- #1 Forebearers
96% matchMixed48% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Sandspire Interactive
Windows
This city-building strategy game puts you as the chieftain of a tribe driven away from their homeland. Now you must rebuild and defend your tribe from both the elements and your old enemies.
Why similar: City Builder 57.5%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Indie 7.3%
- #2 WizardCraft Colonies
96% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: David Mccue
Windows
WizardCraft Colonies is a top-down colony simulator for PC, the players main aim is to keep their colony alive while expanding your base
Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, RPG 22.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 9.2%
- #3 Distant Kingdoms
95% 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: City Builder 60.1%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Indie 7%
- #4 Community Inc
94% matchMostly Negative40% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: T4 InteractivePub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
As a new Manager, build a happy community and trade with other races... for profit. Yes, that's right, we need their happiness so we can power up our portals. The Lings, your workers, will obey you and help you with your village. But beware, they can cause a lot of problems too.
Why similar: City Builder 39.8%, Simulation 25.1%, Strategy 24.7%, Indie 10.4%
- #5 Chaos Theory
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Chaos Theory Studios Ltd.
Windows
Chaos Theory is an evolving virtual world set in a fantasy based reality. The 'Butterfly Effect' gameplay gives you a blend of RPG, RTS, and city building in a vast open sandbox environment. Manage all aspects to secure the future of your civilisation. You only have one life, so use it wisely...
Why similar: RPG 21.2%, Simulation 20.1%, Strategy 20%, City Builder 18.7%, Adventure 11.4%
- #6 Town of Honor
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Craftsoft
Windows
“Town of Honor” is a town-building simulation game with roguelike elements set in a remote rural town. As mayor, you must construct buildings, produce and process resources, keep residents happy, and win regular elections.
Why similar: City Builder 53.2%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 21.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #7 City Life 2008
93% matchVery Positive81% of 244 reviews2008
Dev: Monte CristoPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Construct the city of the 21st Century with City Life! City Life 2008 Edition is a next-generation City Builder. Its 3D game engine provides a level of detail and animation unprecedented in the City Builder genre, with total freedom of construction.
Why similar: City Builder 53.5%, Strategy 23.4%, Simulation 23.2%
- #8 Bastide
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 346 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you lead a village of peasants toward survival and prosperity. You must contend with bandits, starvation, disease, and brutal winters as you work to develop your settlement into a fortified town.
Why similar: City Builder 45.8%, Strategy 24.3%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.3%
- #9 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: City Builder 55.2%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 18.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #10 Hexters
91% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Draconus Entertainment Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unique procedurally generated city-building strategy / action game with single player campaign story. Inspired by Tron, Darwinia, Anno, Settlers etc.
Why similar: City Builder 67.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Adventure 4.4%, Indie 4.4%
- #11 HACK the FBI
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vestigial Development
Windows
Deception is an art, and you've been given your brush.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Simulation 25.2%, Strategy 25%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #12 Ironlaw
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Massé
Windows
Ironlaw is a colony management game set in a procedurally generated world. Form alliances with other civilizations, fight battles with your enemies and build colonies.
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 25.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 10.4%
- #13 SugarMill
89% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Aatlantis Code
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SugarMill comes to break the rules of village building simulation. Get ready to deal with food expiration, thirst, real-world measurements, and transportation of goods with horse-drawn carriages.
Why similar: City Builder 46.3%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 22.1%, Indie 9.2%
- #14 Constructor Plus
89% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 43.8%, Strategy 24.9%, Simulation 23%, Indie 8.3%
- #15 Goblin Times
88% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: YaPingPub: Pleasant Rain Ltd
Windows
In this joyful Steampunk world, Goblins are the absolute dominators. They have their own ways of living. Money and power is what makes this world go around and also every goblin’s ultimate pursuit. Some goblins who are good at making money become leaders of the pack.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 24.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 10.4%
- #16 Little Red Riding Hood
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Riding HoodPub: 0Cube
Windows
小红帽一个人,前往住在森林里的外婆家。 去的路上,在花田里做了小小的花束。 一路上,小红帽没有遇到大灰狼。然后就到了外婆家。 没有遇到大灰狼。 难道是我路上耽搁得不好吗?——小红帽她不明白。 那为什么 外婆,被杀掉了呢?
