Games Like The Stronghold Collection

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: City Builder 15.2%, Colony Sim 12.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, RTS 8.5%, Economy 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the polished, modern iteration of the original game that started the series' iconic castle-building formula.

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 18.2% ★, City Builder 16.3%, Economy 11.2%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most modern and detailed evolution of the medieval city-builder and tactical combat experience 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: Colony Sim 22.6% ★, City Builder 19%, Economy 13.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep colony-sim experience with a focus on 3D castle construction and survival against medieval threats.

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 26.1%, Colony Sim 24.8% ★, Medieval 9.9%, Building 8.5%, Base Building 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the core appeal of building a fortified castle and defending it against waves of invaders.

Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

Why similar: City Builder 16.3%, Colony Sim 15.3% ★, Building 11.2%, RTS 10%, Economy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at complex resource management and city-building, requiring careful planning to survive harsh environments.

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Medieval 11.1%, Colony Sim 9.5% ★, Economy 8.3%, Sandbox 7%

Why You'll Like It: This gridless city-builder focuses on organic growth and medieval society management without the stress of traditional RTS combat.

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: City Builder 17.5%, Base Building 14.7%, Colony Sim 14.5% ★, RTS 10.4%, Medieval 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A focused experience that emphasizes the defensive aspect of castle building against hordes 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: Real-Time 11.6% ★, Colony Sim 10.7% ★, City Builder 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%, Military 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original formula by adding more complex castle life mechanics and internal management systems.

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: Colony Sim 10.7% ★, Real-Time 10.6% ★, City Builder 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%, Military 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Introduces unique Asian-themed architecture and a diplomacy-focused 'Warlord' system to the classic RTS gameplay.

Empires and Tribes is a unique hybrid of a medieval city builder and a role-playing game. You will undertake the duties of a mayor in the 13th century and manage the expansion of your city, ensure the production of resources and raise a powerful army to protect yourself from rival principalities.

Why similar: Real-Time 21.6% ★, City Builder 19%, RTS 10.6%, Building 10.5%, Medieval 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional city-building with RPG elements and diplomacy, offering a unique perspective on medieval governance.

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

Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, RTS 21.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Real-Time 12.3% ★, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: As a titan of the RTS genre, it offers the quintessential medieval military strategy experience with robust base-building.

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 10.9% ★, Real-Time 10.8% ★, City Builder 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Economy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a layer of fantasy and mythical hero units to the traditional Stronghold castle-building and combat mechanics.

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.9% ★, City Builder 31.3%, Medieval 6.5%, Sandbox 6.2%, Strategy 5%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational survival city-builder that emphasizes the importance of resource management and preparation for winter.

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 19.7%, Colony Sim 17.7% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Economy 8.9%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly detailed and realistic approach to historical city-building and village management.

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

Why similar: City Builder 32.9%, Colony Sim 17.7% ★, Building 14.5%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its intricate production chains and economic depth, it is a must-play for fans of the management side of Stronghold.

Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

Why similar: Colony Sim 16% ★, City Builder 14.9%, RTS 9.4%, Base Building 9.1%, Medieval 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming strategy game that focuses on the delicate balance between nature and village expansion.

A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

Why similar: Real-Time 15.3% ★, City Builder 12.3%, Colony Sim 11.3% ★, Medieval 8.6%, RTS 8%

Why You'll Like It: An MMO take on the Stronghold formula that allows for persistent world building and large-scale player interaction.

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 22.7% ★, City Builder 19.3%, Base Building 11.7%, Sandbox 10%, Medieval 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that puts you in the role of a ruler, balancing the needs of your people with the defense of your kingdom.

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 19.4%, Building 10.6%, Economy 10.5%, Medieval 10.3%, Colony Sim 8.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy strategy game that emphasizes the architectural and social aspects of medieval city planning.

Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.

Why similar: City Builder 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, RTS 12.6%, Military 11.5%, Base Building 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS that prioritizes base-building and military defense in a classic medieval setting.

Plebs is a casual real time strategy game about controlling ancient Nations to victory through strategic town building, creating mighty and diverse armies, and intelligent resource management. Battle through the Campaign, Survive endless waves of enemies, or Skirmish on a variety of levels.

Why similar: City Builder 16.9%, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Base Building 11%, Medieval 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that leans into resource management and base-building to sustain a growing population.

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: City Builder 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Economy 10.8%, Military 10.1%, RTS 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical real-time elements with city-building to create a challenging management experience.

Angkor: The Holy City is a unique village-builder game about growing a thriving town under the all-seeing eyes of the Gods. Construct intricate temples to honor them and research technologies to counter their wrath, all while expanding your village and contending with an ever-growing population.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.4% ★, City Builder 18.1%, Economy 9%, Building 8.7%, Base Building 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that focuses on the construction and management of a grand, ancient civilization.

Cast into an idyllic wilderness, will you endure? A sandbox city-building game featuring a deceptively cheerful world: build freely —no grids— plus a fully simulated economy, intricate production chains, deep research tree, and growth you can feel. Can your people survive the winter?

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.7% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Economy 10.2%, RTS 8.5%, Building 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style city-builder that allows for creative freedom in building and managing a medieval economy.

Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.

Why similar: Colony Sim 44.1% ★, Building 21.8%, Sandbox 21.2%, Open World 8.5%, Simulation 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval colony-sim that focuses on the survival and growth of a family clan in the harsh Scottish Highlands.

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 13.3%, Colony Sim 13.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, War 7.6%, RTS 7.6%

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: Building 23.5%, Medieval 18.4%, Base Building 16.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Management 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it captures the essence of building a medieval life from scratch through village management and survival.

Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king?

