Games Like Explorers of Esmar

Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 15.5%, City Builder 14.8%, RTS 12.3%, Military 12.2%, Base Building 10.1%

Age of Respair is a medieval strategy castle-builder. Build massive castles with fortifications while managing resources and production chains. Assemble a large army and lay siege to enemy castles. Lead your people and bring respair to your kingdom🏰⚔️

Why similar: City Builder 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Base Building 10.8%, Building 9.5%, RTS 9.1%

Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.

Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Economy 10.7%, Military 10.2%, RTS 8.9%

Enjoy the complete medieval experience in The Stronghold Collection, featuring five real-time strategy games. Create and defend your castle stronghold as you expand your lands, survey the castle life in your domain, host great jousting festivals and feasts, or conduct public executions to keep the peasantry in line.

Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Economy 10.7%, Military 10.2%, RTS 8.9%

Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Economy 10.4%, Military 10.2%, Building 8.8%

Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.

Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Economy 10.9%, Military 9.5%, Building 8.8%

'Paris in 2000 Years' is a city-builder game focused on the history of Paris. From the Gallo-Roman era to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, you can construct, upgrade, and beautify various buildings. Completing historical quests will also reward you with iconic landmark architectures.

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Economy 16.2%, Building 13%, Medieval 10.9%, Base Building 10.8%

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 23.1%, Rome 14.3% ★, Economy 11.6%, Building 9.9%, Management 7.3%

In the game you will lead your settlement. You will have to build various buildings starting with a castle and ending with an institute. Every decision you make should be balanced, because the economy of your settlement is growing, and the lack of resources can catch up instantly!

Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, RTS 14.7%, Economy 8.3%, Management 8.2%

Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.

Why similar: City Builder 18.1%, Economy 13.8%, RTS 11%, Building 10.9%, Base Building 9.7%

Ruin or Victory is a modern take and evolution of the classic RTS genre with added detail, continuity, and strategic depth while remaining accessible and well-paced. Devise your strategy, manage and expand your economy, and choose your warriors' equipment and tactics.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 16.4%, City Builder 14.4%, RTS 11.1%, Base Building 10%, Economy 9.1%

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Military 13.1%, Building 10%, Base Building 9.5%

Aquis: A strategic elemental adventure where a human mage, stranded in a mystical world, must collaborate with elemental beings to mend a portal breach. Battle shadow creatures, restore harmony, and seek a path back to Earth.

Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Economy 16%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 13.4%, RTS 10.6%

A medieval real-time strategy game focused on castle building, medieval warfare, and economy.

Why similar: City Builder 21.5%, RTS 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Medieval 9.8%

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 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Economy 11.2%, RTS 9.7%, Building 9.5%

Chinese Empire is an economic city-building strategy taking place in the picturesque areas of China. Create your own new empire that will go down in history!

Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Economy 16.1%, Building 14.4%, RTS 13.4%, Management 11.8%

A low-stress RTS where logistics, not clicks, is the key to victory. Lead diverse armies in a challenging Campaign, endure endless waves in Survival, or master the map in Skirmish mode. Strategically construct your town, raise mighty armies, and intelligently manage resources to conquer all.

Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 16%, RTS 13.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Military 8.7%

Project Ardeal is an upcoming multiplayer real-time strategy game spanning from the Medieval to the Napoleonic Era. Build up your town, manage your resources and raise armies to engage in battles against other players or together against AI opponents.

Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, RTS 10.7%, Economy 8.6%, Base Building 7.8%

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Economy 11.8%, RTS 10.5%, Medieval 9.6%

Command a flying colony ship through an alien void in this real-time steampunk strategy game. Build a floating city, explore a dangerous galaxy, wage broadside naval battles, and invade planets — all while outrunning the Voidwall consuming the galaxy behind you.

Why similar: City Builder 18%, Real Time Tactics 16%, RTS 13.2%, Economy 12.3%, Base Building 10.6%

Return to the era of knights and castles in a uniquely satisfying mix of Settlement Building, RTS and Castle Simulation genres. Manage complex and realistic medieval production chains, build your army and defences, satisfy the King and lead your people to prosperity. Will you succeed as a new lord?