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #17 Chaos Theory Pirates
87% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Chaos Theory Studios Ltd.
Windows
Set in an evolving virtual sandbox pirate world you can collect resources, build a base, manage your crew and defeat enemy raiders. We have created a unique blend of real-time-strategy and a role-play-game to provide an immersive intractable environment.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Strategy 25.7%, Simulation 24.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 10.3%
- #18 The Last Train - Definitive Edition
86% matchMixed43% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Smash Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
As one of the last few survivors of World War II America, help the remaining survivors using your train piloting skills. During the journey you will come across many survivors and you will be rewarded generously by the rich and get the moral satisfaction of helping the poor. Who will you choose??
Why similar: RPG 26%, Strategy 25.1%, Simulation 24.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 10.6%
- #19 SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
79% matchVery Positive85% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!
Why similar: City Builder 56.4%, Simulation 23.8%, Strategy 19.9%
- #20 D20 Dungeons
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Lone Dwarf Games Inc
Windows
Enjoy detailed turned-based combat using the 3.75 OGL version of the world's oldest roleplaying game. Create your own characters and send them off on battles you create yourself. Choose from various arenas to fight in. When you're done, head back to town to rest up and equip yourself for the next battle!
Why similar: RPG 26%, Strategy 25.2%, Simulation 24.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 11%
- #21 Paralines The Last paladin
83% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: Lycian Studio
Windows
Year 0 of Ashy era, in the command of Lilith, the vanguard Simaxue headed the "Dusk Bell - the hell legion"(dusk bell), attacked the Millennium Parliament.Dusk bell finnally seized the Groan snowfield, Simaxue drew the "scythe of original sin" and triggered the "Original sin" storm.
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Simulation 24.4%, Strategy 24.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #22 荒野大蛮神
82% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: FrozenStudio
Windows
There is no english version for this game.We only supply simple chinese version at this time.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Strategy 25.3%, Simulation 23.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 10.9%
- #23 末法时代
80% matchMixed55% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: 末法时代制作组
Windows
踏上你的修仙旅途,用自己的方式,得道正果。寻找自己的仇人,为家门复仇。在探索中慢慢揭开世界之谜的神秘面纱,最终飞升成仙。这也许不是一个拯救世界的故事,但你可以。
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 24.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 10.4%
- #24 CommunityUs
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CommunityUs
Linux
The game grows with you - begin in low detail, learn how to play, connect with family and friends.
Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Strategy 24.9%, Simulation 23.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 11.2%
- #25 Gambit Heart
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Grizzly Wolf Games LLC
Windows
Turn-Based Tactics meets Open-World Exploration in Gambit Heart! Make your hero, meet new friends, find treasure, defeat dungeons, and more in this fun new take on role-playing games! Early Access means watch the world grow!
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Simulation 24%, Strategy 23.8%, Adventure 15%, Indie 11.2%
- #26 The Unexpected Quest Prologue
78% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: RionixPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. In this prologue, play through chapters 1, 2, and 3, where you learn to manage your resources as you build and battle to bring order to the world.
Why similar: City Builder 56.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 1.3%
- #27 Prosperity
79% 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: City Builder 34.2%, Strategy 28.1%, Simulation 26.2%, Indie 11.5%
- #28 Dreaming Atlas
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Junyi Liu
Windows
本游戏为roguelike回合制游戏,背景取材于中国古典神话,玩家扮演一位取经人,在完全随机的大地图中冒险,寻求机遇完成任务,提升自己,并管理寺庙,最终取得真经
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 24%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #29 Call of the Void
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lux Games
Windows · Mac
After a series of black outs, you find a video left by yourself with instructions to retrieve designs for a secret technology. As events unfold, your decisions on how to retrieve items and deal with unexpected situations dictates how the rest of the story plays out.
