Games Like Marble Age

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 11.9%, Historical 9%, 4X 8% ★, Difficult 7.6%, Building 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive version of the seed game, featuring improved graphics, UI, and balanced gameplay mechanics.

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 13.4%, Historical 10.5%, 4X 9.9% ★, Survival 8.9%, Difficult 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact turn-based historical simulation and survival-focused progression style.

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 12.2%, Historical 9.7%, 4X 8.7% ★, Difficult 7.6%, 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.

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 19.5% ★, Historical 14.3%, City Builder 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Economy 11%

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.

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 11.5%, 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.

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 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Historical 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Economy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the Greek historical setting with deep turn-based strategy and 4X mechanics.

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 17.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, 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.

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 22.8%, City Builder 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Resource Management 11.2%, 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.

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 31.1%, Base Building 23%, 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.

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 17.6% ★, Historical 12.2%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, 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.

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 21.1%, Historical 15.3%, Building 13%, Economy 10.8%, 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.

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 34.5%, Historical 26.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Building 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that balances urban development with military management in the ancient world.

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

Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Historical 15.4%, Survival 12.8%, Economy 8.4%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city-builder that forces players to manage the harsh realities of life in the ancient world.

Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!

Why similar: City Builder 53.4%, Strategy 20.5%, Historical 14.6%, Simulation 4.7%, Economy 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic city-builder that captures the spirit of Greek mythology and urban planning with a charming aesthetic.

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 22.6%, Building 15%, Economy 14.7%, Historical 14.3%, Management 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style city-builder that emphasizes historical accuracy and complex supply chain management.

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 16.6%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 11.9%, 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.

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 15.9%, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, 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.

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 18.2%, Time Management 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual city-building simulation that focuses on the development of Roman settlements.

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 21.7%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep turn-based strategy game that focuses on the political and military complexities of the ancient Mediterranean.

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 22.8%, 4X 20.6% ★, Historical 17%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that offers a complex look at the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.

"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 24.7%, Historical 18.4%, Management 16.2%, 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.

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 22.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Survival 9.4%, Simulation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that focuses on the survival and growth of a small village into a prosperous town.

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 20.5%, Survival 13.9%, Historical 9.9%, Base Building 9.6%, Economy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that incorporates social and political management alongside traditional resource gathering.

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 20.3% ★, City Builder 15.5%, Historical 14.4%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the early stages of human development, agriculture, and societal growth.

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 31.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 17.9%, Resource Management 16.7%, 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.

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 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Building 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on management and urban growth with a distinct 2D aesthetic.

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%, Building 11.4%, Economy 10.2%, Historical 9.2%, 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.

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 12.4% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Historical 10.6%, City Builder 10.6%, Base Building 9.3%

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 18.3%, Historical 16.5%, Building 12.7%, Economy 11.2%, 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.

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 15.9%, 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.

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: Diplomacy 13.5% ★, 4X 13.4% ★, Historical 10.2%, City Builder 10%, Base Building 8.9%

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 22.3%, Economy 20.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Management 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that focuses on the long-term growth and management of a colony.

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 37.1%, Simulation 27.3%, Economy 17.2%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 5.4%

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 19.6%, Historical 15.3%, Building 13.6%, Economy 11.4%, Base Building 8.8%

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 12.1%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Historical 11%, 4X 10.9% ★, Base Building 9.6%

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 19.8%, Economy 16.6%, Base Building 15.5%, Building 15.5%, Resource Management 10.2%

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%, Simulation 16.6%, Time Management 15.1%, Building 13.7%, Management 10.7%

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 21%, City Builder 19.6%, Building 14.1%, Time Management 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%

Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...

Why similar: Building 25.5%, Management 23.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Economy 8.8%

Lethis - Path of Progress is a city-builder in a victorian steampunk setting.

Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Building 20.3%, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 9.9%

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 17.1% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Historical 15.4%, Base Building 10.9%, Economy 10.4%

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 24.1% ★, Turn-Based 23.9%, Historical 18.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 7.7%

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 18.5%, Historical 15%, Base Building 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10.2%

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 12.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, City Builder 10.6%, Historical 10.3%, Base Building 9.3%

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 25.6%, Historical 25.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Management 9.9%

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 14.5%, Historical 12.5%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Economy 10.1%

A city-building sim with a historical twist

Why similar: City Builder 26.5%, Building 13.4%, Historical 12.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 11.4%

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 28.8%, Building 16.9%, Survival 14.8%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 9.4%

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

Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Economy 18.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Historical 13.5%, Management 12.3%

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 29.8%, Management 20%, Economy 19.5%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.2%

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%, Diplomacy 27.8% ★, Strategy 21.4%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 3%

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 19.9%, Historical 18.6%, Building 12.4%, Economy 10.7%, Strategy 8.6%

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

Why similar: Base Building 15.3%, City Builder 14.7%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Management 8.7%

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 19.9% ★, Historical 15.7%, Base Building 14.9%, City Builder 11.8%, Management 9%

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 19.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Building 15%, Survival 14.1%, Management 11.6%

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 17.1%, Historical 14.2%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 10.5%, Survival 9%

In Memoriapolis, you're not just building a city, you're shaping a living, evolving civilization. Travel through five major eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Leave your mark on history by navigating the power struggles between rival factions.

Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Historical 15.3%, Building 14.3%, Base Building 13.6%, Management 10.8%

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: Diplomacy 12.6% ★, 4X 12.5% ★, Historical 10.4%, City Builder 10.4%, Base Building 9.1%

1849 is a city management game set during the California Gold Rush. Your task is to build towns, populate them with workers, and make sure that they are housed, fed, and entertained. You’ll have to manage and coordinate extensive production and trade networks to make sure your towns thrive.

Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Historical 12.9%, Economy 12.2%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 8.9%

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 35.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Economy 12.2%, Management 10.9%