- #1 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
97% matchVery Positive91% of 25,830 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 72.8 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: Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, City Builder 9.9%, Colony Sim 9.8%, Diplomacy 7% ★, Historical 6.9%
- #2 Empires of the Undergrowth
96% matchVery Positive94% of 17,829 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 10.1% ★, Colony Sim 9%, Diplomacy 8.2% ★, City Builder 8.1%, 4X 7.7% ★
- #3 Heart of the Machine
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,966 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Diplomacy 9.1% ★, Colony Sim 8.7%, City Builder 7.9%, 4X 7.7% ★
- #4 Nova Roma
95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,787 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Grand Strategy 10.8% ★, Colony Sim 9.1%, City Builder 8.9%, Diplomacy 8.6% ★, 4X 7.9% ★
- #5 Whiskerwood
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,006 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Colony Sim 9.6%, Diplomacy 9% ★, City Builder 8.5%, 4X 8.2% ★
- #6 Norland
94% matchVery Positive82% of 9,892 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: Grand Strategy 11% ★, Colony Sim 10.2%, City Builder 9%, 4X 8.7% ★, Moddable 7.5% ★
- #7 Against the Storm
93% matchVery Positive95% of 35,934 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Grand Strategy 10.6% ★, Diplomacy 9.3% ★, Colony Sim 9.3%, City Builder 8.6%, 4X 8.3% ★
- #8 Manor Lords
92% matchVery Positive84% of 87,104 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.0 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: Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Historical 10.8%, Base Building 10.3%, Colony Sim 5.5%
- #9 Eastern Era
91% matchMixed65% of 2,649 reviews2026
Dev: FunYoo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!
Why similar: Colony Sim 11.2%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, 4X 10.4% ★, Grand Strategy 10% ★, City Builder 9.2%
- #10 Songs of Syx
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,161 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Colony Sim 13.4%, City Builder 12.2%, 4X 11.6% ★, Moddable 9.2% ★
- #11 Patron
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,162 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 18.8%, City Builder 17.3%, Moddable 8.2% ★, Economy 7.2%, Base Building 6.9%
- #12 RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RAVINE GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
From a humble campfire to a multi-city kingdom, lead with grace in RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores: a unique kingdom builder where every decision shapes the fate of your fox citizens and the legacy of your continent-spanning kingdom. With a freeform building system, no grids, no limits.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Colony Sim 13.1%, 4X 8.5% ★
- #13 Blacksmith Master
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,574 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Colony Sim 14.4%, City Builder 12.9%, Moddable 10.9% ★, Base Building 9.6%, Economy 8.7%
- #14 Of Life and Land
88% matchVery Positive86% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 13%, Base Building 9.5%, Moddable 8.9% ★, Historical 8.2%
- #15 Agecraft
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a historical strategy and city-building sim. Build your settlement, develop the economy, take care of your people, and guide your civilization through the ages, from the Stone Age to the future.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, 4X 13.4% ★, City Builder 13%, Colony Sim 12%, Historical 9.3%
- #16 Wild West Pioneers
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmpireCraft StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Forge your destiny on the untamed frontier in the city-builder Wild West Pioneers. Build and manage a growing town, establish production chains, scout for new outposts and build trade routes to support your settlements. Build, survive, and thrive in the land of opportunity!
