- #1 Reus
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,900 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: God Game 62.1% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 5.5%, Resource Management 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: You play as powerful giants who shape the planet and manage the growth of humanity, mirroring the delicate balance of power required in Skyward Collapse.
- #2 Rise to Ruins
96% matchVery Positive88% of 7,737 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 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: God Game 41.8% ★, Strategy 18.8%, City Builder 17.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Resource Management 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends god-game mechanics with village management, forcing you to protect your people from mythological threats and environmental hazards.
- #3 WorldBox - God Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,884 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 59.6% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Mythology 11.1%, Procedural Generation 7.3%, Fantasy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox god-game allows you to manipulate civilizations, geography, and disasters to observe how they interact and evolve over time.
- #4 Fata Deum - The God Sim
95% matchMixed60% of 450 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: God Game 47.8% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 12.8%, City Builder 12.1%, Resource Management 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the duality of divine influence, allowing you to choose between benevolent or malevolent paths to shape the world below.
- #5 Reprisal Universe
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 401 reviews2014
Dev: electrolyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Reprisal Universe places you in charge of the very elements themselves. Raise and lower land to expand your tribes, harness the power of fire and water. Explore the hidden mysteries of the Universe and gather your people together once again.
Why similar: God Game 38.2% ★, Isometric 13%, Mythology 12.8%, Strategy 11.9%, City Builder 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style god-game that focuses on terraforming and expanding your influence across a procedural map.
- #6 Fate Tectonics
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Gear GamesPub: Toy Temp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build up a world piece-by-piece using the power of the god-like Fates, while keeping them happy enough to avoid world-shattering temper tantrums!
Why similar: God Game 47.5% ★, Strategy 24.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic god-game where you must carefully place land tiles to satisfy the whims of gods and prevent the world from falling into chaos.
- #7 The Universim
92% matchVery Positive80% of 10,483 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: God Game 50% ★, City Builder 13.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern god-game that tasks you with guiding a civilization through the ages while managing planetary resources and divine interventions.
- #8 Godhood
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,081 reviews2020
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!
Why similar: God Game 43.1% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: You create your own religion and manage your followers' development, emphasizing the mythological and divine aspects of the genre.
- #9 Creo God Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: MKSM Design LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Creo God Simulator is a game of city building, resource management, survival, and a ton of villager smiting. As the divinely chosen Creostrider, it's your job to build a society bit by bit, while convincing your new population to believe in you as their one true god.
Why similar: God Game 39.4% ★, Strategy 11%, Isometric 10.2%, City Builder 9.9%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A focused god-game that emphasizes the management of a growing population and the environmental impact of divine powers.
- #10 These Doomed Isles
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: God Game 28.8% ★, Mythology 14%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, City Builder 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that incorporates deck-building mechanics to help you protect your island from waves of enemies and natural disasters.
- #11 Genesis of a Small God
90% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Pierre Nury
Windows
You have awoken as a small god. As you accumulate the faith and souls of your followers, you will learn incredible new abilities. Protect, guide your people and smite any threats that may arise. The fate of your world is in your hands.
Why similar: God Game 44.2% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.3%, City Builder 11.7%, Resource Management 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in the role of a deity managing a small population, requiring careful resource balancing to ensure survival.
- #12 Odd Realm
89% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
Why similar: God Game 38.1% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, City Builder 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural colony-sim that emphasizes the interaction between different races and the environment in a fantasy setting.
- #13 Noble Fates
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Strategy 27%, City Builder 23.1%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Simulation 17.1%, Fantasy 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that gives you god-like powers to influence the personalities and decisions of your subjects in a fantasy world.
- #14 Norland
87% 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: Strategy 23.7%, Historical 20%, Simulation 19.1%, City Builder 18.5%, Resource Management 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation that focuses on managing the internal politics and rivalries of noble families, similar to balancing factions in Skyward Collapse.
- #15 Age of Mythology: Retold
86% matchVery Positive91% of 21,438 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Mythology 37.8%, Strategy 27.3%, Resource Management 19.7%, Fantasy 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more RTS-focused, it captures the mythological scale and divine power fantasy that defines the setting of Skyward Collapse.
- #16 Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim
88% matchMixed50% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Bart Mamzer
Windows
You’re the ruler, but your heroes have minds of their own. Recruit heroes, set rewards, build a thriving kingdom and hope your warriors don’t run off chasing squirrels instead of fighting monsters.
Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, God Game 22.5% ★, Simulation 19.8%, City Builder 18.8%, Fantasy 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy game focuses on kingdom management and tactical combat within a fantasy world.
- #17 Songs of Syx
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,777 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 31.6%, City Builder 27.6%, Simulation 23.2%, Fantasy 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale city-builder that allows you to manage thousands of citizens, requiring a high-level perspective similar to god-games.
- #18 Goblins of Elderstone
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 394 reviews2023
Dev: Outerdawn
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: God Game 34.2% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 11.2%, City Builder 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder that focuses on the growth and survival of a goblin tribe, requiring careful management of resources and deities.
- #19 Airborne Empire
84% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Simulation 23%, Resource Management 20.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Fantasy 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused city-builder that tasks you with managing a floating civilization while navigating complex world politics.
- #20 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
84% matchMixed68% of 2,793 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 82%, Turn-Based 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.9%, Fantasy 2.7%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game where you act as a god-like master of a shattered world, managing provinces and heroes.
- #21 After the Collapse
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Anarkis Gaming
Windows
ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 27%, Procedural Generation 20.5%, City Builder 19.4%, Simulation 15%, Resource Management 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic colony-sim that requires managing multiple factions and resources in a harsh, procedural environment.
- #22 Mittelborg: City of Mages
83% matchMixed63% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: Armatur GamesPub: Asterion Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mittelborg: City of Mages is a strategic adventure with elements of rogue-like and resource management. You are crowned to be Chancellor of the city, but this power is a heavy burden. Face tough decisions, fight mystical tempests, look for the cause of upcoming chaos. Will Mittelborg have a future?
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Fantasy 7.6%, City Builder 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy strategy game that focuses on the survival of a magical city through difficult choices and resource management.
- #23 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
82% matchVery Positive86% of 2,624 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.2%, Strategy 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Fantasy 10.7%, Magic 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X strategy game that features powerful spells and mythological creatures that can alter the state of the entire map.
- #24 Grimgrad
81% matchMixed53% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Juvty WorldsPub: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Build your own Slavic settlement. Overcome the hardships of medieval life and don't anger the Gods!
Why similar: Strategy 27.1%, Isometric 23.4%, City Builder 23.4%, Simulation 20.4%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that focuses on survival and simulation, requiring you to balance the needs of your citizens against external threats.
- #25 Planar Conquest
81% matchMixed62% of 574 reviews2016
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.1%, Strategy 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that allows you to play as a powerful sorcerer lord conquering multiple planes of existence.
- #26 Wizard Warfare
80% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Fantasy 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes magical combat and territorial control in a fantasy realm.
- #27 Mountaincore
79% matchMixed66% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Jump Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
Why similar: God Game 35.8% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 17.5%, City Builder 12.9%, Resource Management 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the deep management of a mountain fortress, requiring careful planning to survive environmental and external pressures.
- #28 Hearthlands
79% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
Why similar: God Game 21.7% ★, Strategy 16.6%, City Builder 14.3%, Simulation 13%, Isometric 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes the strategic placement of buildings and management of a growing population.
- #29 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
76% 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: God Game 37.5% ★, Strategy 19.4%, City Builder 16.4%, Simulation 15.3%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #30 Gnomoria
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,532 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Strategy 26.1%, City Builder 21.9%, Simulation 20.2%, Isometric 14.8%, Indie 7.3%
- #31 Exodus Borealis
77% matchVery Positive86% of 302 reviews2021
Dev: Smug Marmot Studios
Windows
In this city builder and tower defense game, you will command a small band of ship wrecked colonists. Progress from struggling to survive the elements to a thriving kingdom that will smash the demon hordes that dare attack your settlement.
Why similar: God Game 37.8% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Mythology 18%, City Builder 13.3%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #32 Fall of an Empire
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: JG Games
Windows
As Emperor of a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Simulation 29.3%, War 28.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #33 Celestial Empire
74% matchVery Positive89% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Mythology 21.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Historical 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%, City Builder 14.9%
- #34 Yield! Fall of Rome
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #35 A Game of Humans
77% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: God Game 47.2% ★, Strategy 19.1%, City Builder 16.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #36 Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 763 reviews2022
Dev: Erik RempenPub: Silk Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Welcome to the mystical world of Kainga, an unusual roguelite village-builder! Take control of a Thinker and, with the help of your people, grow a unique town to complete short challenges while discovering the world and adapting to the pressures of the environment, beasts and other tribes.
