Games Like The Guild II Renaissance

The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

Why similar: Economy 27.4%, Medieval 21%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 8%, Trading 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct modern successor to the series, offering updated mechanics for dynasty management and economic simulation.

The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!

Why similar: Medieval 18.3%, Trading 17.3%, Economy 15.5%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original base game provides the foundational experience of social climbing and business management in a medieval setting.

SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

Why similar: Trading 18.8%, Economy 18.8%, Medieval 14.9%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the life-simulation and dynasty-building aspects, allowing you to manage a family through generations.

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: Medieval 23.9%, Economy 15.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the deepest political and dynasty-management simulation available, perfect for those who enjoy the power-struggle aspect of The Guild.

You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.

Why similar: Trading 35.6%, Economy 24.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Resource Management 8.5%, Simulation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed economic and trading simulation set in the Hanseatic League, focusing on market manipulation.

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: Medieval 31.6%, Simulation 10%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Building 9.5%, Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines first-person survival with dynasty management, tasking you with building a legacy from a single settler.

Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.

Why similar: Colony Sim 39.4%, Medieval 15.5%, City Builder 15.1%, Strategy 7.6%, Management 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes dynasty management and social dynamics within a colony-sim framework, mirroring the personal focus of The Guild.

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 21.7%, Medieval 17.2%, Colony Sim 15.8%, Economy 13.1%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes social interaction and organic growth rather than rigid grid-based planning.

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 39.1%, Strategy 15.4%, RPG 10.5%, Sandbox 8.6%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: This sandbox RPG allows you to rise from a nobody to a ruler through trade, combat, and political maneuvering.

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

Why similar: Trading 20.3%, Medieval 17.7%, Economy 16.7%, Strategy 12.3%, City Builder 9%

Why You'll Like It: This strategy game focuses on trade routes and economic expansion across a large map of medieval Europe.

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: Colony Sim 29.2%, Economy 17.9%, City Builder 12%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This city-builder features deep economic systems and social simulation that capture the medieval atmosphere and logistical challenges.

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3%, City Builder 19.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Medieval 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic economic management game that excels at complex production chains and trade logistics.

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 43.5%, City Builder 18.9%, Medieval 8.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A pure colony-sim that focuses on the harsh realities of survival and resource management in a medieval 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 31.4%, Medieval 13.3%, Economy 12.8%, City Builder 11.7%, Strategy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on feudal society by focusing on the management of individual families and their social classes.

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: Colony Sim 30.3%, City Builder 19.1%, Economy 13%, Medieval 10.3%, Strategy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-builder adds multiplayer and card-based progression to the traditional resource management formula.

Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

Why similar: Medieval 41.4%, RPG 19.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Open World 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A mercenary management RPG that focuses on the growth and survival of your own group in a gritty medieval world.

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 26.9%, Economy 15.7%, Medieval 13.7%, City Builder 11%, Strategy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the economic and crafting side of medieval life, allowing you to build a business empire from a small shop.

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 44.9%, City Builder 19.3%, Medieval 11.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Resource Management 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed colony-sim that requires careful planning of resources and labor to survive the medieval winters.

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 34.5%, City Builder 14.4%, Economy 12.5%, Medieval 11%, Strategy 7.5%

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

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: Colony Sim 28.9%, Economy 16.3%, Medieval 14.8%, City Builder 12.7%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It balances city-building with complex economic management and castle defense mechanics.

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: Colony Sim 46.3%, City Builder 23%, Strategy 7.8%, Economy 7.2%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused colony-sim that tracks the development of a settlement from the Stone Age through the Iron Age.

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 30%, Economy 17.4%, City Builder 12.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A kingdom-management sim that focuses on the complex social lives and dramas of your noble family members.

Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

Why similar: Trading 28.7%, Economy 24.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A trading-focused strategy game that captures the political and economic intrigue of the Renaissance period.

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 33.2%, Medieval 14.8%, City Builder 10.9%, Economy 7.3%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that allows you to manage the daily lives and jobs of your villagers in a medieval setting.

