- #1 Medieval Dynasty
97% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 13%, Crafting 12.8%, Base Building 11.5%, Medieval 10.7%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to the seed game, offering a seamless blend of survival, village management, and life simulation in a medieval setting.
- #2 Bellwright
96% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 11%, Medieval 10.6%, Crafting 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world survival with complex village management and a rebellion-focused narrative that mirrors the progression of Sengoku Dynasty.
- #3 ASKA
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 12,091 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.7%, Base Building 14.4%, Survival 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Crafting 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tribal survival and village building with a strong emphasis on managing AI villagers in an open world.
- #4 Manor Lords
95% matchVery Positive84% of 90,512 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.2 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: City Builder 25.2%, Base Building 16.9%, Historical 14.3%, Medieval 13.5%, Colony Sim 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the city-building and tactical combat aspects, providing a highly detailed medieval experience.
- #5 Soulmask
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,226 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 18.7%, Colony Sim 16.2%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 13.1%, Survival 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features deep tribe management and survival mechanics that reward players for building and expanding their base.
- #6 Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
94% matchMixed69% of 1,108 reviews2024
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Medieval 16.1%, Open World 11.9%, Building 10.6%, Crafting 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends open-world exploration, RPG elements, and base-building in a historical setting similar to the seed game.
- #7 Going Medieval
92% matchVery Positive89% of 21,328 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Colony Sim 18.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Historical 12.2%, Survival 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This colony sim offers deep base-building and survival mechanics within a medieval context, focusing on architectural freedom.
- #8 Myth of Empires
93% matchMixed68% of 17,524 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 229.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Base Building 16.4%, Building 14.8%, Open World 13%, Survival 12%, Medieval 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox game that allows for extensive base-building, crafting, and large-scale community management.
- #9 Enshrouded
91% matchVery Positive86% of 104,779 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Open World 17.1%, Survival 15%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Crafting 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished open-world survival experience with a heavy focus on creative building and exploration.
- #10 Farthest Frontier
91% matchVery Positive86% of 25,375 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Colony Sim 14.2%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 11.7%, Historical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging city builder that emphasizes resource management and survival against harsh environmental conditions.
- #11 Kenshi
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,920 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Base Building 21.3%, Open World 15.4%, Crafting 15.3%, Building 15.3%, Survival 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more brutal, it offers an unparalleled open-world sandbox experience where you build your own squad and base from scratch.
- #12 Norland
89% matchVery Positive82% of 10,349 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 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: City Builder 17.4%, Colony Sim 14.5%, Base Building 12%, Historical 9.7%, Medieval 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the social and political management of a medieval settlement, adding a layer of depth to the city-building genre.
- #13 Foundation
88% matchVery Positive87% of 24,128 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.5%, Medieval 13.4%, Colony Sim 9.2%, Building 7.9%, Base Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city builder that allows for organic village growth and medieval town planning.
- #14 Dawn of Man
89% matchVery Positive87% of 17,826 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.1 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 41.5%, Colony Sim 28.1%, Survival 12.8%, Historical 8.4%, Open World 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game tracks the survival and technological progression of a prehistoric settlement, mirroring the growth arc of the seed game.
- #15 Valheim
87% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Base Building 14.2%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Building 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential survival and building game that captures the satisfaction of starting from nothing and creating a sprawling settlement.
- #16 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
86% matchVery Positive82% of 10,429 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Base Building 13.7%, City Builder 12.1%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.2%, Crafting 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on survival and base-building, emphasizing exploration and crafting in a vast, dangerous world.
- #17 The Guild 3
86% matchMixed60% of 8,003 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
Why similar: Life Sim 27%, Medieval 22.2%, Open World 9.9%, Building 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This life simulation game focuses on economy and dynasty building, perfect for those who enjoy the social management aspect of the seed game.
