Games Like Caesar™ 3

Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.

Why similar: City Builder 51.8%, Historical 15.8%, Classic 14.3% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sibling to Caesar 3, sharing the exact same engine and core gameplay mechanics but set in Ancient Egypt.

Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!

Why similar: City Builder 60.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Classic 13.8% ★, Historical 7.4%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title refines the formula with a focus on mythology and more accessible city-building mechanics.

The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

Why similar: City Builder 56.4%, Historical 18.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Management 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful modern remake of the classic Pharaoh, offering updated graphics and quality-of-life improvements while keeping the original gameplay intact.

Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.

Why similar: City Builder 56.9%, Historical 16.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Management 6.3%, Isometric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern love letter to the Impressions Games era that focuses heavily on the classic walker-based production chains and grid-based building.

Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.

Why similar: Rome 38.8% ★, City Builder 33.7%, Historical 13.6%, Strategy 6%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A recent Roman-themed city builder that blends traditional building mechanics with light tactical combat and resource management.

Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.

Why similar: City Builder 44.8%, Rome 26.6% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 9.8%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The 3D sequel to the original series, offering a more modern visual perspective while maintaining the core Roman city-building experience.

Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

Why similar: City Builder 51.5%, Historical 20.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the essence of the classic city-builder genre with a strong focus on historical accuracy and complex supply chain management.

As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.

Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Rome 32% ★, Historical 12.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused city builder that emphasizes the expansion and management of Roman settlements during the height of the empire.

Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisions, trade, fight and expand to become the ultimate ruler.

Why similar: City Builder 56.2%, Historical 18.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern city-builder that heavily draws inspiration from the classic Impressions Games formula, focusing on urban planning and resource management in a Greek setting.

Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.

Why similar: City Builder 55.7%, Historical 18.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique agent-based system where every citizen has their own needs and daily routine, adding depth to the management experience.

Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

Why similar: City Builder 62.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 5.9%, Historical 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its incredibly deep and satisfying production chains, this game provides the complex logistical challenge that fans of Caesar 3 crave.

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: City Builder 50.6%, Historical 20.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, this is the ultimate test for players who love the complex, interconnected supply chains and logistical planning found in Caesar 3.

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 53.1%, Historical 19.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Management 6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed historical city-builder that focuses on realistic production chains and the survival of your village through the seasons.

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 74.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 5%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gridless city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and complex production chains in a medieval setting.

CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder inspired by the world of Sid Meiers Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself!

Why similar: City Builder 45%, Rome 32.1% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 8%, Simulation 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that allows you to zoom in and observe the daily lives of your citizens, providing a detailed look at Roman urban life.

The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.

Why similar: City Builder 35.7%, Rome 34.1% ★, Strategy 16%, Simulation 8.8%, Historical 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a more streamlined approach to Roman city building with a focus on completing historical scenarios and managing resources.

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

Why similar: City Builder 73%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 8.7%, Historical 3.1%, Management 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival city-builder that challenges you to manage resources and population growth in a harsh, unforgiving environment.

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: City Builder 49.1%, Historical 22.1%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Management 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite city-builder that forces you to constantly adapt your production chains and resource management to survive a magical storm.

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

Why similar: City Builder 72.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Management 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game introduces unique vertical building and water management mechanics that add a fresh layer of complexity to the city-building genre.

Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Why similar: Rome 43.7% ★, Historical 24.4%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that focuses on the logistics of supply lines and military expansion in the ancient world.

Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!

Why similar: City Builder 57.1%, Strategy 24.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management game that focuses on urban development and competitive building, sharing the retro charm of Caesar 3.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 75.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 4.5%, Management 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes survival city-builder that forces you to make difficult moral and logistical decisions to keep your society alive in a frozen wasteland.

In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Why similar: City Builder 73.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Management 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city builder that emphasizes resource management and population growth in a variety of challenging environments.

Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.

Why similar: Rome 49.8% ★, City Builder 23.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 7.6%, Isometric 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual city-builder that captures the aesthetic of Roman urban planning in a more relaxed, accessible format.

SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!

Why similar: City Builder 56.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Classic 13.1% ★, Singleplayer 0.5%

Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.

Why similar: City Builder 56.6%, Strategy 23.7%, Simulation 17.1%, Isometric 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming medieval city-builder that focuses on managing the needs of your citizens and maintaining a stable economy.

