Games Like Northern Kingdoms

Build your Italian empire in this realistic medieval RTS that combines truly organic city building and immersive roleplaying. City-states compete for influence, families such as the Medici try to divide power among themselves and artists create masterpieces that define an entire era.

Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Colony Sim 20.8%, RTS 16.5%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Strategy 8.2%

Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.1%, City Builder 22.7%, RTS 13.6%, Diplomacy 10.4% ★, Economy 6.3%

Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8%, City Builder 21.1%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Economy 7.6%

Visit the mythical land of Shangri-La! Govern the legendary state, build cities, take care of its citizens, protect them, provide with spiritual and political guidance. Let yourself be amazed by its mountain beauty. Help Shangri-La defend against enemies who do not share its peaceful vision.

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3%, City Builder 20.8%, RTS 16.3%, Building 9.2%, Economy 7.7%

With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.

Why similar: Colony Sim 42.6%, City Builder 22.9%, RTS 17.7%, Strategy 11%, Medieval 5.8%

Settler's Domain is a strategy game about building a new settlement in unknown lands. Grow your population, explore the map, and contend with other settlements while keeping your settlers alive.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, Diplomacy 22.7% ★, City Builder 20.1%, Economy 6.8%, Building 6.1%

VENOY is a relaxing roguelite real-time strategy game with deep settler logistics, true sandbox freedom and exciting meta progression. Build your medieval colony, optimize production chains and defend it against enemies!

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.2%, RTS 21.4%, City Builder 20.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Building 6.7%

Build, advance, reshape! For all those who have missed relaxing strategy classics. LowPolis is a friendly-paced city builder game where you become the ruler of a rising community. Begin with a handful of resources and pave your way to a truly majestic kingdom!

Why similar: City Builder 29%, Colony Sim 26.6%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 11%, Medieval 6.6%

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 20.5%, RTS 16.6%, Building 7.9%, Strategy 7.6%

Build your colony on a floating island, keep your settlers happy and manage your resources wisely. Turn limited space into an advantage, create a peaceful town and enjoy a strategic life in the sky.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, City Builder 28%, Economy 11.3%, Strategy 9.8%, Building 8.1%

From a humble campfire to a multi-city kingdom, lead with grace in RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores: a unique kingdom builder where every decision shapes the fate of your fox citizens and the legacy of your continent-spanning kingdom. With a freeform building system, no grids, no limits.

Why similar: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Colony Sim 19.4%, City Builder 18.7%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Building 8.5%

The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue 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.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20%, City Builder 18.1%, RTS 13.9%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Economy 9.9%

Cast into an idyllic wilderness, will you endure? A sandbox city-building game featuring a deceptively cheerful world: build freely —no grids— plus a fully simulated economy, intricate production chains, deep research tree, and growth you can feel. Can your people survive the winter?

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 20.9%, RTS 12.5%, Economy 10%, Building 8.9%

Arcane Shores is a city-building strategy game infused with magic. Build, defend, and expand your settlement while casting powerful spells that bend nature, restore what’s broken, and turn the tide against your enemies.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, City Builder 26.9%, Economy 11.2%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 6.8%

Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.6%, City Builder 16.3%, RTS 14.5%, Economy 9.3%, Building 8%

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 28.1%, City Builder 26.9%, RTS 9.4%, Building 7.8%, Management 6.5%

The First Explorers® is a settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.5%, City Builder 21.2%, RTS 18.6%, Economy 12.2%, Building 9.3%

Build and Discover: America is a mixture of real-time strategy game genres combined with a country building simulation and strong economic elements, all based on the history of the USA.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.2%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, RTS 16.1%, City Builder 15.9%, Building 8.7%

Randoville is a medieval chill-builder where everything is decided by your luck! Will you get a shabby hut or a gorgeous palace? Throw D20 and find out!

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, City Builder 20.9%, RTS 13.5%, Economy 10.6%, Building 9.4%

You will lead an exiled royal dynasty, building prosperous cities, gaining the trust of the people, and preparing to overthrow the usurper. In the unique dynasty mode, the leader can find a partner and have children to shape the future of the kingdom.

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9%, City Builder 21.7%, Diplomacy 21.3% ★, Building 9.9%, Economy 8.7%

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: Colony Sim 20.5%, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, City Builder 17.2%, RTS 13.8%, Economy 8.1%

You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, City Builder 22%, RTS 19.2%, Economy 9.3%, Strategy 6.8%

Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, City Builder 18.6%, RTS 13%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Economy 10%

SugarWinds: sail, establish a colony, make it thrive, and defend it from attacks. Trade worldwide. Enjoy and chill!

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 20.2%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Economy 10.7%, RTS 10.7%

Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, City Builder 27.2%, Economy 12.3%, Building 11.3%, Strategy 7.3%

Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, City Builder 20.4%, RTS 11.2%, Building 9.3%, Economy 8.5%

Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 20.9%, Economy 12%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Building 9.4%

Angkor: The Holy City is a unique village-builder game about growing a thriving town under the all-seeing eyes of the Gods. Construct intricate temples to honor them and research technologies to counter their wrath, all while expanding your village and contending with an ever-growing population.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26%, City Builder 22.5%, RTS 11.7%, Building 9.5%, Economy 9.2%

A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.

Why similar: City Builder 31.9%, Colony Sim 24.9%, RTS 9.6%, Economy 8.2%, Management 6.1%

Noble Legacy is a medieval city-builder in which you rule the lands as a Noble. Build your kingdom, manage your people, defend your realm, and master a deep economy, alone or with friends in co-op, every decision is yours. What kind of ruler will you be?