- #18 Land of the Vikings
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,258 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 24.8%, Colony Sim 21.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 9.9%, Historical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines city-building with survival elements, requiring you to manage resources and weather the elements in a Viking setting.
- #19 RimWorld
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 245,287 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.6 hrsMean: 266.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.3%, Base Building 20.9%, City Builder 15.6%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for colony management, providing endless emergent storytelling and survival challenges.
- #20 Kingdoms Reborn
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,712 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.3 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 28.8%, Colony Sim 15.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Medieval 6.9%, Management 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city builder that allows you to manage your settlement while interacting with others in an open world.
- #21 Settlement Survival
83% matchVery Positive85% of 8,054 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 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%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Building 11.9%, Survival 10.7%, Base Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic survival city builder that challenges you to manage populations and resources through changing seasons.
- #22 Blacksmith Master
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,724 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: City Builder 19%, Colony Sim 15.6%, Base Building 13.2%, Medieval 10.5%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the crafting and economic side of medieval life, allowing you to build a business from the ground up.
- #23 Frozenheim
82% matchMixed69% of 3,911 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 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: Colony Sim 19.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Resource Management 12.6%, Medieval 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends city-building with real-time strategy, focusing on resource management and base defense.
- #24 Life is Feudal: Your Own
82% matchMixed66% of 12,061 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Medieval 19.2%, Open World 17%, Survival 15.3%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that focuses on realistic crafting, building, and community cooperation.
- #25 V Rising
78% matchVery Positive89% of 136,761 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Base Building 21.3%, Open World 16.7%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 12.7%, Building 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features excellent base-building and survival mechanics with a focus on progression and combat.
- #26 Ostriv
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,621 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.6%, Colony Sim 15.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Historical 11.2%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic city builder that focuses on the intricacies of 18th-century village life and resource chains.
- #27 Clanfolk
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,027 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22%, Life Sim 17.7%, Medieval 15.4%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that emphasizes survival and family lineage, requiring careful management of your people through the seasons.
- #28 Patron
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,194 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 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 23.5%, Colony Sim 19%, Survival 10.5%, Base Building 8.7%, Medieval 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival city builder that incorporates social policies and research to manage your growing population.
- #29 Banished
79% matchVery Positive90% of 43,296 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 37.5%, Colony Sim 29.1%, Survival 10.8%, Medieval 7.3%, Resource Management 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational survival city builder that forces players to balance population growth with limited resources.
- #30 Noble Legacy
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 793 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 369Pub: Ultimus Rex LLC
Windows
Noble Legacy is a medieval colony sim where every villager has a purpose and every decision carries weight. Build a thriving settlement, recruit & manage your people, master a deep economy, and defend your realm as you forge a legacy worthy of the crown. What kind of ruler will you be?
Why similar: City Builder 15.8%, Colony Sim 13.4%, Base Building 10.6%, Medieval 8.4%, Open World 7.6%
- #31 Chinese Frontiers
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 537 reviews2025
Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.
Why similar: City Builder 14%, Historical 11.6%, Medieval 11%, Crafting 10.2%, Life Sim 9.9%
- #32 Pioneers of Pagonia
74% matchVery Positive81% of 5,473 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 18.1%, Colony Sim 15.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Medieval 9.8%, Building 8.9%
- #33 Settlements Rising
75% matchVery Positive81% of 435 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%, Colony Sim 18.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Medieval 9.8%, Building 8.5%
- #34 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
78% matchMixed66% of 6,015 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Colony Sim 25.5%, Medieval 8.8%, Resource Management 7.8%, Survival 7.5%
- #35 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
73% matchVery Positive84% of 764 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: City Builder 18.6%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Base Building 11.8%, Crafting 9%, Open World 8.7%
- #36 Nightingale
74% matchMixed66% of 18,038 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Base Building 14.3%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 11.9%, Building 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.9%
- #37 Korea Dynasty (조선메타실록)
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: Happy Daram Inc.