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 32.8%, Economy 18.6%, City Builder 12.6%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-builder that focuses on vertical construction and the survival of your settlers in a post-plague medieval world.

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 32.9%, City Builder 14.2%, Medieval 13.1%, Economy 8.9%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the management of resources and the growth of a medieval village into a thriving town.

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: Colony Sim 31.4%, City Builder 15.2%, Medieval 13.3%, Economy 11%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes resource management and the logistical challenges of growing a kingdom.

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 26.9%, Economy 17.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it provides the same political maneuvering and economic management found in The Guild.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Simulation 20.8%, Management 18.7%, RPG 16.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Building 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal sandbox RPG that allows for complete freedom in how you build your faction and interact with the world.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Medieval 28.7%, Simulation 17.9%, RPG 16.5%, Management 15.4%, Sandbox 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous take on medieval life-simulation that focuses on business management and crafting.

Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.

Why similar: Economy 18.4%, Simulation 16.5%, Political Sim 16.4% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Medieval 13%

It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.

Why similar: Economy 29.4%, Medieval 26.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Management 6.1%

Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

Why similar: Trading 29.7%, Economy 27.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 7.9%

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 31%, City Builder 12.8%, Economy 12.2%, Political Sim 9.5% ★, Simulation 8%

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, City Builder 12.8%, Economy 12.2%, Political Sim 9.5% ★, Strategy 8.2%

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, City Builder 13%, Economy 12.1%, Political Sim 9.3% ★, Simulation 7.9%

The first true life simulation series set in the fascinating medieval Europe! The Addon expands and transforms the game into an even greater experience by adding a huge area including the cities of "The Hanse" located at the shores of the European seas.

Why similar: Medieval 29.9%, Simulation 27.2%, Strategy 21.9%, Economy 14.7%, RPG 5.4%

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: Colony Sim 29.7%, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 13.9%, Medieval 10.9%, Strategy 5.6%

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1%, Economy 18.7%, City Builder 14.4%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.8%

Achieve fame and wealth in the Principality of Mittelland! Found a dynasty, trade goods, prove your political skill, eliminate your rivals, and immortalize yourself in the history books! The classic political and economic simulation starting from the year 1600.

Why similar: Economy 23.9%, Medieval 20.1%, Trading 19.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.4%

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.8%, Economy 16.1%, City Builder 13.6%, Medieval 13.2%, Strategy 6.9%

Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Economy 15.4%, Medieval 12.7%, City Builder 11.8%, Political Sim 9.5% ★

Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.8%, Trading 15.7%, Economy 14.8%, City Builder 12.7%, Management 5.7%

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 28.5%, Economy 16%, Medieval 13.5%, City Builder 11.3%, Simulation 6.1%

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 40.1%, City Builder 12.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Medieval 10.5%

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: Medieval 36.7%, Strategy 26.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Historical 6.5%, City Builder 5.3%

Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.6%, Economy 16.7%, Medieval 13.7%, City Builder 11.2%, Strategy 6.4%

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: Colony Sim 28.6%, Economy 16.2%, Medieval 12.8%, City Builder 12.4%, Management 5.2%

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: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 13.5%, Medieval 9.5%, Strategy 7.6%

Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

Why similar: Economy 29.2%, Political Sim 22.5% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Historical 10.4%, Simulation 9.2%

The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.

Why similar: Colony Sim 43.9%, Strategy 19.5%, City Builder 19.2%, Simulation 14.4%, Historical 2.4%

A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, City Builder 13.6%, Medieval 13.5%, Economy 11.8%, Strategy 7.2%

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: Colony Sim 25.4%, Economy 15.5%, Medieval 14.7%, City Builder 13.9%, Strategy 7.4%

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 28.5%, Economy 26.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Economy 14.3%, Management 10.4%

The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.

Why similar: Trading 35.6%, Economy 25.3%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 6.9%

Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Medieval 16.9%, Economy 16.8%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 6.5%

Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.

Why similar: Economy 28%, Trading 27.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Resource Management 7.8%

Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

Why similar: Medieval 26%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 15.9%, City Builder 11.5%, Strategy 9.4%