Why similar: Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Colony Sim 19.6%, City Builder 16.8%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Economy 9.5%

Tokeis is a board-like real-time city builder about growing your town from a tiny tile to a hexagonal empire. Collect tokens, manage resources, reorganize inefficiencies, and fortify your economy. Handle the harsh weather and defend against raiders trying to steal your riches!

Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Colony Sim 20.4%, RTS 14.2%, Economy 12.7%, Building 9.1%

Trollskog is an open-world citybuilder RTS, with economic engine-building, tactical battles and player choice. Explore a forested world inspired by Swedish folklore, filled with both friendly and hostile NPCs, solve quests and secure resources through force or diplomacy.

Why similar: RTS 38%, Colony Sim 36.8%, City Builder 17.8%, Strategy 5.8%, Base Building 1.5%

A tile-based city re-builder set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, City Builder 29.3%, Economy 11.8%, Building 11.8%, Management 7.4%

A group of travelers has left their home and is trying to restart their lives in a new land. They don't have much but they are determined to thrive. However, an invisible force seems to be guiding them. Will this force help guide them to success or doom them?

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2%, City Builder 27.9%, Economy 8.7%, Building 8%, Top-Down 6.3%

Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 23.1%, RTS 12%, Building 11%, Economy 10.1%

Sylox is a short, minimalist base-building game with a touch of worker placement and strategic expansion. Assign workers to key tasks, unlock new buildings, expand, and defend your growing base against increasing enemy attacks.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, City Builder 26%, Strategy 10.3%, Economy 8.3%, Top-Down 6%

Build, manage, and thrive in Island Master! Procedural islands, resource control, citizen happiness. Become the ultimate Island Master in this top-down city builder.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, City Builder 25.6%, Faith 11.9% ★, Top-Down 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%

Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.9%, City Builder 20.5%, RTS 15.6%, Economy 11.2%, Building 9.7%

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: City Builder 22.4%, RTS 18.4%, Faith 17.4% ★, Medieval 6.5%, Management 6.3%

The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.

Why similar: Colony Sim 24%, City Builder 19.1%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Economy 8.8%

Build and manage a growing medieval town in The First Settlement VR. Place over 50 buildings, manage citizens and merchants, run production chains and trade with neighbouring towns – all in an evolving sandbox city builder experienced entirely in VR.

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9%, City Builder 20.3%, RTS 15.1%, Economy 10.2%, Building 9.8%

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 22.2%, City Builder 19.2%, RTS 14.7%, Building 8.3%, Economy 7.6%

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Colony Sim 21.6%, RTS 17.4%, Building 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%

Build your own communist utopia! Take control of the means of production to keep your citizens fed, housed, and happy. Grow your city along with its population, and show the world what REAL communism is!

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 22.5%, Economy 10.3%, Building 10.1%, Political 8.9% ★

Oikizo is a city-building game. Start by placing your first building and a few citizens, then make your city prosper. The strength of Oikizo lies in the ability to manage a city cooperatively with your friends.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.6%, City Builder 23.9%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Building 8.2%

PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9%, City Builder 22.3%, RTS 18.6%, Economy 9.9%, Building 9.1%

Quriocity is a sci-fi city builder game set on a bare alien planet very similar to Earth. Build and upgrade a wide variety of units to extract resources and provide services, such as maintenance, food production, education, entertainment and many more.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, City Builder 24.2%, RTS 13.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Top-Down 6%

A Little Village or þorp Builder, which takes place on a 32x32 tile map. Use the resources available to keep your villagers warm, fed, and hydrated for as long as you can. When the little ice ages come, you must manage your resources wisely to prevent a very cold sad death of your villagers.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9%, City Builder 34.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Top-Down 8.4%, Building 7.8%

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Why similar: City Builder 38.2%, Colony Sim 13.4%, Economy 8.8%, RTS 8.4%, Building 7.9%

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: Colony Sim 31.4%, City Builder 26.8%, Economy 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Building 7.5%

The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

Why similar: City Builder 25%, Colony Sim 22.8%, Diplomacy 18% ★, Economy 10.4%, Building 10.2%

Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, City Builder 24.8%, Economy 11.9%, Building 11.3%, Management 6.5%

Build your city! Start with tents. Expand and improve life in your city. Explore new technologies and discover new buildings.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.9%, City Builder 26%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Building 7.4%

Aquis: A strategic elemental adventure where a human mage, stranded in a mystical world, must collaborate with elemental beings to mend a portal breach. Battle shadow creatures, restore harmony, and seek a path back to Earth.

Why similar: City Builder 31%, RTS 16.2%, Economy 13.7%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 8.6%

Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, City Builder 20.4%, RTS 13.9%, Economy 10.4%, Building 9.3%

A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, City Builder 23.1%, Economy 7.6%, Building 7.2%, Management 6.9%

Enter the world of Cosmic Megapolis, an exciting 3D construction genre game where you will become the architect of your own city in space! Your task is to create a thriving city on an uncharted planet using advanced technologies and innovative building materials.

Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, RTS 29.2%, Economy 11.5%, Top-Down 8.9%, Strategy 8%

Build up your own civilization in the time of kings and kingdoms. Become the manager of a little town and make it to a great city. Defend it from other kingdoms and destroy them.

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 20%, RTS 18.9%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 6.7%

Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26%, City Builder 23.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Building 9.8%, Economy 8.5%

Control a western mining town and build it up to become the largest mining operation in the race for finding gold.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5%, City Builder 25.7%, RTS 20.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Building 10.1%