- #1 Against the Storm
97% matchVery Positive95% of 36,338 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Colony Sim 18.7%, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Roguelite 9.1%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite city-builder features a similar focus on managing resources against a harsh, ever-changing environment.
- #2 Dice Legacy
96% matchMixed68% of 1,053 reviews2021
Dev: DESTINYbit
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Colony Sim 20.2%, Survival 11.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Base Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines city-building with roguelite mechanics, requiring strategic planning and resource management under pressure.
- #3 These Doomed Isles
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, City Builder 25.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 10.6%, Resource Management 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder with strong roguelite elements where you manage a civilization against environmental threats.
- #4 Dawnfolk
95% matchVery Positive95% of 716 reviews2025
Dev: Darenn KellerPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Base Building 19.7%, Survival 15.8%, Resource Management 10.7%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist city-builder focuses on puzzle-like placement and resource management, mirroring the strategic depth of Landnama.
- #5 Dawn of Man
94% matchVery Positive87% of 17,766 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 36.2%, Colony Sim 33.9%, Survival 12.4%, Historical 6.4%, Strategy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A historical survival city-builder that challenges players to manage a clan through the changing seasons and harsh winters.
- #6 Dorfromantik
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,391 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: City Builder 46.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Resource Management 14.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, hex-based puzzle game that captures the satisfying spatial planning found in Landnama's settlement mechanics.
- #7 Going Medieval
91% matchVery Positive89% of 21,102 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 20.1%, Base Building 14%, Survival 10.9%, Historical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on building and survival, requiring careful management of resources and structures.
- #8 Banished
93% matchVery Positive90% of 43,196 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.0 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: Colony Sim 36.7%, City Builder 34.1%, Survival 11%, Strategy 6.4%, Resource Management 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential survival city-builder where managing limited resources through brutal winters is the primary challenge.
- #9 Settlement Survival
92% matchVery Positive85% of 7,980 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.5%, Colony Sim 24.6%, Survival 10.9%, Base Building 8.3%, Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that emphasizes survival mechanics and resource management in a challenging, realistic environment.
- #10 ISLANDERS
91% matchVery Positive94% of 16,772 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: City Builder 42.8%, Colony Sim 25.2%, Building 11.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, puzzle-focused city-builder that emphasizes efficient placement and scoring rather than combat.
- #11 Stacklands
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,809 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Survival 18.8%, Roguelite 18%, Management 12.6%, Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based village builder that incorporates roguelite survival mechanics and resource management in a compact format.
- #12 Frozenheim
90% matchMixed69% of 3,888 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.
Why similar: Vikings 31.5% ★, Colony Sim 22.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Economy 10.5%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Viking-themed city-builder that focuses on survival and resource management in a cold, unforgiving climate.
- #13 Terra Nil
89% matchVery Positive88% of 8,613 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: City Builder 53.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Puzzle 16.6%, Resource Management 12%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: An environmental puzzle game that focuses on restoring ecosystems, sharing the non-violent and strategic nature of Landnama.
- #14 Norland
88% matchVery Positive82% of 10,106 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Colony Sim 21.4%, City Builder 18.4%, Base Building 12.5%, Historical 9.2%, Survival 9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy colony-sim that focuses on the societal and survival challenges of a medieval settlement.
- #15 Kingdom Two Crowns
87% matchVery Positive90% of 38,776 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.0 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: City Builder 28.1%, Colony Sim 26.9%, Base Building 16.4%, Survival 12.3%, Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful Viking-inspired aesthetic and side-scrolling survival mechanics that emphasize base defense and expansion.
- #16 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
86% matchVery Positive82% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Colony Sim 23.7%, City Builder 22.6%, Base Building 13%, Resource Management 7.5%, Survival 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical city-builder that requires strategic resource management to survive in a harsh, mountainous environment.
- #17 Land of the Vikings
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,240 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Why similar: Vikings 23.9% ★, Colony Sim 19.3%, City Builder 16.3%, Base Building 7.5%, Survival 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that leans heavily into the Viking theme, focusing on building and managing a clan.
- #18 Of Life and Land
85% matchVery Positive86% of 360 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Colony Sim 21.6%, City Builder 19.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 8.4%, Historical 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the delicate balance between nature and settlement growth.
- #19 Odd Realm
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.2%, City Builder 18.3%, Base Building 15.3%, Survival 10.8%, Resource Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie colony-sim that emphasizes base-building and survival in a procedurally generated world.
- #20 Farlanders
84% matchVery Positive91% of 583 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 22.4%, Base Building 14.7%, Survival 9.2%, Resource Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, puzzle-like city-builder that focuses on terraforming and resource management on a hostile planet.
- #21 Scorchlands
82% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.7% ★, Colony Sim 19.5%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 11.2%, Resource Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid based game that focuses on resource management and efficient logistics in a stylized world.
- #22 Dead In Vinland
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,815 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 35.6%, Vikings 26% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Resource Management 13.1%, Management 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival management game set in the Viking age that focuses on character management and resource gathering.
- #23 As Far As The Eye
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,120 reviews2020
Dev: UnexpectedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a mobile village and travel with your tribe toward the center of the world, called The Eye. This roguelike turn-based resource-management game is made of procedural situations, natural events, skill-trees and hard choices. Ready to move?
Why similar: Hex Grid 21.5% ★, Colony Sim 20.9%, City Builder 17.7%, Survival 8.9%, Building 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A nomadic city-builder with roguelite elements where you must guide your tribe toward the center of the world.
