- #1 Anvil Saga
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,803 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: Colony Sim 18.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Management 11.8%, Medieval 11.5%, Economy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the most direct thematic overlap by focusing specifically on managing a medieval blacksmith shop and fulfilling customer orders.
- #2 Tavern Master
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,957 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.7 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 22.3%, Building 19.4%, Medieval 15.4%, Resource Management 14%, City Builder 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Blacksmith Master, this game focuses on managing a specific medieval business, requiring you to build, staff, and optimize your establishment.
- #3 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,814 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Economy 26.3%, Management 20.9%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 17.1%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep shop management experience where you craft, stock, and sell goods to customers in a fantasy setting.
- #4 Foundation
94% matchVery Positive86% of 23,739 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.6 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 25.6%, Medieval 10.2%, Colony Sim 8.9%, Economy 7.9%, Resource Management 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city-builder that captures the medieval aesthetic and focuses on organic production chains and resource management.
- #5 Weapon Shop Fantasy
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,813 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
Why similar: Management 50.1%, Simulation 35.2%, Casual 10.9%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title centers entirely on the crafting and selling of weapons and armor, mirroring the core loop of your seed game.
- #6 Manor Lords
94% matchVery Positive84% of 87,232 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Medieval 11.6%, Colony Sim 8%, Moddable 7% ★
Why You'll Like It: This provides a more macro-level view of medieval production and city-building, perfect for those who enjoy the base-building aspect of your seed game.
- #7 Norland
92% matchVery Positive82% of 9,913 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 13.4%, Moddable 11.6% ★, City Builder 11.1%, Base Building 8.3%, Economy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on the management of noble families and their estates, providing a complex simulation of medieval life.
- #8 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,457 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Management 50.2%, Simulation 26.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 9.4%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management simulator that focuses on the intricacies of buying, crafting, and selling items to adventurers.
- #9 Medieval Dynasty
91% matchVery Positive90% of 50,786 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 18.7%, Base Building 14.5%, Medieval 14.2%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and crafting with the ability to build and manage a medieval settlement, offering a broader scope of the same era.
- #10 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
91% matchVery Positive93% of 43,576 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Medieval 24.3%, Management 19.8%, Resource Management 18%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly tactile crafting experience where you manage a shop and experiment with ingredients to create specific products.
- #11 Settlement Survival
90% matchVery Positive86% of 7,916 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Colony Sim 18%, City Builder 17.9%, Medieval 9.8%, Building 9.5%, Management 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the management of resources and the growth of a colony, sharing the logistical challenges found in Blacksmith Master.
- #12 My Time at Sandrock
89% matchVery Positive88% of 28,550 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Building 36.1%, Sandbox 29%, Open World 22%, Simulation 7.4%, Casual 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on gathering resources and crafting complex items to fulfill commissions for the local town.
- #13 Going Medieval
88% matchVery Positive89% of 20,881 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 31.6 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: Colony Sim 17.7%, Moddable 15.9% ★, City Builder 14%, Base Building 10.9%, Economy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for intricate base-building and crafting in a medieval setting, with a strong focus on survival and resource management.
- #14 Farthest Frontier
87% matchVery Positive86% of 24,477 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 15.6%, City Builder 15.6%, Building 11.7%, Economy 10%, Base Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a detailed look at medieval resource management and survival, focusing on the logistics of maintaining a growing population.
- #15 Potion Tycoon
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 719 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Economy 16.4%, Management 16%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 13.3%, Resource Management 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the management of a production facility, requiring you to balance resource chains and shop operations.
- #16 Founders' Fortune
86% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 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 28%, City Builder 15.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 8%, Sandbox 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that blends building and management with a focus on the needs and skills of individual settlers.
- #17 Kingdoms and Castles
85% matchVery Positive94% of 31,097 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Colony Sim 19.1%, City Builder 18.5%, Medieval 8.6%, Resource Management 8.3%, Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible city-builder that focuses on the construction and defense of a medieval kingdom.
- #18 Shoppe Keep 2
86% matchMixed56% of 2,230 reviews2019
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shoppe Keep returns bigger and better than ever! Build your business empire and defend it from thieves. Explore the open-world in single-player or with up to 4 players online. Renovate and design your store, cook, fish, hunt for products, charm customers, evolve the town, and make your millions.
