- #1 Grand Ages: Rome
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 820 reviews2009
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.
Why similar: Rome 40.9% ★, City Builder 27.4%, Historical 13.3%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.4%
- #2 CivCity: Rome
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2007
Dev: FireFly StudiosPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder inspired by the world of Sid Meiers Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself!
Why similar: Rome 43.7% ★, City Builder 35.6%, Historical 9.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 3.3%
- #3 Romanpunk
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legacy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A city builder that combines futurism and the aesthetics of ancient Rome. Lead your people into the future era by researching new technologies, creating modern infrastructure, and withstanding external forces. Make Rome an eternal city!
Why similar: Rome 35.4% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Alternate History 11.5%, Building 9.8%, Historical 7.3%
- #4 Caesar™ IV
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 875 reviews2016
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.Pub: Activision
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
Why similar: Rome 37.1% ★, City Builder 36.7%, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 5.3%
- #5 Pax Augusta
94% matchMixed70% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: Rome 44.8% ★, City Builder 21.3%, Historical 13.4%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #6 Nova Patria
93% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Sower InteractivePub: Judatone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nova Patria is a Roman Steampunk Colony Sim. In this alternate history, the empire never fell and lived on to discover the New World and steam power. Manage intricate supply chains, expanding cities, and innovations in a hopeful, procedurally generated, isometric simulation of industrial antiquity.
Why similar: Rome 37.3% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Alternate History 12.9%, Building 6.6%, Historical 5.9%
- #7 Glory of Rome
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Simon Codrington
Windows
Expand the Empire in the name of Rome. Build, manage and grow settlements in this resource driven city builder. You'll create resource, trade goods and cater to the needs of your citizens. The Senate calls administrator, don't keep them waiting.
Why similar: Rome 50.8% ★, City Builder 21.6%, Building 12.2%, Strategy 6.5%, Resource Management 6.1%
- #8 Empire City Simulator
92% matchMixed58% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Red Brix Wall
Windows
Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!
Why similar: Rome 37.6% ★, City Builder 22.1%, Historical 13.3%, Building 9.2%, Isometric 5.6%
- #9 Caesar™ 3
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,260 reviews2016
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!
Why similar: Rome 38.1% ★, City Builder 35.3%, Historical 12.8%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 4.5%
- #10 Citadelum
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.
Why similar: Rome 34.7% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Historical 10.2%, Building 9.1%, Resource Management 7%
- #11 Empire Architect
91% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Batholith Entertainment
Windows
Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Rome 24.7% ★, Building 10.4%, Historical 8.2%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #12 Anno 117: Pax Romana
88% matchMixed69% of 12,872 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 28.3%, Rome 20.6% ★, Historical 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #13 Sarmatian Heroes
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kajetan Hrynczuk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sarmatian Heroes is a turn-based strategy RPG where you explore the world, develop heroes, command armies, build fortified cities, and fight tactical battles on hex-based battlefields in an alternate-history setting.
Why similar: Rome 39.5% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Alternate History 7.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #14 Rome Invictus
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ragnar Beaucoup
Windows
A Roman grand strategy game where real time battles decide the field and Senate politics decide who's still standing to fight them. Conquer, divide, and rule a living Mediterranean.
Why similar: Rome 48% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Historical 11.6%, Building 5.2%
- #15 Pompeii: The Legacy
86% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2026
Dev: Siscia Games
Windows
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: Rome 40.2% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Historical 11.5%, Base Building 5%, Resource Management 4.5%
- #16 Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
87% matchVery Positive85% of 484 reviews2008
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Rome 47% ★, City Builder 28.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 7%, Historical 5.7%
- #17 Tenants of the Shade
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormjest
Windows
Build a living civilization from a single village. Guide your people across a dynamic landscape of rivers, farms, trade routes, and rival kingdoms as your society rises from the dawn of history.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Historical 13.9%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 10.4%, Base Building 10%
- #18 Warlord: Britannia
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,951 reviews2022
Dev: Darkmatter Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!
Why similar: Rome 52.6% ★, Historical 16.7%, Base Building 10.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Sandbox 5.4%
- #19 Summa Expeditionis
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 338 reviews2026
Dev: Lobico GamesPub: Megalevel
Windows
Summa Expeditionis is a colony sim and base building game set in ancient Roman Empire. Follow the career of a Roman soldier from Legionnaire to Centurion. Build and manage your camp, recruit more soldiers and face the barbarians for the glory of Rome.
