- #1 Pharaoh + Cleopatra
97% matchVery Positive92% of 2,587 reviews2016
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 48.4%, Colony Sim 15%, Historical 14.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 6.7%
- #2 Builders of Egypt
96% matchMostly Negative33% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Labs
Windows
Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!
Why similar: City Builder 39.8%, Historical 15.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Sandbox 8.1%, Base Building 7.7%
- #3 Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
96% matchVery Positive85% of 472 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.
Why similar: City Builder 51.5%, Historical 16.6%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 10%, Sandbox 3.7%
- #4 PyramidValley: Reborn
94% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: AuthenTiiq
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt with PyramidValley, a management game where you develop your pharaonic city by constructing iconic monuments and gathering various resources to ensure prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 44.3%, Sandbox 18.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Historical 10.2%
- #5 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
95% matchVery Positive84% of 169 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 51%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Historical 10.2%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #6 Polismos
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Polismos is a city builder set in ancient Greece. To ensure your city's prosperity you will need to care for your people, trade valuable resources, enact wise policies, and maybe even dominate other cities.
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Historical 24.3%, Base Building 15.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 9%
- #7 The Pyraplex
93% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Colony Sim 29.1%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #8 MEMORIAPOLIS
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,806 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 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 35.9%, Colony Sim 25.4%, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Base Building 8.5%
- #9 Egypt: Old Kingdom
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: City Builder 33%, Historical 19.8%, Strategy 16.1%, Base Building 13%, Simulation 9.1%
- #10 Sumerians
91% matchVery Positive87% of 331 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus Games
Windows
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Historical 12.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #11 Pharaoh™: A New Era
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,400 reviews2023
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.
Why similar: City Builder 38.3%, Colony Sim 24.6%, Historical 12.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Resource Management 6%
- #12 Ancient Cities
89% matchMixed63% of 2,171 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Realistic 8.1%
- #13 Celestial Empire: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive86% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Colony Sim 24.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Historical 11.3%, Base Building 7.6%
- #14 Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
89% matchVery Positive85% of 484 reviews2008
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.
Why similar: City Builder 35.2%, Colony Sim 28.1%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Historical 4.9%
- #15 Nova Roma
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Colony Sim 20.7%, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 9.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #16 Dawn of Man
86% matchVery Positive87% of 17,862 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 43.5%, Colony Sim 30.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 6.7%, Sandbox 5.1%
- #17 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
87% matchMixed54% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
El Dorado is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to. Offer sacrifices to the Gods to earn their favor, but beware and don’t lose yourself in your riches.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Colony Sim 24%, Historical 10.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Base Building 8.8%
- #18 Primitive Society Simulator
84% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Colony Sim 24.5%, Historical 11.6%, Sandbox 10.6%, Base Building 9.5%
- #19 Patron
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,196 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: City Builder 34.5%, Colony Sim 28.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Historical 7.4%, Base Building 6.3%
- #20 Oxygen
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 915 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Base Building 9.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #21 Ostriv
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,692 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.6%, Colony Sim 20.2%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #22 A Game of Humans
83% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: City Builder 34.8%, Colony Sim 28.2%, Strategy 11%, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #23 Land of the Vikings
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,266 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Colony Sim 25.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 8.6%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #24 Predynastic Egypt
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,933 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: City Builder 37.1%, Historical 21.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #25 Aztecs: The Last Sun
81% matchMixed70% of 135 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: City Builder 28.6%, Colony Sim 23.6%, Historical 11.6%, Base Building 9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #26 Settlements Rising
80% matchVery Positive81% of 436 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: City Builder 34.5%, Colony Sim 27.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 7.6%, Base Building 7.4%
- #27 Foundation
77% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 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 50.6%, Colony Sim 12.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 8.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #28 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
78% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Colony Sim 24.9%, Historical 12.9%, Sandbox 10.6%, Strategy 9.6%
- #29 Builders of Greece
79% matchMixed55% of 604 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisions, trade, fight and expand to become the ultimate ruler.
Why similar: City Builder 41.2%, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #30 Aven Colony
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,789 reviews2017
Dev: Mothership Entertainment LLCPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.
Why similar: City Builder 37.7%, Colony Sim 34.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Base Building 7.2%, Simulation 5.6%
- #31 Settlement Survival
77% matchVery Positive85% of 8,102 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 40.3%, Colony Sim 28.6%, Sandbox 8.9%, Strategy 6.3%, Base Building 5.9%
- #32 Nebuchadnezzar
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,840 reviews2021
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.
