- #1 Kingdoms and Castles
97% matchVery Positive93% of 30,837 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.0 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: Strategy 48.5%, Simulation 30.4%, Management 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming city-builder that focuses on medieval kingdom management and defending your realm from invaders.
- #2 Hearthlands
96% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
Why similar: Strategy 30.5%, Management 30.2%, Simulation 27.8%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-building game that emphasizes resource chains and the management of a growing population.
- #3 Foundation
95% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 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: Simulation 32.3%, Strategy 31.8%, Management 29.2%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An organic, grid-less medieval city-builder that prioritizes resource management and village growth.
- #4 Yes, Your Grace
94% matchVery Positive87% of 13,642 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Management 28%, Casual 21.1%, Strategy 21%, Simulation 18.7%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven kingdom management game where every decision you make as a ruler has significant consequences.
- #5 Reigns
94% matchVery Positive87% of 8,051 reviews2016
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Why similar: Simulation 29.4%, Strategy 26.5%, Casual 24.1%, Indie 20%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, card-based strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a monarch making binary choices to balance the kingdom's factions.
- #6 Noble Fates
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Management 40.5%, Strategy 34.2%, Simulation 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of kingdom management and RPG elements where you oversee a realm and interact with its inhabitants.
- #7 Going Medieval
89% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 39.9%, Strategy 31.7%, Simulation 28.4%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows for detailed building and management of a medieval settlement in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #8 Villagers
92% matchMixed53% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Avanquest Software Publishing Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Villagers is a beautifully illustrated and richly detailed town-building game where you build a thriving community using the people and resources around you. Success or failure depends on your ability to create a town that can grow and prosper, and overcome the harsh realities of medieval life!
Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, Simulation 41.3%, Indie 14%
Why You'll Like It: A casual city-building game that focuses on managing the flow of resources and the needs of your growing population.
- #9 Lords and Villeins
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Management 36%, Strategy 29%, Simulation 26%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: A family-based colony management game where you oversee the development of a medieval village over several generations.
- #10 Banished
90% matchVery Positive90% of 42,988 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 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: Strategy 41.7%, Simulation 36.5%, Management 12.4%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential colony-simulation game focused on survival and resource management in a medieval setting.
- #11 Kingdom Two Crowns
88% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, Simulation 47.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, side-scrolling strategy game that focuses on building and defending your kingdom from greed.
- #12 Songs of Syx
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,777 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 53.8%, Simulation 46.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale colony sim and grand strategy game that allows you to manage thousands of citizens in a fantasy world.
- #13 Super Fantasy Kingdom
85% matchVery Positive88% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Strategy 72.8%, Indie 27.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused game that combines roguelite elements with kingdom management and fantasy combat.
- #14 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 34.9%, Simulation 24.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that tasks you with building and growing a kingdom to attract heroes and adventurers.
- #15 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
86% matchMixed61% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Why similar: Management 27.1%, Strategy 25.9%, Simulation 24.7%, Casual 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy and city-building game that forces you to make tough moral choices as a medieval ruler.
- #16 King Of The Castle
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,691 reviews2023
Dev: Tributary GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take your rightful place on the throne in this multiplayer-only party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?
Why similar: Management 36%, Strategy 36%, Casual 27.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich strategy game where you make difficult choices to keep your kingdom stable while managing political intrigue.
- #17 Age of Castles: Warlords
86% matchMostly Negative30% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
War is upon us and only the mightiest kingdom will rule the realm. Build the ultimate kingdom, wage total war on your enemies, and conquer the realm!
Why similar: Casual 31.1%, Strategy 29.3%, Simulation 28.2%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that focuses on simple resource management and medieval kingdom expansion.
- #18 Medieval Dynasty
81% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Management 56%, Simulation 44%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of survival, RPG, and village management that lets you build a dynasty from the ground up.
- #19 Farthest Frontier
80% matchVery Positive87% of 23,648 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Management 53.1%, Strategy 46.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed city-builder that emphasizes the harsh realities of medieval survival and complex resource production.
