- #1 War for the Overworld
97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,111 reviews2015
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
Why similar: RTS 39.6%, Base Building 25.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Fantasy 9.7%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper perfectly captures the indirect control and dungeon management style found in Majesty.
- #2 Evil Genius 2: World Domination
96% matchMixed69% of 13,234 reviews2021
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, Base Building 34.6%, RTS 13.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on managing a base and influencing minions who act with a degree of autonomy.
- #3 Dungeons 3
96% matchVery Positive94% of 18,710 reviews2017
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
Why similar: RTS 47.8%, Strategy 25.9%, Base Building 20.1%, Simulation 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dungeon management with RTS combat, mirroring the dual-layered gameplay of the Majesty series.
- #4 Evil Genius
95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,606 reviews2009
Dev: Elixir StudiosPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
Why similar: Strategy 36.7%, Base Building 33.2%, RTS 24.8%, Simulation 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic remains a benchmark for indirect control and villainous base management.
- #5 Dungeons 2
94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,277 reviews2015
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Why similar: RTS 41.1%, Strategy 35.8%, Fantasy 12.1%, Base Building 6.8%, Simulation 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a solid mix of dungeon building and overworld RTS combat that feels very similar to the Majesty experience.
- #6 Noble Fates
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,483 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: Strategy 38%, Base Building 35.2%, Fantasy 20.1%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This kingdom simulator features independent AI characters with their own personalities and agendas, requiring you to influence them rather than control them directly.
- #7 RimWorld
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 245,287 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.6 hrsMean: 266.1 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: Base Building 49.3%, Strategy 39%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on survival, the independent nature of the colonists and the need to manage their needs and desires aligns well with Majesty's hero management.
- #8 Songs of Syx
92% matchVery Positive94% of 9,164 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Strategy 37.9%, Base Building 31.6%, Fantasy 19.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive scale for kingdom management where you must balance the needs and behaviors of a large, independent population.
- #9 KeeperRL
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,807 reviews2024
Dev: Electric Succubi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
KeeperRL is a retro dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil keeper and build a formidable dungeon. Recruit sinister minions, equip and train them to explore the world and fight the forces of good.
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Base Building 43.1%, Simulation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on dungeon building and managing autonomous creatures, capturing the dark fantasy management feel of the genre.
- #10 Rise to Ruins
91% matchVery Positive88% of 7,757 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.2 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: Strategy 51.9%, Base Building 37.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends god-game mechanics with village management, requiring you to influence your subjects to survive in a hostile fantasy world.
- #11 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,695 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: RTS 50.4%, Strategy 42.3%, Simulation 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game features RTS elements and kingdom management that captures the feeling of ruling a medieval realm.
- #12 Gnomoria
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,539 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: Strategy 49.4%, RTS 20.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Base Building 8.6%, Fantasy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep colony simulation where you manage a kingdom of gnomes who require guidance rather than direct orders to thrive.
- #13 Spellcaster University
89% matchVery Positive83% of 4,300 reviews2021
Dev: Sneaky Yak Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.
Why similar: Base Building 47.5%, Strategy 35.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This management game allows you to build a fantasy school while dealing with the unpredictable nature of students and faculty.
- #14 Startopia
88% matchVery Positive90% of 971 reviews2013
Dev: My Little Planet Ltd
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Why similar: RTS 45.1%, Strategy 25%, Base Building 21.6%, Simulation 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A management game with a humorous tone that requires you to cater to the needs of various alien species in a space station.
- #15 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,047 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Strategy 31.5%, Base Building 28.3%, Simulation 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic castle-building experience where managing your subjects' happiness and needs is vital to your success.
- #16 Divinity: Dragon Commander
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,537 reviews2013
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission it is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory.
Why similar: RTS 46.2%, Strategy 37.8%, Fantasy 14.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique mix of political management, RTS combat, and RPG elements that shares the strategic depth of Majesty.
- #17 Kohan II: Kings of War
86% matchVery Positive94% of 299 reviews2011
Dev: Lootmax GamesPub: Big Bad Wolf, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Even as the world erupts in civil war, an ancient evil gives out a call, and the Shadow-touched begin to gather.
