- #1 Goblins of Elderstone
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 404 reviews2023
Dev: Outerdawn
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
This Goblin Tribe Simulator brings a challenging blend of chaos and creativity to the city-building genre. Build dwellings, manage your resources, defend your goblins, and grow your tribe, and please the Gods! Do you have what it takes to control the chaos and rule the unruly?
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.6% ★, City Builder 12.6%, Grand Strategy 12.4%, Colony Sim 12%, 4X 9.9% ★
- #2 Whiskerwood
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,795 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4%, Colony Sim 13.8%, City Builder 13.5%, 4X 10% ★
- #3 Nova Roma
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, City Builder 14.4%, Colony Sim 12.8%, 4X 9.5% ★
- #4 Find Your Way Home: Last Flight
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ert Gaming Studio
Windows · Mac
Build your colony in the zombie apocalypse, gather resources, and defend against raids. Send your team to loot houses for supplies, advance through research, struggle to survive, and try to build your plane to return home.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.5%, Colony Sim 16.6%, City Builder 15.6%, 4X 12.5% ★, Immersive Sim 6.4%
- #5 Rogue Carrier
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wild FieldsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Lead a perilous expedition to study the mysteries of a sentient world in this roguelite colony management game. Build and manage a city atop an ocean-faring ship, and try to survive as the planet fights back!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3%, City Builder 16.4%, Colony Sim 11.3%, Base Building 9.1%, Diplomacy 7.6% ★
- #6 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
94% matchVery Positive91% of 27,451 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 16%, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Colony Sim 11.4%, 4X 8.9% ★
- #7 Settler's Domain
93% matchMixed66% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: rick
Windows
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: Diplomacy 24.3% ★, City Builder 20.3%, Colony Sim 20.1%, Resource Management 8.2%, Base Building 6%
- #8 Norland
92% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4%, Colony Sim 13.5%, City Builder 13.4%, 4X 10.4% ★
- #9 Heart of the Machine
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,139 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7%, City Builder 13.1%, Colony Sim 12.8%, 4X 10.4% ★
- #10 Theos: Cities Of Myth
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
A modern take on classic city-builders, Theos: Cities of Myth lets you develop a thriving metropolis dedicated to one of 7 Greek Deities. Raise an imposing sanctuary, meet your citizens’ needs, and found a city worthy of the Gods.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.1%, City Builder 21.5%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Colony Sim 12.8%, Strategy 8.9%
- #11 Empires of the Undergrowth
90% matchVery Positive94% of 18,977 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6%, City Builder 13.4%, Colony Sim 13.4%, 4X 10.4% ★
- #12 Manor Lords
89% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1%, City Builder 12.9%, Colony Sim 12.9%, 4X 11.1% ★
- #13 Against the Storm
89% matchVery Positive94% of 37,624 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1%, City Builder 13.1%, Colony Sim 12.9%, 4X 10.7% ★
- #14 Cataclismo
88% matchVery Positive89% of 4,346 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4%, City Builder 13.2%, Colony Sim 13%, 4X 10.4% ★
- #15 Corsair Cove
87% matchVery Positive85% of 3,566 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 16.3%, City Builder 15.4%, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Colony Sim 13.5%, 4X 8.2% ★
- #16 Agecraft
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.6%, City Builder 16.7%, 4X 13.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Colony Sim 13.7%
- #17 Before Arthur
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashwood Games
Windows
A medieval sim where you don’t just rule- you live the crown. A blend of city-building, 4X strategy, and RPG open world. Build your kingdom. Outsmart rival factions. And remember: your monarch’s life is the real adventure.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5%, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, 4X 15.4% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Base Building 7.6%
- #18 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
85% matchMixed58% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Why similar: 4X 17.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9%, City Builder 14.4%, Colony Sim 13%, Building 7.8%
- #19 Hexroads
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ivan Konorkin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a small kingdom by day and survive the night. Hexroads is a fantasy city-builder RTS where you capture towns, grow your economy, command defenders, cast spells, and choose new rewards each dawn.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.8%, City Builder 16.6%, Colony Sim 13.8%, 4X 10.4% ★, Building 9%
- #20 Northern Kingdoms
84% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: North Gold Studios
Windows
In this addictive city-builder game, your job is to guide your citizens to create the ultimate buzzing city. Expand your city, keep your citizen fed and plan your way to victory.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22% ★, Colony Sim 19.3%, City Builder 19.2%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Building 8.5%
- #21 Ant Colony: Wild Forest
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel CellsPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and automate your own ant colony – a nest that runs itself! Freely dig and shape your underground kingdom, produce different types of ants, and grow it block by block. Then it's time for conquest: scale up your swarm, crush enemy bases, and lead your colony to victory in the wild forest!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1%, City Builder 15.6%, Colony Sim 15.6%, 4X 11.7% ★, Building 8.4%
- #22 Hamlet
82% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: K2 Games
Windows
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Colony Sim 20.5%, Diplomacy 11.2% ★, Base Building 8.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #23 Ever Onward
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artificium Games
Windows
Build the town of your dreams in this cosy fantasy city-builder. Pass policies which impact future gameplay, unravel the mysteries which led to the horrifying downfall of your predecessors and try to keep things together as invisible forces claw at the edges of your hard-fought peace.
Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Colony Sim 18.5%, Grand Strategy 11.5%, Building 9.5%, Immersive Sim 7.1%
- #24 Songs of Syx
82% matchVery Positive94% of 9,302 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 17.2%, Colony Sim 17%, Grand Strategy 16.6%, 4X 13.3% ★, Building 8.3%
- #25 Lands of Koastalia
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Valakh
Windows
Lands of Koastalia is a relaxing city building game with a unique building system. As Mayor, your primary mission is to keep people happy. Craft natural-looking villages, manage resources within and across them, explore an island, and meet the needs of your residents.
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Colony Sim 21.9%, Building 11.6%, Base Building 8.6%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #26 CastleOn
79% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Lord Castleon
Windows · Linux
Build a castle! Grow economy, recruit troops from Europe and the Holy Land, man the walls and towers! Place traps and defeat attackers with arrows, wood and stone, fire, disease and cold steel! Survive the Third Crusade and conquer enemy lands in Castleon!
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Colony Sim 18.4%, Building 8%, Base Building 7.4%
- #27 Beyond Astra
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nebule Games
Windows
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4%, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, City Builder 15.3%, 4X 15.1% ★, Colony Sim 9.6%
- #28 Pirate Plight
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cutlass Studios
Windows
It's pirates against British sailors (or each other) in this real-time strategy city-building game. Gather resources, build cities, drink rum, fight enemies, explore the sea, and discover new islands.
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Colony Sim 17.9%, 4X 13.3% ★, Building 9.6%, Base Building 9%
- #29 Goblin Colony
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quench Forge
Windows
Goblins live for about 20 days. Build a colony that outlasts them. Grow food, dig into the hillside, organize workshops and hauling, and prepare for raids. Raise the next generation and turn a woodland settlement into a fortress of their own.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9%, City Builder 19.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Resource Management 9.6%, Building 8.7%
- #30 Kingdom Wars 4
79% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17%, City Builder 14.8%, Colony Sim 13.8%, 4X 11.7% ★
- #31 Spirit & Stone
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garden Gate Interactive, LLC
Windows
A kingdom's open ended journey from a small village to a patchwork of bustling castles. Build your kingdom block by block. Explore the world, grow your industries, and watch your citizens thrive in your creations. Do it your way - there are no wrong choices.
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Colony Sim 23.9%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
- #32 Highrise City
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,303 reviews2023
Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 22.5%, Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Colony Sim 20.2%, Building 9%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #33 Blocktopia
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stak Games
Windows
Blocktopia is a vibrant and humorous clicker city-builder game. Gather resources, build your town, and defend it against nightly raids! In this chaotic world where justice prevails, survive and dive into a fun city-building experience!
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Colony Sim 22.8%, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Base Building 9.4%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #34 First Feudal
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, City Builder 17.7%, Building 11.2%, Base Building 10.2%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #35 Settlements Rising
75% matchVery Positive81% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
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: City Builder 24.3%, Colony Sim 23%, Building 9.7%, Resource Management 8.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #36 Island Master
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Cody Cornell
Windows
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: City Builder 24.6%, Colony Sim 23.3%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Building 7.4%, Resource Management 6.8%
- #37 Outland Kingdoms
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GBL
Windows
Colony building RPG with detailed characters, driven by procedurally generated Stories. Build a hut, a village, a town, a city, a kingdom. 5 different races. Ally with unique factions. Rule an Undead empire. Craft Legendary items. Tame creatures. Enslave enemies. It's all here.
