- #1 Crown of Greed
97% matchMixed60% of 627 reviews2026
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Master the art of indirect rule in this fantasy RTS inspired by the classic Majesty. Forget direct orders, use gold to bribe subjects and set bounties for heroes. Build your kingdom in Rodovia and master a unique system where the coin is king. Can you lead those who won't obey?
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, RTS 17.7%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, Medieval 9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the indirect control genre that mirrors the hero-management style of the seed game.
- #2 Noble Fates
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,472 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Colony Sim 28%, City Builder 22.1%, Management 10.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Medieval 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep indirect control mechanics where you guide your kingdom's inhabitants through social and strategic decisions.
- #3 Manor Lords
95% matchVery Positive84% of 88,052 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 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 34.2%, Medieval 17.5%, Colony Sim 14.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines organic city-building with tactical RTS combat in a medieval setting that feels like a grounded version of Lessaria.
- #4 Diplomacy is Not an Option
94% matchVery Positive85% of 12,162 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, RTS 16.8%, Medieval 16.4%, Tower Defense 15.2%, PvE 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes RTS that emphasizes massive tower defense and base management against overwhelming odds.
- #5 Foundation
94% matchVery Positive86% of 23,848 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 36.6%, Colony Sim 12.8%, Medieval 12%, Management 9.2%, RTS 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features organic, grid-less city building that emphasizes the growth and happiness of your medieval population.
- #6 Songs of Syx
93% matchVery Positive95% of 8,550 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Colony Sim 31.3%, City Builder 26.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Medieval 10.7%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale kingdom management and colony simulation with deep strategic layers.
- #7 Pioneers of Pagonia
92% matchVery Positive82% of 5,380 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, City Builder 17.8%, RTS 16.6%, Management 10%, Medieval 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics and supply chains of a growing fantasy settlement, similar to the management side of Lessaria.
- #8 Cataclismo
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,178 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 19.9%, RTS 19.3%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intricate castle building and tactical defense, perfect for players who enjoy the defensive aspects of Lessaria.
- #9 Thronefall
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,127 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.3%, City Builder 29.3%, Medieval 13.6%, Strategy 9.2%, Stylized 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist RTS that distills kingdom defense and management into a highly addictive, streamlined experience.
- #10 Going Medieval
90% matchVery Positive89% of 21,027 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 27.4%, City Builder 21.5%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 10.4%, PvE 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed colony sim that focuses on building and defending a settlement in a harsh, evolving world.
- #11 Rise to Ruins
89% matchVery Positive88% of 7,750 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.7%, City Builder 25.8%, Tower Defense 24.4%, Strategy 6.2%, Sandbox 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends god-game mechanics with colony simulation and tower defense for a challenging management experience.
- #12 Kingdoms and Castles
89% matchVery Positive94% of 31,170 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: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 23.7%, RTS 14.7%, Management 9.8%, Medieval 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming city-builder that emphasizes defense against external threats like dragons and Vikings.
- #13 RimWorld
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 241,365 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 60.2 hrsMean: 264.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Colony Sim 43.3%, City Builder 17.6%, Management 13.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for colony simulation, offering complex interactions and emergent storytelling in a fantasy-adjacent environment.
- #14 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
88% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.1%, City Builder 17.6%, RTS 16.2%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, Medieval 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact thematic and mechanical DNA of Lessaria, focusing on fantasy kingdom growth.
- #15 Becastled
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,563 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Colony Sim 22.6%, RTS 19.4%, Medieval 11.1%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building strategy game centered on defending your sun-powered kingdom from night-time invaders.
- #16 Timberborn
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 40,121 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: City Builder 29.8%, Colony Sim 29.5%, Management 12.1%, Sandbox 10.5%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique colony sim that introduces complex water physics and vertical building to the management genre.
- #17 Settlements Rising
85% matchVery Positive81% of 428 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 26.9%, City Builder 23.4%, Management 9%, Medieval 9%, Tower Defense 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the balance between resource management and defending your growing village from various threats.
- #18 Hearthlands
86% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.2%, City Builder 21.8%, RTS 13.8%, Management 8.9%, Medieval 8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that focuses on the management of resources and the expansion of your territory.
- #19 Lords and Villeins
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 970 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 30.7%, City Builder 23.3%, Management 12.9%, Medieval 11.1%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that focuses on the social hierarchy and management of a medieval village.
- #20 Kingdom Two Crowns
82% matchVery Positive90% of 38,596 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: Tower Defense 25.5%, Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 23%, Medieval 10.4%, Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling management game where you build your kingdom and defend it from greed-driven enemies.
- #21 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,370 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.4%, City Builder 24.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Medieval 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style city-builder that focuses on the economic and social management of a medieval kingdom.
- #22 Dwarf Fortress
81% matchVery Positive95% of 31,162 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, City Builder 25.6%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 12.4%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The deepest colony simulation available, providing unparalleled complexity for players who want to manage every aspect of a kingdom.
- #23 Orrstead
82% matchVery Positive80% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 23.9%, Management 12%, Sandbox 11%, Medieval 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox city-builder that focuses on the growth and management of a small, evolving settlement.
- #24 Kingdom's Deck
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 476 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.8%, City Builder 22.6%, Tower Defense 16.2%, Management 9.4%, Medieval 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates card-based mechanics into the city-building genre to create unique strategic challenges.
- #25 Stonehearth
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,032 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, City Builder 31%, Sandbox 11.4%, Strategy 6%, Simulation 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based colony sim that emphasizes building, crafting, and defending your town from monsters.