Why similar: RTS 55.4%, Strategy 35.9%, Fantasy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy RTS that emphasizes hero-led units and strategic positioning over simple unit spamming.
- #18 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
84% matchVery Positive84% of 7,518 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Base Building 42.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends dark fantasy with strategic management, focusing on the personalities and loyalty of your heroes.
- #19 Going Medieval
81% matchVery Positive89% of 21,328 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 32.3 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: RTS 49.4%, Strategy 23.1%, Base Building 20.8%, Simulation 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: This colony sim allows you to build a castle and manage the lives of settlers who have their own distinct personalities and needs.
- #20 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,400 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 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: Strategy 80.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the growth of a medieval kingdom where you must manage resources and the happiness of your citizens.
- #21 Crown of Greed
82% matchMixed61% of 698 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: RTS 54.6%, Strategy 25%, Fantasy 14.6%, Simulation 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on managing a fantasy kingdom with a heavy emphasis on the economic and strategic aspects of ruling.
- #22 Dungeons
85% matchMixed45% of 884 reviews2011
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Assume the role of a mighty (and mighty evil) Dungeon Lord and create your own diabolical demesnes underground. 10 different classes of heroes dare to enter your dungeon where 15 different monsters lurk in the dark.
Why similar: Strategy 73.7%, Fantasy 13%, Base Building 10%, Simulation 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: The first entry in the series provides a foundational experience in dungeon management and hero-trap interaction.
- #23 Clanfolk
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,027 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Simulation 75.9%, Singleplayer 24.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival colony sim that focuses on the daily lives and autonomous behaviors of a clan in the Scottish Highlands.
- #24 Warlords Battlecry III
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,019 reviews2016
Dev: Infinite InteractivePub: Retroism
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 99.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Warlords Battlecry III is the next installment in the award-winning Warlords Battlecry series. Builds upon the famous features of previous Battlecry titles such as the outstanding AI, innovative gameplay and hero system that has made this brand renowned throughout the RTS genre.
Why similar: RTS 50%, Strategy 38.1%, Fantasy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features persistent hero units that level up and act independently, echoing the hero-centric design of Majesty.
- #25 Impire
83% matchMixed46% of 454 reviews2013
Dev: Cyanide MontrealPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Deep in the underworld of Ardania, a threat of the most evil nature grows and multiplies with an appetite for destruction that is unsurpassed. Summoned from the depths of the Bottomless Pit, the (once) mighty Báal-Abaddon has been torn from his throne of skulls and imprisoned in an earthly body of less-than-imposing stature (he's an Imp,...
Why similar: Strategy 86.3%, Fantasy 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon management game that tasks you with building a lair and sending minions out to complete quests.
- #26 WorldBox - God Simulator
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,385 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: Fantasy 60.9%, Simulation 39.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate indirect control experience, allowing you to influence civilizations and watch them develop on their own.
- #27 Reus
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,987 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: Strategy 78.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Fantasy 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a giant god influencing the development of a planet, relying on the autonomous growth of the creatures you help.
- #28 Cossacks 3
78% matchVery Positive82% of 16,115 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Why similar: RTS 50.9%, Strategy 31.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on traditional RTS, the scale and management of large armies provide a similar strategic satisfaction.
- #29 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,052 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Why similar: RTS 54%, Strategy 25%, Fantasy 14.1%, Simulation 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
80% matchMixed48% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.
Why similar: Strategy 81.3%, Simulation 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the theme of managing a fantasy kingdom with a focus on abstract simulation and kingdom growth.
- #31 Majesty Gold HD
77% matchVery Positive93% of 595 reviews2009
Dev: CyberlorePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, RTS 25.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Fantasy 10.2%, Simulation 8.2%
- #32 Majesty 2
77% matchMixed69% of 1,297 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: Strategy 39.8%, RTS 28.6%, Fantasy 13.1%, Base Building 10.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #33 Warrior Kings
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 145 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
Why similar: Strategy 51.9%, RTS 48.1%
- #34 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
73% 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: RTS 50.1%, Strategy 24.3%, Fantasy 14.2%, Simulation 5.4%, Base Building 5.2%
- #35 SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,359 reviews2009
Dev: PhenomicPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition presents the award-winning SpellForce saga hits: "SpellForce 2 – Shadow Wars" and the add-on "SpellForce 2 – Dragon Storm" for a spectacular game experience!
