- #1 Port Royale 4
97% matchMixed58% of 2,044 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Pirates 22.7% ★, Naval Combat 16.1% ★, Naval 13.5% ★, City Builder 10.1%, Management 6.2%
- #2 Port Royale 3
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,549 reviews2012
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.
Why similar: Pirates 33.7% ★, Naval 16.3% ★, Naval Combat 12.6% ★, Management 8.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #3 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
96% matchMixed58% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.7% ★, Pirates 24.6% ★, Naval 18% ★, Diplomacy 7.7% ★, Management 4.2%
- #4 Rise of Piracy
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Pirates 26.5% ★, Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, RTS 12.1%, Diplomacy 11.9% ★
- #5 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
95% matchMixed52% of 188 reviews2010
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.
Why similar: Naval Combat 19.1% ★, Pirates 18.6% ★, Naval 13.9% ★, RTS 10.8%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★
- #6 Port Royale 2
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 686 reviews2009
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.
Why similar: Pirates 40.5% ★, Naval 25.9% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Economy 10.5%, Historical 9.6%
- #7 Flotsam
92% matchVery Positive80% of 4,240 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4% ★, City Builder 26.3%, Resource Management 15.7%, Economy 8.9%, Base Building 8.4%
- #8 Land of the Vikings
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,203 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.2% ★, City Builder 22.3%, Resource Management 8.2%, Management 8.1%, Historical 7%
- #9 Pioneers of Pagonia
91% matchVery Positive82% of 5,204 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.5% ★, City Builder 17.6%, RTS 15.4%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 9%
- #10 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
89% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.2%, Colony Sim 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Management 8.7%, Historical 8.2%
- #11 Aquatico
91% matchMixed67% of 858 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Colony Sim 25.1% ★, Management 9.6%, Economy 8.1%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #12 Builders of Greece
89% matchMixed56% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 30.2%, RTS 15.3%, Historical 10.2%, Economy 7.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #13 Winds Of Trade
90% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Rhombico Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Winds Of Trade is a strategy game about running an ocean trading company in the 18th and 19th centuries. Building your trading empire will not be your only goal! Ruthless pirates, shady smugglers, wartime and fierce competitors will make the way to the top a long and hard road for you!
Why similar: Pirates 28.6% ★, Naval Combat 20.4% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Management 8.1%, Economy 7%
- #14 Frozenheim
88% matchMixed70% of 3,855 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Naval Combat 28.2% ★, Colony Sim 19.3% ★, Resource Management 14.7%, Economy 10.8%, Management 9.4%
- #15 Anno 117: Pax Romana
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 11,270 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 26.3%, RTS 18.3%, Economy 8.1%, Historical 7.9%, Management 7.8%
- #16 Buoyancy
87% matchMixed56% of 820 reviews2019
Dev: Devs on a Boat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3% ★, City Builder 22.5%, Pirates 14.2% ★, RTS 8.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #17 Sid Meier's Pirates!