Windows
Start as a cast-out nobi with nothing to your name and survive in Joseon. Gather resources, build homes and bases, and continue hunting, crafting, fighting, and exploring together with up to 8 players. Travel through over a hundred ruins and notable locations as you create your own life.
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Colony Sim 17.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Life Sim 12.8%, Medieval 11.8%
- #38 Humanica
71% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
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 20.9%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Base Building 11.8%, Historical 9.6%, Survival 9.5%
- #39 Pax Dei
72% matchMixed57% of 11,286 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, Medieval 17.3%, Crafting 15.5%, Open World 15.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #40 Life is Feudal: MMO
76% matchMixed40% of 7,349 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, Historical 15%, Medieval 14.8%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%
- #41 KINGDOMS
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,086 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Medieval 18.8%, Open World 18.7%, Building 16.5%, Survival 14%, Crafting 12.3%
- #42 Founders' Fortune
73% 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 27.4%, City Builder 22%, Base Building 16.1%, Building 9.3%, Survival 7.8%
- #43 Noble Fates
72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,483 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: City Builder 23.1%, Colony Sim 20.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Medieval 10.8%, Building 9.7%
- #44 First Feudal
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 644 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 17.5%, City Builder 17%, Base Building 14%, Medieval 10.3%, Building 9.6%
- #45 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,818 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 13%, Survival 12.9%, Building 11.9%
- #46 Sapiens
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,162 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: City Builder 20.4%, Colony Sim 17.5%, Base Building 13%, Life Sim 9.4%, Building 8.5%
- #47 ContractVille
68% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!
Why similar: City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 13%, Life Sim 11.3%, Building 11.1%, Open World 10.4%
- #48 Eden Crafters
67% matchVery Positive85% of 2,630 reviews2026
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Colony Sim 11.2%, Open World 10.6%, Building 9.9%
- #49 Of Life and Land
69% matchVery Positive86% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: City Builder 18.8%, Colony Sim 14.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Medieval 9%, Historical 8.8%
- #50 Life is Feudal: Arden
71% matchMixed42% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: Historical 13.5%, Building 12.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 12%, Medieval 11.9%
- #51 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
70% matchMixed59% of 453 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: City Builder 18.9%, Colony Sim 14%, Base Building 11.6%, Medieval 10.2%, Building 9%
- #52 Solarpunk™
67% matchVery Positive82% of 4,341 reviews2026
Dev: CyberwavePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Solarpunk is a survival game in a technologically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and hop on your airship to explore distant islands in the sky.
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.9%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 10.8%
- #53 Nested Lands
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 555 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Life Sim 14.7%, Medieval 13.2%, Open World 11.9%, Survival 11.5%
- #54 Viking Frontiers
70% matchMixed52% of 545 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Medieval 19.6%, Open World 18.4%, Historical 13.7%, Life Sim 12.3%
- #55 Kingdoms and Castles
69% matchVery Positive94% of 31,383 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 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 21.9%, Colony Sim 15.6%, Base Building 10%, Medieval 7.5%, Building 7.2%
- #56 MEMORIAPOLIS
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,785 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 27.3%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Base Building 13%, Historical 10.6%, Building 10.5%
- #57 Corsair Cove
64% matchVery Positive86% of 3,074 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.3%, Colony Sim 14.9%, Base Building 13.8%, Historical 11.3%, Building 9.3%
- #58 Eastern Era
66% matchMixed65% of 3,155 reviews2026
Dev: FunYoo Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Colony Sim 19.5%, Base Building 16.4%, Open World 10.5%, Building 10.2%
- #59 Everwind
65% matchVery Positive81% of 3,756 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Open World 14.2%, Building 13.8%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12.8%
- #60 Anno 117: Pax Romana
65% matchMixed70% of 12,661 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 28.0 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 39.3%, Historical 14.6%, Building 14.6%, Management 8.2%, Resource Management 7.6%