Games Like Pax Augusta

Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!

Why similar: Rome 36% ★, City Builder 29.2%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive classic that established the core city-building and management mechanics found in modern Roman simulations.

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 28.8%, Rome 24% ★, Historical 14.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This highly anticipated modern title brings the production-focused gameplay of the Anno series to the Roman Empire.

Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.

Why similar: Rome 35.6% ★, City Builder 30.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as the 3D evolution of the classic series, offering a more immersive perspective on Roman city planning and citizen management.

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: Rome 44.4% ★, City Builder 19.8%, Historical 13.7%, Simulation 7%, Resource Management 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the Roman city-builder that blends traditional building mechanics with tactical military elements.

Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.

Why similar: City Builder 46.9%, Historical 24.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual sibling to the Roman city-builders, it provides an unparalleled experience in managing complex logistical networks in an ancient setting.

As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.

Why similar: Rome 41.4% ★, City Builder 24.3%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a balanced mix of city-building and strategic military campaigning within the Roman historical context.

Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.

Why similar: City Builder 39.6%, Historical 22.2%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Management 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the team behind Caesar III, this game focuses heavily on individual citizen needs and realistic societal simulation.

Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!

Why similar: City Builder 58.5%, Strategy 20%, Historical 12.7%, Simulation 5.8%, Isometric 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine as the classic Caesar games, this title offers the same satisfying city-building loop set within the rich mythology of Ancient Greece.

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 26.3%, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Historical 19.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: While medieval, its deep focus on realistic resource management and organic city expansion mirrors the authentic feel of Pax Augusta.

CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder inspired by the world of Sid Meiers Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself!

Why similar: Rome 42.8% ★, City Builder 30.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 9.6%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a detailed look at the daily lives of Roman citizens and the intricate infrastructure required to sustain a growing city.

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 30.4%, Historical 23.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 11.2%, Resource Management 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes historical realism and the challenges of early urban development, making it a perfect match for fans of authentic simulations.

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: Rome 42.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Historical 14%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: For players who prefer the grand strategy side of the Roman experience, this title offers deep political and administrative management.

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 38.8%, Historical 18.8%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Isometric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style isometric city-builder that excels in providing a clean, management-focused experience without unnecessary distractions.

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 34.9%, Historical 22.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game features complex supply chains and survival-based city-building that will appeal to players who enjoy the management depth of Pax Augusta.

Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisions, trade, fight and expand to become the ultimate ruler.

Why similar: City Builder 39.4%, Historical 21.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Realistic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar strategic experience to Pax Augusta, focusing on the development of city-states through trade and resource management.

Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

Why similar: City Builder 35.2%, Historical 24.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It follows the classic city-builder blueprint, focusing on historical accuracy and the management of monumental construction projects.

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 39.7%, Historical 20.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends city-building with political simulation, challenging players to manage the evolution of a city through different historical eras.

Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.

Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Historical 19%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Resource Management 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This historical city-builder focuses on irrigation and early urban planning, sharing the management-heavy DNA of Pax Augusta.

The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.

Why similar: Rome 43.8% ★, City Builder 22.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Historical 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy title that emphasizes the construction of Roman infrastructure and the management of city districts.

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: Rome 42.8% ★, City Builder 19.3%, Historical 12.8%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern Roman city-builder that emphasizes the challenges of maintaining a city while managing its unique historical environment.

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: City Builder 27.2%, Historical 20.4%, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Isometric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It applies the classic city-building formula to a unique historical setting, focusing on resource management and societal growth.

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: City Builder 41.2%, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Resource Management 8.7%, Management 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city-builder that requires careful management of resources and citizen happiness to succeed.

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...

Why similar: Rome 43.8% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Historical 17.7%, Grand Strategy 9.5% ★, Simulation 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the strategic and military aspects of Roman expansion, providing a different but complementary experience to city-building.

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

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: Rome 48% ★, Historical 18.2%, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep 4X strategy game that captures the geopolitical complexity of the Roman Empire during its rise.

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 52.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Resource Management 8.3%, Management 7.8%

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: Rome 47.8% ★, City Builder 21.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Management 6.8%

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: City Builder 26.6%, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Historical 18.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.7%

Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects

Why similar: Rome 26.5% ★, City Builder 25.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the architectural and management aspects of building, allowing for detailed city layout planning.

Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a later period, its focus on trading, logistics, and regional management aligns well with the economic systems of Pax Augusta.

Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!

Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Historical 24.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Management 10%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that focuses on the development of an ancient civilization through careful resource allocation and survival management.

Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.

Why similar: Rome 56.1% ★, Simulation 15.9%, City Builder 13.7%, Strategy 6.4%, Isometric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual but engaging city-builder that captures the aesthetic and structural goals of Roman urban planning.

Age of Pyramids is a sandbox city builder and simulator set in Ancient Egypt. You take on the city governor and architect’s mantle to build the most incredible city on Earth. You will have to gather dozens of resources to maintain happiness of your people and prosperity.

Why similar: City Builder 39.6%, Strategy 18.2%, Historical 17.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Resource Management 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward city-building experience centered on managing labor and resources to complete massive historical monuments.

Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!

Why similar: Rome 35.5% ★, City Builder 18.2%, Historical 13%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 7%

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 32.6%, Historical 20.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Resource Management 8.4%

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: Rome 45.3% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Historical 14.6%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 7.3%

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 51.8%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Resource Management 8.5%

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: City Builder 42.5%, Resource Management 15.1%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9.7%

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: City Builder 20.1%, Management 20.1%, Simulation 20%, Resource Management 12.4%, Strategy 10.5%

Polismos is a city builder set in ancient Greece. To ensure your city's prosperity you will need to care for your people, trade valuable resources, enact wise policies, and maybe even dominate other cities.

Why similar: Historical 39.5%, City Builder 22.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Resource Management 6%

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 37.2%, Historical 20.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 10.2%, Resource Management 8.6%

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 32%, Historical 24.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Resource Management 9.5%

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: City Builder 30.7%, Historical 21.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 9.7%

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 23.6%, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Historical 17.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%

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

Why similar: City Builder 40.6%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Management 8.8%

Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.

Why similar: City Builder 44.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Resource Management 12.7%

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: City Builder 36.7%, Historical 18.9%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 9.3%, Management 8.9%

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: City Builder 24.8%, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Historical 18.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%

Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try your hand as a ruler of an ancient Greek city-state, practice your management skills, and learn basic game mechanics.

Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Historical 19.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 13%, Realistic 7.3%

Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.

Why similar: Historical 27%, City Builder 26%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 13.5%, Management 9.7%

​Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt with PyramidValley, a management game where you develop your pharaonic city by constructing iconic monuments and gathering various resources to ensure prosperity.

Why similar: City Builder 40.1%, Simulation 18.6%, Historical 16%, Strategy 11.7%, Isometric 7.7%

Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Why similar: Rome 36.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, Historical 18.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 4.2%

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: City Builder 25.6%, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Historical 18.9%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9.1%

Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.

Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Historical 17.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.3%

Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

Why similar: City Builder 28%, Historical 18.3%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 10.5%

A city-building sim with a historical twist

Why similar: City Builder 37.2%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 13.4%, 2.5D 11.9%

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Rome 63.2% ★, Historical 21%, Strategy 11.2%, Resource Management 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.

Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, Simulation 20.1%, City Builder 19.1%, Historical 18.8%, Management 14.7%

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 35.9%, Resource Management 13.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 12.2%

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: City Builder 35.9%, Historical 25.7%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 9.2%