- #1 Microcivilization
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,449 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: God Game 44.4% ★, Historical 19.4%, Resource Management 13.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the blend of incremental resource management and historical civilization development found in the seed game.
- #2 Simmiland
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,940 reviews2018
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!
Why similar: God Game 90.2% ★, Strategy 7.5%, 2D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that uses card-based mechanics to guide civilization through history, sharing the same experimental and strategic feel.
- #3 Marble Age
96% 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: Historical 32.5%, Strategy 22%, Management 17.4%, Resource Management 16.1%, 2D 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that focuses on survival and development, capturing the long-term progression of a civilization.
- #4 Triple Town
95% matchVery Positive92% of 824 reviews2012
Dev: Spry Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triple Town is an award-winning original puzzle game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree...
Why similar: Match 3 76.4%, Strategy 22.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: This classic puzzle-builder uses match-3 mechanics to grow a settlement, mirroring the core loop of the seed game.
- #5 Teeny Tiny Town
94% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
Why similar: Minimalist 33.8%, Strategy 28%, Relaxing 15.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Resource Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, minimalist puzzle game where you merge tiles to build and upgrade a growing settlement.
- #6 Stacklands
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,157 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Tabletop 36.5%, Management 25.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: This card-based village builder requires clever resource management and strategic planning to advance your civilization.
- #7 Zen World
92% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Cartboard Games
Windows
Zen World is a strategy game that can be as relaxing as you want it to be. Build a calm and colorful landscape with hexagonal tiles, matching their borders to each other, collect valuable boxes, and explore the tech tree.
Why similar: God Game 29.2% ★, Board Game 22.7%, Minimalist 9.4%, Medieval 8.8%, Resource Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, puzzle-oriented civilization builder that emphasizes board-game-like placement and strategic growth.
- #8 Predynastic Egypt
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,924 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: Historical 29.7%, Strategy 20.9%, Management 14.7%, Resource Management 13.8%, Linear 10%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based strategy game offers a deep historical simulation with a focus on resource management and societal growth.
- #9 CivIdle
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,104 reviews2025
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 82.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31% ★, Historical 20.7%, Medieval 12.8%, Resource Management 11.8%, Management 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental civilization builder that focuses on automation and long-term resource management.
- #10 Dorfromantik
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,559 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Board Game 34.4%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Minimalist 14.6%, Resource Management 13.2%, Strategy 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing tile-placement strategy game that shares the board-game aesthetic and satisfying puzzle-like progression.
- #11 WorldBox - God Simulator
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,385 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 78.1% ★, Medieval 9.6%, Management 7.2%, Relaxing 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate sandbox god-game that allows you to influence the rise and fall of civilizations with total creative freedom.
- #12 Tile Tale
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Push colorful tiles into the grid creating fields of the same type to gain new tile types. Create different worlds such as jungle islands, wasteland volcano land or even a big city!
Why similar: God Game 42.3% ★, Match 3 30.7%, Agriculture 15.7% ★, Strategy 10.2%, 2D 1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-based city builder that utilizes match-like mechanics to expand your territory and manage resources.
- #13 Thriving City: Song
89% matchVery Positive81% of 3,369 reviews2024
Dev: White Star Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?
Why similar: Agriculture 26.7% ★, Historical 22.7%, Resource Management 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13%, Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that emphasizes management and the growth of a society in a vibrant, stylized world.
- #14 Doodle Empires
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: God Game 38.2% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Tabletop 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn simulation game that focuses on historical development and strategic empire-building.
- #15 Ancient Cities
88% matchMixed63% of 2,160 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!
Why similar: Historical 25.9%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Resource Management 13.3%, Management 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city-builder that emphasizes survival and the long-term development of a community.
- #16 Age of History 3
85% matchVery Positive85% of 18,617 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 50.1% ★, Alternate History 21.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Medieval 11%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game for those who want to manage a civilization's evolution over thousands of years.
- #17 Stone Age: Digital Edition
86% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Discover Stone Age, the digital adaptation of the classic worker-placement board game. Roll dice, place Meeples wisely, and use tools to influence your luck. Compete for resources and outsmart your opponents in a race to become the most prosperous leader of the age!
Why similar: Board Game 28.5%, Tabletop 28.2%, Historical 13%, Strategy 9.3%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct adaptation of the classic board game, focusing on resource management and worker placement.
