Games Like Stronghold Crusader 2

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 25.1%, RTS 16.7%, Medieval 15.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Historical 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This modern update captures the original spirit of the series with refined mechanics and classic castle-building gameplay.

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 32.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 12.5%, Building 8.6%, Resource Management 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern evolution of the medieval city-builder that seamlessly integrates organic town growth with large-scale tactical battles.

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: City Builder 27.1%, RTS 17.8%, Medieval 16.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Historical 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Introduces new mechanics like the Warlord system while maintaining the core castle-building and siege gameplay of the series.

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

Why similar: RTS 22.6%, Strategy 21.6%, City Builder 20.6%, Medieval 9.6%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for medieval RTS games, offering deep base-building and diverse tactical combat.

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: Strategy 29.2%, RTS 23.8%, Medieval 22.8%, Historical 6.7%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, perfect for players who enjoy managing a medieval kingdom.

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 39.4%, Medieval 17.9%, Strategy 16%, RTS 7.4%, Building 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the architectural challenge of building a castle and defending it against dragon and viking raids.

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 26.1%, Strategy 21.6%, City Builder 16.8%, Medieval 13%, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that revitalizes classic base-building and siege mechanics with high production values.

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: Strategy 27.2%, RTS 27%, Medieval 22.4%, Historical 9.1%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RTS that emphasizes tactical positioning and brutal medieval combat.

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: Medieval 29.6%, RTS 19.2%, Historical 16.3%, Strategy 12.1%, Resource Management 11%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent blend of castle defense and RTS where you must build massive fortifications to survive overwhelming enemy waves.

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 24.4%, Strategy 21.8%, City Builder 19.7%, Historical 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that focuses on massive armies and historical warfare, similar to the scale found in Stronghold.

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 40.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Historical 15.6%, Simulation 6.6%, Sandbox 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, multi-layered castle construction and colony management in a challenging medieval setting.

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: Strategy 28.8%, Medieval 26.4%, RTS 17.6%, Historical 11%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the grand scale of medieval warfare with a mix of turn-based strategy 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 39.4%, Medieval 17.8%, Strategy 13.7%, RTS 8.4%, Resource Management 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-less city-builder that allows for more organic and creative medieval town layouts.

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

Why similar: RTS 31%, Strategy 26.9%, Classic 15.2% ★, Historical 7.3%, City Builder 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that balances base-building and military expansion across different historical eras.

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

Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Strategy 22.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Building 7.9%, Medieval 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep city-building and supply chain management that appeals to the simulation side of the Stronghold series.

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 28.9%, Strategy 20.6%, RTS 20.4%, Medieval 17.5%, Building 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly focuses on the core Stronghold loop of building a fortress and defending it from waves of enemies.

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 32.8%, Strategy 31.4%, Medieval 16.3%, RTS 13.4%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economy and city-building aspects of medieval strategy with a charming aesthetic.

KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.

Why similar: Strategy 61.6%, City Builder 10.5%, RTS 8.7%, Medieval 8.4%, Classic 4.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that emphasizes the complex supply chains and economic management of a medieval settlement.

Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.

Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, RTS 19.1%, Medieval 18.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Building 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features more complex castle management and simulation elements compared to the Crusader titles.

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: City Builder 27.2%, RTS 17.4%, Medieval 16.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Historical 7%

Why You'll Like It: Adds fantasy elements and unique hero units to the traditional castle-building formula.

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

Why similar: Strategy 24.2%, RTS 24.1%, City Builder 19.3%, Classic 8.6% ★, Historical 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The foundation of the classic RTS genre, offering a pure experience of base-building and military conquest.

Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.

Why similar: City Builder 42%, Strategy 27.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Multiplayer 6.2%, RTS 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it shares the core city-builder and management DNA that makes Stronghold so engaging.

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 25.8%, Strategy 23.8%, City Builder 21.6%, Multiplayer 8%, Historical 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Refined RTS mechanics with a focus on historical expansion and base development.

