- #1 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
97% matchVery Positive92% of 733 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 24.5%, Tower Defense 17.3%, RTS 13.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #2 The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition
96% matchVery Positive84% of 834 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 67.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.1%, City Builder 27.7%, RTS 14.7%, Strategy 10.5%
- #3 pyramida
96% matchVery Positive84% of 750 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Colony Sim 30.8%, Strategy 14.3%, RTS 13%, Survival 8.3%
- #4 Sylox
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonz
Windows
Sylox is a short, minimalist base-building game with a touch of worker placement and strategic expansion. Assign workers to key tasks, unlock new buildings, expand, and defend your growing base against increasing enemy attacks.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.6%, City Builder 29.9%, Tower Defense 21.6%, Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #5 Rise to Ruins
94% matchVery Positive88% of 7,752 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34%, City Builder 28.4%, Tower Defense 23.8%, Strategy 5.7%, Survival 5.4%
- #6 Dawn of Man
94% matchVery Positive87% of 17,766 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 43.2%, Colony Sim 39%, Survival 6.8%, Strategy 6.2%, RTS 4.4%
- #7 Demon Castle Story
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, City Builder 23.2%, Tower Defense 20.3%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 9.4%
- #8 Alpha Lyrae Discovery
93% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: xe2050Pub: WELOVEBOT CO., LTD.
Windows
Alpha Lyrae (Vega) is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. You were sent to Alpha Lyrae system, and your first object is to discover and to transmit data back. The last and only message from the previous team: "It is a rich and soft planet. They are everywhere."
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2%, City Builder 26.6%, Tower Defense 20.3%, RTS 9.2%, Strategy 5.2%
- #9 Cultures - Northland
91% matchVery Positive83% of 686 reviews2015
Dev: Funatics SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vikings are back! Get this RTS classic!
Why similar: City Builder 44%, Vikings 20.3% ★, RTS 19.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #10 Banished
91% matchVery Positive90% of 43,196 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Colony Sim 42.9%, City Builder 41.3%, Strategy 7%, Survival 6.1%, RTS 2%
- #11 My Colony
90% matchVery Positive90% of 270 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.
Why similar: City Builder 46.6%, Colony Sim 45.9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #12 Trollskog
89% matchMixed56% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Andreas CarlsonPub: Abstract Void Interactive
Windows
Trollskog is an open-world citybuilder RTS, with economic engine-building, tactical battles and player choice. Explore a forested world inspired by Swedish folklore, filled with both friendly and hostile NPCs, solve quests and secure resources through force or diplomacy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, RTS 31.7%, City Builder 21.7%, Strategy 5.6%
- #13 Beware of Light
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bajka Games
Windows
Beware of Light is a «hard sci-fi» city-building game focused on narrative and survival. After an unexpected crash landing on a dead world, as the new Captain, you must manage colony infrastructure and manpower. Can you thrive under the scorching sun? Will this planet become your grave or salvation?
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.1%, City Builder 37.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Survival 7.7%
- #14 Night is Coming
87% matchMixed64% of 457 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Forest StudioPub: 101XP
Windows
Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 20.3%, Tower Defense 16.3%, RTS 16%, Survival 6.1%
- #15 Cultures - 8th Wonder of the World
89% matchVery Positive83% of 518 reviews2015
Dev: Funatics SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Solve the mystery surrounding the 8th Wonder of the World with your heroes and banish evil from the Earth! Play this RTS-Classic.
Why similar: City Builder 38.9%, Vikings 21.5% ★, RTS 21.1%, Strategy 18.6%
- #16 Built by Day, Bitten by Night
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: GameEraStudios
Windows
Built by Day, Bitten by Night is a cozy voxel city builder with a small problem: the zombies. And pirates. And yetis, robots, UFOs. Build your kingdom by day — farms, fountains, mansions, dragons. Defend it by night. How long can your keep survive till dawn?
