- #1 Becastled
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,625 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, City Builder 20.4%, RTS 16.2%, Medieval 12.9%, Strategy 6.7%
- #2 Hammerting
96% matchMixed57% of 2,605 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Mining 29.8% ★, Base Building 15.2%, Crafting 14.8%, Management 13.9%, Economy 13.8%
- #3 Below the Stone
95% matchVery Positive84% of 440 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Mining 37% ★, Underground 33.1% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Fantasy 9.6%, Action 3%
- #4 Orebound
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Mining 42% ★, Crafting 32.3%, Base Building 25.8%
- #5 Dwarf Eats Mountain
93% matchVery Positive81% of 1,174 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Mining 41.9% ★, Economy 16.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Management 12.9%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #6 The Unexpected Quest
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: Rionix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.
Why similar: City Builder 17.4%, RTS 16.3%, Base Building 14%, Crafting 13.6%, Medieval 12.6%
- #7 Hold The Mine
91% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Mining 49.9% ★, Base Building 19.9%, Tactical 12.1%, Fantasy 9.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #8 Mountaincore
92% matchMixed65% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Jump Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Management 16.7%, Base Building 16.5%, Crafting 16.4%, Medieval 13.2%
- #9 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
90% matchMixed58% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Why similar: City Builder 14.9%, RTS 13.1%, Tactical RPG 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Medieval 10.9%
- #10 Stonedeep
91% matchMixed46% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Direfang
Windows
Stonedeep is an 2.5D underground city builder. Dwarfs gather resources, build and fend off monsters. Colonies can specialize in culture, production, military and trading. At start, dwarfs need drinks and rest. With a higher civilization level, they will increase their needs.
Why similar: Base Building 27%, City Builder 20%, Management 19.1%, Survival 18.3%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #11 Cavern Adventurers
89% matchMixed62% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Underground 26.1% ★, Mining 18.3% ★, Survival 11.4%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #12 Make Your Kingdom
89% matchMixed58% of 197 reviews2022
Dev: yo_serjioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Management 14.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Economy 12.1%, RTS 11.9%
- #13 Super Fantasy Kingdom
86% matchVery Positive87% of 6,015 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Fantasy 64%, Strategy 36%
- #14 Odd Realm
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,022 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Why similar: Mining 23.1% ★, City Builder 15.4%, Base Building 14.5%, Management 13.4%, Crafting 12.4%
- #15 Thronefall
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,759 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Medieval 19.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Isometric 13.6%, Strategy 8.8%
- #16 Hearthlands
88% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, RTS 15.2%, Management 12.4%, Medieval 12.3%, Isometric 10%
- #17 Lord of Dwarves
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar Sage Games
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft weapons, and build a castle. Then defend your castle against monsters who will try to siege, sap, and smash their way in. All in a procedurally generated 3D block world that allows for extensive crafting and total construction and destruction of the terrain.
Why similar: Base Building 22.5%, Crafting 18.8%, Management 16.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Survival 15.7%
- #18 Dwarf Fortress
82% matchVery Positive95% of 31,541 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Base Building 21.2%, Management 20%, Survival 15.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #19 Blightlands Blacksmith
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Mining 30% ★, Crafting 19.3%, Medieval 16.2%, Fantasy 10.6%, Management 10.2%
- #20 Forgotten Mines
83% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.1%, Strategy RPG 30.2%, Magic 14.2%, Fantasy 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #21 Beyond the Map
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: Glitch Goblins
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.
Why similar: Isometric 29.8%, Base Building 27.4%, Crafting 25.5%, Survival 17.3%
- #22 Adventurer Manager
84% matchMixed60% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Vigilant Addiction StudiosPub: BBEW BBEW, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!
Why similar: Management 100%
- #23 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
81% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: City Builder 20.4%, RTS 19.3%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Economy 11.2%, Medieval 9.8%
- #24 Kingdom Ascension
79% matchVery Positive84% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: RainRingStudio
Windows
Step into the role of a lord, starting from scratch to build your kingdom. Gather resources, construct buildings, recruit troops, explore, and embark on adventures to continuously expand your territory and defend your homeland.
Why similar: RTS 19.6%, Base Building 17.2%, Medieval 12.1%, Economy 11.6%, Survival 11.3%
- #25 The King is Watching
78% matchVery Positive89% of 10,637 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: RTS 18.7%, City Builder 17%, Base Building 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Medieval 12.1%
- #26 Dwarf Shop
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!
Why similar: Mining 23.5% ★, Crafting 16.4%, Economy 15%, Management 14.1%, Strategy RPG 13.9%
- #27 The Wratch's Den
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
A byte-sized Dungeon Keeping roguelike: dig out your lair, populate it with monsters and protect the Wratch from heroes come for easy prestige.
Why similar: Underground 27.1% ★, Base Building 15%, Medieval 13.7%, Tactical RPG 13%, Strategy RPG 11.3%
- #28 Fantasy Miner: Idle Depths
78% matchMixed65% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: SuperioritaPub: Kai
Windows
Dig for ore, discover new resources, smelt ingots, and unlock hundreds of upgrades in this fantasy mining idle game. Mine faster, dig deeper, and watch your progress grow.
Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Strategy 21.3%, Economy 19.3%, Magic 13.5%, Management 12.4%
- #29 Dungeons & Kingdoms
79% matchMixed42% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Uncle Grouch GamingPub: Camlann Games
Windows
A medieval fantasy kingdom builder, management sim and dungeon delver RPG hybrid. Gather resources, manage villagers and build infrastructure. Then dive into the dungeons to face the monsters within. Or just unlock everything in a Creative "God Mode" and build the fantasy kingdom of your dreams.
Why similar: Medieval 20.3%, Base Building 19.9%, Management 18.5%, Economy 18.5%, Strategy RPG 14.7%
- #30 OREBLAZE
76% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Mining 46.4% ★, Underground 40.8% ★, Medieval 12.8%
- #31 Little Kingdom RTS
76% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Base Building 18.2%, Medieval 16.3%, Management 11.1%
- #32 Blacksmith Master
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Base Building 16.2%, Medieval 15.8%, Management 14.9%, Economy 14.9%
- #33 GeoDepths
74% matchVery Positive87% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: A Little More Games
Windows
Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.
Why similar: Mining 50.2% ★, Base Building 23.7%, Crafting 20.7%, Strategy 5.4%
- #34 Deep Corp
72% matchVery Positive89% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Dig mines, extract resources, and produce goods to restore order to the state. Become a successful businessman and an effective state governor in the late Wild West era!
Why similar: Mining 31.7% ★, Underground 23.5% ★, RTS 17.1%, Management 12.4%, Economy 8.3%
- #35 ValeGuard
77% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: Lost Tower Games
Windows
ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 15.8%, RTS 13.6%, Base Building 12.9%, Medieval 11.2%, Management 10.8%
- #36 A Game of Dwarves
77% matchMixed63% of 555 reviews2012
Dev: Zeal Game StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.
Why similar: City Builder 42.7%, Strategy 19.7%, Fantasy 19%, Crafting 18.5%
- #37 HammerHelm
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 398 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!
Why similar: City Builder 28.1%, Crafting 25.8%, Base Building 18.4%, Fantasy 14.7%, Strategy 7.9%
- #38 Gem Miner TD
72% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Mining 51.9% ★, Underground 28.7% ★, Fantasy 11.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #39 Craft The World
73% matchVery Positive88% of 17,114 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Crafting 43%, Survival 21.5%, City Builder 21.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #40 First Feudal
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: City Builder 17.6%, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 14.9%, Medieval 14.3%, Management 11.8%
- #41 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
70% matchVery Positive81% of 12,511 reviews2024
Dev: Free Range GamesPub: North Beach Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!
Why similar: Base Building 33.6%, Crafting 32.3%, Survival 24.7%, Fantasy 6.9%, Action 2.6%
- #42 Regions of Ruin: Runegate
69% matchVery Positive86% of 428 reviews2026
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Embark on an explorative RPG hack-and-slash adventure where you attempt to re-establish a haven for the lost dwarven civilization. Journey across varied lands, help those in need, gather resources and fight off goblins and monsters as you slowly rebuild a home for your people.
Why similar: Base Building 53.4%, Fantasy 34%, Action 12.6%
- #43 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 743 reviews2024
Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.
Why similar: Crafting 37.2%, Survival 36.2%, Tactical 26.6%
- #44 Noble Fates
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Base Building 17.6%, Medieval 14.9%, Management 14.9%, Survival 9.4%
- #45 Hold The Fort
73% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Dive into intense, fantasy, tower defense action! Using turrets, spells, and your cunning, you must defend your kingdom against an onslaught of enemies launching a surprise attack while the king is away.
Why similar: Strategy 21.4%, Tactical 19.3%, Medieval 19.2%, Management 18.7%, Fantasy 12.2%
- #46 Next Reign: Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive93% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Tulip Games
Windows · Linux
Transform a tiny settlement into a thriving medieval kingdom in this incremental strategy game. Build your economy, command your army, and keep discovering new ways to grow with every milestone.
Why similar: Economy 18.1%, Crafting 17.6%, Management 17.1%, Medieval 16.5%, Tactical 15.6%
- #47 Kingdoms and Castles
69% 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 21.3%, RTS 13.5%, Management 11.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Base Building 10.7%
- #48 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 823 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Mining 32.1% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Management 15%, Medieval 15%
- #49 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,056 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, RTS 18.2%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Management 13%, Medieval 11.1%
- #50 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,718 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 36.8%, Strategy RPG 21.8%, Magic 17.1%, Fantasy 14.2%, Strategy 10%
- #51 The Spotter: Dig or Die
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,891 reviews2026
Dev: Puppyroar GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Mining 27.9% ★, Underground 24.5% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Economy 11.3%, Base Building 11%
- #52 We Are The Dwarves
71% matchMixed70% of 1,663 reviews2016
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Why similar: RTS 30.9%, Real Time Tactics 27.9%, Fantasy 15.8%, Survival 14.7%, 3D 5.7%
- #53 Vedelem: The Golden Horde
69% matchVery Positive89% of 796 reviews2021
Dev: Castle RoachesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?
Why similar: RTS 14.3%, City Builder 13.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Base Building 11.6%, Management 10.6%
- #54 Going Medieval
64% matchVery Positive89% of 21,464 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: City Builder 14.9%, RTS 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Crafting 11.3%
- #55 Digs TD
68% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Mining 78.4% ★, Strategy 13.6%, 3D 8%
- #56 Dwerve
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 552 reviews2022
Dev: Half Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27%, Strategy RPG 23.2%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Tactical 15.6%, Fantasy 9.2%