- #1 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
97% matchVery Positive81% of 449 reviews2025
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Resource Management 34.4%, Management 32.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a direct focus on the blacksmithing process, emphasizing time management and crafting mechanics similar to the seed game.
- #2 Blacksmith Simulator
96% 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: Management 20.8%, Building 18.8%, Resource Management 18.1%, Sandbox 17.1%, Realistic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides an immersive, hands-on approach to the blacksmithing trade with a focus on realistic crafting and shop customization.
- #3 Medieval Blacksmith
95% matchVery Positive81% of 571 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.2 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 42.4%, Realistic 22.9%, Simulation 22.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sandbox experience centered on the life of a medieval smith, focusing on the day-to-day operations of your shop.
- #4 Tavern Master
94% 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 25.8%, Building 22.2%, Resource Management 16.4%, City Builder 15.4%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This medieval management game captures the same satisfying feeling of building and growing a business from the ground up.
- #5 Manor Lords
93% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Colony Sim 14% ★, Moddable 13.1% ★, City Builder 11.5%, Base Building 8.8%, Economy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep, authentic medieval city-building experience with a strong emphasis on production chains and resource management.
- #6 Little Big Workshop
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 14.8%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 13.4%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, its core gameplay loop of managing production lines and worker efficiency is a perfect match for the management style of the seed game.
- #7 Foundation
92% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 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 27.7%, Colony Sim 9.7% ★, Economy 8.4%, Resource Management 7.7%, Management 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-less medieval city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and production management, sharing the aesthetic and strategic feel of the seed game.
- #8 Going Medieval
91% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 17.8% ★, Moddable 16.2% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Base Building 10.9%, Economy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim allows you to build and manage a medieval settlement with a deep focus on crafting, architecture, and survival.
- #9 Settlement Survival
90% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 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 20.2% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Building 10.4%, Management 8.6%, Survival 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A robust city-builder that requires careful resource management and production planning to keep your medieval colony thriving.
- #10 Norland
89% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 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 14.4% ★, Moddable 12.6% ★, City Builder 11.7%, Base Building 8.9%, Economy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy simulation focuses on the management of noble families and their subjects, offering deep social and economic mechanics.
- #11 Weapon Shop Fantasy
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,807 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 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 50.6%, Simulation 35.4%, Casual 10.4%, 2D 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines shop management with crafting, tasking you with creating gear to sell to adventurers while managing your staff.
- #12 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
88% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Management 26.4%, Resource Management 24.2%, Sandbox 20.8%, Simulation 13.8%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, tactile crafting system that rewards experimentation and shop management in a medieval setting.
- #13 Lords and Villeins
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 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 22% ★, City Builder 16.5%, Management 9.4%, Economy 9.1%, Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on managing a medieval society, where you oversee the production and economic needs of your villagers.
- #14 Factory Town
86% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 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 16.4% ★, City Builder 14%, Base Building 12.5%, Resource Management 10%, Moddable 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the production chain aspect of the seed game, this title offers complex automation and logistics in a charming, stylized world.
- #15 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 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 50.6%, Simulation 26.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Singleplayer 9%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that focuses on the economy of crafting and selling items to customers.
- #16 Ostriv
86% 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: City Builder 17.1%, Colony Sim 16.7% ★, Base Building 9.8%, Economy 8.3%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed historical city-builder that emphasizes realistic resource management and production logistics.
- #17 Moonlighter
85% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 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 61%, Simulation 21.2%, 2D 11.5%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances dungeon-crawling with the management of a shop, focusing on the economy of selling crafted and found goods.
- #18 Founders' Fortune
84% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 29% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 8.2%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on building a settlement and managing the needs and production of your villagers in a medieval-inspired world.
- #19 Kingdoms and Castles
84% matchVery Positive93% of 30,837 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.0 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 26.2% ★, City Builder 25.2%, Building 9%, Base Building 7.3%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible city-builder that focuses on building and defending a medieval kingdom, sharing the base-building appeal of the seed game.
- #20 Captain of Industry
82% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 18.6%, Resource Management 16.3%, Economy 12.9%, Colony Sim 12.5% ★, City Builder 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While industrial in theme, its focus on complex resource chains and logistics is a great step up for players who enjoy the management side of the seed game.
- #21 Patron
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,136 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 20% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Moddable 10.2% ★, Survival 7.6%, Economy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder with a strong focus on social and economic management, requiring you to balance the needs of your people with production demands.
- #22 Medieval Dynasty
81% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 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 21.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Survival 11.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival, crafting, and management, allowing you to build a village from scratch while focusing on individual production tasks.
- #23 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
80% matchVery Positive90% of 1,274 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21% ★, Base Building 13%, Economy 12%, Management 11%, Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This management game focuses on the production and sale of goods within a medieval setting, mirroring the business-growth loop of the seed game.
- #24 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
82% matchMixed66% of 5,984 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.8 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 31.6% ★, City Builder 27.4%, Resource Management 10.2%, Building 7.2%, Survival 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic city-builder that emphasizes the harsh realities of survival and the importance of efficient resource production.
- #25 Noble Fates
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 20.6% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Moddable 13.7% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows for significant customization and management of your subjects, blending building with social simulation.
- #26 Whiskerwood
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,769 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 12.3% ★, City Builder 11.9%, Base Building 9%, Economy 8.4%
- #27 Land of the Vikings
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,203 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 20.7% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Economy 8.7%, Base Building 8.5%, Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim combines city-building with survival mechanics, focusing on managing resources and production in a harsh environment.
