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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 426 reviews
Released: 2025-01-20
Developer: The Catalyst Crew
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    95% matchVery Positive94% of 31,097 reviews2017
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    94% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
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    91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,580 reviews2025
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    Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
    Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
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    Windows
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    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,467 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,288 reviews2023
    Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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  35. #35 Depraved
    78% matchMixed61% of 1,240 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
    Windows
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    Windows
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  38. #38 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
    77% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,364 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 8,187 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    75% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,898 reviews2025
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    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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  45. #45 Frozenheim
    73% matchMixed70% of 3,869 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,471 reviews2021
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    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
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    68% matchVery Positive91% of 25,891 reviews2024
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    67% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
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    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 879 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 7,745 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, City Builder 25.5%, Tower Defense 10.9%, Base Building 8.4%, Survival 6.1%

  55. #55 United Penguin Kingdom
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 439 reviews2024
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Colony Sim 17.1%, Resource Management 11.5%, Management 9.3%, Survival 7.4%

  56. #56 Tavern Master
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 12,957 reviews2021
    Dev: Untitled Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Management 19%, Building 17.3%, City Builder 16.3%, Resource Management 14.2%, Medieval 13.9%

  57. #57 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
    66% matchMostly Positive71% of 823 reviews2025
    Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24%, City Builder 20.6%, Resource Management 10.1%, Base Building 9.9%, Building 8%

  58. #58 CLOUD DWELLERS
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2026
    Dev: XinZhiPub: Xinzhi
    Windows

    CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, Building 11.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 9%

  59. #59 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
    68% matchMixed70% of 364 reviews2020
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.7%, City Builder 17.9%, Resource Management 9.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Survival 7.9%

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