Why similar: Rome 37.4% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Historical 11.6%, Building 10.8%, Base Building 7.8%
- #20 Res Publica
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Meyer
Windows
RES PUBLICA - Citizens of Rome, an innovative city builder, life-simulation and roleplay game, invites the player to build his own roman city, manage his character, family and household during the ancient Roman Republic in 150 BC. Ave Caesar! Its up to you to lead the way for your home and family!
Why similar: Rome 41.8% ★, City Builder 20.9%, Historical 14.2%, Building 10.7%, Strategy 4.7%
- #21 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
82% matchVery Positive88% of 88,493 reviews2013
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 115.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Why similar: Rome 42.8% ★, Historical 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based 9.1%
- #22 Bustle Beacon
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Max Estry
Windows
A mini turn-based citybuilder roguelite about logistics and resources. Chain randomised multipurpose buildings. Manage action points, workers, light level, and wear. Experiment with builds. Transform a forgotten beacon into a stronghold of light. Raise the wall of light!
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Building 9.7%, Steampunk 9.3% ★
- #23 Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus
84% matchNo user reviews2010
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Re-live the reign of Augustus in the official expansion pack for the hit PC title Grand Ages: Rome. Reign of Augustus includes a brand new campaign comprised of 12 missions, new maps and a wealth of enhanced gameplay features.
Why similar: Rome 46.9% ★, City Builder 26.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 10.7%
- #24 In the beginning
81% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Solare Games
Windows
Do you want to become a God? Welcome to the coolest social simulator in the world! Here you can create your very own people and uplift them form humble cavemen to an adnvanced civilization!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Historical 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Alternate History 15.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #25 Age of Gladiators
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 769 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Rome 41.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Historical 11.9%, Alternate History 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #26 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
80% matchMixed68% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Rome 48% ★, Turn-Based 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Alternate History 8%, Historical 7.4%
- #27 Imperionis
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrArcivorum
Windows
Imperionis is a tactical RPG about a Roman commander and his century. Develop troops, camp and doctrines, then watch them perform in autobattles. Disable autobattle at any time to command the century and fight the commander’s personal encounters manually.
Why similar: Rome 58.5% ★, Historical 14.6%, Turn-Based 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%, Simulation 4.3%
- #28 Lethis - Path of Progress
79% matchMixed68% of 1,216 reviews2015
Dev: Triskell Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lethis - Path of Progress is a city-builder in a victorian steampunk setting.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Steampunk 17.4% ★, Building 14.4%, Resource Management 9.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #29 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
77% matchVery Positive84% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!
Why similar: Rome 39.4% ★, City Builder 20.4%, Building 10.3%, Base Building 7.1%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #30 Egypt: Old Kingdom
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18%, City Builder 16.9%, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Building 12%
- #31 Marble Age
77% matchVery Positive83% of 747 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, City Builder 16.8%, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Building 12%
- #32 Gods of Sand
74% matchVery Positive87% of 758 reviews2026
Dev: Achenar Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Why similar: Rome 48.7% ★, Turn-Based 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Resource Management 6.1%, Strategy 5.1%
- #33 Field of Glory II
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,240 reviews2017
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Why similar: Rome 31.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Historical 16.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based 11.3%
- #34 Legatus
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chronotactica
Windows
LEGATUS is a Roman legion simulator focused on the harsh reality of military life. Recruit and train legionaries, construct fortified marching camps, and manage vital supplies. Lead your men through hostile territories, crush tribal resistance, and secure the frontiers for the glory of Rome.
Why similar: Rome 34.4% ★, City Builder 29.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 9.2%, Simulation 9.1%
- #35 Qvadriga
76% matchVery Positive85% of 437 reviews2014
Dev: TurnopiaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Qvadriga is a tactical game of chariot racing in ancient Roman circuses, where you take control of a four horse chariot team. Choose your preferred upgrade combinations and prove your skills at the arena.
Why similar: Rome 47.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%, Historical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #36 Emperor of Mahjong: Match Mahjong Tiles, Build Your City!
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Mahjong solitaire meets a casual city builder story game in Ancient Rome. Build the city to restore it to glory. Solve tile-matching mahjong solitaire puzzles, unlock game-enhancing boosts, and tackle historical Roman city-building tasks for relaxing exploration and adventure in Emperor of Mahjong®.