Why similar: RTS 48.2%, Strategy 35.9%, Fantasy 10.4%, Base Building 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 Knights of Honor
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,387 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Strategy 52.2%, RTS 47%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #37 Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 5,758 reviews2017
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
Why similar: RTS 51.9%, Strategy 24%, Base Building 21.4%, Simulation 2.8%
- #38 Hearthlands
74% 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: RTS 48.5%, Strategy 30.3%, Fantasy 12.8%, Simulation 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #39 Kingdoms and Castles
71% matchVery Positive94% of 31,383 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 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: RTS 49.7%, Strategy 24.5%, Base Building 20.2%, Simulation 5.7%
- #40 King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
75% matchMixed56% of 512 reviews2012
Dev: NeocoreGamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, RTS 42.9%, Fantasy 10%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 416 reviews2013
Dev: Frima StudioPub: Rocket Smash Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pick your faction, Monster, strategy, and find out who gets to become King of the Undead!
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, RTS 45.1%
- #42 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
73% matchMixed57% of 652 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, RTS 47.1%
- #43 Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
71% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2011
Dev: Lootmax GamesPub: Big Bad Wolf, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns is the first game in the award-winning real time strategy series. Awarded “RTS Game of the Year” by PC Gamer and Computer Games Magazine, Immortal Sovereigns is a real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world where you take on the role of an immortal known as the Kohan.
Why similar: RTS 47.3%, Strategy 43.3%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #44 Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
70% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.
Why similar: Strategy 51.1%, RTS 48.9%
- #45 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,096 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Strategy 68.6%, Fantasy 27.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #46 Lords and Villeins
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 977 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Strategy 78.9%, Simulation 16.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #47 SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny
72% matchMixed61% of 389 reviews2012
Dev: Mind Over Matter StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In times of war and chaos you will assume the role of a young man, who is supposed to liberate the entire world of Eo from the new, nameless evil. Along with a group of diverse heroes and a dragon as trustful companions, you will fight to gain information about this mysterious new enemy and thereby discover your own true destiny.
Why similar: RTS 45%, Strategy 41.7%, Fantasy 13.3%
- #48 Warrior Kings: Battles
70% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2014
Dev: Black CactusPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Warrior Kings: Battles maintains the excitement that made Warrior Kings a leading RTS. It is a stand-alone title that adds a new strategic and tactical dimension to the series.
Why similar: RTS 55.6%, Strategy 44.4%
- #49 Tropico 4
68% matchVery Positive92% of 12,733 reviews2011
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
Why similar: Strategy 64.4%, RTS 17.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,000 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Fantasy 28.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #51 Odd Realm
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,017 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 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: Strategy 36.3%, Base Building 34.9%, Fantasy 17.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #52 Automatic Kingdom
65% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Base Building 28.8%, Fantasy 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #53 Circle Empires
67% matchVery Positive90% of 4,166 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: RTS 51.8%, Strategy 38.8%, Fantasy 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #54 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,451 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: Strategy 74%, Fantasy 24%, Singleplayer 2%
- #55 SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past
71% matchMixed49% of 368 reviews2014
Dev: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Demons of the Past is the epic new chapter of SpellForce, the unique blend of RPG and RTS. Experience this worthy conclusion of all previous games in the SpellForce-series. Check out the new single player campaign with 25+ hours of gameplay, in which nearly all races are playable – Pact, Clan, Shaikan…The StoryZazhut is free, and his...
Why similar: Strategy 48%, RTS 42.2%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #56 United Penguin Kingdom
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.
Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, Fantasy 15.1%, Base Building 9.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #57 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
64% matchVery Positive86% of 10,331 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: RTS 49.5%, Strategy 27.9%, Base Building 18.6%, Simulation 4%
- #58 Pirates of Black Cove
70% matchMixed65% of 173 reviews2011
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Plunder your way to the top and claim the title of Pirate King. This humorous mix of adventure and strategy lets you unite pirate factions, manage strongholds, and dominate land and sea battles. Raid, recruit, and wreak havoc across the Caribbean in your quest for ultimate infamy.
Why similar: Strategy 100%