- #24 Lords and Villeins
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 974 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Colony Sim 33.5%, City Builder 26.7%, Management 8.4%, Building 7.9%, Economy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the management of a medieval village and the social dynamics of its inhabitants.
- #25 Farthest Frontier
77% matchVery Positive86% of 24,898 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 26.9 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: City Builder 20.5%, Colony Sim 19.6%, Base Building 11.3%, Historical 9%, Building 8.6%
- #26 Ancient Cities
81% matchMixed63% of 2,134 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 22.5%, Colony Sim 15.8%, Survival 11.9%, Historical 11.6%, Base Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that emphasizes survival and the realistic development of a settlement over time.
- #27 MicroTown
80% matchVery Positive95% of 476 reviews2019
Dev: Snowy Ash Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 21.8%, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming city-builder that focuses on resource management and the growth of a small, medieval-style village.
- #28 Mistward
79% matchMixed62% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8%, City Builder 24.1%, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Base Building 9%, Survival 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused city-builder that involves managing a settlement within a mysterious and challenging environment.
- #29 Folklands
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28%, City Builder 24.3%, Base Building 14.2%, Economy 8.9%, Building 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that emphasizes exploration and the gradual development of a settlement in a natural landscape.
- #30 Foundation
76% matchVery Positive87% of 23,903 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 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: City Builder 41.1%, Colony Sim 13.7%, Base Building 8.1%, Strategy 6.5%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #31 Settlements Rising
78% matchVery Positive81% of 430 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.7%, City Builder 24.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Survival 7.9%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the growth and management of a settlement with a strong emphasis on resource chains.
- #32 Civitatem
79% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Base Building 15%, Strategy 11.4%, Survival 11.2%, Resource Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that focuses on survival and the development of a small, struggling community.
- #33 Northgard: Definitive Edition
77% matchVery Positive85% of 68,402 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Vikings 20.2% ★, Colony Sim 16.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #34 The Wandering Village
73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,303 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, City Builder 25.8%, Base Building 11.3%, Survival 9.3%, Management 8.3%
- #35 Kingdoms and Castles
76% matchVery Positive94% of 31,238 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 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: City Builder 24.2%, Colony Sim 24%, Base Building 10.8%, Survival 8.2%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #36 IXION
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,436 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Colony Sim 22.1%, Survival 12%, Base Building 11.5%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #37 Surviving the Aftermath
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,548 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.
Why similar: City Builder 29.5%, Colony Sim 25.5%, Survival 13.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #38 dotAGE
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,658 reviews2023
Dev: Michele Pirovano
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 24.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Survival 11.7%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #39 Space Haven
70% matchVery Positive86% of 10,886 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 14.9%, Survival 11.3%, Building 6.9%
- #40 Planetbase
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1%, City Builder 25.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 10.7%, Strategy 5.3%
- #41 Drill Core
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,404 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, City Builder 19.2%, Roguelite 13%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #42 Nova Roma
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Colony Sim 19.8%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Historical 9.6%, Survival 8.6%
- #43 Frostpunk
72% matchVery Positive93% of 135,886 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Colony Sim 23.4%, Survival 14.5%, Resource Management 8.7%, Base Building 7.4%
- #44 Nordhold
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,259 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Base Building 19.2%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Management 8.9%
- #45 Ragnorium
74% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, City Builder 19.7%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 12.7%, Historical 11.8%
- #46 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
73% matchVery Positive81% of 2,258 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.1%, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 14.8%, City Builder 11.4%, Resource Management 4.9%
- #47 The King is Watching
68% matchVery Positive89% of 10,061 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: City Builder 29.9%, Base Building 23.6%, Roguelite 16.9%, Resource Management 10.9%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #48 Manor Lords
68% matchVery Positive84% of 88,470 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 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: City Builder 27.4%, Base Building 18.3%, Historical 14.1%, Colony Sim 11.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #49 Patron
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, City Builder 23.3%, Survival 11.6%, Base Building 8.5%, Historical 5.8%
- #50 Microcivilization
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,435 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: City Builder 24.4%, Base Building 20.5%, Historical 14.3%, Resource Management 10.6%, Economy 7.7%
- #51 Roots of Yggdrasil
68% matchVery Positive86% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?
Why similar: Vikings 30.1% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Base Building 13.8%, Roguelite 10.2%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #52 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
69% matchVery Positive93% of 13,953 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Vikings 52.9% ★, Survival 15.9%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 8.6%, Strategy 7%
- #53 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
71% matchMixed66% of 6,003 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3%, City Builder 34.2%, Survival 8.8%, Resource Management 7.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #54 Whiskerwood
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,148 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Colony Sim 21.2%, City Builder 18.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Historical 9.2%, Survival 8.7%
- #55 Aztecs: The Last Sun
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.Pub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21%, City Builder 19%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 9.9%, Historical 8.9%
- #56 Rogue Hex
66% matchVery Positive87% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.4% ★, City Builder 18.3%, Roguelite 10.8%, Historical 10.4%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #57 Wildfrost
66% matchVery Positive83% of 8,758 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelite 36.8%, Base Building 25.9%, Roguelike 19.2%, Strategy 12.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #58 First Feudal
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 635 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Colony Sim 27%, City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 15.2%, Survival 8%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #59 Viking Frontiers: Prologue
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: City Builder 43.1%, Historical 16.9%, Survival 14.4%, Strategy 14%, Vikings 11% ★