Games Like Nova Roma

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 25.4%, Economy 13.2%, Historical 12.4%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the Roman Empire, this title offers the same blend of complex logistics and city management that defines Nova Roma.

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: Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Historical 10.5%, Base Building 9.9%, Diplomacy 5.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed medieval city-building experience with a focus on organic growth and supply chain management.

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 18.4%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Historical 10.2%, Economy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a faithful remake of the classic city-builder that heavily inspired the mechanics found in Nova Roma.

Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.

Why similar: Moddable 20.9% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Historical 11.2%, Economy 9.3%, Base Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses specifically on Roman city-building, incorporating resource management and divine favor mechanics.

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 30.4%, Colony Sim 9.4%, Economy 8.4%, Sandbox 7.2%, Building 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This gridless city-builder emphasizes organic development and complex social management similar to the needs of citizens in Nova Roma.

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: 4X 13.1% ★, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Colony Sim 12.5%, City Builder 11.9%, Moddable 10.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game allows for massive-scale city management and complex logistical systems that will appeal to fans of deep simulation.

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: Grand Strategy 10.1% ★, Diplomacy 9.6% ★, 4X 9.3% ★, Colony Sim 8.7%, City Builder 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique roguelite approach to city-building that emphasizes complex production chains and resource management.

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: Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, City Builder 10.3%, Colony Sim 9.5%, Diplomacy 7.6% ★, 4X 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for complex supply chain and logistics management in a city-building context.

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: Grand Strategy 10.6% ★, 4X 9.9% ★, Colony Sim 9.5%, City Builder 8.8%, Moddable 8.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: It blends city-building with deep dynastic and political management, mirroring the law-enacting aspects of Nova Roma.

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 17.4%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Historical 10.8%, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic historical city-building experience with a strong focus on local economic production and citizen needs.

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 16%, Moddable 14.7% ★, Historical 12.2%, Colony Sim 10.4%, Economy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This historical city-builder focuses on the survival and development of early civilizations with a high degree of simulation detail.

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 15.7%, Colony Sim 14.4%, 4X 13% ★, Base Building 7.5%, Economy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A more accessible but deeply satisfying city-builder that includes defensive management and resource balancing.

Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.

Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Colony Sim 19.9%, Historical 11.6%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the evolution of a city through historical eras, emphasizing political and economic growth.

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: City Builder 18%, Colony Sim 17.4%, Base Building 11%, Building 9.2%, Economy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game introduces unique vertical city-building mechanics and complex resource transportation challenges.

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: City Builder 22.3%, Colony Sim 19.8%, Building 10.9%, Management 8.8%, Survival 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines classic city-building mechanics with survival elements that require careful management of resources and population.

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 13.5%, City Builder 12.7%, Moddable 12.1% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the production chain aspect of management, allowing you to oversee the creation of goods from raw materials.

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 17.9%, City Builder 17.2%, Moddable 9.2% ★, Economy 6.9%, Survival 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This survival city-builder features a social management system where you must balance the needs and happiness of your citizens.

Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

Why similar: Colony Sim 13.9%, City Builder 13.4%, Moddable 12.3% ★, Base Building 9%, Building 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the divine intervention aspect of city-building, allowing you to influence your civilization as a god.

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 27%, Colony Sim 18.5%, Base Building 12.1%, Economy 8.5%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of city-building and multiplayer strategy with a focus on managing diverse resources and trade.

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 18.7%, City Builder 17%, Historical 8.7%, Base Building 8.3%, Economy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a historical city-building experience with a focus on survival and managing a growing population in a harsh environment.

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 19.5%, City Builder 17.5%, Moddable 13.1% ★, Base Building 12.2%, Sandbox 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim features deep character-driven management and sandbox building that allows for significant player agency.

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: City Builder 17.5%, Colony Sim 13.6%, Historical 13.2%, Economy 12%, Building 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a historical city-building experience with a focus on managing a settlement within a specific cultural and historical context.

Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.3%, City Builder 17.5%, Moddable 12.1% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Building 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A base-building simulation that focuses on the early stages of civilization and the management of individual units.

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: City Builder 17%, Colony Sim 14.6%, Historical 10.3%, Base Building 10.1%, Management 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the management of a small group of people with a focus on survival and resource gathering.

