Games Like Northgard: Definitive Edition

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: RTS 16.9%, 4X 15% ★, Management 7.8%, Economy 7.6%, War 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio, it uses the same region-based real-time 4X structure where map control, resource timing, politics, and asymmetrical factions matter more than raw unit spam.

Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.

Why similar: Vikings 24.5% ★, Colony Sim 12% ★, Economy 10.9%, Base Building 8.3%, War 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the Viking-clan fantasy with settlement building, raiding, and RTS battles wrapped around food, wood, and winter survival.

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 29.1%, City Builder 18.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Base Building 11.4%, War 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers polished RTS expansion, villager economy management, and map control in a way that feels like a larger-scale cousin to Northgard.

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: RTS 28.4%, Moddable 15.6% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Resource Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a myth-driven RTS with strong faction identity, classical base-building, and god powers that echo Northgard's themed asymmetry and warfare.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6% ★, RTS 18%, Base Building 16.1%, Resource Management 11.7%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same tension of expanding your economy while rapidly fortifying and reacting to constant military pressure in real time.

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Why similar: RTS 30.9%, City Builder 27.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Base Building 10.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its classic gather-build-fight loop is broader and less survival-focused, but the emphasis on efficient eco play and timely aggression is very comparable.

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: RTS 44.1%, Strategy 18.4%, City Builder 9.9%, War 8.1%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes classic base-building with territorial borders and economic scaling, making expansion feel strategic rather than purely spam-based.

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, RTS 18.1%, Colony Sim 13.1% ★, Economy 8.6%, Base Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs settlement economics with real-time defense and siege pressure, giving a similar build-then-fight rhythm with constant resource tradeoffs.

Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, RTS 15.9%, Colony Sim 13.2% ★, War 7.9%, Base Building 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its economy-heavy castle building and defensive warfare hit a satisfying middle ground between city management and real-time combat.

Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!

Why similar: Vikings 34.3% ★, RTS 25.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Building 8.5%, Co-op 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This mythological RTS emphasizes faction identity, god powers, and compact base-building in a way that echoes Northgard's stylized asymmetry.

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 35.4%, Vikings 17.8% ★, Strategy 17.2%, War 8.4%, Tactical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its squad-based Viking and medieval warfare captures Northgard's harsher historical-mythic tone, even if it leans more tactical than economic.

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: City Builder 19.4%, 4X 13.5% ★, Colony Sim 12.3% ★, Moddable 10.5% ★, Base Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps RTS battles for roguelite settlement pressure, but the focus on limited space, hostile conditions, and constantly rebalancing your economy feels very familiar.

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 31.2%, Colony Sim 12.9% ★, RTS 9.3%, Base Building 8.4%, Economy 6%

Why You'll Like It: It has a similarly compact colony-growth loop of securing resources, expanding carefully, and adapting your economy under pressure, with multiplayer too.

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: City Builder 18.1%, RTS 15.9%, Colony Sim 12.1% ★, Base Building 7.8%, Economy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its networked economy and gradual frontier expansion appeal if your favorite part of Northgard is optimizing production while pushing outward.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 36.5%, Colony Sim 16.6% ★, Resource Management 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%, RTS 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Northgard's survival-management side by making weather, scarcity, and hard expansion tradeoffs the heart of the experience.

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: Vikings 25.8% ★, City Builder 21%, Colony Sim 14% ★, Economy 6.3%, Base Building 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though more peaceful, it mirrors Northgard's Norse settlement fantasy and constant balancing of villagers, resources, and harsh conditions.

Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.

Why similar: RTS 57.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Simulation 4%, Tactical 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: If you want the mythological warfare side of Northgard in a more classic RTS format, this remains a very strong fit.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

Why similar: RTS 26.6%, City Builder 21.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Strategy 11.8%, War 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on compact bases, map control, and distinct civ bonuses makes it one of the more immediately relatable Age games for Northgard fans.

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: City Builder 37.5%, Colony Sim 20.4% ★, Strategy 7.4%, RTS 7.1%, Building 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Northgard is developing a small, vulnerable settlement under raids and environmental threats, this hits a similar management note.

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 29.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Tactical 9.8%, Building 9.7%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines settlement building, day-night survival pressure, and real-time defensive battles for a similar grow-and-endure cadence.

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Why similar: Vikings 42.9% ★, RTS 25.6%, War 11.6%, Tactical 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the economy layer, but its minimalist island defense and Norse atmosphere capture Northgard's clean tactical readability and setting.

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Why similar: City Builder 20.2%, RTS 18.4%, Colony Sim 13.8% ★, Base Building 9.1%, War 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its real-time fortress building and defensive planning keep the same satisfying loop of economy setup, positional choices, and reactive survival.

