- #1 Outland Kingdoms
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GBL
Windows
Colony building RPG with detailed characters, driven by procedurally generated Stories. Build a hut, a village, a town, a city, a kingdom. 5 different races. Ally with unique factions. Rule an Undead empire. Craft Legendary items. Tame creatures. Enslave enemies. It's all here.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, Base Building 12.5%, Building 11.7%, Medieval 11%, Strategy RPG 10.9%
- #2 Noble Fates
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,479 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 25.5%, Base Building 15.1%, Medieval 11.7%, Building 11.3%, Management 10.1%
- #3 Noble Legacy
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 369Pub: Ultimus Rex LLC
Windows
Noble Legacy is a medieval colony sim where every villager has a purpose and every decision carries weight. Build a thriving settlement, recruit & manage your people, master a deep economy, and defend your realm as you forge a legacy worthy of the crown. What kind of ruler will you be?
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8%, Base Building 10.8%, Economy 10.5%, Medieval 9.5%, Building 8.9%
- #4 Blacksmith Master
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,646 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 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 22.4%, Base Building 14.5%, Economy 13.7%, Medieval 12.7%, Building 12.2%
- #5 Dungeon Overseer
94% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.3%, Base Building 18.9%, Economy 18%, Building 14%, Management 9.4%
- #6 Empires and Tribes
92% matchMixed66% of 419 reviews2023
Dev: White Vertex Studios
Windows · Mac
Empires and Tribes is a unique hybrid of a medieval city builder and a role-playing game. You will undertake the duties of a mayor in the 13th century and manage the expansion of your city, ensure the production of resources and raise a powerful army to protect yourself from rival principalities.
Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Building 19.7%, Medieval 18.8%, Colony Sim 12%, Economy 7.3%
- #7 Distant Kingdoms
93% matchMixed44% of 303 reviews2021
Dev: Orthrus Studios
Windows
A unique blend of City Building, Social Management, Exploration and Adventure gameplay, Distant Kingdoms brings a rich fantasy world to life. Help the Humans, Dwarves, Elves and Orcs of Talam, begin anew in the fabled land of Ineron.
Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%
- #8 Alek - The Lost Kingdom
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 413 reviews2021
Dev: Jessy LemieuxPub: Blackmyers Studio
Windows
Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers.
Why similar: Economy 15.8%, Building 14.6%, Action RPG 13.3%, Management 12.4%, Medieval 11.9%
- #9 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
90% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, Economy 14.5%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Building 8.5%
- #10 Super Fantasy Kingdom
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,800 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Medieval 42.9%, Dungeon Crawler 41.6%, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #11 KINGDOMS
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,084 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Medieval 27.8%, Building 26.1%, Open World 16.1%, RPG 10.3%, Management 8.9%
- #12 Dungeon Tycoon
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,878 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Economy 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Management 15%, Building 13.3%, Medieval 13.1%
- #13 RPG Tycoon
89% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: Management 24%, Colony Sim 22.9%, Building 17.7%, Medieval 11.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #14 Kingdoms and Castles
86% matchVery Positive94% of 31,238 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, Base Building 13.3%, Economy 13.3%, Building 11.5%, Medieval 11.1%
- #15 Edge Islands
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5%, Base Building 19.3%, Building 15.6%, Management 11%, Open World 5.4%
- #16 Make Your Kingdom
87% matchMixed58% of 196 reviews2022
Dev: yo_serjioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9%, Building 15.4%, Base Building 14.8%, Economy 14.3%, Management 13%
- #17 Kingdoms Reborn
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,656 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.4 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: Colony Sim 27.9%, Base Building 17.5%, Economy 12.5%, Management 11.9%, Medieval 10.7%
- #18 Valorborn
83% matchMixed62% of 506 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Medieval 16.4%, Building 16.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Management 11.5%, Open World 9.9%
- #19 First Feudal
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 635 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5%, Base Building 16.3%, Building 13.3%, Medieval 13.3%, Management 9.5%
- #20 Legends of Ellaria