Why similar: City Builder 36.8%, Colony Sim 33.8%, Tower Defense 12.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Casual 3.5%
- #17 Wah!Topia
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kobalto Games
Windows
In the depths of the astral seas a bunch of crafty kobolds will need to defend and resist chaos to survive. Wah!Topia is a colony simulation and defense game where you manage resources, build stations and protect the monument.
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Colony Sim 30.4%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Strategy 12.3%, Cute 3%
- #18 Fio and the Doomed City
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Caro BuildersPub: Emma Create
Windows · Mac
A “city-building” x “tower defense” SLG by a young girl, Fio. Fio and her guardians, the Flora Bears, are building a city in the last city of humanity. Increase facilities, residents, and resources, and prepare for battle. Withstand enemy attacks and defeat the boss with your big beam cannon!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, City Builder 33.4%, Tower Defense 22.8%, Strategy 5.9%, Cute 1.1%
- #19 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,954 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.1%, City Builder 24.4%, Tower Defense 18.2%, RTS 15.4%, Strategy 6%
- #20 Northgard: Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive85% of 68,402 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Vikings 20% ★, RTS 17.9%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #21 City Build Island
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xreemu
Windows
Collect resources, build structures, and develop a small island in this island-building simulation. As the overseer, you’ll grow your village while defending against invading enemies. Enjoy a unique experience that blends city-building and tower defense gameplay.
Why similar: City Builder 37.6%, Tower Defense 25.7%, Colony Sim 24.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Cute 1.6%
- #22 Tactical Warfare: Siege Survival
82% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Mizrab
Windows
Immerse yourself in Tactical Warfare, a captivating mini-game of the base game where you defend your base against relentless enemy waves. Strategize, fortify, and survive to emerge victorious. Wishlist now for exclusive access to the playtest and full game on November 29, 2024!.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9%, City Builder 23.8%, Tower Defense 16.2%, RTS 14.1%, RPG 6.8%
- #23 Crownrats
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KineticFox
Windows
Crownrats is a co-op colony RPG where mouse heroes explore locations, capture rooms, mine resources, build a home colony and resist rival warrens. Play solo with bots or together in quick tactical runs.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Colony Sim 25.5%, Tower Defense 22.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #24 Little Porp
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Little Village or þorp Builder, which takes place on a 32x32 tile map. Use the resources available to keep your villagers warm, fed, and hydrated for as long as you can. When the little ice ages come, you must manage your resources wisely to prevent a very cold sad death of your villagers.
Why similar: City Builder 42.1%, Colony Sim 41.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #25 Reignfall
81% matchVery Positive89% of 424 reviews2018
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Reignfall is a real-time strategy game with elements of city-building and third-person action. Build a city and defend your keep against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Can you survive against the fallen horde?
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.5%, City Builder 28.2%, RTS 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #26 Land of the Vikings
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,240 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 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: Vikings 32.8% ★, Colony Sim 29%, City Builder 25.4%, Strategy 5.5%, Survival 5.2%
- #27 Buoyancy
80% matchMixed55% of 828 reviews2019
Dev: Devs on a Boat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.7%, City Builder 29.9%, Strategy 8.1%, RTS 7.6%, Survival 5.1%
- #28 HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea
79% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: ActaLogic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful but challenging blend of classic RTS and tower defense. Build, expand, research, and defend your alien colony as you race to construct a teleportation device and escape a dying star.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, City Builder 25.6%, Tower Defense 19%, RTS 13.9%, Strategy 5.1%
- #29 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
79% matchMixed66% of 6,003 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 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 45.2%, City Builder 43.1%, Strategy 6.3%, Survival 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #30 Bergfried
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, City Builder 26.5%, Tower Defense 17.2%, RTS 14.8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #31 BEACONFALL
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
A fast-paced tower defense strategy with settlement management. Build, assign villagers, empower the lighthouse, and keep the light alive until the final wave.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.2%, Colony Sim 30.6%, City Builder 23.5%, Strategy 9.5%, 3D 1.9%
- #32 Sovran's Crusade
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NewFireGames
Windows
Explore, build, defend, and lead the crusade. Gather resources, earn upgrades, build castles, and protect the Altar from waves of minions, all while searching for the "Dragon" and uncovering the truth behind his power. Embody the Sovran in this pixel-art adventure minimalist strategy game.
Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, Colony Sim 27.8%, Tower Defense 23.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Survival 2.4%
- #33 Aven Colony
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,765 reviews2017
Dev: Mothership Entertainment LLCPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.8%, City Builder 40.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Survival 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #34 Civica: Italian Renaissance
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Vertex Studios
Windows · Mac
Build your Italian empire in this realistic medieval RTS that combines truly organic city building and immersive roleplaying. City-states compete for influence, families such as the Medici try to divide power among themselves and artists create masterpieces that define an entire era.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Colony Sim 29.9%, RTS 17.8%, Strategy 10.2%, RPG 3.4%
- #35 SPQR:Shadows of The Legion
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1k1 studios
Windows
Under the shadow of Rome’s lost legion, survival is only the beginning. Build your headquarters, manage scarce resources, and forge ruthless strategies. Every decision has a cost: become a legend or vanish into the dust of history.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.3%, City Builder 26.9%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Strategy 7.8%, War 7%
- #36 clickyland
74% matchVery Positive85% of 632 reviews2024
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, City Builder 30.1%, Strategy 14.5%, RTS 14.3%, Survival 5.2%
- #37 Escape the End
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Damaged Development Studio
Windows
Lead survivors through a crumbling city, building a thriving colony amidst chaos. Manage resources, construct buildings and defences, and deploy units to protect your people. Every decision shapes your colony's fate in this strategic survival management game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.4%, City Builder 31.7%, RTS 17.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Survival 3.5%
- #38 Stronghold 4
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8%, City Builder 25.4%, Tower Defense 17.8%, RTS 15.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #39 Gold Gold Adventure Gold
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 760 reviews2026
Dev: Can Can Can a Man
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spells, and expand your influence—all one gold coin at a time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, City Builder 23.5%, Tower Defense 17.9%, RTS 14.7%, Survival 5.6%
- #40 Arcane Shores
73% 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 39%, City Builder 37.1%, Survival 7.5%, Strategy 7.5%, RTS 6.4%
- #41 Alien Land
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: liuliu
Windows
This is a special simulation tower defense game, where you need to command each citizen to build a base. To produce food, one also needs to resist monsters from the night.if you want to pass the level, it has a certain difficulty and requires you to have a certain strategy and observation rules.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, City Builder 29.2%, Tower Defense 21.5%, Strategy 8%, Cute 3.2%
- #42 Zeus + Poseidon
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,945 reviews2016
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!
Why similar: City Builder 47.2%, Colony Sim 41.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 Convenience Stories
71% matchVery Positive94% of 277 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.5%, City Builder 21.5%, RTS 16.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Casual 4.2%
- #44 Stonehearth
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,043 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 45.1%, City Builder 38.3%, Survival 6.5%, Strategy 6.2%, RPG 2.5%
- #45 Viking City Builder
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Set a new village on the ashes of Europeans! Build and defend a Viking settlement in hostile land. Manage your people, survive harsh winters and send your fierce warriors to pillage the neighboring villages. Choose your own strategy to succeed in the Viking Age!
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Vikings 28.1% ★, RTS 13.4%, War 10.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #46 Undead Defense TD
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sugradh_Dev
Windows
Zombies are coming! Build your defenses and expand your settlement to create a safe space for humanity. Use turrets, walls and light towers to keep the darkness safe. Expand your settlement to find abandoned settlements and additional resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 24.3%, Tower Defense 21.8%, RTS 16.1%, Strategy 6.2%
- #47 Becastled
68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,571 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Colony Sim 25.7%, RTS 15.6%, Strategy 9.3%, War 9%
- #48 The Promised Land
72% matchVery Positive87% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Boolat GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...