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 26.6%, Colony Sim 21.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game requires careful resource management and infrastructure development to keep a colony alive in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 17.5% ★, Colony Sim 15.5%, City Builder 14.4%, Base Building 10.2%, Historical 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed look at the development of a society from primitive beginnings, focusing on agriculture and management.

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: Grand Strategy 10% ★, Diplomacy 9.4% ★, 4X 9.2% ★, Colony Sim 9%, City Builder 8.4%

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 29.2%, Colony Sim 29.1%, Survival 7.5%, Sandbox 5.8%, Strategy 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential survival city-builder that set the standard for resource management and population growth challenges.

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 26.3%, Colony Sim 19.7%, Resource Management 11.8%, Survival 10.5%, Building 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This high-stakes city-builder focuses on moral choices and extreme resource management under pressure.

Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 10.8% ★, City Builder 9.4%, Colony Sim 8.9%, Diplomacy 7.5% ★, 4X 7.5% ★

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Why similar: City Builder 32.7%, Economy 16%, Management 11.3%, Diplomacy 10.1% ★, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends city-building with political simulation and economic management, offering a different but deep management experience.

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: Grand Strategy 41% ★, Historical 18.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Economy 7.3%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more grand-strategy focused, it provides the ultimate historical Roman experience for those interested in the era's politics and geography.

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: Grand Strategy 10% ★, Diplomacy 9.7% ★, 4X 9.2% ★, Colony Sim 8.6%, City Builder 8.2%

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, 4X 9.2% ★, Diplomacy 9% ★, Colony Sim 8.8%, City Builder 8.3%

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 18%, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 9%, Management 8.1%

You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Diplomacy 10% ★, 4X 9.2% ★, Colony Sim 8.5%, City Builder 8.1%

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 15.3%, Moddable 13.9% ★, City Builder 13.5%, Historical 10.3%, Base Building 10.1%

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 17.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Moddable 11.6% ★, Historical 10.4%

Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Historical 11.5%

Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, City Builder 20.8%, Historical 13.6%, Economy 12.5%, Base Building 9.5%

New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.

Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, Colony Sim 19.9%, Base Building 12.7%, Building 10.9%, Resource Management 8.7%

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 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Historical 11.1%

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 31.4%, Colony Sim 27.4%, Survival 8.6%, Historical 8.3%, Strategy 5%

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 13.2%, City Builder 13%, Moddable 10% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Historical 8.1%

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: City Builder 18.2%, Colony Sim 17.3%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Sandbox 8.2%, Economy 7.9%

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 19.6%, City Builder 19.6%, Base Building 8.9%, Resource Management 8.3%, Building 8%

Summa Expeditionis is a colony sim and base building game set in ancient Roman Empire. Follow the career of a Roman soldier from Legionnaire to Centurion. Build and manage your camp, recruit more soldiers and face the barbarians for the glory of Rome.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6%, City Builder 14.4%, Base Building 12.8%, Historical 11.7%, Building 9.7%

Build massive ocean cities and lead your people to prosperity in this post-apocalyptic survival colony sim. Featuring a physics-based 3D construction system, complex resource management, exploration, difficult political decisions, supply chains, and a robust sandbox mode.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.8%, City Builder 17%, Base Building 13.8%, Sandbox 8.6%, Resource Management 7.2%

Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

Why similar: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, City Builder 14.9%, Economy 8.8%, Management 8.7%, Sandbox 8.4%

Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.

Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Building 12.1%, Economy 11.2%, Moddable 10.6% ★, Sandbox 9.5%

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 15.3%, City Builder 14.9%, Historical 10.4%, Base Building 9.9%, Economy 9.7%

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 20.3%, Economy 11.4%, Moddable 10.5% ★, Colony Sim 10.1%, Historical 9.7%

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 25.3%, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Historical 18.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 9%

Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.3%, City Builder 14.6%, Base Building 11.8%, Building 10.1%, Management 7.5%

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: Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Colony Sim 13.5%, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Historical 9.6%

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 17.1%, City Builder 15.5%, Moddable 11.3% ★, Diplomacy 8.9% ★, Economy 8.7%

Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity's survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.4%, City Builder 17.5%, Base Building 9.9%, Economy 9.7%, Sandbox 8.4%

Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.

Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Colony Sim 16.4%, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Resource Management 9%, Management 8.3%

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: 4X 15.3% ★, City Builder 14.7%, Colony Sim 12.9%, Building 10.1%, Historical 9.4%

Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.

Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Economy 11%, Management 10.4%, Resource Management 10.3%, Building 9.1%