Why similar: City Builder 17.7%, RTS 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Base Building 10.1%, Building 9.6%

Loulan Kingdom is a city-building survival and real-time strategy game. As the ruler of Loulan, you must build your city amid a perilous desert oasis, grow your power through the Silk Road, and fight to protect your kingdom—until the very end.

Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, RTS 10.8%, Military 9.9%, Base Building 9.7%

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Why similar: City Builder 17.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Economy 13.5%, RTS 11.5%, Building 10.6%

Build your castle, grow your economy, and raise a mighty army in this medieval strategy game. Manage resources, train Mamluk warriors, raid enemy camps, and defend against barbarian attacks. Can you amass enough glory to conquer the Horde Fortress?

Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, RTS 14.8%, Economy 10.1%, Building 8.9%, Military 6.9%

Immerse yourself in the epic world of the Bronze Age! Rule over the first European civilization and build the famous Palace of Knossos. Be smart in diplomacy and trade, use your gained reputation and equip your throne room with unique frescoes from all over the world.

Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, RTS 15.7%, Building 15%, Economy 10%, Historical 8.8%

One of the most innovative Real-Time Strategy Games comes back totally renewed and improved to the smallest detail, with epic large scale battles, new civilizations, unit customization system never seen before in a game, 8K support, and much more.

Why similar: Rome 19.3% ★, City Builder 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, RTS 11.2%, Economy 8.8%

Randoville is a medieval chill-builder where everything is decided by your luck! Will you get a shabby hut or a gorgeous palace? Throw D20 and find out!

Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, Economy 14.4%, Building 11.5%, Medieval 11.1%, RTS 10.2%

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 22.5%, Base Building 18.1%, RTS 12.6%, Building 11.5%, Medieval 10.8%

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: Rome 16.6% ★, City Builder 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, RTS 10.3%, Economy 10.2%

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 20.7%, Military 13.1%, RTS 11.4%, Building 11.3%, Base Building 10%

Chinese Empire is an economic city-building strategy taking place in the picturesque areas of China. The prologue will introduce you to the world of Chinese Empire!

Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Economy 16.4%, Building 14.8%, RTS 10.5%, Management 8.7%

A city builder that combines futurism and the aesthetics of ancient Rome. Lead your people into the future era by researching new technologies, creating modern infrastructure, and withstanding external forces. Make Rome an eternal city!

Why similar: Rome 24% ★, City Builder 18.4%, Building 10.9%, Economy 10.3%, Base Building 9.1%

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 24.5%, Economy 14.8%, RTS 13.2%, Building 11.5%, Rome 11.2% ★

Recovery Syndicate is a prequel to Abeyance, in which you are the leader of one of the factions trying to reconstruct the economy of the galaxy. You must build and manage your colony's resources carefully, while watching out for rival factions who are also vying for supremacy.

Why similar: City Builder 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, RTS 13.4%, Economy 10.6%, Base Building 10.5%

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages and take on the role of a ruler who must transform a small town into a prosperous settlement.

Why similar: City Builder 26.6%, RTS 16.3%, Economy 9.8%, Management 9.2%, Building 8.3%

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 24%, Economy 14.7%, Building 14.5%, Medieval 12.1%, Historical 11.1%

Castles & Castellans is a hybrid of real-time strategy and third-person action. Rule from the castle-building RTS view - construct, manage, and fortify against looming threats. Then step into the castellan’s boots in TPP, fighting side by side with your soldiers atop the very walls you built.

Why similar: RTS 18.7%, City Builder 14.7%, Medieval 12.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Management 11.4%

Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?

Why similar: City Builder 16%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, RTS 12.4%, Base Building 11%, Economy 10.2%

Build, mine and defend your colony in a fully destructible voxel world. Shape the terrain, manage production chains and face unpredictable challenges in the world of Voxelion.

Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 14.4%, Economy 8.8%, Building 7.5%

This is an RTS game less than 300MB, but it already contains many interesting game mechanics, There are many types of soldiers and tactics for you to choose. Support LAN online battle. Special Thanks for Pixel Art UwU~ I hope you will be interested in more RTS games after playing :)

Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, RTS 15.8%, Economy 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Base Building 12.6%

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 36.6%, Medieval 13%, Economy 11.7%, Building 9.4%, Management 8.9%

Build and manage your industrial empire unlike ever before. Dive into Timber: where strategic resource management meets the forest.

Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, RTS 16.1%, Economy 10.5%, Building 9.3%

Construct the infrastructure to rebuild civilization. Set up supply lines, mine skyscrapers for plastics, and find a place to process all the poop your people will generate. You have twenty minutes.

Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Building 16.5%, Base Building 14.4%, Management 13.9%, Economy 12.3%

VIKING - Sagas of the Norse Lands is a city-builder where you forge your legend. Become a Jarl, transform a camp into a thriving city, manage your people's expansion, and build your legacy. Explore, fight, and erect monuments to etch your saga in history!

Why similar: City Builder 20.2%, Economy 14.4%, RTS 13.5%, Building 11.4%, Historical 9.6%

A survival city-builder where every villager has a name, a family, and a eulogy. Build their civilization through four ages, brutal winters, and monster raids — then prestige and let their legacy echo into your next run.

Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Medieval 15.6%, RTS 11.3%, Building 6.9%

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: City Builder 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, RTS 11.2%, Economy 9.8%, Military 9.5%

From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Base Building 11.9%, Military 11.2%, RTS 10.6%

Build factories, manage resources, research new technologies, try to locate the best markets to sell your products. Keep building, managing resources, researching and selling. Repeat, fail, learn, repeat, succeed, grow

Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Economy 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, RTS 12.8%, Management 12.3%

Play Metrocity, a challenging and innovative city builder game. prove your ability to organize and create the best city in the world. develop your city from 0 to thousands of people only in this game.

Why similar: City Builder 25%, Economy 14.5%, Building 14%, Management 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%

Frontier Governor is a city-building game set in 15th-century Korean history. You have been appointed as the local governor, in the historical background of the northern pioneering. Overcome the rough north and lead the frontier through various resources, buildings, technologies, policies, and more.

Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Economy 15.4%, Building 12.8%, Historical 11.5%, Management 10.9%

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 22.1%, Base Building 12.7%, Economy 12.6%, Building 12.2%, Management 11.2%

Build infrastructure to connect the expanding world to the internet! Having a working strategy and great management is key to winning your competition in this capitalist environment.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.3%, City Builder 21.5%, Economy 15.5%, RTS 11.9%, Management 11.3%

Build and manage your own trailer park to either become a peaceful haven or a pit of unruly partiers. Expand on services and amenities to keep tenants happy. Manage staff to keep your park safe and clean or let chaos run amuck and risk it all for higher gains.

Why similar: City Builder 34.4%, Building 15.9%, Management 15.1%, Economy 13.9%, Base Building 9.4%

Exodus, a realtime strategy PC game featuring stunning photorealistic graphics, oldschool RTS gameplay mechanics mixed with our own fresh ideas and a thrilling horror infused story about a dystopian alternative timeline of human history.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.4%, RTS 21.2%, Building 13.8%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 8.7%

Lord of the Wilds is a strategy game where you build and defend your territory in a wild land. Gather resources, train armies, and face threats from rival lords, orcs, and undead. Strategize to conquer the wilderness.

Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Military 12.8%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 11.2%

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 23.7% ★, City Builder 17.8%, RTS 11.2%, Building 10.2%, Base Building 9.7%

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 24.7%, Economy 14.8%, Building 12.9%, Historical 11.8%, Management 9.8%

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 26.6% ★, City Builder 22.6%, Economy 11.8%, Historical 11.1%, Building 10.6%

A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.

Why similar: City Builder 32.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Economy 11.6%, Management 10.2%, Medieval 8%

We Are The Wall is a city-builder / RTS where you lead a hardy dwarf settlement fighting to protect their mountain home. Train armies, gather vital resources, explore the surrounding lands, and defend the Heart of the Mountain at all costs. We Are The Wall!

Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Base Building 17.4%, RTS 16%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Strategy 6.6%