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 24.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 11.1%
- #30 新城镇
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: 初稿
Windows
这是一个休闲放置类的城市模拟游戏,玩家可以通过人口增长和发展经济来建造更多的建筑,在游戏中体验从小乡镇发展成为大城市的过程。
Why similar: City Builder 54.6%, Strategy 22%, Simulation 19.9%, Indie 3.5%
- #31 Commanders of Valor
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonlit Sky Games
Windows
A tabletop RPG strategy game set two centuries before common era
Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Simulation 27.4%, Indie 12.4%
- #32 Pixel Airport Tycoon
62% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: hans-juergen mueller
Windows
Build your own airport from the ground up! Construct terminals, runways, and refueling stations, manage baggage handling and catering, research new technologies, and expand your grounds. Become the most successful airport manager – tile by tile!
Why similar: City Builder 46.8%, Simulation 25.6%, Strategy 24.3%, Indie 3.3%
- #33 Space Station Alpha
78% matchMixed46% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: NuclearFirecracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Build and manage a space station in the outer reaches of space. The challenges will be many, oxygen will escape through every tiny hole in the hull, you'll contend with asteroid showers and nebulous alien blobs.
Why similar: City Builder 46.2%, Simulation 23.9%, Strategy 21.2%, Indie 8.7%
- #34 Armored Train
76% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: NORSKA
Windows
Armored Train is a procedurally generated adventure. Feel yourself in the role of an armored train engineer in an unfriendly, evil and not forgiving world. Improve your armored train, engage in trade and fighting, learn the history of this gloomy world.
Why similar: RPG 26%, Strategy 26%, Simulation 23.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 10.6%
- #35 Metropolis
75% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Studio by the Bay
Windows
Metropolis - The Ultimate City Simulator. In a game of construction, politics and real estate, build and manage your city to become the most liveable city in the world.
Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Strategy 27.8%, Simulation 26.7%
- #36 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
77% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 57.1%, Simulation 24%, Strategy 18.9%
- #37 末法仙路
73% matchMixed41% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: 麟湾工作室
Windows
《末法仙路》是一款仙侠类独立游戏,以九州鼎封印为背景,带你体验末法时代修仙之旅。欢迎加入末法仙路Q群,号码:837455308
Why similar: RPG 26.5%, Strategy 25.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 9.2%
- #38 Demon Keeper 2+
70% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You need to command your various monsters and chiefs to fight against humans, grabbing territories and gold resources will allow you to summon more demons to win the battle.
Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 23.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.9%
- #39 BlockUrbs
63% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 57.7%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 3.4%
- #40 Cities XL Platinum
75% matchMixed58% of 1,631 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 66.3%, Simulation 22.5%, Strategy 11.1%
- #41 Dairy Princess
70% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: Inu to NekoPub: Starship Studio
Windows
その名作の『ラクノープリンセス』はいよいよSteamに登場しました!『ラクノープリンセス』は酪農シミュレーションゲームです。プレイヤーは街外れの牧場を経営する女の子となります。
Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Simulation 25.4%, Strategy 24.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 10.5%
- #42 I'm an adventurer
71% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: CHOU CHENG LU
Windows
Want to be an adventurer, but the reality is not so simple. If you can't become an adventurer, why not to be the boss of the adventurers! Set up an Adventurer's guild! chatting, hiring, solving quest, making adventurers stronger.
Why similar: RPG 30.1%, Simulation 26.9%, Strategy 19%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 8.2%
- #43 Squirrel Forest
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadrant Games
Windows
Deforestation is an apocalypse for squirrels. Only a few trees are left standing. Squirrels are put in danger and forced to act. Two brothers Zen and Ven decide to restore harmony in the forest by uniting fellow survivors and embarking on a journey to replant the forest. They need you to help them!