Why similar: Colony Sim 15.5%, City Builder 14.3%, 4X 12.9% ★, Economy 8%, Historical 7.8%
- #17 Ranchbound
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eldersong Games
Windows
Grow your ranch, raise cattle, lead cowboys, and trade with settlers in a new real-time economic strategy with survival challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 13.3%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Economy 9.2%, Colony Sim 8.9%, Base Building 8.8%
- #18 Ymir
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,114 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaud Michaud
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 75.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.8%, City Builder 18.4%, 4X 15.1% ★, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Economy 10.8%
- #19 Goblins of Elderstone
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Outerdawn
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
This Goblin Tribe Simulator brings a challenging blend of chaos and creativity to the city-building genre. Build dwellings, manage your resources, defend your goblins, and grow your tribe, and please the Gods! Do you have what it takes to control the chaos and rule the unruly?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Colony Sim 12.4%, City Builder 11.6%, 4X 11.3% ★
- #20 Aztecs: The Last Sun
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.Pub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Rule Tenochtitlan in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Expand the capital, perform sacred rituals, and withstand the coming darkness. Build, grow, sacrifice, survive - or watch the last sun set forever.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.9%, City Builder 13.8%, Historical 9.7%, Base Building 9.5%, Economy 9.3%
- #21 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14%, City Builder 13.7%, Diplomacy 9.8% ★, Economy 9.4%, Historical 8.4%
- #22 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
82% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.1%, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, City Builder 12.8%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #23 Kingdom Wars 4
84% matchMixed66% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Colony Sim 11.7%, City Builder 11.3%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, 4X 10.9% ★
- #24 Oxygen: First Breath
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,653 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Colony Sim 17%, Base Building 13.2%, Economy 9.1%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #25 Ostriv
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,457 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.7 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 17%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Historical 10.8%, Base Building 9.4%, Economy 7.9%
- #26 Rise of Hegemony
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, 4X 13.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Economy 9.4%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #27 Beyond These Stars
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 14.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Moddable 9.4% ★, Building 7.7%
- #28 Egypt
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ancient Cat
Windows
Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!
Why similar: City Builder 16.3%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Base Building 11.7%, Historical 8.7%, Building 8.5%
- #29 Prison Architect
79% matchVery Positive89% of 73,330 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8%, City Builder 14%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 9.9%, Moddable 8.6% ★
- #30 Pharaoh™: A New Era
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,205 reviews2023
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 18.1%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Historical 10.2%, Economy 9.4%
- #31 Oxygen
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 877 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 16.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Economy 8.3%, Building 7.7%
- #32 Strategeist
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Historical 11.5%, Alternate History 8.2%, 4X 7.9% ★
- #33 Isla Paradiso
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradiso Studio
Windows
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2%, City Builder 20.9%, Economy 11.8%, Building 10.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #34 Tokeis
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toe Key
Windows
Tokeis is a board-like real-time city builder about growing your town from a tiny tile to a hexagonal empire. Collect tokens, manage resources, reorganize inefficiencies, and fortify your economy. Handle the harsh weather and defend against raiders trying to steal your riches!
Why similar: City Builder 16.9%, Colony Sim 14.3%, Economy 12.1%, Management 8.7%, Base Building 8.3%
- #35 Architect of Ruin
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Money LLCPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Architect of Ruin is a completely hand drawn sword and sorcery colony simulation game. Farm, hunt, build, and survive as you rebuild an ancient temple under the gaze of a vengeful god.
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.9%, City Builder 14.5%, Base Building 11.2%, Moddable 10% ★, Building 7.5%
- #36 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, 4X 14.3% ★, Historical 11.8%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #37 Ratopia
72% matchVery Positive88% of 4,693 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19%, City Builder 14.5%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 10.2%, Management 7.8%
- #38 Farmman
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.1%, City Builder 18.2%, Economy 11%, Building 9.8%, Base Building 9.5%
- #39 Founders' Fortune
74% 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 28.5%, City Builder 16.8%, Base Building 13.3%, Building 8.3%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #40 Find Your Way Home: Last Flight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ert Gaming Studio
Windows · Mac
Build your colony in the zombie apocalypse, gather resources, and defend against raids. Send your team to loot houses for supplies, advance through research, struggle to survive, and try to build your plane to return home.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 14.3%, 4X 14% ★, Base Building 7.4%
- #41 Our Freedom: Prologue
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vladyslav LytvynovPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
The medieval world is waiting for you! Stand up for your people and help them defend their freedom! Build your village, win battles and tournaments, and lead your settlement to prosperity in colony sim RPG Our Freedom: Prologue!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.6%, City Builder 17.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #42 Gnome Glen
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enchanted Pumpkin Co.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gnome Glen is a relaxing survival colony sim / city builder that blends cozy charm with satisfying depth. Gather resources, build homes, farm crops, research techs and watch your gnome village come to life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.6%, City Builder 15.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Economy 9.9%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #43 Critias Empire
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: 4X 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, City Builder 13.9%, Colony Sim 10.2%, Historical 9.9%
- #44 CastleOn
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lord Castleon
Windows · Linux
Build a castle! Grow economy, recruit troops from Europe and the Holy Land, man the walls and towers! Place traps and defeat attackers with arrows, wood and stone, fire, disease and cold steel! Survive the Third Crusade and conquer enemy lands in Castleon!
