy 13.3%, Building 8.2%, Medieval 7.9%
- #12 Frontier Governor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sedot Games
Windows
Frontier Governor is a city-building game set in 15th-century Korean history. You have been appointed as the local governor, in the historical background of the northern pioneering. Overcome the rough north and lead the frontier through various resources, buildings, technologies, policies, and more.
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Colony Sim 18.8%, Political Sim 17.2% ★, Economy 12.2%, Historical 10.1%
- #13 Clan & Flood
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XF STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Flood. Famine. Betrayal. In ancient times, you lead a small clan to survive in the mud. Build shelters, cultivate fields, construct dams — but the real challenge isn't just nature: your followers have their own ambitions, and your heir may not be who you hoped. The next flood is coming.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, Political Sim 19.2% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Building 12.8%, Resource Management 11%
- #14 Aztecs: The Last Sun
86% matchMixed69% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.Pub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!
Why similar: Colony Sim 20%, City Builder 18.2%, Economy 11.3%, Resource Management 9.8%, Building 8.5%
- #15 Deichgraf
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Acid Mines Software UG
Windows
Deichgraf is a small, calm, but sometimes intense building game. Build your own village and protect it against water caused by floods and heavy rain!
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, Colony Sim 17.9%, Resource Management 11.2%, Economy 11.1%, Historical 10%
- #16 The First Explorers®
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buchwald Interactive
Windows
The First Explorers® is a settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.1%, City Builder 21.2%, Economy 14.2%, Resource Management 9.5%, Building 9.4%
- #17 Dungeon Overseer
86% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4%, City Builder 20.4%, Economy 13.6%, Resource Management 9.9%, Building 9.3%
- #18 Lords and Villeins
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 977 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9%, City Builder 20.8%, Economy 10.1%, Building 8.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #19 Patron
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,194 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9%, City Builder 25%, Economy 9.6%, Resource Management 8%, Building 7%
- #20 Manus Domini
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gik Studios
Windows
Control multiple nations on their paths through history. While balancing relations with outer powers. Whether your strategy is trade, war or technological superiority you will always need to be one step ahead of your enemies.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.1% ★, City Builder 25.1%, Colony Sim 24%, Building 9.6%, Resource Management 4.2%
- #21 Ostriv
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,621 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 22.7%, Colony Sim 20.6%, Economy 9.6%, Historical 9.1%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #22 Country Architect
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: purple_mimosaPub: Tribesylvania Studios
Windows · Linux
Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.6%, City Builder 21.9%, Sandbox 10.5%, Building 9.1%, Economy 9.1%
- #23 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
83% matchMixed66% of 6,015 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.2%, City Builder 32.5%, Resource Management 10.6%, Building 6.9%, Medieval 5.9%
- #24 Valdrin
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stalwart Fox
Windows · Linux
A low-fantasy kingdom sim where you never command a single subject. Shape laws, set priorities, and watch an autonomous society build, trade, worship, and fight under your rule.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.1% ★, Colony Sim 25.1%, City Builder 23.1%, Building 10%, Medieval 6.7%
- #25 Foundation
79% matchVery Positive87% of 24,128 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 35.8%, Colony Sim 11.9%, Economy 9.5%, Resource Management 8.7%, Medieval 8.4%
- #26 Farmman
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.2%, City Builder 23.2%, Economy 13%, Sandbox 11.3%, Building 10.7%
- #27 Banished
81% matchVery Positive90% of 43,296 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.4%, City Builder 32.9%, Sandbox 6.4%, Resource Management 4.7%, Medieval 4.3%
- #28 Hexagge
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technical Khaos
Windows
A group of travelers has left their home and is trying to restart their lives in a new land. They don't have much but they are determined to thrive. However, an invisible force seems to be guiding them. Will this force help guide them to success or doom them?
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7%, City Builder 27.2%, Economy 9.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Building 7.9%
- #29 Colonus
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badhenke Studios
Windows · Mac
A medieval village-building game about shaping a charming settlement, cultivating the land, and watching a small community flourish.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.4%, City Builder 24.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #30 Tropico 7
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Get rich or die trying! In Tropico 7, you step into El Presidente’s shiny boots again to build your island nation and – literally – move mountains. As glorious leader you guide your loyal citizens (and your Swiss Bank Account) through the ages toward untold prosperity.
Why similar: Political Sim 22.4% ★, City Builder 20.6%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Economy 9.3%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #31 Gnome Glen
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enchanted Pumpkin Co.