85% matchMixed57% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Larkon Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Legends of Ellaria is a unique blend of sandbox action-RPG and real-time strategy. Build a new kingdom for your people, construct and manage its cities, command your troops in epic battles and join them fighting in third-person action, and live adventures in an immersive high fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 24.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Building 13.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Medieval 8%
- #21 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
82% matchMixed69% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Medieval 15.5%, Base Building 15.4%, Economy 13.4%, Building 12.7%, Strategy RPG 12%
- #22 Settlements Rising
80% matchVery Positive81% of 430 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 29%, Medieval 12.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Building 12.1%, Management 9.9%
- #23 Founders' Fortune
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,187 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 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 39.3%, Base Building 17.6%, Building 12.1%, Management 7.2%, Economy 6.9%
- #24 Norland
78% matchVery Positive82% of 10,106 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 23%, Base Building 14.6%, Economy 13.3%, Medieval 12.7%, Building 11.8%
- #25 Feartress
81% matchMixed50% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Frederik ListPub: Foo Dogs Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Feartress is an idle RPG where you gather resources, build structures and hire workers and armies to help you succeed in battle and take over multiple dimensions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.4%, Strategy RPG 15.6%, Building 13.4%, RPG 9.3%, Management 8%
- #26 Foundation
76% matchVery Positive87% of 23,903 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 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: Medieval 19.7%, Colony Sim 16%, Economy 14.2%, Building 12.6%, Management 11.7%
- #27 The Merchant's Guide to the Kingdom
79% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Bearplane
Windows
You are an NPC and shopkeeper in a simulated MMORPG world. Trade, craft and manage a guild to acquire powerful gear and face dangerous dungeons, world bosses, rare spawns and up to 40-man raids while following the campaign to aid in the protection of the ancient and powerful Elemental Stones.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Action RPG 19.7%, Medieval 17.4%, Character Customization 11.9%, RPG 10.5%
- #28 MiniMap Kingdom
77% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.2%, Base Building 23%, Medieval 18.8%, Open World 10.4%, Strategy 5.7%
- #29 Coronation
78% matchMixed64% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sword Studio
Windows
Coronation, an online medieval sandbox with player-built settlements, dungeons & economy.
Why similar: Base Building 22.6%, Action RPG 20.2%, Medieval 20.2%, Management 17.2%, Open World 9.1%
- #30 Mountaincore
76% matchMixed65% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Jump Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, Base Building 17.6%, Building 14.5%, Management 13.9%, Medieval 12.7%
- #31 Kingdom Ascension
74% matchVery Positive84% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: RainRingStudio
Windows
Step into the role of a lord, starting from scratch to build your kingdom. Gather resources, construct buildings, recruit troops, explore, and embark on adventures to continuously expand your territory and defend your homeland.
Why similar: Base Building 24.1%, Economy 16.7%, Medieval 15.3%, Building 13%, Management 11.7%
- #32 Dwarrows
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Lithic Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
A peaceful 3rd person adventure and town-building game. Gather, build, puzzle, explore, and quest in a beautifully handcrafted world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Economy 11.3%, Management 9.4%, Third Person 6.9%
- #33 Craft The World
75% matchVery Positive88% of 16,973 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.2%, Building 27%, Open World 8.9%, RPG 4.7%, Strategy 4.6%
- #34 Sengoku Dynasty
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,639 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, Base Building 17.5%, Medieval 14.4%, Building 12.9%, Management 9.2%
- #35 Dwarf Fortress
72% matchVery Positive95% of 31,234 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 39.1 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 32.1%, Base Building 20.3%, Building 17.3%, Management 15%, Strategy 4.9%
- #36 Going Medieval
70% matchVery Positive89% of 21,102 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, Base Building 18.9%, Economy 18.2%, Management 13.8%, RPG 6.4%
- #37 The Unexpected Quest
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Rionix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.
