Games Like House of Legacy

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: City Builder 16.3%, Diplomacy 13% ★, Economy 10.3%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the internal dynamics and survival of a noble family within a complex medieval society.

Noble Legacy is a medieval city-builder in which you rule the lands as a Noble. Build your kingdom, manage your people, defend your realm, and master a deep economy, alone or with friends in co-op, every decision is yours. What kind of ruler will you be?

Why similar: Diplomacy 28.7% ★, City Builder 15.3%, Economy 10.5%, Management 9.6%, Sandbox 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the core theme of rising from humble beginnings to establish a lasting noble dynasty through simulation.

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Why similar: Political 20.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.2% ★, Management 12.8%, Historical 12.1%, Sandbox 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the definitive experience in dynasty management, political intrigue, and long-term historical simulation.

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: City Builder 22.7%, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Historical 13%, Base Building 12.6%, Economy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, realistic medieval city-building experience with a focus on organic growth and resource management.

Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!

Why similar: Political 28.2% ★, Diplomacy 22.1% ★, Economy 10.7%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines grand strategy with a focus on managing the relationships and influence of a specific noble house.

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Why similar: Management 29.1%, Economy 24.6%, Sandbox 11.9%, Life Sim 10.1%, Resource Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern take on rising from nothing to economic dominance through complex management and trade.

The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

Why similar: Economy 27.6%, Life Sim 15.5%, Sandbox 10.4%, Open World 9.4%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on economic power and social climbing through the lens of a family dynasty in a medieval setting.

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Why similar: Diplomacy 40.1% ★, Economy 13.3%, Management 13.1%, Historical 12.4%, Sandbox 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with character-driven narrative and political decision-making across generations.

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: Sandbox 19.1%, Open World 17.1%, Base Building 17.1%, Management 16.6%, Historical 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the progression from a lone survivor to the leader of a thriving, self-sustaining settlement.

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: City Builder 20.7%, Economy 14.3%, Management 13.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Base Building 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep colony management and building mechanics set in a post-apocalyptic medieval world.

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: Sandbox 29.6%, Open World 22.3%, Life Sim 19.9%, RPG 12.4%, Simulation 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that emphasizes the survival and growth of a family unit through harsh seasons.

Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.

Why similar: Diplomacy 34% ★, Economy 11.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 10.4%, Historical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the RPG and simulation elements of navigating noble life in a medieval kingdom.

In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, Management 16.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Economy 10.6%, Base Building 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the challenges of resource management and expansion in a harsh, evolving environment.

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: Diplomacy 19.9% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Economy 10.4%, Management 9.9%, Historical 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the most complex economic and supply chain management systems for those who enjoy deep simulation.

A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.

Why similar: Diplomacy 32.4% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Sandbox 10.7%, Management 10.3%, Base Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the challenges of managing a developing society from its earliest stages.

Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.

Why similar: Diplomacy 24.2% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 9.4%, Management 8.9%, Sandbox 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that balances resource management with the strategic needs of a growing population.

The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

Why similar: Diplomacy 23.1% ★, City Builder 14.7%, Economy 9.4%, Management 8.9%, Sandbox 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the grand-strategy and city-building aspects of establishing a new civilization.

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

Why similar: Diplomacy 25.4% ★, Political 16.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.4% ★, Economy 11.3%, Historical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled depth of economic and political simulation for managing a growing society.

In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?

Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Historical 14.7%, Economy 13%, Management 13%, Base Building 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that emphasizes the management of social classes and economic stability.

Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.

Why similar: Political 23.1% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 11%, Historical 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox city-builder that incorporates historical management and strategic growth.

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 22.7%, Political 18.9% ★, Economy 12%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines historical city-building with complex trade routes and political expansion.

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 38%, Management 11%, Sandbox 11%, Economy 10.6%, Resource Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that prioritizes organic development and the needs of your growing population over rigid grids.

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: City Builder 20.4%, Economy 13.4%, Management 12.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and management side of building a trade empire from a single workshop.

"Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms" is a single-player RPG where you shape the Three Kingdoms era. Choose to be a ruler, a loyal advisor, or a cunning mercenary. Marry, build homes, or train in martial arts. Restore peace through diplomacy or conquer with mighty armies.

Why similar: Historical 36%, RPG 23.3%, Simulation 20.7%, Strategy 20%

Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with turn-based strategy to simulate the rise of a leader in a historical setting.

