Games Like Ninja Village

Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan!

Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, City Builder 18.8%, Farming Sim 18%, Life Sim 11.4%, Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This Kairosoft title shares the exact feudal Japan setting and city-building mechanics found in Ninja Village.

Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.7%, City Builder 21.9%, Life Sim 12.2%, RPG 7.2%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances the RPG progression and town management loop that makes Ninja Village so addictive.

Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!

Why similar: Colony Sim 33.2%, City Builder 25.2%, Building 13.6%, Life Sim 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that established the successful formula of managing a town for adventurers to thrive in.

Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan. Shogun’s Empire: Hex Commander is a turn-based strategy game with multi-layered gameplay mechanics.

Why similar: Strategy 81.9%, Simulation 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeper tactical wargame that focuses on the same feudal Japan unification theme as the seed game.

Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!

Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Colony Sim 24.4%, Life Sim 16%, Building 13.6%, Historical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines village building, survival, and combat in a beautiful open-world representation of historical Japan.

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 35%, City Builder 23%, Building 15.5%, Strategy RPG 8.2%, Strategy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated colony-sim that emphasizes base building and resource management in a medieval setting.

Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 17.2%, Farming Sim 16.2%, Strategy RPG 15.6%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another Kairosoft title that excels at the same squad-based combat and colony-building progression.

Once there was a prosperous village of Martials, now none of it remains. As the son of the former Master, you will lead your followers to rebuild this village. Recruit followers and enter the mysterious illusional domain, acquire lost wonders. Will you see the rebirth of ancestors’ glory again?

Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Farming Sim 20.6%, Colony Sim 15.9%, Building 13.2%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features martial arts themes and base-building mechanics that align closely with the ninja clan management of the seed game.

A city-building sim with a historical twist

Why similar: City Builder 34.4%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.1%, Historical 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that captures the architectural charm of ancient Japan.

Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 41.7%, Strategy RPG 25.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat with a charming pixel-art style that feels very similar to the battles in Ninja Village.

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6%, City Builder 32%, Building 17.7%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game where you build and defend your kingdom against waves of enemies.

Play an 2d turn based RPG multiplayer game, stylize your own shinobi and play different game modes alone or with your friends! Level up, unlock various items and skills and procced in your journey of becoming the next Kage!

Why similar: Ninja 71.8% ★, RPG 20.7%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses specifically on ninja combat and squad management.

Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 38.9%, Strategy RPG 19.8%, Tactical 12.5%, RPG 10.2%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that uses simple, clean pixel art to manage a growing squad of units in combat.

Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!

Why similar: City Builder 22%, Colony Sim 20%, Farming Sim 14.8%, Life Sim 10.1%, Building 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the city-building and economic management aspects found in the Kairosoft ecosystem.

Develop a deserted island and collect rare monsters!

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 17.3%, Farming Sim 16.7%, Strategy RPG 14.8%, RPG 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines monster-taming RPG elements with the familiar colony-building management style of Kairosoft.

Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Tactical RPG 16.5%, Strategy RPG 15%, RPG 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar squad-management and auto-battler experience, just set on the high seas instead of a village.

Defeat enemies, earn gold, upgrade your village, become a Ninja Master!

Why similar: Ninja 67.6% ★, RPG 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D 6.1%, Casual 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the ninja theme with a focus on incremental progression and satisfying upgrades.

A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3%, City Builder 18.3%, Life Sim 13.1%, Building 10.2%, Historical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Kairosoft management game that focuses on building a massive, multi-level structure with complex logistics.

Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.

Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Building 17.5%, Colony Sim 16.2%, Life Sim 15%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management sim that focuses on building and maintaining a facility, sharing the same DNA as Ninja Village.

A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8%, City Builder 18.9%, Farming Sim 16.8%, Life Sim 11.5%, Building 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that focuses on the growth and happiness of your citizens, a key component of the seed game.

Farm management simulation game! Create the most awesome farm!

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, Farming Sim 21.1%, City Builder 15%, Life Sim 11.8%, Building 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management sim that shares the same pixel-art aesthetic and progression style as Ninja Village.

Build the ultimate bowl to leap past your ramen rivals and achieve greatness!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.2%, Life Sim 19.6%, Building 12.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on the intricate details of running a business in a stylized Japanese setting.

Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, City Builder 20%, Farming Sim 14.4%, Life Sim 10.2%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management sim that emphasizes building a successful facility and attracting visitors, much like managing a village.

Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6%, City Builder 28.2%, Historical 13.9%, RPG 7.4%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A complex colony-sim that allows for detailed base building and defense against invading forces.

Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 16%, Life Sim 14.4%, Building 8.1%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: Another management title that captures the charm and addictive loop of Kairosoft's business simulations.