Why similar: City Builder 40.8%, Colony Sim 16.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #33 Egypt Frontiers
76% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dive into the sands of ancient Egypt in 'Egypt Frontiers.' As a master builder, construct majestic monuments, manage resources, and shape history in this captivating simulation game. Are you ready to leave your mark on the Frontiers of Egypt?🐫☀️
Why similar: Historical 27.1%, Sandbox 23.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Realistic 16.2%, Simulation 13%
- #34 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Colony Sim 21.1%, Historical 9.6%, Sandbox 9.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #35 Celestial Empire
73% matchVery Positive89% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Colony Sim 19.4%, Historical 13.6%, Sandbox 12%, Strategy 10.7%
- #36 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
72% matchVery Positive91% of 27,451 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Colony Sim 18.4%, Historical 12%, Strategy 10.2%, Base Building 9.2%
- #37 Kingdoms and Castles
73% matchVery Positive94% of 31,455 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 33.9%, Colony Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Base Building 7.7%
- #38 Chang'an: The capital of Tang Dynasty
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Romulus
Windows
It is a city building game of Chang'an, the capital city of Tang dynasty in 8th century AD. Players will build the ancient city in an 1:1 proportion sandbox. Based on researches of history and ancient architecture, you will see a Chang'an city reconstructed in reality.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Strategy 13.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11%, Simulation 8.5%
- #39 Banished
74% matchVery Positive90% of 43,352 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: City Builder 40.9%, Colony Sim 32.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Sandbox 6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #40 My Colony
75% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.
Why similar: City Builder 46.8%, Colony Sim 35.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 7%
- #41 Empire City Simulator
74% matchMixed58% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Red Brix Wall
Windows
Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!
Why similar: City Builder 41.4%, Historical 17.1%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 9.5%, Realistic 9.1%
- #42 Corsair Cove
71% matchVery Positive85% of 3,566 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Colony Sim 20.8%, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #43 Humanica
71% matchVery Positive94% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: City Builder 30.7%, Colony Sim 21.2%, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Base Building 8.6%
- #44 Anno 117: Pax Romana
71% matchMixed69% of 12,872 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Why similar: City Builder 44.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Historical 12.5%, Simulation 8.6%
- #45 Citadelum
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.
Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Historical 14.6%, Sandbox 13%, Base Building 9.9%, Strategy 9%
- #46 Endzone - A World Apart
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,043 reviews2021
Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.
Why similar: City Builder 46.8%, Colony Sim 15.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Base Building 9.2%, Simulation 5.5%
- #47 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
69% matchVery Positive84% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Colony Sim 26.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Base Building 9.8%
- #48 Ragnorium
72% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.
Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Colony Sim 22.5%, Historical 13.5%, Sandbox 9.8%, Base Building 8.5%
- #49 Grand Ages: Rome
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 820 reviews2009
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.
Why similar: City Builder 50.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Historical 16.9%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #50 Republic of Pirates
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: City Builder 35%, Colony Sim 24.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Historical 9.1%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #51 Pompeii: The Legacy
68% matchVery Positive81% of 294 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: City Builder 30.5%, Colony Sim 25.8%, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 9.2%, Base Building 6.6%
- #52 Pax Augusta
68% matchMixed70% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: City Builder 39.8%, Strategy 18.2%, Historical 17.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #53 City idle
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Base Building 5.2%, Resource Management 2.7%
- #54 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,415 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGamesPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 34.5%, City Builder 30.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 4.4%
- #55 Colonize
68% matchMostly Negative41% of 212 reviews2026
Dev: Rembrosoft
Windows
Build and manage a peaceful 17th-century colony. Gather resources, create production chains, trade with the Old World, and survive without combat or warfare.
Why similar: City Builder 39.8%, Colony Sim 33.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Realistic 7.4%, Base Building 4.4%
- #56 Anno 1404 - History Edition
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,619 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
Why similar: City Builder 48.4%, Colony Sim 20%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 8.4%, Historical 3.5%
- #57 Marble Age: Remastered
67% matchVery Positive86% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Colony Sim 18.8%, Historical 16.5%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 9.3%
- #58 Founders' Fortune
66% 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 36.7%, City Builder 28.4%, Base Building 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #59 ALL WILL FALL
63% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: All Parts ConnectedPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build massive ocean cities and lead your people to prosperity in this post-apocalyptic survival colony sim. Featuring a physics-based 3D construction system, complex resource management, exploration, difficult political decisions, supply chains, and a robust sandbox mode.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Colony Sim 28.2%, Base Building 11.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Strategy 8.8%
- #60 Caesar™ IV
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 875 reviews2016
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.Pub: Activision
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
Why similar: City Builder 56.9%, Strategy 21.4%, Historical 12.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%