Why similar: Management 20.4%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 18.6%, Medieval 17.2%, Open World 17%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game puts you in charge of a shop catering to adventurers, requiring you to manage inventory and craft supplies.
- #19 Lords and Villeins
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 20.4%, City Builder 15.6%, Medieval 9%, Economy 8.7%, Management 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on the social and economic management of a medieval village, with a strong emphasis on production chains.
- #20 Graveyard Keeper
84% matchVery Positive86% of 52,820 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Management 23.2%, Sandbox 22.2%, Medieval 19.4%, Building 18.4%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, it features deep crafting and resource management systems that mirror the complexity of medieval production.
- #21 Ostriv
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,467 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.6 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 16.3%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Base Building 9.1%, Economy 8%, Building 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic city-builder that focuses on the historical accuracy of 18th-century Ukrainian life and complex resource management.
- #22 Kingdoms Reborn
82% matchVery Positive91% of 9,605 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Colony Sim 18.3%, Base Building 11.1%, Economy 8.1%, Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of city-building and management with multiplayer elements, focusing on economic growth.
- #23 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 694 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Medieval 25.9%, Resource Management 25.2%, Management 23.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct simulation of the blacksmithing craft, focusing on the time-management and production aspects of the trade.
- #24 First Feudal
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 634 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 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: Colony Sim 18.8%, City Builder 12.6%, Base Building 11.2%, Resource Management 8.8%, Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses heavily on the early stages of medieval development, including gathering and basic crafting.
- #25 Noble Fates
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,471 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Colony Sim 18.9%, City Builder 15%, Moddable 12.5% ★, Base Building 10.9%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows for deep character management and base-building in a fantasy-medieval world.
- #26 Travellers Rest
81% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Management 29.9%, Medieval 23.3%, Building 21.1%, Resource Management 17.5%, Simulation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: You manage a medieval tavern, which involves crafting, farming, and managing resources to keep your business running smoothly.
- #27 Factory Town
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,433 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.3%, City Builder 14.2%, Base Building 12.5%, Resource Management 9.8%, Moddable 9% ★
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on automation, it shares the core appeal of optimizing complex production chains and resource logistics.
- #28 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,300 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 12.1%, Economy 11.4%, Building 10.1%, Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This management game focuses on the production and sale of a specific medieval good, mirroring the niche focus of a blacksmith shop.
- #29 Whiskerwood
77% matchVery Positive93% of 3,024 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.4%, Moddable 12.2% ★, City Builder 11.9%, Base Building 8.9%, Economy 8.6%
- #30 Captain of Industry
78% matchVery Positive90% of 10,894 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 84.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Resource Management 16.2%, Economy 13.6%, Colony Sim 12%, City Builder 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent choice for those who enjoy the logistical and resource-management aspects of production-based games.
- #31 Moonlighter
79% matchVery Positive82% of 21,741 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Management 60.4%, Simulation 21.1%, 2D 12%, Singleplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly balances dungeon crawling with the management of a shop, focusing on pricing and selling the loot you acquire.
- #32 Nova Roma
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,833 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Colony Sim 13.6%, City Builder 12.4%, Moddable 12% ★, Base Building 9.1%, Economy 8.7%
- #33 Settlements Rising
76% matchVery Positive81% of 426 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 19%, City Builder 16.6%, Resource Management 8.2%, Base Building 8%, Medieval 7.8%
- #34 Patron
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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 18.6%, City Builder 16%, Moddable 9.5% ★, Survival 7.2%, Economy 7%
- #35 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
73% matchVery Positive91% of 25,891 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Colony Sim 15%, City Builder 14.2%, Moddable 9.9% ★, Base Building 9.7%, Economy 9.4%
- #36 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
73% matchVery Positive85% of 739 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Colony Sim 17.6%, City Builder 14.7%, Base Building 10.1%, Building 8.3%, Management 7.6%
- #37 Medieval Blacksmith
74% matchVery Positive80% of 582 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Medieval Blacksmith is a blacksmithing simulation set in a magical medieval world. Play as a blacksmith with no past, craft legendary weapons from daggers to spears, and forge your path to becoming the world’s greatest. Dive into a story filled with adventure and endless creative possibilities!