- #18 Kingdom Two Crowns
84% matchVery Positive90% of 39,408 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Minimalist 38.1%, Medieval 33.3%, Strategy 24.6%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game that focuses on building and defending a kingdom with a unique, stylized aesthetic.
- #19 Reus
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,987 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: God Game 77.6% ★, Strategy 13%, Resource Management 3.9%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game where you control powerful giants to shape the environment and help civilizations thrive.
- #20 ISLANDERS
82% matchVery Positive94% of 16,781 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: Relaxing 32.6%, Strategy 32.2%, Minimalist 31.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist city-builder that turns settlement growth into a satisfying puzzle based on placement strategy.
- #21 Terra Nil
82% matchVery Positive87% of 8,729 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Relaxing 30.3%, Resource Management 24.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic environmental restoration game that functions like a complex, rewarding puzzle.
- #22 Empire of the Gods
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ancient Egypt cards. Master power, wealth, faith and life. Work your way up from a small tribe to a flourishing Empire. Win the Gods' favor and become the mightiest Pharaoh.
Why similar: Board Game 35%, Tabletop 26.8%, Historical 19.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based god-game that challenges you to manage a civilization through strategic interventions.
- #23 Pandora's Toybox
79% matchVery Positive85% of 417 reviews2026
Dev: BetaLabPub: 2P Games
Windows
Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.
Why similar: God Game 58.7% ★, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Medieval 10.3%, Relaxing 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox god-game that adds roguelite elements to the experience of managing a civilization.
- #24 The Battle of Polytopia
81% matchVery Positive94% of 5,978 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Minimalist 47.6%, Strategy 45.9%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized 4x strategy game that distills the essence of civilization growth into a compact, turn-based format.
- #25 City idle
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 39.4%, Strategy 28.1%, Management 13.6%, Medieval 13.5%, Resource Management 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental simulation game that focuses on colony management and resource accumulation.
- #26 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
79% matchVery Positive81% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.2% ★, Historical 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Medieval 12.4%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy and simulation game that focuses on the challenges of ruling a kingdom.
- #27 Temporian
80% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: ChallAcc
Windows · Linux
Trapped in the past, your survival hinges on your ability to adapt and innovate. From foraging for food to mastering the art of technology, every decision you make shapes your destiny. Will you return to your own time, or make the past your new future in this mind-bending survival game?
Why similar: God Game 43.1% ★, Tabletop 23.6%, Historical 12.9%, Management 9.4%, Resource Management 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival and management game that incorporates god-game elements into its core loop.
- #28 Heian City Story
78% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Historical 29.3%, Management 14.4%, 2D 14%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on city development with a charming 2D aesthetic.
- #29 Townscaper
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,604 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Minimalist 54.3%, Relaxing 38.5%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A purely creative and cozy building experience that shares the 'tiny' aesthetic and relaxing nature of the seed game.
- #30 Path of Dao
77% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: 梦鲸工作室
Windows · Mac
"Path of Dao" is a strategic simulation game where you connect nodes to harness spiritual energy, facing trials like heavenly tribulations, inner demons, and beasts. Only the steadfast can ascend to immortality!
Why similar: Match 3 51.7%, God Game 32.5% ★, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #31 Ink Reverie
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Ink Reverie is a casual city-building game set in a fictional historical era with art inspired by the Tang and Song dynasties. As a diligent manager, you'll guide hardworking villagers to transform a remote village into a prosperous home through exploration, construction, production, and trade.
Why similar: God Game 40.8% ★, Match 3 36.4%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Management 6%, Resource Management 5.4%
- #32 Fantasy Map Simulator
75% matchVery Positive89% of 4,296 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 40% ★, Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Alternate History 15.2%, Medieval 8.2%, Strategy 4.6%
- #33 Primitive Society Simulator
75% matchVery Positive84% of 753 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Agriculture 30.2% ★, Historical 20.4%, Alternate History 17.4%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #34 Orbi Universo II
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.2% ★, Historical 18.4%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Minimalist 10.4%
- #35 Orbi Universo
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows
Play as the leader of a civilization, make it prosper and stand the test of time. Orbi Universo is a strategy/simulation game in which you manage your civilization with an abstract and complex node system and you make your society evolve through different periods, from cavemen to the Modern Era.
