- #1 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,358 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2%, Management 14.3%, Building 12.3%, Base Building 11.9%, Economy 11%
- #2 Ostriv
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,692 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Colony Sim 16.8%, Management 9.7%, Building 8.7%, Base Building 8.7%, Farming Sim 8.1%
- #3 Blacksmith Master
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.3%, Management 11.4%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 10.6%, Economy 10.2%
- #4 Lords and Villeins
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 979 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: Colony Sim 26.5%, Management 14.4%, Building 11.6%, Medieval 10.4%, Economy 9.9%
- #5 Settlement Survival
94% matchVery Positive85% of 8,102 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 24.8%, Building 14.4%, Management 13.9%, Sandbox 8.6%, Survival 7.4%
- #6 Land of the Vikings
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,266 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, Management 10.4%, Building 10.2%, Economy 9.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #7 Noble Legacy
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 805 reviews2025
Dev: Ultimus Rex LLC
Windows
Noble Legacy is a medieval colony sim where every villager has a purpose and every decision carries weight. Build a thriving settlement, recruit & manage your people, master a deep economy, and defend your realm as you forge a legacy worthy of the crown. What kind of ruler will you be?
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.2%, Management 10.7%, Base Building 10.1%, Economy 9.7%, Building 9.7%
- #8 Inn Tycoon
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 849 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 17.3%, Building 14.5%, Medieval 12.9%, Economy 12.2%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #9 Founders' Fortune
92% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 8.1%, Management 8.1%
- #10 Tavern Master
91% matchVery Positive92% of 13,319 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Management 28.4%, Building 20.8%, Medieval 13.6%, Resource Management 12.3%, Simulation 10.3%
- #11 Of Life and Land
89% matchVery Positive86% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 16.4%, Farming Sim 9.9%, Base Building 9.4%, Management 9.4%, Building 8.3%
- #12 Orrstead
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 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 22.4%, Management 12.7%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Base Building 10.4%
- #13 Settlements Rising
89% matchVery Positive81% of 436 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 24.1%, Management 10.4%, Building 10.2%, Resource Management 9.3%, Base Building 9.1%
- #14 Manor Lords
87% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 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: Colony Sim 19%, Management 11.5%, Base Building 10.8%, Economy 10.6%, Building 10.6%
- #15 Farthest Frontier
86% matchVery Positive86% of 25,602 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.8%, Farming 14.5% ★, Building 12.1%, Management 8.4%, Economy 8.3%
- #16 Ancient Farm
86% matchMixed61% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: A2 SoftworksPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Plow, plant, water, and harvest as you build your ancient Egyptian farm from the ground up. Begin with nothing and unlock workshops, production buildings, and temples through your own hard work.
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.9%, Sandbox 13%, Economy 12.1%, Management 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #17 Common'hood
88% matchMixed51% of 342 reviews2022
Dev: Plethora Project
Windows
Common’hood is a community building and economy management game with highly customizable base building tools. Scavenge for materials, grow your own food, research new technology, craft new tools, build a home, make friends. Form your community and take it from surviving to thriving!
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.1%, Building 13.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Management 12%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #18 Norland
84% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.7%, Management 11.5%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.4%, Economy 10.3%
- #19 First Feudal
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.3%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 11.4%, Management 10%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #20 Noble Fates
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 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 25.5%, Base Building 12.9%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 11%
- #21 Nova Roma
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.4%, Management 11.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Building 10.7%, Economy 10.4%
- #22 Kingdoms and Castles
82% matchVery Positive94% of 31,455 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: Colony Sim 20.6%, Management 10.6%, Building 8.9%, Base Building 8.9%, Economy 8.8%
- #23 Foundation
79% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 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: Medieval 13.3%, Colony Sim 13.1%, Management 11.9%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #24 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
83% matchMixed66% of 6,027 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, Building 11.2%, Medieval 10.9%, Survival 7%
- #25 SeaColony
81% matchMixed65% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Emindev
Windows
SeaColony is a survival colony-builder set on the open sea. Build and expand a floating colony, manage colonists, research technologies, and develop farming, fishing, production, and power systems. Trade with merchant ships and survive pirate raids, fires, and harsh weather as your colony grows.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Management 11.6%, Building 9.5%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #26 MicroTown
82% matchVery Positive95% of 478 reviews2019
Dev: Snowy Ash Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Management 12.4%, Economy 11.2%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #27 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
80% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Management 13.6%, Building 13.5%, Economy 12.2%, Medieval 11.6%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #28 Humanica
78% matchVery Positive94% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.4%, Management 12%, Base Building 9.9%, Building 8.7%, Historical 7.7%
- #29 Church Simulator
79% matchVery Positive81% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: EY GAMES
Windows
Manage your own church. Perform baptisms, hear confessions, collect donations, oversee weddings and funerals, sell souvenirs, and customize your church. Manage the church’s economy and work to expand your church.
Why similar: Management 32.9%, Simulation 22.9%, Resource Management 20.6%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Relaxing 7%
- #30 The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 713 reviews2026
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Economy 11.5%, Immersive Sim 11%, Building 10.8%
- #31 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Management 14.3%, Economy 13.1%, Building 12.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #32 Medieval Horse Dealer Simulator
75% matchVery Positive90% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: One Slice of Pizza Games
Windows
Trade horses, formulate feed, and breed generations of elite stallions, racehorses, draft mounts, war horses, and more. Train, auction, mine, forge, farm, run caravans, build a mercenary force, and deal with powerful lords. Dominate the medieval horse trade.