Why similar: Strategy 33.8%, Simulation 33%, City Builder 19.2%, Indie 14%
- #44 Champions of Anteria™
73% matchMixed48% of 163 reviews2016
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Champions of Anteria is a tactical Real Time Strategy Game that will allow players to lead and develop their group of cheerful champions into tactical action battles, to save the legendary Kingdom of Anteria.
Why similar: City Builder 39.2%, Strategy 31.7%, RPG 29.1%
- #45 Powerless
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Narratio
Windows
Do you think you could survive without electricity? Find out in Powerless - The Interactive Doomsday Simulator. Explore London after a catastrophic solar flare plunges the city into darkness and renders all electronic devices and transport useless.
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 23.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 11.1%
- #46 RoundUrbs
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
RoundUrbs is a tiny relaxing city builder game where you place different commercial, residential, house, nature, industrial etc. circular tiles connected to each other to create unique and beautiful city.
Why similar: City Builder 52.4%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 17.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #47 武儒绘卷 - 启示录
69% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: 武儒小生
Windows
"Wu Confucian Painting Volume-Apocalypse" is a three-country background development game. Players can formulate their own development routes in the game, or assist the emperor as a counselor, or assist the emperor to seek the Quartet as a military commander, and he can be the monarch himself
Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, RPG 25.7%, Simulation 23.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #48 CaesarIA
72% matchMixed58% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: rdt.32
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
CaesarIA is a remake of an old-school economic strategy game, Caesar III which is a masterpiece among the games of this genre in our opinion. There are different economic strategy games and they can be broken down to subtypes but from our viewpoint Caesar encompasses planning, constructing, diplomacy and military campaigns.
Why similar: City Builder 72.9%, Strategy 22.4%, Indie 4.6%
- #49 Mountain Madness
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew ProctorPub: Imagineering Studios
Windows
Mountain Madness is a chilled, stylized role playing game where you lead a team of climbers and helpers as they travel towards the summit of mountains around the world!
Why similar: City Builder 42.5%, Strategy 21.4%, RPG 16.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #50 MindLess
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Marco S HampelPub: Firez Studios
Windows
Cut your way through the collapsing, turning, flipping, teleporting simulation of MindLess! Break your way out of the Simulation you are trapped in, by the very things keeping it alive: the Cores! Welcome to Mindless and welcome to a world beyond possibilities!!!
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Strategy 25.2%, Simulation 24.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 10.5%
- #51 Hyperspeed
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2015
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
There's no room for error when travelling at the speed of light, racing through star systems in a desperate search for a new world to house Mankind. But there are plenty of opportunities for mistakes. Make your choices quickly. You're moving at Hyperspeed - second thoughts could be fatal.
Why similar: Simulation 28.9%, RPG 28.8%, Strategy 26.6%, Adventure 15.7%
- #52 Twinora
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2kPixel Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Twinora is an anime-styled RPG where you clear dungeons, face unique monsters, and collect items to get stronger! Prepare to find treasure and learn new abilities throughout your journey with your best friend.
Why similar: RPG 34.7%, Strategy 33.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.7%
- #53 无尽深渊
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 真理研究所
Windows
这是一款在命令行终端的,命令行游戏,玩家将操控这名角色在这个迷宫般的地牢中寻找离开的方式的回合制rpg游戏,在里面遇到各种各样的人和事,游戏以开地牢房间的踩雷的遇怪机制的rpg同步回合制游戏。玩家可选择战士、法师、盗贼、游侠等角色来体验游戏,游戏的剧情是环绕着不同的角色故事来张开。游戏怪物以及人物的数值模型是以龙与地下城第三版进行一些魔改制作而成。和对手交战越久对方的属性就会慢慢露出来。战斗越久就会越简单。
Why similar: RPG 34.7%, Strategy 33.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.7%
- #54 After Crisis: Snowstorm
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 哆哔科技
Windows
A game with survival and decryption elements in a frozen world.
Why similar: RPG 34.9%, Strategy 33.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 13.7%