Experience building your own village with different races in a fantasy world! Produce more villagers for various production tasks and train more guards to resist waves of demonic attacks. Plan the production of supplies to create more powerful equipment for the guards to wear.

Why similar: Colony Sim 33.9%, Building 18.1%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a management-focused experience with base-building elements that mirror the growth of a small settlement.

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: Colony Sim 25.9%, Farming Sim 22.5%, Life Sim 14.7%, Building 12.1%, RPG 6%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy colony sim that focuses on the survival and growth of a clan through the seasons.

Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.3%, City Builder 15.8%, Life Sim 11.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Kairosoft management game that highlights the rewarding nature of optimizing a small business.

Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, City Builder 21.7%, RPG 12.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 7.8%

Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.

Why similar: Ninja 39.7% ★, Historical 30.8%, Strategy 29.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that provides a more serious look at the warfare of the Sengoku period.

Vanquish villains and lead the Kairobot Corps to glory in this spacefaring saga!

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.7%, Strategy RPG 16.2%, City Builder 16%, Farming Sim 14.9%, RPG 6.7%

Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!

Why similar: Colony Sim 24%, Farming Sim 20.9%, City Builder 14.9%, Life Sim 12.1%, Building 6.6%

Create the gaming paradise of your dreams! Reach 5-stars and host tournaments!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4%, City Builder 15.9%, Life Sim 11.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 9%

Here is Scarecropia! Lead at most 400 people to build a settlement. Arm your village to fight against the Goblin army, or invest limited resources in yourself to become unparalleled! Take every cost to survive!

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Wargame 20.4%, City Builder 17.7%, Building 10.2%

Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.7%, City Builder 26.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Building 6.7%, Casual 5.3%

Attract customers, train stars, and win the Grand Slam in this tennis club sim!

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.3%, City Builder 17.1%, Life Sim 12.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Building 6.7%

Run any store you like to build up your own buzzing business burg!

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, City Builder 20.1%, Farming Sim 14.3%, Life Sim 10.7%, Strategy 7.8%

Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions!

Why similar: Ninja 64.4% ★, Simulation 18.8%, Strategy 16.9%

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Building 19.4%, Life Sim 18.9%, Strategy 6.9%, Cute 6.3%

Step into the studio and produce yourown hit anime with an original hero!

Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 14.6%, Colony Sim 11.5%, Cute 10.5%

Design a towering mega mall in this mall management simulation game.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, City Builder 20.3%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Building 11.8%, Life Sim 11.4%

A clothing shop management sim. Go from quaint corner shop to world-class brand!

Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Life Sim 19.1%, Building 8.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 8%

Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner

Why similar: Wargame 50.6%, Historical 20.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 6.3%

It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.6%, City Builder 26.5%, Building 10.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Cute 5.3%

Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 23.3%, Life Sim 15.8%, Building 12.2%, RPG 6.9%

A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!

Why similar: Colony Sim 32%, City Builder 19.4%, Life Sim 15.9%, Building 9.4%, Simulation 5.7%

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Ninja 59.5% ★, Tactical 18.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Historical 8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, City Builder 17.5%, Life Sim 13.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 8.6%

From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

Why similar: City Builder 32.7%, Colony Sim 29.2%, Building 15.8%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.2%

Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34%, City Builder 17.7%, Life Sim 13%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 6.5%

Rising Army is a strategy auto-battler game where you can train and equip every single troop, upgrade your camp, and recruit new warriors. Experience a campaign in an open world and take on epic battles.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.2%, Colony Sim 21.8%, Wargame 19.2%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Building 9.1%

Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6%, City Builder 28.7%, Building 8.2%, Simulation 6.9%, Cute 5.7%

Purgatory Dungeoneer is a townbuilding roguelite RPG about plundering a psychic hellmaw for personal closure, and the resources to build a village beyond the grave.

Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Tactical RPG 21.6%, Life Sim 16.2%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, RPG 7%

Build castles on voxel terrain based on real Japanese geographic data, and defeat over 1,000 samurai and ninja enemies. Shape the terrain freely using blocks. The game features over 100 technologies and buildings inspired by medieval Japanese history.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26%, Wargame 22.5%, City Builder 22%, Swordplay 18.5%, Strategy 6.2%

Make your dream school in this management simulation game! School got you down?

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.1%, City Builder 22.9%, Life Sim 14.7%, Building 12.4%, Cute 5.5%

Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim!

Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Life Sim 20.4%, Colony Sim 12.4%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 8.6%

Train your baseball players and create a winning team!

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4%, City Builder 17.7%, Life Sim 13.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.8%

Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.1%, City Builder 17%, Building 16.3%, Tactical RPG 9.3%, Strategy 7.8%

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 32.9%, City Builder 26.5%, Building 14.8%, Historical 12.6%, Strategy 6.8%