Games Like Stronghold 2: Steam Edition

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: City Builder 15.3%, Colony Sim 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, RTS 8.6%, Economy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This modern remaster provides the most polished and faithful experience of the classic castle-building gameplay that defined the series.

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Why similar: Colony Sim 12%, City Builder 11%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%, Military 8.6%, Real-Time 8.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the series, it offers intense tactical siege warfare and desert-based economic management that remains highly addictive.

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 22.7%, Base Building 14.1%, Medieval 13.3%, Colony Sim 9.1%, Historical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully blends organic city-building with large-scale tactical battles, capturing the authentic medieval feel of the Stronghold series.

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 22.6%, City Builder 19.2%, Economy 13.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep colony-simulation experience where you must build multi-story castles and manage the survival of your villagers against harsh winters and raids.

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 21.4%, Colony Sim 20.6%, Medieval 9.3%, Management 7.5%, Building 7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet challenging city-builder that emphasizes the core Stronghold loop of constructing defensive walls and surviving massive siege attacks.

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 29.5%, Medieval 11.1%, Colony Sim 9.5%, Economy 8.2%, Sandbox 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on organic, grid-less city building and complex production chains that mirror the economic depth found in Stronghold 2.

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 16.4%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Building 11.2%, RTS 10.1%, Economy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed medieval city-building experience with a strong focus on resource management, survival, and defense against invaders.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Military 9.4%, RTS 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the 'siege' aspect of the genre, tasking you with building massive fortifications to hold off thousands of enemies.

Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Medieval 27.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 9.6%, City Builder 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game captures the political and military scale of medieval rule, allowing for deep control over your kingdom's expansion.

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 15.2%, Economy 9.6%, Base Building 9.5%, Medieval 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the social and management aspects of a medieval kingdom, where you must handle the complex lives and relationships of your noble family and peasants.

With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.

Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, City Builder 24%, RTS 15.3%, Medieval 11%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that shares the same DNA as Stronghold, focusing heavily on supply chains and military expansion.

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: Colony Sim 32.9%, City Builder 31.4%, Medieval 6.5%, Sandbox 6.2%, Strategy 5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential medieval colony-sim, it forces you to master resource management and population stability in a harsh, unforgiving environment.

For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8%, Economy 17.2%, Medieval 14.4%, City Builder 12.4%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides an unparalleled focus on economic and social simulation, letting you rise from a commoner to a powerful noble through trade and politics.

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 36.4%, Medieval 21.7%, Building 16.1%, Open World 9.4%, War 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines village management with third-person combat and rebellion mechanics, offering a more personal take on medieval leadership.

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: Colony Sim 33.7%, City Builder 31.8%, Medieval 9.3%, Building 7.6%, Resource Management 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim emphasizes realistic resource management and the challenges of building a sustainable medieval settlement.

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: Colony Sim 23.3%, City Builder 21.6%, Economy 8.5%, Medieval 7.9%, Base Building 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that incorporates social dynamics and political decisions, requiring you to balance the needs of your citizens with the growth of your town.

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 23.6%, Medieval 18.5%, Base Building 16.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Management 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on medieval life, allowing you to build a village from the ground up while managing the needs of your growing population.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 17.5%, City Builder 16.5%, War 14.6%, Base Building 11.8%, Economy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a slightly later period, it offers the massive-scale RTS warfare and complex economic management that Stronghold fans enjoy.

Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!

Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Medieval 14.1%, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Base Building 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its flaws, it remains a core entry in the series that continues the traditional castle-building and siege mechanics.

A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

Why similar: Real-Time 15.5% ★, City Builder 12.3%, Colony Sim 11.3%, Medieval 8.5%, RTS 8%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer take on the series that emphasizes long-term strategy, alliance building, and persistent world management.

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 26.7%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 10.4%, Economy 8.2%, Management 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city-builder that allows you to develop your medieval settlement alongside others, featuring complex trade and resource systems.

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 21.6%, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Medieval 10.1%, Building 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down colony-sim that focuses on the early stages of medieval settlement, from gathering resources to building your first stone defenses.

Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, City Builder 18.4%, Medieval 10%, Economy 9.2%, Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep simulation of the feudal hierarchy, focusing on the relationship between the ruling family and the peasant classes.

Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

Why similar: City Builder 16.1%, Medieval 15.1%, RTS 13.6%, Economy 13.6%, War 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the economic side of the Middle Ages, tasking you with building trade routes and managing a vast network of cities.

Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Why similar: City Builder 17.1%, RTS 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Economy 11.3%, Base Building 11%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, focusing heavily on the brutal nature of medieval warfare.

Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king?

Why similar: City Builder 46.6%, Medieval 19.5%, Strategy 17%, RTS 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series focuses on building thriving cities and managing complex supply chains to support your military efforts.

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 19.9%, Colony Sim 17.8%, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 8.8%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This historical city-builder offers a highly realistic approach to medieval construction and economic management without the use of grids.

Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.

Why similar: City Builder 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, RTS 12.7%, Military 11.6%, Base Building 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A focused RTS that captures the essence of base building and military defense in a medieval setting.

Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

Why similar: City Builder 13.4%, Colony Sim 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, War 7.7%, RTS 7.6%

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 34.9%, Medieval 20.4%, Building 17.7%, Sandbox 16.8%, Open World 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim set in the Scottish Highlands that focuses on survival, family management, and building a home against the elements.

Feudal Baron: King’s Land is classic-style city-builder. Turn a humble settlement into a medieval town, build workshops and churches, repel raids, and manage your subjects. Ensure steady supplies – or squeeze every last penny from the people.

Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, RTS 15.5%, Medieval 12.2%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated medieval city-builder that emphasizes the management of land and resources to build a prosperous barony.

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Why similar: Colony Sim 15%, City Builder 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 9.3%, Economy 8.9%

Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.

Why similar: Real-Time 10.9% ★, Colony Sim 10.9%, City Builder 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Economy 6.2%

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: City Builder 17.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Colony Sim 14.5%, RTS 10.4%, Medieval 8.8%

Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

Why similar: Real-Time 10.7% ★, Colony Sim 10.6%, City Builder 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%, Military 6.5%

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 21.3%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 14.7%, War 14.2%, Medieval 10.4%

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.

Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, RTS 19.3%, Medieval 18%, Strategy 12.6%, Building 6.7%

Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

Why similar: City Builder 33%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Building 14.5%, Management 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%

As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

Why similar: Medieval 28%, RTS 22%, Strategy 16.2%, War 15.3%, Real-Time 9.6% ★

Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.

Why similar: City Builder 17.4%, Economy 11.5%, RTS 11.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Building 9.4%

Empires and Tribes is a unique hybrid of a medieval city builder and a role-playing game. You will undertake the duties of a mayor in the 13th century and manage the expansion of your city, ensure the production of resources and raise a powerful army to protect yourself from rival principalities.

Why similar: Real-Time 21.9% ★, City Builder 19%, RTS 10.6%, Building 10.4%, Medieval 10.3%

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, RTS 21.8%, Real-Time 12.6% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Strategy 9.5%

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

Why similar: RTS 18.5%, City Builder 18.4%, Base Building 16.6%, Military 14.8%, War 11.4%

Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, City Builder 19.9%, RTS 13.1%, Economy 8.6%, Building 7.6%

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: City Builder 21.9%, Colony Sim 20.6%, RTS 10.8%, Medieval 9.2%, Management 7.7%

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: City Builder 14.4%, Colony Sim 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Base Building 9.3%, RTS 8.4%

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: Colony Sim 16%, City Builder 15%, RTS 9.5%, Base Building 9.1%, Medieval 7.8%

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: Colony Sim 22.1%, City Builder 20.9%, Medieval 9.1%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 8.3%

From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

Why similar: RTS 24.8%, Medieval 18.2%, War 17.3%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 12.8%

Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.1%, City Builder 18.7%, Base Building 10.4%, Economy 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%

Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!

Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, RTS 17.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Base Building 10.8%

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: Real-Time 24.8% ★, RTS 21.3%, Medieval 17.3%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%

Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22%, City Builder 19.8%, RTS 13.1%, Economy 8.6%, Building 7.5%

Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!

Why similar: RTS 18.9%, City Builder 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Base Building 10.6%, Military 9.9%

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Why similar: Medieval 22.8%, War 15.7%, RTS 15.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Historical 11.1%

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: Colony Sim 17.8%, City Builder 16%, Economy 10.4%, Base Building 10%, Medieval 9.4%

Welcome to the Empty Patch of Land. Can you create your own beautiful kingdom here? In this strategy in real time you can build farms, taverns, barracks, and more.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 35.7%, City Builder 35.6%, Economy 15.3%, Top-Down 6.9%, Strategy 6.6%

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Strategy 13%, Real-Time 12.3% ★, War 12.2%, City Builder 8.9%