86% matchVery Positive94% of 7,332 reviews2005
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
Why similar: Pirates 59.6% ★, Naval 18.8% ★, Naval Combat 9% ★, Historical 5.5%, Economy 3.6%
- #18 Captain of Industry
83% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Resource Management 21.2%, City Builder 14.4%, Colony Sim 14.2% ★, Management 10.9%, Base Building 10.2%
- #19 Patron
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,136 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 25.6%, Colony Sim 25% ★, Resource Management 8.8%, Management 7.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #20 Norland
82% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 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: Colony Sim 17.2% ★, City Builder 17%, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Resource Management 9.4%, Management 8.3%
- #21 East India Company
86% matchMixed53% of 202 reviews2009
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
Why similar: Naval Combat 19.1% ★, Pirates 18% ★, Diplomacy 11.9% ★, RTS 11.6%, City Builder 11.5%
- #22 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
84% matchMixed56% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
El Dorado is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to. Offer sacrifices to the Gods to earn their favor, but beware and don’t lose yourself in your riches.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.7% ★, City Builder 17.5%, RTS 13.8%, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 8.5%
- #23 Kingdoms Reborn
82% matchVery Positive91% of 9,531 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 30.8%, Colony Sim 20.1% ★, RTS 9.2%, Management 9.1%, Resource Management 8%
- #24 Nova Roma
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
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 17.5%, Colony Sim 16.4% ★, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Resource Management 9.4%, Management 8.5%
- #25 KAISERPUNK
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 792 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 22.4%, Naval 18.4% ★, Resource Management 10.2%, Historical 8.9%, Management 8.9%
- #26 Founders' Fortune
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 35.2% ★, City Builder 22.9%, Base Building 7.4%, Resource Management 6.9%, Management 6.9%
- #27 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
78% matchVery Positive85% of 729 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 21% ★, City Builder 20.8%, RTS 16.6%, Management 9.8%, Resource Management 7.6%
- #28 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
80% matchVery Positive83% of 4,579 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.1% ★, Pirates 36.3% ★, Naval 15.2% ★, Strategy 3.2%, Simulation 2.5%
- #29 Cartel Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,719 reviews2022
Dev: Moon MoosePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Why similar: RTS 18.7%, City Builder 16.8%, Colony Sim 16% ★, Resource Management 12.3%, Management 9.5%
- #30 Caribbean Legend
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,945 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMark Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
Why similar: Pirates 39.3% ★, Naval 24.6% ★, Naval Combat 23.5% ★, Historical 7.1%, Choices Matter 3.8%
- #31 Ratopia
76% matchVery Positive88% of 4,645 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.3% ★, City Builder 21.6%, Management 11%, Resource Management 10.7%, Building 8.4%
- #32 Dawn of Man
76% matchVery Positive87% of 17,635 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 38%, Colony Sim 31% ★, Strategy 6.3%, Historical 6.2%, RTS 5.6%
- #33 Empires of the Undergrowth
73% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 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: City Builder 17.2%, Colony Sim 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Resource Management 9.5%, Management 8.6%
- #34 Whiskerwood
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,769 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 17.3%, Colony Sim 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Resource Management 9.3%, Management 8.5%
- #35 Pirates of Black Cove
78% matchMixed66% of 169 reviews2011
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Plunder your way to the top and claim the title of Pirate King. This humorous mix of adventure and strategy lets you unite pirate factions, manage strongholds, and dominate land and sea battles. Raid, recruit, and wreak havoc across the Caribbean in your quest for ultimate infamy.
Why similar: Pirates 84.7% ★, Strategy 15.3%
- #36 Tropico Reloaded
77% matchVery Positive88% of 970 reviews2009
Dev: PopTop SoftwarePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
TROPICO RELOADED is the ultimate game compilation for hobby-dictators and those dreaming of their own Caribbean island. Tropico combines real-time strategy and simulation elements with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Caribbean flair to create a unique and critically acclaimed game experience.
Why similar: City Builder 41%, Pirates 24.2% ★, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #37 Buccaneers!
75% matchVery Positive81% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: Skyward Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
Why similar: Pirates 37.2% ★, Naval Combat 30.6% ★, Naval 25.2% ★, Historical 4.9%, 3D 1.6%
- #38 SeaCret 1
74% matchMixed62% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Dalas
Windows
Sail into the 17th-century Caribbean in SeaCret 1, a riotous mix of strategy, humor, and adventure! Trade, fight, or govern your way to fame in this sandbox escapade, where every choice brings riches or ridiculousness.
Why similar: Pirates 28.4% ★, Naval Combat 27.5% ★, Naval 19.8% ★, Colony Sim 16% ★, Strategy 4.4%
- #39 High Sea Saga DX
73% matchVery Positive82% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Pirates 46.1% ★, Colony Sim 23.7% ★, City Builder 20.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Building 2.7%
- #40 MEMORIAPOLIS
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Memoriapolis, you're not just building a city, you're shaping a living, evolving civilization. Travel through five major eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Leave your mark on history by navigating the power struggles between rival factions.
Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Colony Sim 21.2% ★, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 9.1%, Historical 8%
- #41 Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
75% matchMixed60% of 1,276 reviews2015
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.
Why similar: Pirates 57.5% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Naval Combat 12.9% ★, Strategy 4.3%, Historical 2.2%
- #42 Manor Lords
69% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Colony Sim 16.7% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Resource Management 9.6%, Management 8.3%
- #43 Rogue Waters
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,075 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Pirates 56.2% ★, Naval 22.2% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%, Tactical 5.4%
- #44 Anno 2070™
74% matchMixed60% of 12,622 reviews2011
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
Why similar: City Builder 41.4%, RTS 15.4%, Strategy 12%, Resource Management 9.6%, Economy 6.8%
- #45 Ocean Punk
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Studio
Windows
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Why similar: Pirates 39.6% ★, Colony Sim 19.8% ★, Resource Management 11.2%, Management 8.6%, Base Building 5.8%
- #46 Settlement Survival
70% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 28.7%, Colony Sim 24.2% ★, Management 11.1%, Resource Management 8.3%, Building 7.9%
- #47 Age of Pyramids
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Cassagi Entertainment s.r.o.
Windows
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 34%, Colony Sim 24.8% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Historical 9%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #48 Going Medieval
66% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.2% ★, City Builder 22.8%, Management 11.8%, Historical 10.7%, Economy 9.4%
- #49 Terror of the Seven Seas
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Cutthroat Games
Windows
Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas! Sail the entire world: conquering, boarding, plundering, exploring and trading along the way! Gather your crew, ready your ship, hoist your sails and enter a world of swashbuckling and piracy!
Why similar: Pirates 34.4% ★, Naval Combat 33.4% ★, Naval 19.1% ★, Historical 7.4%, Strategy 3%
- #50 Shipping Manager
71% matchMixed45% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Create and manage your own shipping empire. Control every aspect from route creation to marketing to staff handling and beat other managers to top the leaderboards.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18% ★, Naval 12.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Resource Management 10.2%, Management 9.7%
- #51 Kingdoms and Castles
68% matchVery Positive93% of 30,837 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.5%, Colony Sim 27.7% ★, Resource Management 7.3%, Strategy 6.3%, RTS 6.2%
- #52 Anno 1404 - History Edition
69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,444 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, Colony Sim 16.9% ★, Management 11.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Building 8.9%
- #53 Builders of Egypt
70% matchMostly Negative36% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Labs
Windows
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 26.9%, RTS 13%, Historical 11.3%, Management 10%, Economy 8.4%
- #54 Anno 1503 History Edition
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Colony Sim 21.7% ★, RTS 17.3%, Historical 6.4%, Simulation 6%
- #55 Ostriv
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,359 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.4%, Colony Sim 18.8% ★, Resource Management 9.9%, Management 9.1%, Historical 9.1%
- #56 Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: ReCon TeamPub: BlackMark Studio
Windows
You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord.
Why similar: Pirates 39.3% ★, Naval 27.7% ★, Naval Combat 18.7% ★, Historical 9.7%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #57 High Seas, High Profits!
66% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: lexy.zip
Windows · Linux
Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!
Why similar: Pirates 28.5% ★, Management 14.1%, Resource Management 13.9%, Economy 12.6%, RTS 12.2%
- #58 Anno 1800
67% matchVery Positive81% of 30,897 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 41.7%, Economy 10.5%, Resource Management 9.7%, RTS 9.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #59 Patrician III
70% matchVery Positive82% of 980 reviews2010
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
Why similar: Management 24.2%, Economy 22.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 18.7%, Simulation 15.2%
- #60 Havendock
65% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Time Management 12.5%, Resource Management 11.7%, Management 10.2%