Games Like Stronghold: Definitive Edition

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%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Colony Sim 10.9% ★, RTS 7.2%, Tower Defense 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive version of the fan-favorite sequel, offering refined mechanics and the classic desert warfare experience.

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 17.8%, Colony Sim 16.3% ★, Economy 10.8%, Base Building 9.9%, Historical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the intersection of organic medieval city-building and tactical real-time combat.

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 21.9%, Colony Sim 21.3% ★, Economy 13.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Historical 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep focus on vertical castle construction and colony management in a survival-heavy medieval setting.

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 12.6%, Colony Sim 11.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 11%, RTS 8.1%, Tower Defense 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that started it all, essential for those wanting to experience the classic campaign and mechanics.

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 18.5%, Colony Sim 14.2% ★, Building 10.8%, RTS 10.7%, Economy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a challenging medieval city-builder experience with a strong emphasis on resource management and survival against the elements.

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 14.8%, Colony Sim 13.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Medieval 8%, Base Building 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The classic desert-themed expansion that introduced iconic AI opponents and faster-paced skirmish gameplay.

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 28.6%, Colony Sim 22.3% ★, Medieval 9.9%, Building 8%, Base Building 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more stylized approach to castle defense and city-building that emphasizes structural integrity against dragon attacks.

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 24.6%, RTS 21.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Historical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that shares the same medieval aesthetic and base-building focus as the Stronghold series.

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 31.6%, Medieval 10.9%, Colony Sim 8.3% ★, Economy 7.9%, Sandbox 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a grid-less building system that allows for organic, realistic medieval town development.

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 22.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Colony Sim 15% ★, RTS 12.5%, Medieval 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and focused castle-defense game where you must build and protect your fortress from waves of enemies.

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 15.2%, Colony Sim 12.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, RTS 8.5%, Economy 8%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel introduces more complex social management and internal castle mechanics like crime and sanitation.

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

Why similar: City Builder 36.1%, Colony Sim 15.9% ★, Building 13.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Medieval 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at complex supply chain management and city-building within a beautiful historical setting.

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 36.6% ★, City Builder 26%, RTS 15.6%, Medieval 11%, Strategy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that blends traditional building mechanics with hero-led combat and medieval exploration.

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 14.9%, Colony Sim 12.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 7.8%, Economy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces unique AI 'Warlord' mechanics that add a new layer of diplomacy and control to the traditional Stronghold formula.

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: City Builder 33.7%, Colony Sim 29% ★, Medieval 6.5%, Strategy 6.3%, Sandbox 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for medieval colony survival, focusing on the harsh realities of managing a population through changing seasons.

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 21.7%, Colony Sim 15.9% ★, Historical 9.5%, Base Building 8.9%, Economy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly realistic and detailed simulation of 18th-century Ukrainian town building.

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 26.9%, RTS 18.1%, Colony Sim 13.1% ★, Economy 8.6%, Base Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS with strong colony-management elements set in a harsh, Viking-inspired 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 20.3% ★, City Builder 20.3%, Medieval 10.1%, Economy 9.2%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique colony-sim that focuses on the feudal hierarchy and managing the lives of individual families in your settlement.

The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

Why similar: City Builder 26%, Colony Sim 17.8% ★, Economy 11.6%, Building 10.1%, Historical 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful remake of the classic city-builder that emphasizes monument construction and complex resource logistics.

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 25.3%, Medieval 23.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Historical 12.4%, Simulation 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, perfect for those who want a wider scope of medieval conquest.

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 14.5%, Colony Sim 12.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Economy 7.8%, RTS 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A spin-off that adds fantasy elements and legendary heroes to the traditional Stronghold castle-building gameplay.

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: City Builder 17.1%, RTS 17%, Historical 11.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Economy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale historical warfare with a focus on resource management and large army compositions.

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

Why similar: RTS 36.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Historical 15%, City Builder 10.5%, Base Building 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A broad-scope RTS that captures the feeling of building a civilization from the ground up through various historical eras.

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 22.3%, City Builder 18%, Base Building 14.3%, Medieval 10.6%, Strategy 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern RTS that brings high-fidelity visuals and refined base-building mechanics to the medieval genre.

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: City Builder 16.2%, Colony Sim 12.2% ★, Medieval 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, RTS 10%

Why You'll Like It: An MMO take on the series that focuses on long-term territorial control and player-driven politics.

