Games Like Knights of the Crusades

Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.1% ★, RTS 20.8%, Medieval 13.1%, Strategy 10.3%, 4X 7.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the blend of grand-strategy and real-time tactical combat found in the seed game.

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: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, City Builder 15.3%, Sandbox 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at combining detailed medieval city-building with large-scale tactical RTS battles.

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: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, RTS 13.8%, 4X 12.9% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Sandbox 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most immersive medieval diplomatic and dynastic simulation available for those who enjoy the political depth of the Crusades.

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: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, City Builder 15.7%, 4X 15.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Sandbox 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep medieval simulation game that focuses on the complex social and political management of a noble family.

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Medieval 31%, Sandbox 25.5%, War 20.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique sandbox experience that blends action-RPG combat with large-scale strategic troop management.

Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Why similar: Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Action RTS 10.1% ★, RTS 9.5%, Diplomacy 9.2% ★, City Builder 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar hybrid of grand-strategy and real-time base-building set in a gritty medieval environment.

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.2% ★, RTS 18%, Medieval 17.8%, Strategy 11.9%, War 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic wargame that provides the definitive experience for managing medieval empires and commanding massive armies.

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 40.1%, Medieval 13.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, RTS 9.8%, Base Building 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city-builder that emphasizes organic growth and medieval social structures.

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 27.7%, Sandbox 18.7%, Base Building 17.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Survival 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the survival and base-building aspects of medieval life, allowing for intricate castle construction.

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: 4X 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, City Builder 13.9%, RTS 12.5%, Base Building 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X city-builder hybrid that requires balancing resource management with complex political decision-making.

The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!

Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Medieval 46.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the specific historical setting and tactical focus on the Crusades found in the seed title.

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 39.6%, Medieval 13.6%, Sandbox 11.8%, Base Building 9.2%, RTS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A accessible city-builder that emphasizes base-defense and expansion against medieval threats.

Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.

Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Medieval 18.8%, Crafting 13.3%, Survival 13%, War 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends action-oriented combat with base-building and village management in a medieval open world.

Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.1% ★, Wargame 24.8%, Medieval 15.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet strategic take on the Crusades that emphasizes the logistical and diplomatic challenges of the era.

Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, RTS 17.1%, City Builder 15%, Medieval 12.8%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the economic and trade-based grand-strategy elements of the medieval period.

The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, RTS 14.3%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Base Building 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A follow-up in the series that maintains the RTS and grand-strategy focus while shifting to a slightly later historical period.

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 28.7%, Sandbox 19.1%, Base Building 17%, Medieval 13.2%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows for deep sandbox management of a kingdom and its inhabitants.

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 43.6%, Base Building 16.7%, RTS 14.7%, Medieval 10.2%, Strategy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city-builder that incorporates management and expansion elements similar to grand-strategy games.

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: Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, RTS 11.1%, City Builder 10.7%, 4X 10% ★, Wargame 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This entry continues the series' tradition of blending RTS combat with grand-strategy map management.

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 21.3%, Medieval 20.2%, Crafting 19.9%, Base Building 19.6%, Survival 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more intimate look at medieval life through survival and village-building mechanics.

New Real Time Strategy Game based on medieval times, where you will control powerful factions and empires, with large-scale epic battles, asymmetric civilizations, unit customization system with RPG elements, dynamic AI, 8K support and much more.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Action RTS 16.7% ★, RTS 15%, City Builder 14.5%, Wargame 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the RTS combat aspects of the Crusades.

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Base Building 40.2%, Sandbox 25.7%, Strategy 19%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world strategy game that focuses on the tactical conquest and base-building of a Roman-era territory.

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: Grand Strategy 33.9% ★, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, 4X 10.9% ★, RTS 9.8%, Sandbox 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that focuses on the management of noble houses and their influence over a territory.

As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.2% ★, RTS 22.3%, Medieval 19%, Strategy 14.4%, War 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original grand-strategy classic that laid the groundwork for the hybrid RTS-strategy genre.

Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!

Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Wargame 21.7%, City Builder 15.9%, Base Building 10.3%, Medieval 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that emphasizes tactical wargaming and base-building in a medieval setting.

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: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, City Builder 15.9%, 4X 14.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Sandbox 10.4%

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 22.3%, RTS 16.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Base Building 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the classic castle-building and RTS mechanics of the series to a new historical context with deep base-management.

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: Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, RTS 18.4%, 4X 18.3% ★, Base Building 12.6%, War 9.3%

Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Wargame 19.3%, RTS 17.3%, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Medieval 7.4%

Legends of Ellaria is a unique blend of sandbox action-RPG and real-time strategy. Build a new kingdom for your people, construct and manage its cities, command your troops in epic battles and join them fighting in third-person action, and live adventures in an immersive high fantasy world.

Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, RTS 19.1%, City Builder 18.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Base Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of RPG and strategy that allows players to manage a kingdom while participating in action-based combat.

Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, 4X 19.7% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Medieval 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox simulation that offers deep control over the development and history of a medieval kingdom.

Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.

Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, RTS 29%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Strategy 8%, Base Building 7.4%

KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.

Why similar: Medieval 28.3%, Sandbox 24.9%, Crafting 15%, Survival 13.2%, Simulation 7.6%

Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Medieval 14.2%, Sandbox 14.2%, Crafting 9.9%

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: City Builder 19%, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 11.5%

Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

Why similar: City Builder 54.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Survival 10.2%, RTS 9%, Strategy 8.7%

Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, RTS 19.3%, Action RTS 15.5% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Diplomacy 11.6% ★

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: Sandbox 41.5%, Medieval 32.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 11%

Factions, countries and empires that have truly existed in the real history await you. The only difference is that it is in your hand to rewrite their history. Become the ruler of any country you want and lead your nation from small village to the way to be the magnificent empire!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Action RTS 24% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, RTS 11.3%, Medieval 9.6%

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: Medieval 35.4%, Sandbox 19.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 14.3%, RTS 8.1%

Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying.

Why similar: RTS 28%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Medieval 15.8%, Wargame 13.8%, Strategy 8.4%

Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Action RTS 21.3% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Medieval 11.1%

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 29.9%, RTS 19.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Medieval 11.4%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★

Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6% ★, RTS 16.5%, Action RTS 15.3% ★, Medieval 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 8%

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: City Builder 21.1%, RTS 19.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Base Building 11.8%, Medieval 8.3%

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9% ★, RTS 21.8%, Wargame 19%, Sandbox 10.7%, War 6%

Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!

Why similar: City Builder 49.3%, Base Building 14%, Survival 13.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 8.3%

Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!

Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Sandbox 25.6%, Medieval 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 9.6%

Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.

Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, City Builder 23.5%, Diplomacy 20% ★, Base Building 17.9%, Strategy 6.5%

Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games

Why similar: RTS 52.1%, Strategy 16%, Medieval 13.4%, Simulation 13.4%, 3D 5.1%

Empires and Tribes is a unique hybrid of a medieval city builder and a role-playing game. You will undertake the duties of a mayor in the 13th century and manage the expansion of your city, ensure the production of resources and raise a powerful army to protect yourself from rival principalities.

Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, RTS 21.2%, Base Building 14.9%, Medieval 13.9%, Crafting 10.3%

Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

Why similar: Diplomacy 32% ★, City Builder 25.8%, Sandbox 19.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Strategy 5.4%

Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

Why similar: RTS 37.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Medieval 14.7%, City Builder 14.3%, War 5.2%

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: Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, City Builder 18.3%, 4X 17.1% ★, Sandbox 11%, Base Building 9.7%

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: Grand Strategy 38% ★, Medieval 14.8%, Sandbox 13.6%, Wargame 12.7%, Strategy 7.3%

Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, 4X 17.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Sandbox 10.6%, Medieval 6.1%

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: Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, City Builder 18.2%, 4X 12.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, Sandbox 10.6%

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: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, City Builder 16.2%, 4X 14.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Sandbox 10.2%