Why similar: City Builder 46.8%, Medieval 19.4%, Strategy 17.5%, RTS 16.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic production-focused city-builder that emphasizes supply chain efficiency and medieval village life.

Age of Respair is a medieval strategy castle-builder. Build massive castles with fortifications while managing resources and production chains. Assemble a large army and lay siege to enemy castles. Lead your people and bring respair to your kingdom🏰⚔️

Why similar: Colony Sim 14.6% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Base Building 9%, RTS 7.8%

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Why similar: Colony Sim 12.1% ★, City Builder 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%, Military 8.5%, Real-Time 8.2% ★

From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

Why similar: City Builder 14.4%, Colony Sim 11.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Base Building 9.3%, RTS 8.4%

Return to the era of knights and castles in a uniquely satisfying mix of Settlement Building, RTS and Castle Simulation genres. Manage complex and realistic medieval production chains, build your army and defences, satisfy the King and lead your people to prosperity. Will you succeed as a new lord?

Why similar: City Builder 13.2%, Colony Sim 10.9% ★, RTS 9.7%, Base Building 7.9%, War 7.9%

Build a mighty empire and lead your army to victory to become a great emperor who will be remembered forever.

Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8% ★, City Builder 15.9%, War 9.7%, Military 8.4%, Sandbox 6.9%

Lord of the Wilds is a strategy game where you build and defend your territory in a wild land. Gather resources, train armies, and face threats from rival lords, orcs, and undead. Strategize to conquer the wilderness.

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.6% ★, City Builder 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Military 9.4%, War 9.2%

Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

Why similar: Colony Sim 15.4% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Base Building 9.1%, RTS 8.6%, Military 8.4%

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Why similar: Colony Sim 15% ★, City Builder 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 9.2%, Economy 9%

Build a castle! Grow economy, recruit troops from Europe and the Holy Land, man the walls and towers! Place traps and defeat attackers with arrows, wood and stone, fire, disease and cold steel! Survive the Third Crusade and conquer enemy lands in Castleon!

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.7% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Military 11.6%, War 10%, Base Building 7.7%

Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!

Why similar: City Builder 16.7%, Colony Sim 15.2% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Economy 8.5%, Building 8.4%

Tokeis is a board-like real-time city builder about growing your town from a tiny tile to a hexagonal empire. Collect tokens, manage resources, reorganize inefficiencies, and fortify your economy. Handle the harsh weather and defend against raiders trying to steal your riches!

Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Colony Sim 14.6% ★, Economy 11.9%, RTS 9%, Sandbox 8.2%

Loulan Kingdom is a city-building survival and real-time strategy game. As the ruler of Loulan, you must build your city amid a perilous desert oasis, grow your power through the Silk Road, and fight to protect your kingdom—until the very end.

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.9% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, RTS 9.7%, Base Building 8.5%

VENOY is a relaxing real-time strategy game with deep settler logistics and true sandbox freedom. Build your medieval colony, optimize production chains and defend it against enemies!

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.9% ★, City Builder 17.1%, RTS 14.6%, Base Building 8.5%, Sandbox 8.4%

Become an Orc warchief and fight for survival of your race. Rebuild your village and train your warriors. Gather resources and craft your weapons. Raise your warbanner and gather The Horde.

Why similar: Real-Time 18.4% ★, City Builder 12.9%, RTS 10.3%, War 9.4%, Economy 9.1%

Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Real-Time 13.4% ★, Economy 10.4%, Building 9.3%, RTS 8%

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 13.1% ★, City Builder 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, RTS 9.7%, Military 7.6%

Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).

Why similar: Colony Sim 16% ★, City Builder 14.5%, RTS 9.6%, Economy 8.3%, Military 8.3%

The First Explorers® is a settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.1% ★, City Builder 17.8%, RTS 12.9%, Economy 12.5%, Building 8.9%

Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.2% ★, City Builder 18.9%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 9.5%, Base Building 9.3%

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6% ★, City Builder 18%, RTS 11.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Building 7.7%

SugarWinds: sail, establish a colony, make it thrive, and defend it from attacks. Trade worldwide. Enjoy and chill!

Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Colony Sim 16.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Military 9.2%, Base Building 8.2%

Build and manage a growing medieval town in The First Settlement VR. Place over 50 buildings, manage citizens and merchants, run production chains and trade with neighbouring towns – all in an evolving sandbox city builder experienced entirely in VR.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.5% ★, City Builder 16.5%, RTS 10.1%, Economy 10.1%, Building 9%

Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.

Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3% ★, City Builder 21.5%, Economy 8.7%, Medieval 7.9%, Base Building 7.2%

Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Medieval 9.1%, Building 8.3%, Base Building 8.3%

The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to.

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.2% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Economy 10.6%, RTS 10%, Base Building 7.4%

In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Why similar: City Builder 22%, Colony Sim 20.7% ★, Medieval 11.4%, Building 10.6%, Management 8.2%

A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.

Why similar: City Builder 26.6%, Colony Sim 19.3% ★, Base Building 10.4%, Economy 8.4%, Management 7.6%

Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.

Why similar: City Builder 17.3%, Economy 11.6%, RTS 11.2%, Base Building 9.7%, Building 9.4%

Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity's survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.4% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Real-Time 14.5% ★, Economy 9.8%, Base Building 8.6%

Recovery Syndicate is a prequel to Abeyance, in which you are the leader of one of the factions trying to reconstruct the economy of the galaxy. You must build and manage your colony's resources carefully, while watching out for rival factions who are also vying for supremacy.

Why similar: Colony Sim 17.1% ★, City Builder 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, RTS 12.3%, Base Building 9.6%

Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.9% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Economy 12%, RTS 10.7%, Building 9.9%