Why similar: Rome 42.7% ★, City Builder 23.5%, Historical 15%, Building 8.8%, Base Building 5.9%
- #37 Age of Druids
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dejima Studios
Windows
Age of Druids is a historical turn-based strategy game, based on the Roman conquest of Britannia. Lead your Roman legions or Celtic tribes in operational level tactical campaigns to decide the fate of the Britons and walk in the footsteps of Julius Caesar and Boudicca.
Why similar: Rome 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Historical 12.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 5.4%
- #38 Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 930 reviews2007
Dev: The Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...
Why similar: Rome 36.9% ★, Historical 18.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #39 Rome Frontiers
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: History LabPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A realistic rome builder simulator will allow you build the most important architectural works of ancient Rome. Are you ready to face the challenges as a builder of ancient Rome?
Why similar: Rome 37.3% ★, City Builder 32.7%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 9.3%, 3D 4.4%
- #40 Marble Age: Remastered
72% matchVery Positive86% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Turn-Based 19%, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Building 12.8%
- #41 Alea Jacta Est
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
“ALEA JACTA EST” (The Die is Cast) is what Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon River when he learned that the Senate had removed him from his command. Crossing that small Italian river was equivalent to disobeying Rome’s orders and entering into open rebellion in this historical turn-based strategy wargame .
Why similar: Rome 57.9% ★, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 8%, Multiplayer 2.2%
- #42 Civilize
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NCAT
Windows
From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 36.1%, Building 16.5%, Resource Management 13.1%, Historical 10.8%, Simulation 7.7%
- #43 Crowncity
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haon Games
Windows
Building and managing a late medieval city is a series of challenges. Build wells to provide drinking water, markets to provide bread and food, and theaters to collect performance tax. Stage mode continues an interesting story and journey, random map mode fills each game with a new experience.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Historical 17%, Building 16.1%, Resource Management 8.5%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #44 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
71% matchVery Positive86% of 379,637 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, City Builder 16.9%, Historical 16.7%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #45 Gladiators: Survival in Rome
70% matchMixed65% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: Colossi Games
Windows
Gladiators: Survival in Rome is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and active city building. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests & dungeons, continuous progression, seasonal events and lots of spear poking.
Why similar: Rome 50.2% ★, Historical 15.9%, Building 12.2%, Alternate History 10.3%, Base Building 7.4%
- #46 Never Second in Rome
68% matchVery Positive80% of 647 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Rome 49.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.9%, Historical 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 3.9%
- #47 Victorian Pier Tycoon
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Webpal Limited
Windows · Mac
Build and manage your own Victorian seaside pier in this nostalgic pixel-art tycoon game. Construct steam-powered rides, balance the delicate needs of the Aristocracy against the Working Class, and maintain structural integrity. Will your resort become a world wonder, or crumble into the sea?
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Building 17.7%, Historical 12.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #48 Field of Glory: Empires
70% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Rome 39.8% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 7.8%
- #49 County of Fortune
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows · Linux
Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Historical 16.6%, Building 15.3%, Resource Management 10.7%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #50 costrutto
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Volfson StudiosPub: Volfson Inc.
Windows · Mac
Costrutto is only about building your dream House, placing block to block. Choose your style from 4 different settings and more than 30+ variations. There is no particular essence of the game. Just keep calm & build to the relaxing Lo-Fi music..
Why similar: Rome 50.3% ★, City Builder 41.1%, 3D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #51 Predynastic Egypt
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,933 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, City Builder 18.4%, Historical 15.5%, Building 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #52 Aztecs: The Last Sun
66% matchMixed70% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.Pub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Historical 14.2%, Building 12.3%, Alternate History 10.3%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #53 Airborne Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,406 reviews2022
Dev: The Wandering Band LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Building 14.6%, Steampunk 12.4% ★, Base Building 11.1%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #54 BlockUrbs
66% matchPositive85% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 47.9%, Building 17.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #55 Explorers of Esmar
65% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Tipri Games
Windows
Welcome to Explorers of Esmar! Build your settlement, master complex production chains. Claim the riches to explore and conquer the new island continent of Esmar!
Why similar: Rome 32.8% ★, City Builder 25.5%, Building 13.7%, Historical 11%, Base Building 7.7%
- #56 Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
68% matchVery Positive85% of 472 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.
Why similar: City Builder 49.9%, Historical 23.4%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Resource Management 4.8%
- #57 Block'hood
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Plethora ProjectPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Why similar: City Builder 48.5%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 7.2%