- #20 Distant Kingdoms
84% 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 42.9%, Strategy 39.6%, Indie 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy city-builder that combines exploration and management in a world filled with various mythical races.
- #21 Rise to Ruins
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,737 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 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: Strategy 51.1%, Simulation 35.8%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that blends resource management, tower defense, and village building into a challenging experience.
- #22 Prosperity
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: Persera Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on the role of leading a camp of weary peasants, make strategic decisions to fight for survival against the elements. If you're capable, the camp will grow into a settlement, and then a hamlet. Do you have what it takes to grow it into a city?
Why similar: Strategy 31%, Simulation 28.9%, Casual 27.5%, Indie 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that emphasizes economic growth and resource management in a developing society.
- #23 Ostriv
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,359 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Strategy 36.2%, Management 35.2%, Simulation 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic city-building game that focuses on the challenges of managing a medieval village with complex economic needs.
- #24 Clanfolk
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,737 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Simulation 42.8%, Casual 39.7%, Indie 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-management game set in the Scottish Highlands that focuses on survival and family legacy.
- #25 Silmaris: Dice Kingdom
81% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: PyrogenPub: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unforgiving storytelling adventure with dice rolls and turn-based management. Make the right choices and roll the dice to rally the monarchs to your medieval kingdom by diplomacy, war or deception.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based management game that uses dice-based mechanics to handle the complexities of ruling a kingdom.
- #26 The Succession of Changing Kings
76% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Management 37%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 29.2%
- #27 Idle Civilization
79% matchMixed51% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Very Simple Idea Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take command of a pair of villagers and help them build a mighty civilization that will spread across the world and conquer it. Idle Civilization is a civilization builder management game where you will oversee the growth of your people into a mighty kingdom through building, research, warfare, religion, diplomacy, culture, heroic...
Why similar: Strategy 41.6%, Simulation 40%, Indie 18.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the progression and management of a growing civilization over time.
- #28 Sunset Kingdom
78% matchMixed70% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Sunset Kingdom is a kingdom management game. In Sunset Kingdom your aim is to become the monarch of a prosperous land! Prepare to expand your kingdom, buildings roads and bridges between towns, castles, farms and more! Fend of bandit raids, get crushed by vikings, let your people starve to death and try again!
Why similar: Strategy 42.5%, Simulation 40.3%, Indie 17.1%
- #29 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,339 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Strategy 35.2%, Simulation 32.9%, Casual 30.1%, Indie 1.7%
- #30 Automatic Kingdom
74% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 37.5%, Indie 13.8%
- #31 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,633 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Management 38.2%, Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 29.3%
- #32 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
75% matchMixed50% of 76 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: Strategy 51.8%, Simulation 48.2%
- #33 KingSim
76% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Management 41.2%, Simulation 30.6%, Strategy 28.2%
- #34 Redemption: Eternal Quest
77% matchMixed59% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Redemption: Eternal Quest is a casual RPG/Sim game which combines the feel of an RPG with roster management sim mechanics. You become the leader of a band of adventurers, guiding them through quests, watching them grow and signing them to pacts while keeping your gold pouch filled.
Why similar: Casual 39.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Management 11.2%, Indie 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #35 Fantasy Village Simulator
75% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: CYCLOPS
Windows · Mac
Experience building your own village with different races in a fantasy world! Produce more villagers for various production tasks and train more guards to resist waves of demonic attacks. Plan the production of supplies to create more powerful equipment for the guards to wear.
Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, Simulation 49.6%
- #36 Milord
73% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: iBright GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac
Milord is a Kingdom Management RPG with city-building mechanics. Immerse yourself in a world where your decisions shape your fiefdom's destiny. Rule wisely as you construct, strategize, and navigate the challenges of leadership. Will you rise to glory or crumble under the weight of your choices?