Why similar: Historical 23.1%, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Minimalist 15.6%, Management 14.8%, Strategy 12%
- #36 Celestial Empire
71% matchVery Positive90% of 718 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Historical 36.5%, Strategy 21.8%, Resource Management 20%, Management 19%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #37 Tiny Kingdom
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: neltile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.
Why similar: Resource Management 22.6%, Medieval 20.3%, Management 19.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Minimalist 12.7%
- #38 Tiny Isle
71% matchVery Positive91% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Resource Management 26.9%, Cartoon 22.2%, Management 21.9%, Relaxing 17%, Strategy 10.1%
- #39 Marble Age: Remastered
73% matchVery Positive86% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Historical 31.4%, Strategy 23.9%, Management 18.4%, Resource Management 14.9%, 2D 8.1%
- #40 Humanica
70% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: Historical 25.1%, Management 18.4%, Resource Management 16.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Medieval 14.2%
- #41 Millennia
72% matchMixed67% of 3,777 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.6% ★, Alternate History 20.5%, Historical 16.4%, Strategy 11%, Management 7.2%
- #42 Empire City Simulator
73% matchMixed58% of 96 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: Historical 44.2%, Strategy 29.5%, Management 17.7%, Resource Management 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 Imperial Ambitions
70% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.5% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Historical 15.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Resource Management 9%
- #44 Idle Civilization
76% matchMixed51% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Very Simple Idea Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 62.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take command of a pair of villagers and help them build a mighty civilization that will spread across the world and conquer it. Idle Civilization is a civilization builder management game where you will oversee the growth of your people into a mighty kingdom through building, research, warfare, religion, diplomacy, culture, heroic...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #45 Mighty Gemstones
74% matchMixed50% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Combine all gemstones to complete the many different missions in this match 3 game.
Why similar: Match 3 39%, Board Game 25.1%, Cartoon 10.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Minimalist 7.6%
- #46 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
70% matchMixed48% of 58,486 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 50.4% ★, Historical 19.5%, Alternate History 18%, Strategy 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #47 Bronze Age - HD Edition
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 375 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!
Why similar: Historical 31.4%, Strategy 21.1%, Management 18.4%, Resource Management 17.5%, 2D 8.2%
- #48 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
68% matchVery Positive89% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: Wield InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.
Why similar: Historical 52.2%, Strategy 36.7%, 2D 11.1%
- #49 Gems of the Aztecs
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 reviews2016
Dev: WellorePub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A dangerous journey into the ruins of an ancient city await our hero. Help him find the treasure in Gems of the Aztecs!
Why similar: Match 3 54%, Historical 13.3%, Minimalist 11.1%, Strategy 10.8%, Medieval 9%
- #50 Tiny Garden
67% matchVery Positive89% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!
Why similar: Agriculture 53.2% ★, Management 18.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Relaxing 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #51 Territory: Farming and Warfare
66% matchVery Positive85% of 755 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Resource Management 28.3%, Strategy 27.1%, Management 22.6%, Medieval 16.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #52 Masterplan Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Minimalist 21.9%, Resource Management 21.2%, Management 19.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Relaxing 10.6%
- #53 Religion inc.
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 49% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Historical 9.4%
- #54 Crafting Town
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.6%, Medieval 29.2%, Resource Management 22.2%, Strategy 11.5%, 2D 4.7%
- #55 Celestial Empire: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: President Studio
Windows
Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.
Why similar: Historical 28%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 18.4%, Resource Management 13.3%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #56 The Hundred Year Kingdom
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: kaeru-san gamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Create a world free of conflict in this innovative turn-based simulation. Work together with a mythical young goddess to develop a peaceful civilization over the course of a century.
Why similar: Historical 31%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Alternate History 21.2%, Management 18.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #57 Nova Roma
63% matchVery Positive94% of 2,244 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.5% ★, Historical 19%, Resource Management 11.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Management 11.3%
- #58 Sumerians
67% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus Games
Windows
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Why similar: Strategy 24.5%, Historical 24.2%, Agriculture 20.6% ★, Resource Management 12.2%, Management 11.4%
- #59 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
66% matchVery Positive86% of 378,177 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.2 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: Grand Strategy 44.5% ★, Strategy 26%, Historical 22.6%, Management 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%