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 27.5%, RTS 25.8%, Medieval 20.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Sandbox 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines grand strategy with real-time siege battles, capturing the intensity of medieval warfare.

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 37.9%, Medieval 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%, RTS 11.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city-builder that incorporates management and survival elements.

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 25.2%, RTS 17%, Medieval 16.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Historical 6.1%

Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

Why similar: City Builder 30.7%, RTS 21.9%, Medieval 20.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Building 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with RTS base-building for a fast-paced defensive experience.

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: Strategy 27.7%, City Builder 20.6%, Medieval 17.1%, RTS 15.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An MMO take on the classic Stronghold formula that emphasizes long-term strategy and community interaction.

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: City Builder 28%, Medieval 19.9%, Strategy 15.1%, RTS 12.3%, Building 7.5%

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.

Why similar: Strategy 34%, Building 16.4%, RTS 15.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Sandbox 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based building game that emphasizes the structural integrity and defense of your castle.

Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

Why similar: RTS 26%, Strategy 20.9%, Medieval 13.9%, City Builder 10.1%, Classic 10.1% ★

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: City Builder 25.1%, RTS 20.3%, Medieval 17.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Building 6.6%

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

Why similar: City Builder 28.4%, RTS 22.3%, Strategy 16.3%, Medieval 9.6%, Historical 6.8%

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

Why similar: City Builder 28.1%, RTS 22.2%, Strategy 18.2%, Medieval 9.4%, Historical 6.8%

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: City Builder 31.1%, Strategy 28.4%, RTS 23.4%, Medieval 17.2%

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, RTS 20.3%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Historical 4%, Tactical 2%

Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.

Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, RTS 22%, Strategy 17.5%, Medieval 9.3%, Historical 6.7%

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: Strategy 23.9%, City Builder 22.6%, Medieval 14.8%, RTS 14.1%, Multiplayer 3.8%

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Medieval 19.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Building 8%, Multiplayer 7.9%

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 27.9%, RTS 26.5%, Medieval 16.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Sandbox 4.9%

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, RTS 29.6%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Historical 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%

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: Strategy 33.8%, Medieval 27.4%, RTS 21.1%, Historical 7.6%, Classic 7% ★

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 39.3%, Strategy 28.4%, Medieval 17.7%, RTS 14.6%

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Medieval 37.9%, Strategy 26.3%, Multiplayer 12%, Historical 6.5%, Open World 5.7%

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: RTS 38.7%, Strategy 38.1%, Historical 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Tactical 5.8%

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, RTS 25.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Simulation 4.9%

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: Strategy 27.8%, RTS 24.8%, Medieval 18.5%, Historical 13.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%

An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Strategy 28.1%, Medieval 10%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Historical 8.4%

Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

Why similar: Strategy 28.8%, RTS 26.8%, Medieval 15.8%, City Builder 11.6%, Building 5.4%

Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.

Why similar: RTS 35.3%, Strategy 31%, Classic 16.9% ★, Multiplayer 8.6%, Historical 2.8%

Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.

Why similar: RTS 33.9%, Strategy 21.3%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Historical 13.4%, Co-op 10.3%

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: RTS 26.7%, City Builder 25.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Medieval 11.7%, Building 7.2%

SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!

Why similar: City Builder 48.2%, Strategy 30.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Classic 9.3% ★, Singleplayer 1.1%

From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.

Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, RTS 25.9%, City Builder 24.1%, Multiplayer 7%, Co-op 5.9%

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 27.6%, RTS 22.1%, Medieval 17.7%, Strategy 14.6%, Resource Management 7.1%

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Why similar: Strategy 26.8%, Medieval 25.4%, RTS 18.8%, Historical 12.7%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is the next installment in this series of realistic real-time strategy games covering various periods in the development of the present day civilization – from the Middle Ages to today.

Why similar: Strategy 76.6%, Medieval 23.4%