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 15.4%, Colony Sim 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, RTS 8.6%, Medieval 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most polished version of the classic castle-building experience 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: It offers the quintessential fast-paced tactical siege gameplay that fans of the series love.

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 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12%, RTS 9.3%, Economy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original game provides the foundational mechanics of castle defense and economic management.

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 22.9%, Base Building 14%, Medieval 13.3%, Colony Sim 9.1%, Historical 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This modern title perfectly captures the organic growth of medieval villages combined with tactical real-time combat.

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 27.3%, RTS 19.5%, Medieval 17.9%, Strategy 12.5%, Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the classic Crusader gameplay into a 3D engine with updated physics and combat mechanics.

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 11% ★, Colony Sim 10.9%, City Builder 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Military 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It adds a fantasy twist to the standard Stronghold mechanics, allowing for magical units and hero abilities.

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 23.4%, RTS 21.8%, Real-Time 12.9% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for medieval real-time strategy, focusing on base building and large-scale warfare.

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 10.8% ★, Colony Sim 10.6%, City Builder 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%, Military 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This entry introduces unique AI warlord mechanics that add a new layer of strategy to the traditional formula.

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 19.4%, Economy 12.9%, Base Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This colony sim excels at vertical castle building and managing the daily lives of your medieval subjects.

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 18.5%, Colony Sim 17.7%, RTS 9%, Economy 8.2%, Base Building 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet challenging game that focuses heavily on building defenses against dragon and viking attacks.

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 22.7%, War 15.7%, RTS 15.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the grand-scale strategic map and massive tactical battles that complement the Stronghold experience.

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%, Medieval 27.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Historical 9.7%, City Builder 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that offers a great balance of kingdom management and real-time tactical battles.

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 29.8%, Medieval 11.1%, Colony Sim 9.6%, Economy 8%, Sandbox 7%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city builder that focuses on organic growth and complex production chains in a medieval setting.

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 16.6%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Building 11.2%, RTS 10.1%, Economy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep resource management with challenging survival elements and town defense against raiders.

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%, City Builder 24.1%, RTS 15.4%, Medieval 11%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes complex supply chains and building up a thriving economy.

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 focuses almost exclusively on the siege defense aspect of Stronghold, tasking you with holding off thousands of enemies.

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 17.3%, City Builder 15.3%, Base Building 9.5%, Economy 9.4%, Medieval 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation that focuses on the social dynamics and power struggles of a medieval noble family.

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 32.8%, City Builder 31.6%, Medieval 6.5%, Sandbox 6.2%, Strategy 5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive survival city-builder that forces you to manage resources carefully to survive harsh medieval winters.

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 16.9%, Medieval 14.4%, City Builder 12.5%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on medieval life by focusing on economic and social progression within a city.

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 17.2%, RTS 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Economy 11.1%, Base Building 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends grand strategy with real-time siege combat, mirroring the military focus of Stronghold.

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

Why similar: City Builder 33.3%, Colony Sim 17.6%, Building 14.5%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in economic city-building with a beautiful medieval aesthetic and deep trade mechanics.

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 26.9%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Economy 8.1%, Management 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city builder that allows for competitive development and resource trading.

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 33.6%, City Builder 32%, Medieval 9.3%, Building 7.5%, Resource Management 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic city-builder that requires you to manage the survival and labor of your villagers in a harsh environment.

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 22.5%, City Builder 18.6%, Medieval 10%, Economy 9.1%, Building 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the social hierarchy of the Middle Ages, tasking you with managing the lives of your peasant families.

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 23.5%, City Builder 21.7%, Economy 8.4%, Medieval 7.9%, Base Building 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city builder that incorporates social policies and research to manage your growing population.

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 13.8%, Colony Sim 13.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, War 7.8%, RTS 7.6%

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 36.8%, Medieval 21.7%, Building 15.9%, Open World 9.5%, War 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of survival, management, and rebellion that lets you lead a village against a tyrannical kingdom.

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 20.1%, Colony Sim 17.8%, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 8.6%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed city builder that focuses on realistic building placement and complex economic interactions.

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 15.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Medieval 10.1%, Building 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that starts from scratch, requiring you to build your own castle and manage peasant labor.

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 17.6%, City Builder 16.5%, War 14.7%, Base Building 11.8%, Economy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: While set slightly later, it provides the massive scale of unit management and tactical warfare found in the Stronghold series.

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

Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, Medieval 15.2%, RTS 13.7%, Economy 13.4%, War 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the trading and economic expansion aspects of the medieval era across a massive map.

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 15.6% ★, City Builder 12.4%, Colony Sim 11.2%, Medieval 8.5%, RTS 8.1%

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 14.5%, Colony Sim 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Base Building 9.3%, Military 8.3%

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 27.9%, RTS 22.1%, Strategy 16.1%, War 15.3%, Real-Time 9.7% ★

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 46.7%, Medieval 19.5%, Strategy 16.9%, RTS 16.9%

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 11.7%, Base Building 10.2%

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 23%, RTS 15.6%, Medieval 12.2%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 9.3%

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 17.5%, Base Building 14.8%, Colony Sim 14.4%, RTS 10.5%, Medieval 8.8%

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 21%, Medieval 9.2%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 8.3%

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 26%, Medieval 14.1%, RTS 13.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Base Building 6.4%

A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.

Why similar: City Builder 20.4%, Economy 12.9%, War 12.7%, Base Building 11%, Medieval 11%

Let yourself be enchanted by the new world of Settlers with this modernized History Edition – in the midst of green forests and lush meadows, it will bustle again. You alone hold the fate of your kingdom in your hands. Which strategy will you choose?

Why similar: City Builder 50.9%, Medieval 19%, RTS 16%, Strategy 14.2%

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 25%, Medieval 18.2%, War 17.4%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 12.8%

In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?

Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, RTS 20.3%, Economy 18.9%, Medieval 16.6%, Strategy 5.3%

In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...

Why similar: RTS 25.1%, Strategy 22.9%, Base Building 19.1%, City Builder 18.1%, Simulation 8.3%

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 16.8%, Colony Sim 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 12%, RTS 11.2%, Medieval 9.7%

In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords，develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements

Why similar: Medieval 21.3%, Management 15%, Sandbox 13.8%, War 13.6%, Economy 12.8%

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 16.1%, Economy 10.2%, Base Building 10%, Medieval 9.5%

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 19.9%, RTS 13.2%, Economy 8.4%, Building 7.5%

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 22%, Colony Sim 20.6%, RTS 10.9%, Medieval 9.2%, Management 7.7%

It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.

Why similar: Colony Sim 13.1%, City Builder 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, RTS 9.8%, Military 7.7%

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 20%, RTS 13.2%, Economy 8.5%, Building 7.6%

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 17.5%, RTS 11.3%, Economy 11.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Building 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 35.8%, City Builder 35.7%, Economy 15%, Top-Down 6.9%, Strategy 6.6%

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 36.6%, Colony Sim 33.1%, Sandbox 5.7%, Economy 5.1%, Strategy 4.9%

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 16.4%, Base Building 14.8%, War 14.2%, Medieval 10.4%

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

Why similar: RTS 33%, Strategy 13%, Real-Time 12.4% ★, War 12.2%, City Builder 8.8%

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 18.8%, Base Building 10.4%, Economy 10%, Sandbox 9.4%

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: Colony Sim 18.5%, City Builder 16.2%, Economy 10.2%, Base Building 9.7%, Medieval 9.2%