- #26 Kingdoms Reborn
79% matchVery Positive91% of 9,636 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.3%, Colony Sim 26.7%, Management 11.1%, RTS 10.9%, Medieval 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-capable city-builder that allows for complex economic expansion and management.
- #27 Demon Castle Story
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5%, City Builder 19.5%, Tower Defense 19.3%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that blends tower defense and RPG elements in a fantasy setting.
- #28 Super Fantasy Kingdom
76% matchVery Positive87% of 5,770 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Medieval 44.1%, Fantasy 26%, Strategy 24.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #29 Gold Gold Adventure Gold
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 746 reviews2026
Dev: Can Can Can a Man
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spells, and expand your influence—all one gold coin at a time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.8%, City Builder 17.2%, RTS 16.6%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Management 9.4%
- #30 Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
79% matchMixed70% of 218 reviews2022
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Desktopia is a city-builder game which simulates an evolving, medieval-esque village along the bottom of your desktop, allowing you to work, watch, or browse something else while you play.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Simulation 14.7%, RPG 10.8%, Idler 8.6%, Medieval 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental simulation game that lets you manage a tiny village right on your desktop.
- #31 Airborne Empire
73% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2026
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3%, City Builder 21.9%, RTS 14.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Management 8.4%
- #32 Let Them Trade
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,105 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 35.8%, Management 17.4%, Medieval 16.1%, Stylized 6.6%, Simulation 6.5%
- #33 Majesty 2
78% matchMixed69% of 1,285 reviews2009
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
Why similar: RTS 25.2%, Strategy 23.1%, Simulation 15.6%, City Builder 14.2%, Fantasy 13.9%
- #34 Fata Deum - The God Sim
74% matchMixed59% of 457 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, City Builder 20.2%, RTS 16.3%, Management 10.8%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #35 Legends of Ellaria
76% matchMixed57% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Larkon Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 21.3%, RPG 20.7%, City Builder 18.1%, RTS 17.4%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #36 RPG Tycoon
77% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Management 17.8%, Colony Sim 17.4%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #37 Gnomoria
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,537 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.6%, City Builder 26.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 6%
- #38 Of Life and Land
72% 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 23.5%, City Builder 20.4%, RTS 16.4%, Management 10.4%, Medieval 9.2%
- #39 The King is Watching
70% matchVery Positive89% of 9,927 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: RTS 25.8%, City Builder 24%, Tower Defense 23.3%, Medieval 11.8%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #40 Kingdom: Classic
73% matchVery Positive91% of 22,621 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.9%, City Builder 17.4%, Tower Defense 14.4%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #41 Majesty 2 Collection
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,548 reviews2011
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes...
Why similar: RTS 53.7%, Strategy 25.3%, Fantasy 14%, Simulation 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #42 Lords of Solgrund
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Sillylas
Windows
Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, RTS 20.1%, Management 12.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Medieval 11.4%
- #43 Fabledom
70% matchVery Positive85% of 7,602 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, City Builder 27%, Sandbox 11.2%, Management 10.5%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #44 Night is Coming
71% matchMixed65% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Forest StudioPub: 101XP
Windows
Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, RTS 20.6%, City Builder 16.9%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Strategy 6%
- #45 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,427 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 32.5%, City Builder 29.5%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #46 Outland Kingdoms
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: GBL
Windows
Colony building RPG with detailed characters, driven by procedurally generated Stories. Build a hut, a village, a town, a city, a kingdom. 5 different races. Ally with unique factions. Rule an Undead empire. Craft Legendary items. Tame creatures. Enslave enemies. It's all here.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 20.1%, Strategy RPG 12.7%, Medieval 7.8%, Management 7%
- #47 Goblins of Elderstone
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: Outerdawn
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
This Goblin Tribe Simulator brings a challenging blend of chaos and creativity to the city-building genre. Build dwellings, manage your resources, defend your goblins, and grow your tribe, and please the Gods! Do you have what it takes to control the chaos and rule the unruly?
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, City Builder 22.2%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Management 12.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #48 Little Kingdom RTS
69% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
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 26.1%, Tower Defense 24.2%, Medieval 13.2%, Management 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #49 ValeGuard
72% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: Lost Tower Games
Windows
ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Tower Defense 20.1%, RTS 16.9%, Management 10.7%, Medieval 10%
- #50 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
67% matchVery Positive85% of 749 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Colony Sim 23.7%, City Builder 19.6%, RTS 16.8%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #51 Settlement Survival
67% matchVery Positive86% of 7,950 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 26.3%, Medieval 11.9%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #52 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
68% matchMixed69% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Strategy RPG 18.1%, Medieval 14.4%, Management 12.3%, RPG 7.5%
- #53 Folklands
67% 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 27%, City Builder 22.3%, RTS 17.8%, Management 11%, Medieval 7.4%
- #54 Ratopia
65% matchVery Positive88% of 4,710 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Colony Sim 34.6%, City Builder 24.4%, Management 13.8%, Sandbox 9.7%, Strategy 7%
- #55 Make Your Kingdom
69% matchMixed58% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: yo_serjioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, City Builder 23.5%, RTS 12.8%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #56 Royal Lord - 王权领主
65% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: 开发鸭
Windows
In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.2%, City Builder 21.5%, RTS 17.8%, Medieval 11%, Tower Defense 10.2%
- #57 Feartress
69% matchMixed50% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Frederik ListPub: Foo Dogs Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Feartress is an idle RPG where you gather resources, build structures and hire workers and armies to help you succeed in battle and take over multiple dimensions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Idler 13.2%, Strategy 7.9%, RPG 7.7%
- #58 Hexguardian
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, RTS 20.9%, City Builder 15.4%, Magic 9.1%, Stylized 6.5%