Why similar: God Game 37% ★, Strategy 12.6%, City Builder 12.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #37 The Succession of Changing Kings
73% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Simulation 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, City Builder 18.2%
- #38 Against the Storm
71% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Strategy 23.4%, Historical 20.1%, Simulation 19%, City Builder 18.4%, Resource Management 17.8%
- #39 Empire of Ember
74% matchMixed66% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Poleaxe Games LLC
Windows
Become a battlemage, build a city, and command your troops in this fantasy warfare simulator. Jump into the fray and use your might, magic, and wits to fight enemies in battles of up to a hundred units and fully destructible city siege combat. The fate of an empire is in your hands.
Why similar: Strategy 22.6%, War 19.2%, Procedural Generation 16%, City Builder 15.8%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #40 Mistward
72% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Simulation 25.4%, City Builder 22.5%, Fantasy 12.3%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #41 Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,515 reviews2013
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
Why similar: Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%, City Builder 13.4%
- #42 Fantasy Map Simulator
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 62.4% ★, War 14.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #43 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,450 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: Strategy 24%, God Game 23.2% ★, Turn-Based 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #44 Celestial Empire: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive85% of 370 reviews2025
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.
Why similar: Strategy 19%, Mythology 16.2%, Grid-Based Movement 13.3%, City Builder 12.3%, Simulation 12.3%
- #45 Territory: Farming and Warfare
69% matchVery Positive86% of 690 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
Why similar: Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 20.8%, City Builder 18.3%, War 16.3%, Resource Management 16%
- #46 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
72% 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: God Game 32.1% ★, Mythology 16.5%, Strategy 12.1%, City Builder 10%, Simulation 9.9%
- #47 Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
70% matchVery Positive91% of 467 reviews2022
Dev: Rarykos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #48 Empires of the Undergrowth
67% 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: Strategy 23.7%, Historical 20.1%, Simulation 19.1%, City Builder 18.5%, Resource Management 17.3%
- #49 STARIO: Haven Tower
68% matchVery Positive94% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Stargate Games
Windows
A vertical kingdom in the sky! Plan your ascent from the harsh Sand Zone, rising layer by layer as you and your Towertizens stand together against looming disasters. Build trade ports and vertical supply networks. Perform Rituals to shape miracles, and witness the prosperity of this rising nation.
Why similar: God Game 34% ★, Strategy 16.9%, City Builder 14.1%, Resource Management 14%, Simulation 13.7%
- #50 The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.
Why similar: Strategy 15.9%, Grid-Based Movement 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Isometric 10%, Fantasy 9.2%
- #51 Driftland: The Magic Revival
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,970 reviews2019
Dev: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!
Why similar: God Game 54.3% ★, Strategy 17.3%, City Builder 14.5%, War 13.9%
- #52 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,314 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Why similar: Strategy 30.1%, City Builder 23.3%, Resource Management 21.7%, Simulation 20.1%, Indie 3.4%
- #53 Heart of the Machine
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 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: Strategy 23.7%, Historical 20.2%, Simulation 19.3%, City Builder 18.2%, Resource Management 17.3%
- #54 Reus 2
66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,219 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: God Game 41.2% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Strategy 11.1%, City Builder 9.2%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #55 Goblin Camp
68% matchVery Positive90% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Korppi Games Ltd
Windows
Build a new home for your goblins! Grow your settlement from a little encampment to a bustling city in a beautiful procedurally generated northern forest. Fish, farm, explore the forest and harness the spirits in a unique fantasy citybuilder inspired by Finnish mythology.
Why similar: God Game 34.2% ★, Mythology 12.1%, Resource Management 10.8%, Strategy 10.4%, City Builder 9.4%
- #56 The Hundred Year Kingdom
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: kaeru-san gamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Create a world free of conflict in this innovative turn-based simulation. Work together with a mythical young goddess to develop a peaceful civilization over the course of a century.
Why similar: Historical 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, City Builder 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 14.7%
- #57 Microcivilization
65% matchVery Positive80% of 1,364 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: God Game 33.3% ★, Mythology 16.8%, Strategy 13%, Historical 12.3%, Resource Management 12%
- #58 Songs of Silence
65% matchVery Positive81% of 2,580 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: Mythology 22.8%, Strategy 15.3%, War 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 12.7%
- #59 Edge Islands
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Simulation 20.6%, City Builder 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%