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: City Builder 29.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Economy 16.1%, Base Building 14.1%, Open World 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for massive-scale city management and diplomacy, capturing the feel of building a kingdom from the ground up.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, City Builder 19.9%, Management 17.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for emergent storytelling and complex management of a small group of people trying to thrive.

Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.

Why similar: City Builder 26%, Real-Time with Pause 20.2% ★, Economy 16%, Historical 10.3%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique management experience where choices and political maneuvering dictate your success.

Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Management 12.2%, Base Building 11.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Economy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that emphasizes the interaction between your people and the surrounding environment.

Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).

Why similar: Diplomacy 27.4% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Economy 10%, Historical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique historical perspective on city-building and resource management.

You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Why similar: Diplomacy 25.5% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Economy 9.1%, Management 8.7%, Sandbox 8.4%

To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!

Why similar: Diplomacy 29.5% ★, City Builder 15.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Base Building 9.1%, Management 9%

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: Economy 17.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, Management 16.3%, Historical 13.1%, Life Sim 9.6%

Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

Why similar: Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Political 21.1% ★, City Builder 16%, Management 11.6%, Historical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy RPG that forces players to make difficult choices to maintain their rule.

Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Economy 17.6%, Historical 14.2%, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 9.3%

In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.

Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Management 19.9%, Economy 17.4%, Resource Management 15.1%, Base Building 11.4%

Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

Why similar: Sandbox 21.6%, Life Sim 20.8%, Open World 16.3%, Management 13.9%, Resource Management 10.1%

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: City Builder 31.4%, Management 14.8%, Sandbox 11.8%, Resource Management 10.4%, Economy 8.5%

Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.

Why similar: Sandbox 29.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Base Building 12.4%, RPG 12%, Management 11.4%

Once there was a prosperous village of Martials, now none of it remains. As the son of the former Master, you will lead your followers to rebuild this village. Recruit followers and enter the mysterious illusional domain, acquire lost wonders. Will you see the rebirth of ancestors’ glory again?

Why similar: City Builder 33%, Base Building 20.4%, Resource Management 15.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Simulation 6.7%

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: City Builder 26%, Base Building 13.4%, Open World 12.4%, Management 11.1%, Historical 10.8%

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Why similar: Diplomacy 23.4% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Economy 9.4%, Management 9.2%, Sandbox 8.8%

Polismos is a city builder set in ancient Greece. To ensure your city's prosperity you will need to care for your people, trade valuable resources, enact wise policies, and maybe even dominate other cities.

Why similar: Historical 21%, Base Building 17.5%, City Builder 15.2%, Open World 13.2%, Economy 8%

Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Management 25.8%, Sandbox 16.9%, Life Sim 11.2%, Simulation 8.2%

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Why similar: City Builder 37.3%, Economy 15.9%, Political 10.1% ★, Sandbox 7%, Resource Management 6.7%

Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!

Why similar: City Builder 25%, Management 15.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Historical 11.1%

Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.2% ★, City Builder 21.1%, Management 11.4%, Economy 10.3%, Base Building 9.9%

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: City Builder 32.5%, Sandbox 20.5%, Management 18.3%, Base Building 17.4%, Strategy 6.3%

Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.

Why similar: City Builder 33.4%, Management 16.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Historical 12.6%, Resource Management 9.1%

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: City Builder 28.1%, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Economy 9.4%

Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.

Why similar: Diplomacy 25% ★, Political 24.3% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Economy 9.1%, Management 9%

Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Management 13.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 8.8%

Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!

Why similar: Historical 29.3%, Open World 24.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Life Sim 14.1%, Management 7%

Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?

Why similar: Diplomacy 27.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.3% ★, Political 17.3% ★, Economy 11.1%, Management 8.8%

The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to.

Why similar: Diplomacy 20.6% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Economy 11.7%, Sandbox 9.8%, Management 9.5%

If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……

Why similar: City Builder 21.5%, Sandbox 19.8%, Base Building 18.7%, Open World 16.7%, Resource Management 12.6%

The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

Why similar: Diplomacy 40.4% ★, Economy 13.9%, Management 12.8%, Historical 12.4%, RPG 5.1%

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Management 19.4%, Economy 18.6%, Resource Management 9.8%, Base Building 9.2%

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: Diplomacy 25% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 9%, Management 8.9%, Sandbox 8.1%

Brutally honest city builder. Become the mayor of a thriving new town and manage construction, policies, taxes, incident response and more, through an elaborate socioeconomic simulation that draws on real-world data.

Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Diplomacy 18% ★, Political 15.2% ★, Economy 14.1%, Management 12.6%

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: City Builder 25.1%, Management 12.5%, Historical 11.7%, Economy 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%