- #1 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
97% matchVery Positive87% of 982 reviews2020
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 14.1%, Resource Management 13.5%, Base Building 12%, Historical 12%, Medieval 10.6%
- #2 Humanica
96% matchVery Positive95% of 121 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: Base Building 12.8%, Historical 12.2%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 10.5%, Survival 8.8%
- #3 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,722 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 12.4%, Base Building 11.8%, Resource Management 10.9%, Historical 10.4%, Medieval 9.9%
- #4 Anvil Saga
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Base Building 15.5%, Management 13.5%, Medieval 12.6%, Historical 12.1%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #5 First Feudal
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 627 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Base Building 16.8%, Resource Management 13.8%, Medieval 12.5%, Building 11.2%, Management 9.8%
- #6 Bread & Bravery
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ennoble Studios
Windows
Return to the era of knights and castles in a uniquely satisfying mix of Settlement Building, RTS and Castle Simulation genres. Manage complex and realistic medieval production chains, build your army and defences, satisfy the King and lead your people to prosperity. Will you succeed as a new lord?
Why similar: Base Building 14.3%, Medieval 11%, Historical 10.5%, War 10.4%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #7 Dethrone
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snou Games
Windows
Dethrone is a minimalistic city builder / management game where you govern a medieval town... unfortunately under the rule of a ruthless king. Will you perish from his wrath or be able to turn the tide?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 14.4%, Resource Management 13.1%, Management 12.6%, Medieval 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #8 Three Kingdoms and Martial Arts and Jianghu
92% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: CHEN JIE
Windows
A sandbox role-playing game that combines the Three Kingdoms and martial arts
Why similar: Historical 19.8%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, RPG 9.3%, Medieval 9.3%
- #9 POLDERS
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geofront
Windows · Linux
POLDERS is a Dutch-themed sandbox city builder where you steal land from the sea itself. Take on the role of dyke warden, reclaim the seabed, and build crooked, bustling towns in a world shaped by water. Will your city thrive on trade and ingenuity, or vanish beneath the waves of the Waterwolf?
Why similar: Historical 15%, Base Building 13.8%, Medieval 11.3%, Building 10.9%, Management 10.4%
- #10 War Of The Titans
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Spinal Productions LLC
Windows
Your people have been driven from their homeland by war. The elders speak of an ancient land where gods and men lived as one. After months at sea you land on a mysterious island that the elders believe is your ancient homeland. Rebuild your civilization, and uncover the secrets of your ancestors.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Resource Management 11.4%, Medieval 10.1%, War 9.7%
- #11 Tavern Master
90% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 24%, Building 18%, Medieval 16.1%, Resource Management 15.8%, Simulation 9.4%
- #12 Crowncity
89% 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: Historical 17.4%, Medieval 14.5%, Building 13.7%, Management 12.2%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #13 Captain's Call
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: LiaMavis
Windows
Captain's Call is a strategic RPG where every decision shapes your followers' future. Manage your resources, morale, followers, and treasury wisely to protect your followers and keep your settlement thriving as you face constant challenges.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22.1%, Medieval 15.6%, Resource Management 15.3%, Management 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #14 Life in Bunker
89% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.
Why similar: Base Building 24.3%, Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 14.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Management 11.6%
- #15 Ostriv
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,359 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Historical 15.6%, Base Building 14.3%, Resource Management 11.4%, Management 10.8%, Building 9.9%
- #16 Mandate Order
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Mandate Order is a strategy game set in the Warring States period. Starting from barren lands, build strongholds integrating production, defense and military functions. Manage resources and the people's will, expand your territory, counter threats, and ultimately rise to prominence amidst the chaos.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Medieval 13.1%, Management 11.2%, Resource Management 10.6%, Building 10.2%
- #17 Crossroads Inn 2 - Tavern Manager
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Klabater
Windows
Dive into Crossroads Inn 2, a real-time tavern management sim set in the vibrant fantasy realm of Delcrys. Customize and manage your inn, create intricate menus, and lead your staff to fame. Craft your tale, shape your world!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 15.8%, Base Building 14.8%, Management 11.2%, Building 10.6%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
- #18 Surviving Medieval
86% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Vlasov Tower
Windows
Survival strategy with indirect control and tower defense elements. Build and manage your medieval town.
Why similar: Base Building 20.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 15%, Building 13.5%, Management 12.4%
- #19 Terrestrial planet
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: glacier Studio
Windows
On a planet with a biome climate similar to Earth, manage your residents from basic construction and planting, develop and research various cutting-edge technologies, recruit soldiers to form troops, resist foreign enemies or actively conquer other countries, and unify this distant planet.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.6%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 12.7%, Resource Management 11%, Survival 9.6%
- #20 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
84% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Medieval 15.1%, Historical 12.6%, Building 10.6%, Management 9.1%
- #21 Airborne Empire
83% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Medieval 12.3%, Resource Management 11.9%, Building 11.5%
- #22 Of Life and Land
82% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Base Building 15.5%, Historical 12.8%, Resource Management 12.1%, Medieval 11.1%, Management 10.7%
- #23 Harrowlands
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BashfulWolf Studio
Windows
Harrowlands is a medieval fantasy colony sim where you shape a thriving settlement in a vast, mystical realm. Master intricate base-building mechanics and guide your inhabitants through the complex social bonds that define their world.