Why similar: Simulation 34.6%, Strategy 32.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 32.5%
- #37 MiniMap Kingdom
72% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: Strategy 30%, Casual 29.6%, Simulation 28.9%, Indie 11.5%
- #38 Odd Realm
70% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
Why similar: Management 33.3%, Strategy 27.8%, Simulation 27.8%, Indie 11.2%
- #39 Feudal Baron: King's Land
73% matchMixed43% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Feudal Baron: King’s Land is classic-style city-builder. Turn a humble settlement into a medieval town, build workshops and churches, repel raids, and manage your subjects. Ensure steady supplies – or squeeze every last penny from the people.
Why similar: Management 42.4%, Strategy 37.7%, Casual 19.9%
- #40 Star Merchant
74% matchMixed66% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Why similar: Strategy 28.6%, Simulation 18.5%, Casual 18.1%, Abstract 11.2%, Management 8.1%
- #41 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
70% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Management 36.2%, Strategy 33.8%, Simulation 30%
- #42 Fantasy Town Regional Manager
72% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Caps Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.7%, Management 20.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Casual 15.6%, Simulation 11.2%
- #43 Territory: Farming and Warfare
68% matchVery Positive86% of 690 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
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: Simulation 33%, Strategy 29.8%, Management 29.2%, Indie 8%
- #44 City idle
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 214 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Strategy 39.4%, Simulation 38.5%, Management 22%
- #45 The King's Dilemma: Chronicles
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Big Trouble
Windows · Mac
Lead the King’s Council for generations as the consequences of your decisions decide the kingdom’s resources and political standing. Form alliances, solve dilemmas, and prepare for the final uprising that was foretold by an ancient prophecy
Why similar: Simulation 59%, Management 41%
- #46 Dungeons & Kingdoms
70% matchMixed42% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Uncle Grouch GamingPub: Camlann Games
Windows
A medieval fantasy kingdom builder, management sim and dungeon delver RPG hybrid. Gather resources, manage villagers and build infrastructure. Then dive into the dungeons to face the monsters within. Or just unlock everything in a Creative "God Mode" and build the fantasy kingdom of your dreams.
Why similar: Management 48.1%, Strategy 27.1%, Simulation 24.9%
- #47 Tiny Kingdom
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: neltile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.
Why similar: Management 40.7%, Strategy 29.7%, Simulation 29.6%
- #48 Medieval Legacy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Ninetoplay
Windows
Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!
Why similar: Management 33.3%, Strategy 24.9%, Casual 21.2%, Simulation 20.6%
- #49 Kingdom of Cards
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Rubber Duck GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
From cropland to forest, from academy to conqueror's guild, expand territory of your kingdom. As the kingdom grows, crises will quietly arise. No worries: prepare to use the resource cards to train a group of powerful guardians to eliminate enemies and protect your kingdom.
Why similar: Strategy 57.2%, Management 19.8%, Casual 16%, Indie 7%
- #50 Kingdom Ascension
67% matchVery Positive85% of 218 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: Strategy 55.8%, Management 44.2%
- #51 ReignMaker
71% matchMixed63% of 440 reviews2014
Dev: Frogdice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ReignMaker: Saving the World One Tower at a Time. ReignMaker is a match-3 game with tower defense, city building, and political strategy elements. Your policy decisions determine the fate of your city and the direction of the story. Your match-3 and tower defense skills determine the fate of the world.
Why similar: Casual 44.2%, Strategy 40.8%, Indie 15.1%
- #52 Royal Lord - 王权领主
67% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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: Strategy 78.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #53 Majesty 2
69% matchMixed69% of 1,271 reviews2009
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Simulation 38.4%, Management 8.6%
- #54 Incremental Town RPG
67% matchMixed60% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Casual 32.6%, Management 27.9%, Simulation 26.5%, Indie 13%
- #55 Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,161 reviews2022
Dev: Huw Millward
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.
Why similar: Simulation 42.3%, Strategy 37.7%, Indie 11%, Management 9%
- #56 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
66% matchMixed69% of 176 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: Management 51.5%, Simulation 48.5%
- #57 Manor Lords
62% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Management 38.5%, Strategy 31.7%, Simulation 29.9%