They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Colony Sim 21.2% ★, Base Building 18.2%, City Builder 15.5%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It turns the expansion-versus-defense tension up to eleven, demanding efficient base growth and constant map control under relentless attack.

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, 4X 16.3% ★, Colony Sim 14.7% ★, Moddable 11.5% ★, Base Building 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is much larger in scale, but its mix of colony growth, logistics, territory, and eventual warfare matches Northgard's strategy-hybrid appeal.

From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.

Why similar: RTS 27.8%, City Builder 25.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Co-op 6.8%, Base Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This survival RTS asks you to build a self-sustaining base and withstand escalating assaults, much like Northgard's emphasis on preparation and adaptation.

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: City Builder 19.3%, 4X 13.9% ★, Colony Sim 12.5% ★, Moddable 10.6% ★, Base Building 8.2%

An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

Why similar: RTS 45.8%, Strategy 17.4%, War 11.5%, Tactical 9%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers classic RTS economies and distinct civilizations, but with a cleaner, territory-conscious pacing that Northgard players often appreciate.

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RTS 55%, Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Co-op 7.9%, Base Building 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends fantasy RTS base-building with strong faction flavor and hero-led battles, making it a good step toward a more combat-heavy Northgard.

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: City Builder 18.8%, 4X 14.5% ★, Colony Sim 12.1% ★, Moddable 11% ★, Base Building 8.1%

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

Why similar: RTS 33.3%, City Builder 26.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

Why similar: City Builder 47.4%, Colony Sim 24.7% ★, Strategy 8%, RTS 7%, Simulation 5.1%

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: City Builder 20.8%, RTS 15.4%, 4X 14.2% ★, Colony Sim 11.2% ★, Building 8.3%

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 22.1%, City Builder 17.6%, Strategy 9.5%, War 9.3%, Base Building 8.6%

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Strategy 18.3%, 4X 17.9% ★, War 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Why similar: City Builder 43.1%, Economy 11.2%, Strategy 9.9%, RTS 9.8%, Simulation 7.1%

The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.

Why similar: City Builder 29.1%, Colony Sim 16.8% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Economy 8.1%, Simulation 7%

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 41%, RTS 8.9%, Colony Sim 7.6% ★, Economy 7.1%, Strategy 6.9%

A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!

Why similar: Vikings 51.4% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Co-op 10.7%, PvE 10%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

Why similar: City Builder 36.5%, Colony Sim 11.2% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Building 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%

The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!

Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, 4X 21.8% ★, Economy 10.7%, War 10.5%, Strategy 7.4%

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 62%, Strategy 18.1%, Base Building 9.9%, War 3.9%, Multiplayer 3.4%

Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.

Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, 4X 26.9% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%, War 6.4%

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.

Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, RTS 21.7%, Economy 9.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Building 7.7%

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

Why similar: City Builder 43.1%, Colony Sim 26% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 7%, Economy 3.4%

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 25.1%, RTS 18%, Base Building 14.5%, Colony Sim 12% ★, Strategy 8.7%

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 43%, Base Building 15.6%, War 13%, Strategy 12%, Co-op 5.9%

Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.

Why similar: City Builder 23%, RTS 14.9%, Colony Sim 13.9% ★, Economy 8.5%, Base Building 7.7%

War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Why similar: RTS 34.3%, Base Building 19.4%, Strategy 13.9%, War 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, RTS 17.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Strategy 10%, Management 8.8%

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: City Builder 23.8%, Colony Sim 16.1% ★, Moddable 14.2% ★, Base Building 10.5%, Economy 10.1%

Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

Why similar: RTS 26%, Moddable 13.3% ★, Base Building 12.4%, War 12.1%, Strategy 7.9%

Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

Why similar: City Builder 36.2%, Colony Sim 17.4% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Simulation 9.2%

Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, RTS 15.5%, Colony Sim 13.6% ★, Economy 8.1%, War 7.9%

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: City Builder 43.7%, Colony Sim 26.6% ★, Resource Management 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%, Building 6%

A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!

Why similar: Vikings 36.8% ★, Colony Sim 18.7% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Building 7.2%, Resource Management 6.7%

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Moddable 15.8% ★, War 13%, Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 9.7%

The Vikings are back! Get this RTS classic!

Why similar: City Builder 36.5%, RTS 23.6%, Vikings 15.9% ★, Strategy 15%, Resource Management 4.6%

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 22% ★, Moddable 13.8% ★, War 10.9%, Economy 10.2%, Tactical 8.3%