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Survival 10.9%
- #24 Castleyard
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Castleyard Studios
Windows
Step into the role of a medieval lord in Castleyard, a captivating castle management game where your strategic decisions shape the fate of the realm. Manage resources, train knights, and navigate the intricate politics of your court to lead your people to prosperity.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.6%, Medieval 16.6%, Management 14.6%, Resource Management 13%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #25 Kolo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MTandi
Windows
Kolo is a medieval settlement simulator where you lead a group of adventurers ready to start a new life in the wilderness.
Why similar: Resource Management 15.1%, Base Building 15%, Medieval 14.1%, Management 10.6%, Building 9.4%
- #26 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Realistic medieval noble simulator and, at the same time, a strategy game with historical depth. Manage your city and villages and make decisions in non-linear events. Command defenses in epic sieges and organize dangerous raids.
Why similar: Historical 16.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Medieval 13.6%, Building 10.3%, Management 10.1%
- #27 Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,566 reviews2023
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
Why similar: Base Building 18.7%, Management 16.6%, Medieval 14.3%, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #28 Sect Leader's Decree
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alena Selezneva
Windows
Sect Leader’s Decree is a turn-based colony builder focused on resource and time management. Construct buildings, research technologies, gather resources, and train your disciples to guide your sect to prosperity!
Why similar: Resource Management 15.5%, Management 14.5%, Base Building 13.8%, Building 10.1%, Survival 9.5%
- #29 CastleOn Scriptum
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lord Castleon
Windows · Linux
Build a castle and defend it from your enemies! Construct towers, place traps, train and command units in this historical, manuscript-themed mix of Tower Defense and classical Real Time Strategy.
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, Survival 11.9%, Historical 11.5%, Resource Management 11%, Medieval 9.7%
- #30 剑侠图
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 大争游戏Pub: Voyage Interactive
Windows
《剑侠图》是一款以近代历史中武侠为题材的模拟经营游戏。作为盛世武林中人,体验多个地区,各种行业的生活,一幅纷繁多样的画卷将缓缓展现。游历江湖乃是吾辈之愿,无论蛮夷之地或锦绣之城,至此,踏上江湖之路。
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.4%, Historical 13.9%, Building 13.8%, Management 12.3%, Base Building 11.7%
- #31 Settlements Rising
77% matchVery Positive82% of 412 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: Resource Management 14.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Medieval 12.6%, Management 10.8%, Building 10.6%
- #32 Lord of Metal
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horns Up Games
Windows
🤘Lord of Metal is a single player story-driven management simulator about organizing 🎸Rock music festivals, bringing a dystopian world back to life. 🎤 Gather your crew 🥁 book bands 🎧 sign sponsors 🔊 claim festival grounds and bring some 🔥Rock to the masses! \m/
Why similar: Management 18.4%, Building 14.7%, Resource Management 13.9%, Strategy RPG 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #33 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
76% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Historical 16.1%, Strategy RPG 15.8%, Medieval 14.3%, Management 11.5%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #34 HistoriCity: Florence
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stratagem Interactive
Windows · Mac
A mission-based survival citybuilder/colony sim where you rebuild Renaissance Florence in the aftermath of the Black Plague. Overcome recurring droughts, build the Florence Cathedral, hire Michelangelo, and survive the Bonfire of the Vanities with an authentic Renaissance lute soundtrack.
Why similar: Historical 17%, Base Building 13.3%, Resource Management 12.7%, Management 11.9%, Medieval 10.9%
- #35 Monastery: Ora et Labora
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragonkin Studios
Windows
Lead your monks in prayer and labor to build a thriving medieval monastery. Manage resources, brew ale, craft manuscripts, and face trials like war and weather. Customize, expand, and guide your brotherhood to achieve spiritual and economic prosperity.
Why similar: Base Building 14.1%, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, Building 11.4%, Medieval 10.8%
- #36 Little Fiefdom: Medieval
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: FengChen
Windows
A medieval sandbox build/war game. Start as a peasant, become a lord, manage your fiefdom. Gather resources, construct buildings, train people & an army to defend or attack.
