- #1 Marble Age: Remastered
97% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.1%, Historical 9%, 4X 8.1% ★, Difficult 7.6%, Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive version of the seed game, featuring improved graphics, UI, and balanced gameplay mechanics.
- #2 Predynastic Egypt
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,907 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: Turn-Based 13.6%, Historical 10.5%, 4X 9.9% ★, Survival 8.9%, Difficult 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact turn-based historical simulation and survival-focused progression style.
- #3 Egypt: Old Kingdom
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,246 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: Turn-Based 12.3%, Historical 9.7%, 4X 8.8% ★, Difficult 7.7%, Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Another title from the same developers that maintains the core turn-based strategy and ancient civilization management loop.
- #4 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,638 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Historical 14.4%, City Builder 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Economy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, turn-based grand strategy game that perfectly captures the scale and historical flavor of the Bronze Age.
- #5 Bronze Age - HD Edition
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 372 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!
Why similar: Turn-Based 11.6%, 4X 9.6% ★, Historical 8.6%, City Builder 7.8%, Difficult 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on the challenges of early civilization survival and expansion.
- #6 Imperiums: Greek Wars
94% matchVery Positive86% of 541 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Historical 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Economy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the Greek historical setting with deep turn-based strategy and 4X mechanics.
- #7 Old World
93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated turn-based 4X game that emphasizes character-driven historical progression and civilization building.
- #8 dotAGE
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,607 reviews2023
Dev: Michele Pirovano
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 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: Turn-Based 23%, City Builder 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Resource Management 11%, Building 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based survival city-builder that requires careful resource management and strategic planning to survive environmental threats.
- #9 Polismos
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Polismos is a city builder set in ancient Greece. To ensure your city's prosperity you will need to care for your people, trade valuable resources, enact wise policies, and maybe even dominate other cities.
Why similar: Historical 31%, Base Building 22.9%, City Builder 12.6%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building simulation that focuses on the historical development of ancient city-states.
- #10 Builders of Greece
90% matchMixed56% of 582 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisions, trade, fight and expand to become the ultimate ruler.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Historical 15.3%, Building 13.1%, Economy 10.6%, Base Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern city-builder that allows players to design and manage a Greek city-state with a focus on historical accuracy.
- #11 Grand Ages: Rome
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 809 reviews2009
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.
Why similar: City Builder 34.6%, Historical 26.3%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that balances urban development with military management in the ancient world.
- #12 Microcivilization
89% matchVery Positive80% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.4 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: 4X 17.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Historical 12.2%, Base Building 11.6%, City Builder 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of clicker and 4X strategy that distills civilization building into a highly addictive, fast-paced format.
- #13 Zeus + Poseidon
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,927 reviews2016
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!
Why similar: City Builder 53.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Historical 14.7%, Simulation 4.7%, Economy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic city-builder that captures the spirit of Greek mythology and urban planning with a charming aesthetic.
- #14 Ancient Cities
88% matchMixed63% of 2,122 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Historical 16.7%, City Builder 16.7%, Survival 12.1%, Economy 9.4%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city-builder that forces players to manage the harsh realities of life in the ancient world.
- #15 Nebuchadnezzar
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,804 reviews2021
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.
Why similar: City Builder 22.8%, Building 15.1%, Economy 14.5%, Historical 14.4%, Management 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style city-builder that emphasizes historical accuracy and complex supply chain management.
- #16 From Village to Empire
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.8%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes the transition from a small settlement to a sprawling empire on a hex-grid.
- #17 Millennia
84% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: 4X 19.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Historical 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X game that allows players to guide their civilization through thousands of years of history.
- #18 Romopolis
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Simulation 19.4%, City Builder 18.4%, Time Management 12.2%, Building 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual city-building simulation that focuses on the development of Roman settlements.
- #19 Aggressors: Ancient Rome
85% matchVery Positive83% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Kubat SoftwarePub: Kube Games
Windows
A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.
Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Historical 21.8%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep turn-based strategy game that focuses on the political and military complexities of the ancient Mediterranean.
- #20 Field of Glory: Empires
84% matchVery Positive82% of 862 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.9%, 4X 20.8% ★, Historical 17%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that offers a complex look at the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.
- #21 Age of Gladiators
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 756 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Historical 18.5%, Management 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation game that captures the brutal entertainment culture of the ancient world.
- #22 Civitatem
82% matchMixed63% of 133 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 22.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Survival 9.4%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that focuses on the survival and growth of a small village into a prosperous town.
- #23 Patron
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: City Builder 20.6%, Survival 14%, Historical 10%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that incorporates social and political management alongside traditional resource gathering.
- #24 Primitive Society Simulator
79% matchVery Positive83% of 731 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Diplomacy 20.5% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Historical 14.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 12%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the early stages of human development, agriculture, and societal growth.
- #25 Tiny Civilization
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,145 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Why similar: Historical 31.8%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 17.7%, Resource Management 16.4%, 2D 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist turn-based strategy game that offers a bite-sized take on the civilization-building genre.
- #26 1980
80% matchVery Positive89% of 681 reviews2020
Dev: Merxon22
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the 1980s! This is a city which just started to develop, and you're in charge of this small urban village. How will the city's future be tied to this place? Manage your land, construct new buildings, explore the stories, and find out the ultimate fate of this urban village!