Why similar: Base Building 26%, Medieval 21.1%, Building 20.6%, Management 18%, Exploration 8.1%
- #38 Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: Sofa Mauve Studio Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions - Embark on a medieval fantasy survival odyssey. Reclaim the stolen Crown, battle dark forces, and explore diverse lands. Uncover secrets, wield magic, and craft your destiny. Will you become the true champion of Atham?"
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, Base Building 16.9%, Action RPG 15.2%, Building 12.1%, Third Person 9.7%
- #39 Monsters Domain
74% matchMostly Negative38% of 287 reviews2024
Dev: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Monsters' Domain is an FPP RPG action game where you play as an overlord necromancer on a quest to regain power. Build a domain of monsters, command undead armies, and use powerful skills to defeat enemies. Explore dungeons, confront enemies, and master necromancy to shape the destiny of your realm
Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Economy 14.9%, Building 14.6%, Action RPG 13.7%
- #40 Novice Dungeon Master
71% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: LazyCnD
Windows
[Novice Dungeon Master] is a dungeon management simulation set in a fantasy world of dungeons and adventures. Turn your beginner dungeon into the ultimate dungeon of your dreams. Greet adventurers who come to visit your dungeon, grow herbs, summon monsters, and more!
Why similar: Management 69%, Simulation 23.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #41 Masters of Albion
70% matchMixed66% of 599 reviews2026
Dev: 22cans
Windows
A bold reimagining of the God Game genre from the creator who defined it. Shape a living world as a god - or step into it and experience it through your people. Build, guide and defend your town by day, then survive the night when everything is under threat. There is no single solution. Only yours.
Why similar: Base Building 25.3%, Management 19.2%, Building 19.1%, Third Person 13.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #42 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
68% 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 31.9%, Management 14.9%, Medieval 14.8%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, RPG 7.2%
- #43 Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive96% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Economy 23.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Base Building 16.7%, Management 16.6%, Building 15%
- #44 Hammerting
72% matchMixed57% of 2,592 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, Base Building 16.6%, Economy 15.5%, Building 13.2%, Management 11.9%
- #45 Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,602 reviews2023
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
Why similar: Base Building 22.5%, Management 19.9%, Building 19.5%, Medieval 18.8%, Simulation 5.8%
- #46 Cavern Adventurers
69% matchMixed63% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.
Why similar: Colony Sim 60.4%, Building 15.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Simulation 10%, RPG 2%
- #47 Fata Deum - The God Sim
69% matchMixed59% of 459 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 24.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 12.6%, Management 11.4%, Economy 11.3%
- #48 Odd Realm
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.7%, Base Building 21.9%, Management 15.8%, Building 15.8%, Strategy 5%
- #49 Lord of Dwarves
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar Sage Games
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft weapons, and build a castle. Then defend your castle against monsters who will try to siege, sap, and smash their way in. All in a procedurally generated 3D block world that allows for extensive crafting and total construction and destruction of the terrain.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.4%, Base Building 20.1%, Building 17.3%, Management 11.7%, Strategy 10.5%
- #50 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
71% matchMixed61% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Medieval 26.2%, Management 23.7%, RPG 14.9%, Open World 13.2%, Simulation 9.2%
- #51 Grim Realms
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Base Building 17.9%, Building 12.1%, Economy 10.9%, Medieval 10.5%
- #52 HammerHelm
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!
Why similar: Building 26.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Third Person 14.5%, Open World 12.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #53 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 244 reviews2023
Dev: The Spiteful GamesPub: The Spiteful Games
Windows
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
Why similar: Base Building 31.9%, Economy 26.3%, Third Person 13.1%, RPG 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #54 Folklands
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, Economy 15.5%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 13.4%, Management 10.6%
- #55 Royal Lord - 王权领主
64% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: 开发鸭
Windows
In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, Base Building 25.1%, Medieval 19.5%, Building 18.4%, Strategy 5.8%
- #56 Manor Lords
63% matchVery Positive84% of 88,470 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 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: Base Building 23.8%, Medieval 20.9%, Colony Sim 13.4%, Economy 9.8%, Building 8.4%