Why similar: Medieval 25.9%, War 23.1%, Building 20.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 9.1%
- #37 Last Chickenburg
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YerenGames
Windows
Fight to build your base, gather resources and take back the land that is rightfully yours from the humans who wish to eradicate and enslave you.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 19%, Medieval 15.9%, Resource Management 14.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, War 13.1%
- #38 Craft Hero
74% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Why similar: Base Building 21.7%, Strategy RPG 17.6%, Sandbox 13%, Building 13%, Survival 12%
- #39 Kingdom: Classic
75% matchVery Positive91% of 22,529 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Base Building 19%, Resource Management 14.7%, Management 13%, Building 12.5%, Strategy 10.6%
- #40 StreamGods - Streamer Tycoon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meteor1
Windows · Mac
The ultimate streamer life simulation! RPG simulation featuring in-game AI-powered social network, robust Room Build mode and a ton of customizations.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.4%, Management 17.8%, Building 17%, RPG 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #41 Civitatem
73% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Resource Management 13.8%, Medieval 13.8%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 10%
- #42 Gnome Glen
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enchanted Pumpkin Co.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Base Building 17.5%, Resource Management 14.5%, Medieval 10.5%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #43 Medieval Survivors: Village Defense
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadDevs Studio
Windows
A 3D first-person action-strategy game with a fresh take on tower defense. Build and manage your village by day, then fight alongside it to survive intense night waves.
Why similar: Base Building 23.9%, Strategy RPG 17.7%, Survival 16.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Management 9.7%
- #44 TM - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: UntitledStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Medieval 18.9%, Resource Management 17.4%, Building 16.5%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 10%
- #45 The Spatials
73% matchMixed69% of 329 reviews2015
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
Why similar: Base Building 19.9%, Management 16.7%, Building 11.7%, RPG 8.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #46 Pinevale Settlements
70% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Kinetic Quasar Games
Windows
Build a colony from scratch, set up production chains, and defend against raids. Manage resources, research technologies, expand your settlement, and survive each escalating wave!
Why similar: Base Building 24.5%, Resource Management 19.7%, Medieval 16.2%, Building 13.2%, War 10.4%
- #47 Dungeon Settlers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CanOpener
Windows · Mac
A colony sim based dungeon crawler where you manage your expedition to build a settlement in barren land, provide food and shelter for your people, lead them deep into the merciless dungeon, overcome challenging combat by your strategy.
Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 13.7%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Medieval 11.9%
- #48 Kingmakers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redemption RoadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Go back in time to a war-torn medieval era with a vast arsenal of modern weapons, change the course of history, and save the future in this epic action/strategy sandbox. Build your kingdom, grab a gun, and lead an army of thousands into massive, real-time simulated battles — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Historical 13.6%, Medieval 13.3%, War 12.2%
- #49 Warlord: Awaji
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkmatter Games
Windows
Lead a samurai invasion into the mysterious island of Awaji! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your warriors while navigating the ancient world of feudal Japan. Use samurai weapons and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!
Why similar: Historical 24.7%, Base Building 19.5%, Sandbox 14%, War 11.1%, Strategy 10.2%
- #50 Kim
70% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: The Secret Games Company
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Kim is a boisterous urchin from 1880s Lahore, his wanderlust will take him all over India. Branching conversations, survival, stealth and combat let you play Kim's coming of age however you choose. The enormous open world of Kipling's India awaits you!
Why similar: Historical 18.6%, Strategy RPG 18.4%, Resource Management 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #51 Kuroba: Oghuz
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ancyra Studio
Windows
Kuroba is a historical RTS set in the brutal frontier of 13th-century Anatolia. Build settlements, manage logistics, and command armies in grounded, realistic combat. No magic, no heroes—only economy, strategy, and leadership determine who endures.
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, War 16.3%, Historical 13.7%, Resource Management 12.8%, Strategy 11.4%
- #52 Settletopia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Management 12.9%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11.3%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #53 Fallout Shelter
68% matchVery Positive88% of 80,218 reviews2017
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Base Building 34.2%, Survival 18.1%, Management 14.1%, Building 10.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #54 SuperColony
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antic Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A real-time ant colony simulation game set in the hostile world of insects. Fight for resources, build underground networks, learn from the environment, harvest DNA from defeated foes, evolve new ant abilities, and guide hundreds of ants toward building a global SuperColony. Add to Wishlist now!
Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Survival 12.2%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 9.5%
- #55 Sheltered 2
69% matchMixed46% of 2,183 reviews2021
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.
Why similar: Resource Management 20.1%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 14.3%, Management 10.5%, Building 9.5%
- #56 Mind Over Magic
65% matchVery Positive87% of 4,302 reviews2025
Dev: SparkypantsPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse.
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Strategy RPG 14.6%, Management 12%, Building 11.5%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #57 Factory Engineer
70% matchMixed46% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Factory Engineer is a factory simulation game which is about creating a huge automated factory by building production lines to create products and make money. Start with simple products,make money,unlock technologies then create the most sophisticated products.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 14.9%, Resource Management 13.7%, Simulation 13%
- #58 Frostborn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadstool Studios
Windows
A low-poly Viking survival game where you build settlements, explore a handcrafted world, battle enemies, and uncover forgotten legends of the North.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 31.3%, RPG 17.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 13.3%, Building 12.8%
- #59 Barbarian Outpost
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treason ltd
Windows
Barbarian Outpost is a management game where you control a group of fierce barbarians. Start with one lone warrior and grow in power to recruit others to the clan.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21%, Base Building 16%, Medieval 13.1%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 9.1%