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.8%, City Builder 16.4%, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Base Building 9.3%, Historical 7.9%
- #45 Fata Deum - The God Sim
70% matchMixed60% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.8%, City Builder 13.4%, Moddable 11.2% ★, Base Building 9.5%, Building 7.2%
- #46 Settletopia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Building 8.4%, Management 8%
- #47 Settler's Domain
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: rick
Windows
Settler's Domain is a strategy game about building a new settlement in unknown lands. Grow your population, explore the map, and contend with other settlements while keeping your settlers alive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, Diplomacy 17.5% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Resource Management 8%, Economy 7.1%
- #48 Humanica
68% matchVery Positive94% of 148 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%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Base Building 10.4%, Historical 10.3%, Management 8.5%
- #49 Settlements Rising
69% matchVery Positive81% of 425 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 20.5%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 9.2%, Building 8%, Resource Management 8%
- #50 Colonial Winds
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Shift Games
Windows · Mac
Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.
Why similar: City Builder 17.3%, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Colony Sim 10.4%, Historical 8.2%
- #51 Mandate Order
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Mandate Order is a strategy game set in the Warring States period. Starting from barren lands, build strongholds integrating production, defense and military functions. Manage resources and the people's will, expand your territory, counter threats, and ultimately rise to prominence amidst the chaos.
Why similar: City Builder 21%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Base Building 11.9%, 4X 9.7% ★, Building 8%
- #52 Arcane Shores
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Absent Slumber
Windows
Arcane Shores is a city-building strategy game infused with magic. Build, defend, and expand your settlement while casting powerful spells that bend nature, restore what’s broken, and turn the tide against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 21.9%, Economy 11.4%, Building 9.5%, Survival 6.9%
- #53 Crowncity
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haon Games
Windows
Building and managing a late medieval city is a series of challenges. Build wells to provide drinking water, markets to provide bread and food, and theaters to collect performance tax. Stage mode continues an interesting story and journey, random map mode fills each game with a new experience.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, Historical 13%, Building 11%, Economy 10.8%, Colony Sim 8.6%
- #54 Ancient Cities
68% matchMixed63% of 2,119 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 19%, Historical 11.8%, Moddable 11.3% ★, Colony Sim 11%, Economy 7.5%
- #55 Blocktopia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stak Games
Windows
Blocktopia is a vibrant and humorous clicker city-builder game. Gather resources, build your town, and defend it against nightly raids! In this chaotic world where justice prevails, survive and dive into a fun city-building experience!
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.6%, City Builder 19.2%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #56 HistoriCity: Florence
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stratagem Interactive
Windows · Mac
A mission-based survival citybuilder/colony sim where you rebuild Renaissance Florence in the aftermath of the Black Plague. Overcome recurring droughts, build the Florence Cathedral, hire Michelangelo, and survive the Bonfire of the Vanities with an authentic Renaissance lute soundtrack.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.7%, City Builder 16%, Historical 12.1%, Economy 9.4%, Base Building 9.2%
- #57 Highrise City
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,286 reviews2023
Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.
Why similar: City Builder 18.3%, Colony Sim 18.3%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Economy 8.3%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #58 Celestial Empire: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive85% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: President Studio
Windows
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: Colony Sim 18.2%, City Builder 16.3%, Historical 11.2%, Base Building 9.5%, Building 8.7%
- #59 Arc of Icarus
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 13B Productions
Windows
Build and lead your colony on a lost ringworld, where deadly conditions await on both sides while the world keeps turning! Progress through technological evolution, survive cultural revolution, and govern with a wise and steady hand!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.5%, City Builder 19%, 4X 8.9% ★, Management 8.9%, Base Building 8.5%