Why similar: Farming 18.3% ★, Farming Sim 13.4%, Management 11.2%, Economy 10.8%, Building 9.5%
- #33 Medieval StartUp
76% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Editions Aspic Games
Windows
Medieval StartUp is a unique mix of tavern management, crafting, and exploration set in a rich medieval world. Manage your tavern, craft unique items, recruit staff, and explore a mysterious marsh full of hidden secrets and rare resources.
Why similar: Management 18.3%, Economy 16.3%, Sandbox 13.5%, Medieval 13.1%, Base Building 12.3%
- #34 Havendock
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.1%, Farming Sim 14.9%, Management 12.1%, Building 11.3%, Base Building 11.3%
- #35 Farmer's Dynasty 2
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,335 reviews2026
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 18.6%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Simulation 9.6%
- #36 Ancient Cities
76% matchMixed63% of 2,171 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!
Why similar: Colony Sim 15.2%, Management 12%, Historical 11.4%, Economy 9.9%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #37 Primitive Society Simulator
74% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Colony Sim 24.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Management 13.5%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 11.9%
- #38 Eastern Era
71% matchMixed66% of 3,354 reviews2026
Dev: FunYoo Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22%, Management 13.2%, Farming Sim 12.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Building 10.7%
- #39 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,491 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, Management 12.1%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Resource Management 10%
- #40 Medieval Dynasty
71% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 20.6%, Base Building 13.1%, Medieval 12.9%, Management 11.6%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #41 City idle
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 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: Colony Sim 30.7%, Building 12.1%, Economy 11%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Management 9.1%
- #42 Feudal Baron: King's Land
73% matchMixed40% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Feudal Baron: King’s Land is classic-style city-builder. Turn a humble settlement into a medieval town, build workshops and churches, repel raids, and manage your subjects. Ensure steady supplies – or squeeze every last penny from the people.
Why similar: Management 17.7%, Base Building 15.8%, Resource Management 15.4%, Medieval 14.8%, Economy 8.3%
- #43 City Tales - Medieval Era
68% matchVery Positive89% of 627 reviews2026
Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city to be proud of!
Why similar: Building 19.3%, Economy 17.3%, Management 17.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Simulation 9.6%
- #44 Under The Yoke
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Priory Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under The Yoke is a 2D medieval peasant life-sim. Make your mark in the Domesday book as you control a family of serfs through 250 years of English history. Cultivate your lands, craft goods and hone your reputation as you navigate the tumultuous Middle Ages. Your family’s future is yours to shape!
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.5%, Management 15.3%, Medieval 12.4%, Historical 11.4%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #45 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
68% matchVery Positive84% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.8 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: Colony Sim 22.2%, Management 12.5%, Building 11.6%, Base Building 11.4%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #46 Bastide
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 355 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Build. Survive. Thrive. Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you transform a vulnerable peasant village into a fortified town. Manage your workforce and protect your people from the constant threats of starvation, disease, winter, and bandits.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #47 Incremental Town RPG
70% matchMixed60% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1%, Farming Sim 15%, Base Building 14.7%, Management 13.5%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #48 Let Them Trade
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,191 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.5 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: Economy 14.4%, Management 13.8%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.8%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #49 The Home County
67% matchVery Positive94% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Swanworth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a functional cozy village in the British countryside! Explore haunted mines, manage your village's production, and enjoy immersive hobbies! Will you start a cult, rule as a Lord or Lady, or guide your villagers as equals?
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, Farming Sim 19.6%, Management 15.6%, Base Building 14.3%, Historical 8.5%
- #50 Celestial Empire
66% matchVery Positive89% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.7%, Building 14.1%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Management 12.8%
- #51 Synergy
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.8%, Economy 12.2%, Management 11.2%, Building 10.8%, Base Building 10.4%
- #52 PC Building Empire
66% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Games
Windows
Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.
Why similar: Economy 36.7%, Management 33.6%, Resource Management 12.9%, Relaxing 9.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #53 Anvil Saga
68% matchMixed70% of 1,838 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8%, Management 14.5%, Base Building 11.5%, Medieval 9.8%, Economy 9.5%
- #54 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
69% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Upper Class Walrus
Windows
Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?
Why similar: Farming Sim 19.3%, Building 18.3%, Management 18%, Economy 17.9%, Base Building 15.5%
- #55 SAELIG
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,163 reviews2017
Dev: Atorcoppe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.
Why similar: Economy 19.2%, Management 18.6%, Medieval 15.6%, Building 15%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #56 Civitatem
70% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: Base Building 15.4%, Medieval 13.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 12.4%
- #57 Wizdom Academy
67% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Kipwak Studio
Windows
A 3D builder management sim. You are the Headmaster: build your wizarding academy floor by floor, train students into accomplished wizards, and keep your school alive through mana droughts, staff drama and rival academies. Your school, your rules.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, Management 15.2%, Base Building 13.9%, Economy 13.1%, Resource Management 10.4%