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Management 15.4%, Strategy 15.1%, Building 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on management and urban growth with a distinct 2D aesthetic.
- #27 Empire Architect
82% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Batholith Entertainment
Windows
Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Building 11.4%, Economy 10.1%, Historical 9.3%, Base Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation strategy game that tasks players with building and managing an ancient city from the ground up.
- #28 Nova Roma
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,833 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: 4X 12.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, City Builder 10.9%, Historical 10.7%, Base Building 9.3%
- #29 Builders of Egypt
81% matchMostly Negative35% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Labs
Windows
Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!
Why similar: City Builder 18.4%, Historical 16.6%, Building 12.8%, Economy 11%, Base Building 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that challenges players to manage the economy and infrastructure of ancient Egyptian cities.
- #30 Farlanders
78% matchVery Positive91% of 576 reviews2023
Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Turn-Based 16.1%, City Builder 12.7%, Base Building 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based city-builder that requires strategic placement and resource management to survive in a harsh environment.
- #31 City idle
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Building 22.5%, Economy 19.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that focuses on the long-term growth and management of a colony.
- #32 Life is Hard
77% matchMixed62% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: Pirozhok Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Simulation 27.4%, Economy 17.1%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #33 Manor Lords
72% matchVery Positive84% of 87,232 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.1 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: Historical 16.9%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 14.5%, Diplomacy 7.5% ★, 4X 7.4% ★
- #34 Builders of Greece: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 616 reviews2023
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try your hand as a ruler of an ancient Greek city-state, practice your management skills, and learn basic game mechanics.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Historical 15.4%, Building 13.6%, Economy 11.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #35 MEMORIAPOLIS
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,755 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
Why similar: City Builder 22.7%, Historical 15.3%, Building 14.4%, Base Building 13.7%, Management 10.7%
- #36 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
72% matchVery Positive91% of 25,891 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 73.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 12.6%, Historical 11.4%, Diplomacy 10.3% ★, Base Building 10%, 4X 9.9% ★
- #37 Project Highrise
74% matchVery Positive85% of 4,762 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Building 25.6%, Management 23.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Economy 8.9%
- #38 Townopolis
76% matchMixed67% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, Simulation 16.6%, Time Management 15%, Building 13.8%, Management 10.6%
- #39 Megapolis
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 162 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct beautiful city zones with plenty of modern blocks. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Simulation 20.9%, City Builder 19.8%, Building 14.1%, Time Management 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #40 First Feudal
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 634 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: Base Building 15.4%, City Builder 14.8%, Building 13.7%, Resource Management 10.1%, Survival 8.6%
- #41 Lethis - Path of Progress
75% matchMixed68% of 1,212 reviews2015
Dev: Triskell Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lethis - Path of Progress is a city-builder in a victorian steampunk setting.
Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Building 20.4%, Resource Management 13.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 9.9%
- #42 Mad Games Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,416 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 19.3%, Economy 16.1%, Building 15.3%, Base Building 15.3%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #43 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
70% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.2% ★, City Builder 15.8%, Historical 15.5%, Base Building 10.9%, Economy 10.2%
- #44 Whiskerwood
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,024 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 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: 4X 12.8% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, City Builder 10.5%, Historical 10.4%, Base Building 9.2%
- #45 Imperator: Rome
71% matchMixed66% of 26,807 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Historical 35.9%, Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Economy 12%, Management 10.7%
- #46 Sumerians
70% matchVery Positive88% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus GamesPub: Melqart Games
Windows
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Historical 15.1%, Base Building 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10.2%
- #47 Gnomoria
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,535 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: City Builder 28.9%, Building 16.9%, Survival 14.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 9.3%
- #48 Heian City Story
69% matchVery Positive89% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Building 13.4%, Historical 12.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.3%
- #49 Oriental Empires
71% matchVery Positive80% of 2,991 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Historical 18.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #50 Pax Augusta
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 637 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Historical 25.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Management 9.8%
- #51 Grand Ages: Medieval
73% matchMixed48% of 1,971 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Economy 18.2%, Historical 13.6%, Management 12.2%
- #52 Orbi Universo II
68% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Historical 30.1%, Management 19.9%, Economy 19.3%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.2%
- #53 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
70% matchMixed55% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
El Dorado is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to. Offer sacrifices to the Gods to earn their favor, but beware and don’t lose yourself in your riches.
Why similar: City Builder 14.7%, Historical 12.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Building 11.6%, Survival 10.1%
- #54 Nations
67% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Historical 43.1%, Diplomacy 28% ★, Strategy 21.3%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 3%
- #55 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
66% matchVery Positive85% of 739 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 15.1%, Survival 14.2%, Management 11.5%
- #56 CivIdle
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,037 reviews2025
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Historical 15.7%, Base Building 15%, City Builder 11.9%, Management 8.9%
- #57 Ostriv
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,467 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 17.3%, Historical 14.3%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 10.6%, Survival 9%
- #58 Empire City Simulator
68% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Red Brix Wall
Windows
Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Historical 18.7%, Building 12.5%, Economy 10.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #59 Paleon
66% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: Paleodev
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home!
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, City Builder 20.2%, Building 15.4%, Historical 12.4%, Simulation 10.7%