Why similar: Sandbox 34.6%, Medieval 26.7%, Realistic 20.2%, Simulation 18%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #38 Sapiens
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,122 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 16.3%, Moddable 12.4% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Building 8.4%
- #39 Alchemy Factory
72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,293 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft your workshop as an alchemist! Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. Multiplayer Supported! Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!
Why similar: Medieval 19%, Base Building 18.9%, Building 17.7%, Sandbox 16.2%, Resource Management 10%
- #40 Land of the Vikings
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,222 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Colony Sim 20.5%, City Builder 16.6%, Economy 8.8%, Base Building 8.5%, Building 7.7%
- #41 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
76% matchMixed66% of 5,998 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.7 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 28.9%, City Builder 25.4%, Resource Management 9.1%, Medieval 7.9%, Building 6.6%
- #42 Of Life and Land
73% matchVery Positive86% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 14%, City Builder 12.2%, Moddable 10.4% ★, Base Building 9%, Medieval 6.7%
- #43 Humanica
70% matchVery Positive94% of 149 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 16.6%, Colony Sim 16%, Base Building 10.2%, Management 8.7%, Resource Management 8%
- #44 Bellwright
70% matchVery Positive81% of 19,796 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Medieval 17.3%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 15.3%, Building 13.2%
- #45 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,397 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.2%, City Builder 16.8%, Base Building 10.6%, Resource Management 9.4%, Building 9.1%
- #46 Little Big Workshop
71% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 14.6%, Economy 13.7%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%
- #47 Blacksmith Simulator
72% matchMostly Negative35% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: ForgeGames
Windows
Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics. Strike while the iron is hot and hop in front of the forge now!
Why similar: Medieval 16.9%, Management 16.9%, Building 15.6%, Resource Management 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%
- #48 Master Forge
71% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IT Student
Windows
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Economy 17.1%, Medieval 16.2%, Management 14.2%, Resource Management 14.1%
- #49 Enchanted Blacksmith
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into a cozy, first-person forge simulator where exploration and crafting go hand in hand. Discover rich mineral veins, master forgotten smithing techniques, and watch your humble workshop evolve as you craft fine wares and claim your place among the realm’s legendary artisans.
Why similar: Resource Management 21.9%, Medieval 19.5%, Sandbox 18.2%, Open World 14.7%, Management 12.9%
- #50 MicroTown
69% matchVery Positive95% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Snowy Ash Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.1%, City Builder 17.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Economy 10.4%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #51 MineMogul
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,767 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Base Building 18%, Building 17.6%, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 13.6%, Sandbox 12.8%
- #52 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,372 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Economy 16.6%, Base Building 14.5%, Building 12.8%, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 12.2%
- #53 Civitatem
69% 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: City Builder 24.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Medieval 10%, Resource Management 9.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #54 Surviving the Aftermath
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,528 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Colony Sim 22.4%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 10.5%, Strategy 7.7%
- #55 Blacksmith Simulator Prologue
67% matchMixed46% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: Forge Games
Windows
Forge your destiny in the Blacksmith Simulator Prologue! Craft weapons and tools, manage your workshop, and mine for resources. Serve diverse clients, grow your reputation, and master medieval craftsmanship in this free introduction to the full game. Your journey as a blacksmith begins here!
Why similar: Medieval 24.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, Management 16.2%, Resource Management 13.9%, Simulation 12.5%
- #56 Blacksmith
69% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blacksmith is the definitive Blacksmithing experience. Make and sell Weapons, Armour and Tools. Send Heroes on Quests and unlock their unique potential. Grow the town of Ironwell and be a part of the community. Master the elements and bend them to your will! Find your true calling as the Blacksmith!
Why similar: Simulation 65.6%, Casual 34.4%
- #57 Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Floodgate CrewPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler. Become a master smith, craft various weapons, and enhance them with magical runes. Equip a team of adventurers with your hand-made tools, send them on missions, gather loot to upgrade your forge, and save the land!
Why similar: Building 37.6%, Resource Management 19.7%, Simulation 19.6%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 9.5%
- #58 Dwarf Fortress
63% matchVery Positive95% of 31,055 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.6 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: Colony Sim 19.8%, City Builder 16%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 9.8%, Management 9%
- #59 Gunsmith
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,038 reviews2018
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money.
Why similar: Base Building 23.2%, Management 18.5%, Resource Management 17.3%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 10%