Why similar: Colony Sim 60.2%, City Builder 20.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Casual 5%, Cute 2.7%
- #49 Kingdoms Rise and Fall
70% matchNegative15% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Little Dreams GamingPub: Little Dreams Games
Windows
Kingdoms Rise and Fall is a captivating Real-Time Strategy game that takes you on an epic journey through different eras, spanning the entirety of history and beyond! Kingdoms Rise & Fall focuses more on culture, science, and keeping your nation happy over time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5%, City Builder 31.6%, RTS 17.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Alternate History 7.2%
- #50 Crownwarden
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Aco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build by day, defend by night! In this story-driven city builder, take direct control of your ruler to protect the realm. Explore diverse lands, upgrade your leader's abilities, command armies against monstrous hordes, and uncover the dark secrets of your lineage.
Why similar: City Builder 35.5%, Tower Defense 19.5%, RTS 18.3%, Strategy 12.6%, RPG 9.2%
- #51 Bloons Monkey City
69% matchVery Positive91% of 6,712 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!
Why similar: City Builder 46.6%, Tower Defense 37.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Casual 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #52 They Are Billions
69% matchVery Positive85% of 51,117 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, Tower Defense 17.6%, RTS 16.8%, City Builder 15.3%, Strategy 7%
- #53 VENOY
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mathis WischeroppPub: LaboratoryGames
Windows
VENOY is a relaxing roguelite real-time strategy game with deep settler logistics, true sandbox freedom and exciting meta progression. Build your medieval colony, optimize production chains and defend it against enemies!
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5%, City Builder 29.4%, RTS 20.9%, Strategy 12%, 3D 1.3%
- #54 Kingdom Of Force
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Razer TeamPub: Hydra Game Studio
Windows
KOF is a magic background real-time strategy game, which is based on the method of dispatching troops to occupy the city, and combines the elements of resource collection, construction, upgrading, tower defense and so on.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 24.3%, Tower Defense 20.3%, RTS 17%, Strategy 7%
- #55 Exodus Borealis
68% matchVery Positive87% of 305 reviews2021
Dev: Smug Marmot Studios
Windows
In this city builder and tower defense game, you will command a small band of ship wrecked colonists. Progress from struggling to survive the elements to a thriving kingdom that will smash the demon hordes that dare attack your settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1%, City Builder 29.6%, Tower Defense 24.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Survival 5.1%
- #56 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
65% matchVery Positive92% of 11,119 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Colony Sim 26.4%, Tower Defense 16.5%, RTS 12.7%, War 9.2%
- #57 Siege of Irdor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HardCodeWayPub: Vision Edge Entertainment
Windows
Siege of Irdor is a city-builder strategy game set in dark medieval times, where fantasy and reality collide. Build by day and defend the sieges by night to survive against the armies of darkness.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28%, City Builder 25.5%, Tower Defense 18.1%, RTS 15.7%, Strategy 5.9%
- #58 Hexity
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows
Build a city that grows together with its people. Start with a small settlement in the wild lands and turn it into a thriving medieval city. Construct housing, develop production, meet the needs of your population, and maintain a stable economy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.4%, City Builder 33.8%, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #59 Mysticore: Towers & Timber
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gnista Games
Windows
Mysticore is a survival strategy game for 1-4 players. Explore the shattered realms, build your base and defend it against massive enemy waves - all while leaving the busywork to your gnomes.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.2%, City Builder 22.6%, Tower Defense 17.1%, RTS 14.3%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #60 Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
66% matchPositive87% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Axella Games
Windows
Build towers, manage resources, and lead units to defend your kingdom against goblins. Every decision you make determines your kingdom's fate.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Colony Sim 25.8%, Tower Defense 22.7%, RTS 16.7%, Strategy 5.9%