Windows
Gnome Glen is a relaxing survival colony sim / city builder that blends cozy charm with satisfying depth. Gather resources, build homes, farm crops, research techs and watch your gnome village come to life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 20.2%, Economy 11.8%, Resource Management 10.7%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #32 Ancient Polis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PKP Games
Windows
Travel back 2600 years to ancient Greece. Build and manage your city (polis) and experience and shape the life of the ancient Greeks on your own terms.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 22.9%, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Historical 11.3%, Building 10.5%
- #33 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,400 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5%, City Builder 23.4%, Simulation 7.5%, Economy 6.8%, Medieval 6%
- #34 Settlement Survival
75% matchVery Positive85% of 8,054 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Colony Sim 27.2%, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 8.4%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #35 OEDO DEVELOPER
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 株式会社ドリームスレッド
Windows
“Oedo Developer” is a city builder featuring Ieyasu Tokugawa's Edo. Story and free play modes are available, the first offering a history based city building experience, and the second allowing you to freely develop the lands. Plan, build, distribute, and learn as you make the Edo of your dreams!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.4%, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Economy 11.3%, Historical 11%, Building 9%
- #36 Mistlands: Wheats & Demons
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silence Studios
Windows
Become a mayor of a small town in a medieval city builder with advanced villager management. Develop a settlement in lands teeming with demons and other evil spirits. Consider the traits, desires and abilities of residents to survive and prosper.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.6%, City Builder 24%, Building 9.9%, Resource Management 9.2%, Economy 9.2%
- #37 Settlements Rising
72% matchVery Positive81% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, City Builder 25.1%, Resource Management 11.1%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #38 Coins, Crown & Cabal
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magni Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a flourishing trade empire by amassing wealth, influence and power. Outsmart your rivals through political and economic moves and dominate commerce in your county.
Why similar: Political Sim 18.1% ★, Colony Sim 16.6%, City Builder 15.2%, Resource Management 10.4%, Economy 10.3%
- #39 Colonize Prologue
74% matchMixed64% of 514 reviews2022
Dev: RembrosoftPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 21.9%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Building 9.8%
- #40 ATLASPIA: The Tower Manager
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IGM Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a tower-building simulation where you place offices, homes, shops, restaurants, hotels, and more inside a growing high-rise. People move autonomously toward their destinations, using elevators as the building comes to life. Balance profit and expansion as you create a busy tower of your own.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Colony Sim 20.7%, Building 11.6%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #41 Citystate
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 813 reviews2018
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Political Sim 23.8% ★, Economy 12.5%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #42 Angkor: The Holy City
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Parsons
Windows
Angkor: The Holy City is a unique village-builder game about growing a thriving town under the all-seeing eyes of the Gods. Construct intricate temples to honor them and research technologies to counter their wrath, all while expanding your village and contending with an ever-growing population.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, City Builder 23%, Economy 10.9%, Resource Management 10.5%, Building 9.9%
- #43 Of Life and Land
70% matchVery Positive86% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.7%, City Builder 19%, Resource Management 9.4%, Economy 8.7%, Building 8.3%
- #44 Hamlet
69% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: K2 Games
Windows
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 24.4%, Economy 10.9%, Resource Management 8%, Medieval 7.3%
- #45 What's Left Behind
71% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Hoovler Industries, Inc.
Windows
A tile-based city re-builder set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, City Builder 29.6%, Economy 13.8%, Building 12%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #46 Dawn of Man
70% matchVery Positive87% of 17,826 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 37.4%, Colony Sim 35%, Historical 6.4%, Sandbox 5.8%, Economy 5.2%
- #47 Compact Colonies
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TunawareDevsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Compact Colonies is a survival base-builder with roguelike elements, where every tile counts. Manage scarce resources, grow a tiny settlement, and keep your people fed, faithful, and defended in a finite world full of strategic trade-offs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.7%, City Builder 21.5%, Resource Management 13.6%, Economy 10.5%, Historical 7.4%
- #48 Resort Galactica
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupid Name Studios
Windows
Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, City Builder 19%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 11.7%, Economy 10.1%
- #49 First Feudal
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 644 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, City Builder 18.6%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #50 Frostpunk: 1886
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
A full reimagining of Frostpunk, the groundbreaking survival city builder, packed with new content. In a world ravaged by endless frost, become the Captain of the last city on Earth. Manage its people and infrastructure while facing cruel weather and even crueler choices.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Colony Sim 21.5%, Steampunk 16.9% ★, Resource Management 11.9%, Building 8.9%
- #51 Founders' Fortune
69% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.5%, City Builder 22.3%, Building 9.5%, Sandbox 8.2%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #52 Civica: Italian Renaissance
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Vertex Studios
Windows · Mac
Build your Italian empire in this realistic medieval RTS that combines truly organic city building and immersive roleplaying. City-states compete for influence, families such as the Medici try to divide power among themselves and artists create masterpieces that define an entire era.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Colony Sim 24.4%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Simulation 7%, Economy 6.4%
- #53 LowPolis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BroWar Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, advance, reshape! For all those who have missed relaxing strategy classics. LowPolis is a friendly-paced city builder game where you become the ruler of a rising community. Begin with a handful of resources and pave your way to a truly majestic kingdom!
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Colony Sim 27.2%, Building 13%, Medieval 8.2%, Economy 8.1%
- #54 Kingdoms and Castles
69% matchVery Positive94% of 31,383 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Economy 10.1%, Resource Management 9.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #55 Isla Paradiso
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradiso Studio
Windows
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, City Builder 28.2%, Economy 14.8%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #56 Civilize
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NCAT
Windows
From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Resource Management 14.6%, Economy 13.6%, Building 12.7%, Historical 6.9%
- #57 Egypt
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ancient Cat
Windows
Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!
Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Colony Sim 20.7%, Economy 10.9%, Resource Management 10.3%, Building 10.1%