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.

Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Rome 17.1% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 8.2%

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

Why similar: City Builder 42.6%, Strategy 21.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Historical 14%, Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on complex trade and economic management in the Caribbean, offering a deep logistical challenge.

Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!

Why similar: Rome 35.7% ★, City Builder 28.9%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.3%

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: City Builder 79.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 7%, Management 1%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic survival city-builder that requires careful planning of resources and infrastructure to ensure your village survives the winter.

Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!

Why similar: Rome 31.9% ★, City Builder 31.8%, Historical 13.3%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 6.6%

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: Rome 42.3% ★, City Builder 37.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Management 5.1%

Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

Why similar: Rome 37.3% ★, City Builder 33%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 5.5%

CaesarIA is a remake of an old-school economic strategy game, Caesar III which is a masterpiece among the games of this genre in our opinion. There are different economic strategy games and they can be broken down to subtypes but from our viewpoint Caesar encompasses planning, constructing, diplomacy and military campaigns.

Why similar: City Builder 63.8%, Strategy 15%, Rome 12.6% ★, Classic 8.3% ★, Singleplayer 0.2%

Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.

Why similar: Rome 48.7% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Classic 19.2% ★, Historical 11.4%

Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects

Why similar: City Builder 41.9%, Rome 22.1% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 8.7%, Simulation 8.6%

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...

Why similar: Rome 44.3% ★, Strategy 27.3%, Historical 20.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Summa Expeditionis is a colony sim and base building game set in ancient Roman Empire. Follow the career of a Roman soldier from Legionnaire to Centurion. Build and manage your camp, recruit more soldiers and face the barbarians for the glory of Rome.

Why similar: Rome 36.6% ★, City Builder 29.6%, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 6.6%

Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king?

Why similar: City Builder 70.4%, Strategy 29.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.

Why similar: City Builder 49.4%, Historical 19.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Management 6.9%

Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!

Why similar: City Builder 56.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Historical 11.4%, Management 4.2%

Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?

Why similar: City Builder 63.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Management 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

TROPICO RELOADED is the ultimate game compilation for hobby-dictators and those dreaming of their own Caribbean island. Tropico combines real-time strategy and simulation elements with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Caribbean flair to create a unique and critically acclaimed game experience.

Why similar: City Builder 57.3%, Classic 15% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 4.8%

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 54.4%, Historical 19.7%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Management 4.9%

Build Rome Together! A co-operative grand strategy MMO from a team of veteran city builders, Romans: Age of Caesar is the latest historical strategy game from Firefly Studios.

Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Rome 30.3% ★, Historical 12.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 6.1%

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Why similar: City Builder 69.1%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 8.4%, Historical 6.2%, Management 2.1%

Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!

Why similar: City Builder 50.5%, Strategy 23.2%, Historical 9.7%, Classic 8.9% ★, Simulation 7.3%

The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

Why similar: City Builder 49.2%, Historical 22.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 9%, Management 6.9%

Age of Pyramids is a sandbox city builder and simulator set in Ancient Egypt. You take on the city governor and architect’s mantle to build the most incredible city on Earth. You will have to gather dozens of resources to maintain happiness of your people and prosperity.

Why similar: City Builder 58.1%, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 14.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Polismos is a city builder set in ancient Greece. To ensure your city's prosperity you will need to care for your people, trade valuable resources, enact wise policies, and maybe even dominate other cities.

Why similar: Historical 37.7%, City Builder 33.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Why similar: City Builder 67.3%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 9.8%, Management 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Why similar: Classic 34.4% ★, Strategy 28.4%, Historical 20.6%, City Builder 11.4%, Simulation 3.9%

A city-building sim with a historical twist

Why similar: City Builder 56.7%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 12.1%, Historical 12%, Management 3.1%

Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

Why similar: Historical 33.2%, Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 21.1%, Management 13%

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Rome 61.9% ★, Historical 23.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

In Memoriapolis, you're not just building a city, you're shaping a living, evolving civilization. Travel through five major eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Leave your mark on history by navigating the power struggles between rival factions.

Why similar: City Builder 58.1%, Historical 17.7%, Strategy 10.9%, Management 6.4%, Simulation 6.4%

Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.

Why similar: City Builder 50.9%, Strategy 17.6%, Historical 13.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 6.8%