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Colony Sim 20.4%, Building 9.4%, Strategy RPG 8.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #38 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
73% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
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: Diplomacy 20.1% ★, City Builder 17.2%, Colony Sim 17%, Grand Strategy 16.3%, Building 7.1%
- #39 Colonial Winds
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Shift Games
Windows · Mac
Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Grand Strategy 15.9%, Colony Sim 11.8%, Base Building 8.6%, 4X 7.8% ★
- #40 Tales From Outer Space
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William MurphyPub: Ludi Absurdi
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hardest part about interstellar expansion isn't the technical cost, its the people. Exploit ecosystems, manipulate the masses, and conquer the intergalactic market. Growth is mandatory -- ethics are not.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Colony Sim 13.5%, 4X 12.8% ★, Resource Management 9%
- #41 Royal Lord - 王权领主
71% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: 开发鸭
Windows
In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.
Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Grand Strategy 17.4%, Colony Sim 16.4%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 10.2%
- #42 The Blighted Frontier
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sly Game Studios
Windows
Rebuild civilization in a world consumed by the blight. Manage survivors, defend against the dead, and transform a fragile camp into a thriving frontier settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2%, City Builder 24.2%, Base Building 11.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Building 7.3%
- #43 Antimatter
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geoffroy Pirard
Windows
Antimatter is a 4X strategy game set in a vast, living, and fully simulated galaxy of immense scale and depth. Become anything from a humble spaceship captain to a galactic emperor, and everything in between.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6%, Colony Sim 16.6%, City Builder 16.6%, 4X 16.5% ★, Building 8.7%
- #44 Ymir
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,115 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaud Michaud
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Colony Sim 24.4%, 4X 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2%, Building 7.4%
- #45 Peasants
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meeki Games
Windows
A city builder with a twist - Putting the focus of the game on the peasants who live and grow in your community. Cater for them, deal with their shortcomings and just maybe they will thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5%, City Builder 25%, Building 10.6%, Medieval 8.5%, Base Building 8.5%
- #46 Anno 1404 - History Edition
72% matchVery Positive82% of 3,619 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Building 14.2%, Grand Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #47 Angkor: The Holy City
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Parsons
Windows
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: City Builder 22.5%, Colony Sim 21.6%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 7.9%, Base Building 7.6%
- #48 Small Kingdoms
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21%, 4X 16.2% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Colony Sim 10.6%, Medieval 6.2%
- #49 Mistlands: Wheats & Demons
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silence Studios
Windows
Become a mayor of a small town in a medieval city builder with advanced villager management. Develop a settlement in lands teeming with demons and other evil spirits. Consider the traits, desires and abilities of residents to survive and prosper.
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Colony Sim 22.3%, Building 11.1%, Base Building 10.2%, Resource Management 7%
- #50 CONQUISTA: Tide of Wills
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micro Simulation Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
CONQUISTA—a strategy game that blends colony sim w/ 4X gameplay. Build thriving cities and lead your nation to dominance. With living units who work, build relationships, and pursue ambitions of their own, you must respond to their desires. The seeds of history may be sown through one's dreams.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.7%, 4X 18.5% ★, City Builder 14.6%, Diplomacy 9.7% ★, Simulation 8.5%
- #51 VALTERION: THE LOST EARTH
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NeuroCore Game Design
Windows
VALTERION: THE LOST EARTH is a sci-fi colony-building strategy game. Lead 50 survivors on Elyra, build a thriving colony, develop its economy and research, return to the stars, and search for the lost path back to Earth.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Colony Sim 18.9%, 4X 16% ★, Base Building 8.4%, Building 7.9%
- #52 Critias Empire
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: City Builder 18%, 4X 17.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9%, Colony Sim 11.8%, Building 8.2%
- #53 Settletopia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 21%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.5%, Management 6.2%
- #54 Synergy
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.9% ★, City Builder 18.1%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Building 9.1%, Base Building 7.6%
- #55 Dungeon Overseer
70% matchMixed55% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
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 23%, City Builder 21%, Base Building 10.8%, Building 10.7%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #56 Hexagge
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technical Khaos
Windows
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: City Builder 27.8%, Colony Sim 26.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Building 9.1%, Base Building 4.9%
- #57 Pharaoh™: A New Era
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,400 reviews2023
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 24.2%, Diplomacy 20.1% ★, Colony Sim 18.3%, Building 11.3%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #58 Avian Colony
66% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Ice Crystal Studio
Windows
Avian Colony is a survival simulation game that places you in the role of the ruler of a floating colony in a harsh sky world. Your main goal is to ensure the survival and prosperity of your colony by managing resources, planning strategically, and defending against threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.8%, City Builder 19.8%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 8.1%, Management 7.2%
- #59 Founders' Fortune
68% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3%, City Builder 21.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 10.5%, Simulation 5.1%