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 29.2%, Colony Sim 17.3% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Economy 8.2%, Medieval 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city-builder that allows you to manage your own settlement while competing or cooperating with others.

Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Economy 11.6%, Colony Sim 10% ★, RTS 9.8%, Building 9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric city-builder that focuses on the construction of ancient monuments and complex production chains.

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: City Builder 23%, RTS 22%, Base Building 18.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more colonial-era focus on base-building and RTS combat with deep economic systems.

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: City Builder 24%, RTS 23.9%, Base Building 13.9%, Strategy 13.8%, Historical 12.5%

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 25.6%, Medieval 12.9%, RTS 12.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Historical 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: While controversial, it remains part of the series and features updated physics-based siege mechanics.

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

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

Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Colony Sim 20.5% ★, RTS 14.1%, Economy 8.8%, Historical 7.5%

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

Why similar: City Builder 18.5%, Medieval 16%, RTS 14.8%, Economy 14.1%, Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on trade, economic expansion, and controlling vast territories across medieval Europe.

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 44.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Medieval 17%, RTS 14.7%, Multiplayer 3.7%

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

Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Colony Sim 20.6% ★, RTS 14.2%, Economy 8.8%, Historical 7.5%

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.

Why similar: City Builder 26.5%, RTS 14.6%, Economy 12.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 9.7%

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: RTS 35.8%, Base Building 26.4%, Resource Management 17.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%

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 22.2% ★, Historical 13.2%, Medieval 13.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Resource Management 9.5%

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

Why similar: City Builder 22.8%, Colony Sim 20.3% ★, RTS 14.1%, Economy 8.8%, Historical 7.4%

Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2% ★, City Builder 23.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Medieval 8.6%, Economy 6.1%

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 17.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, RTS 15%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 8.8%

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 32.1%, RTS 25.9%, Strategy 23.8%, Historical 16.2%, Multiplayer 2%

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: City Builder 18.1%, Colony Sim 16.7% ★, Economy 10.7%, Base Building 9.9%, Historical 9.5%

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Why similar: City Builder 40.7%, Economy 15.4%, Strategy 8.7%, RTS 7.3%, Resource Management 6.2%

The most popular Heroes® title of all time is back in HD! Fifteen years later, rediscover the epic tale of Queen Catherine Ironfist, as she re-embarks on her critically acclaimed quest to unite her ravaged homeland and re-conquer the kingdom of Erathia.

Why similar: Strategy 65.9%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%

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 18.7%, RTS 11.4%, Economy 11.2%, Medieval 9.2%, Base Building 9.2%

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: City Builder 23.4%, Colony Sim 20.8% ★, Economy 8.4%, Medieval 7.8%, Base Building 6.9%

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 21.9%, Tower Defense 17.6%, Colony Sim 16.8% ★, Medieval 10.4%, Base Building 10.4%

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 19.4%, Tower Defense 18%, Base Building 15%, Medieval 13.8%, Building 11.8%

Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.

Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Colony Sim 20.5% ★, RTS 15.9%, Tower Defense 13.6%, Medieval 10%

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 27.9%, Medieval 14.2%, City Builder 13.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Historical 10%

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: City Builder 18.1%, Colony Sim 16.3% ★, Economy 10.4%, Base Building 9.9%, Historical 9.6%

The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, RTS 15.9%, Tower Defense 14%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Base Building 12.6%

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 50.7%, Medieval 17.5%, Strategy 16.8%, RTS 15.1%

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 24.5%, Colony Sim 18.9% ★, RTS 11.4%, Medieval 9.4%, Economy 7.3%

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 25.2%, RTS 16.1%, Medieval 12.4%, Base Building 11.2%, Resource Management 9.6%

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 20.4% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Medieval 10.7%, Building 9.7%

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 18%, Colony Sim 14.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, RTS 11.4%, Medieval 9.6%

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: City Builder 21.8%, Colony Sim 19.1% ★, Medieval 8.8%, Base Building 7.6%, Building 7.5%

Return of the Classic, now remastered! Battle Realms is a fantasy RTS inspired by the stories told in martial- arts movies and oriental mythology. Develop your peasants into a highly trained and deadly efficient clan of warriors who are ready to die with your name on their lips.

Why similar: RTS 60%, Strategy 33.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%