- #28 Kingdoms Reborn
79% matchVery Positive91% of 9,531 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 25%, Colony Sim 19.7% ★, Base Building 11.9%, Economy 8.5%, Management 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-capable city-builder that emphasizes growth, trade, and resource management across a medieval landscape.
- #29 Of Life and Land
78% 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: Colony Sim 15.1% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Moddable 11.3% ★, Base Building 9.6%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy simulation focuses on the balance between nature and civilization, requiring careful management of resources and production.
- #30 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
76% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 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 14.5% ★, City Builder 13.5%, Moddable 10.6% ★, Base Building 9.3%, Economy 8.9%
- #31 Alchemy Factory
75% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.8 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: Base Building 23.4%, Building 21.7%, Sandbox 20.1%, Resource Management 12.4%, Strategy 9.3%
- #32 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: Colony Sim 20.7% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Resource Management 9.1%, Base Building 8.7%, Building 7.9%
- #33 First Feudal
78% 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: Colony Sim 20.7% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Base Building 12.3%, Resource Management 9.9%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that starts from the very basics of survival and building, allowing you to scale up your production and management over time.
- #34 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
75% matchVery Positive85% of 729 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 19% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 8.9%, Management 8.3%
- #35 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,314 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 17.9% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Base Building 10.4%, Resource Management 9.4%, Building 8.9%
- #36 Sapiens
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,103 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.0 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 20.4% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Moddable 12.6% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Building 8.3%
- #37 Nova Roma
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
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 13.7% ★, Moddable 12.3% ★, City Builder 12%, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 8.5%
- #38 Humanica
73% 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: City Builder 17.1%, Colony Sim 16.6% ★, Base Building 10.6%, Management 9.1%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #39 Bellwright
71% matchVery Positive81% of 18,990 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 41.1 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 32.9%, Survival 20.1%, Open World 18.2%, Building 16.2%, Simulation 6%
- #40 Master Forge
72% 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 21.4%, Economy 20%, Resource Management 17.3%, Management 17.3%, Realistic 9%
- #41 MineMogul
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,443 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 18.1%, Building 17.2%, Resource Management 14%, Management 13.9%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #42 Blacksmith
74% 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 66.9%, Casual 33.1%
- #43 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
69% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 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 18.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Resource Management 14.4%, Building 14.3%, Management 14.2%
- #44 Gunsmith
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,034 reviews2018
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.6 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 21.8%, Management 17.6%, Resource Management 16.6%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #45 Enchanted Blacksmith
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into the boots of an aspiring blacksmith in a first-person sandbox where exploration and forging go hand in hand. Discover rare ores, master forgotten forging arts, and craft weapons of myth as you uncover secrets lost to time and claim your place among legends.
Why similar: Economy 24.5%, Resource Management 21.6%, Sandbox 19.7%, Open World 16.5%, Simulation 10.9%
- #46 Anvil Saga
71% 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: Colony Sim 21.1% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Management 13.5%, Economy 12.6%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #47 Farthest Frontier
66% matchVery Positive87% of 23,648 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 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 17.2% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Building 12.7%, Economy 10.8%, Base Building 10.7%
- #48 Blacksmith Simulator Prologue
70% 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: Sandbox 22.7%, Management 21.9%, Resource Management 18.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 12.4%
- #49 Ancient Cities
69% matchMixed63% of 2,108 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.2 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 18.6%, Moddable 14.2% ★, Colony Sim 11.8% ★, Survival 8.2%, Economy 7.7%
- #50 Dwarf Fortress
66% matchVery Positive95% of 30,806 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.4 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 19.9% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 9.8%, Management 9.2%
- #51 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
72% matchMostly Negative30% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Heroes are not born. They are forged in darkness. And who knows forging better than the ironsmith himself? Experience the hardship of making medieval weapons, armors and tools in a simulation taken with a grain of salt
Why similar: Economy 29.5%, Building 22.4%, Management 21.5%, Realistic 10.6%, Simulation 8.3%
- #52 Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 93 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 20.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 10.9%, 2D 9.2%
- #53 The Crust
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,397 reviews2024
Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7% ★, Base Building 14.4%, City Builder 14.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Building 8.6%
- #54 Stonehearth
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,970 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4% ★, City Builder 24.2%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 10.3%, Survival 8.1%
- #55 Fantasy Blacksmith
70% matchMixed49% of 1,791 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are a blacksmith in the world of the sword, magic and war, in which any blacksmith who knows how to make even the simplest swords is in demand. You start off as a poor unskilled blacksmith, but in time you will gain experience and improve to achieve wealth, fame and power, and change this world!
Why similar: Simulation 37.8%, Resource Management 30.1%, Management 22.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #56 MicroTown
68% matchVery Positive95% of 472 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 22.3% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Economy 11.3%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #57 Alnico Smithery
66% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Pinapl
Windows
Alnico Smithery is a hand-drawn, physics-based forging simulator. Mine for ore, smelt ingots, discover alloys, forge tools, and rebuild the smithery your grandfather left behind.
Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Sandbox 26%, Resource Management 14.3%, Simulation 13%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #58 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Ironsmith: Medieval Simulator - Prologue allows you to become the local blacksmith in medieval reality. Master your skills by ceaselessly crafting tools and weapons for various social classes.
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, Realistic 29.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%