- #1 Microcivilization
97% matchVery Positive80% of 1,364 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 18.0 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 43.6% ★, Historical 19%, Resource Management 14.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same 'tiny' approach to grand strategy, using clicker and resource management mechanics to simulate the rise of a civilization.
- #2 Simmiland
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,913 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 90.1% ★, Strategy 7.6%, 2D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: This god-game uses card-based mechanics to influence a developing civilization, capturing the same experimental and strategic feel.
- #3 Triple Town
96% matchVery Positive92% of 818 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 75.7% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: As the foundational match-3 city builder, it perfectly mirrors the core puzzle-to-construction loop found in Tiny Civilization.
- #4 Teeny Tiny Town
95% matchVery Positive92% of 52 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 33.4%, Strategy 28.1%, Relaxing 15.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Resource Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist city builder that uses merge mechanics to evolve structures, making it a direct thematic and mechanical cousin.
- #5 Stacklands
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,013 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 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 36.7%, Management 25.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique card-based interface to manage a village, offering a similar sense of discovery and progression through simple, tactile mechanics.
- #6 Marble Age: Remastered
94% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 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 30.4%, Strategy 23.8%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 15.4%, 2D 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, historical simulation experience that emphasizes survival and growth in a way that feels very similar to Tiny Civilization.
- #7 CivIdle
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 974 reviews2025
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 79.6 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 30.7% ★, Historical 20.1%, Medieval 12.8%, Resource Management 12.3%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: It blends the 4X civilization genre with idle mechanics, providing a low-stress way to manage a historical empire over time.
- #8 Zen World
93% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2021
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 28.7% ★, Board Game 22.5%, Minimalist 9.4%, Resource Management 9.1%, Medieval 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle-builder that emphasizes board-game aesthetics and strategic placement, matching the cozy vibe of the seed game.
- #9 Dorfromantik
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,027 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 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 33.9%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Minimalist 14.5%, Resource Management 13.8%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: This relaxing tile-placement game focuses on building a landscape through puzzle-solving, echoing the cozy and strategic nature of the seed game.
- #10 Fantasy Map Simulator
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 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 39.4% ★, Grand Strategy 30.6% ★, Alternate History 15.2%, Medieval 8.3%, Strategy 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox god-game allows for historical evolution and map management, appealing to players who enjoy the 'god-game' aspect of the seed.
- #11 Doodle Empires
89% matchVery Positive92% of 982 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 38.9% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Tabletop 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game features a unique hand-drawn aesthetic and god-game elements that mirror the visual and thematic style of Tiny Civilization.
- #12 Through the Ages
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,310 reviews2018
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Why similar: Tabletop 29.4%, Board Game 28.8%, Historical 16.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This digital adaptation of the classic board game captures the deep historical progression and strategic depth found in grand strategy titles.
- #13 Thriving City: Song
89% matchVery Positive81% of 3,278 reviews2024
Dev: White Star StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 26.4% ★, Historical 22.1%, Resource Management 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Strategy 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A historical city builder that emphasizes resource management and societal growth within a specific cultural context.
- #14 Primitive Society Simulator
87% matchVery Positive83% of 687 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 29.9% ★, Historical 19.9%, Alternate History 17.2%, Management 13%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the early stages of civilization development, providing a deep look at the challenges of managing a small, growing society.
- #15 WorldBox - God Simulator
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,884 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 77.6% ★, Medieval 9.6%, Management 7.6%, Relaxing 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate god-game experience that allows for total control over the development and destruction of civilizations in a sandbox environment.
- #16 Ancient Cities
88% matchMixed63% of 2,108 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.2 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 25.2%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Strategy 19%, Resource Management 13.4%, Management 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A more detailed historical city builder that focuses on the survival and development of a society from the Stone Age onwards.
- #17 Terra Nil
86% matchVery Positive88% of 8,333 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 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 40.3%, Relaxing 30%, Resource Management 25.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: An environmental strategy game that uses puzzle-like mechanics to restore a world, sharing the satisfying 'building' loop of the seed.
- #18 Orbi Universo II
84% matchVery Positive82% of 71 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 44.8% ★, Historical 17.9%, Management 12.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Minimalist 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy historical simulation that challenges players to guide a nation through time with real-time-with-pause strategy.
- #19 Reus
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,900 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 77.1% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Resource Management 4%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This god-game features unique giant-based mechanics to influence the development of human settlements, emphasizing strategic management.
- #20 Age of History 3
82% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 49.8% ★, Alternate History 21.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Medieval 11.2%, 2D 4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy wargame that provides a more complex look at historical progression for those who want more depth.
- #21 ISLANDERS
83% matchVery Positive94% of 16,710 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 32.7%, Strategy 32.5%, Minimalist 31.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing city builder that focuses on high-score strategy through efficient placement, much like the puzzle-strategy of the seed.
- #22 Stone Age: Digital Edition
82% matchVery Positive83% of 88 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: Tabletop 28.3%, Board Game 28.2%, Historical 12.6%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful digital board game adaptation that focuses on resource management and historical development.
- #23 Townscaper
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 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%, Relaxing 38.8%, Singleplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It strips city building down to its most satisfying, minimalist core, perfect for players who enjoy the simple, hand-drawn aesthetic.
- #24 Empire of the Gods
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 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 27%, Historical 18.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based strategy game that puts you in the role of a deity managing a civilization, fitting the god-game tag perfectly.
- #25 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
80% matchVery Positive81% of 375 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% ★, Historical 14.4%, Immersive Sim 14%, Medieval 12.4%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grand strategy and RPG elements in a medieval setting, offering a more narrative-driven approach to civilization management.
- #26 Millennia
79% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 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 43.7% ★, Alternate History 20.2%, Historical 16.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X grand strategy game that allows players to guide a civilization through multiple eras, appealing to fans of the seed's historical scope.
- #27 Godhood
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,081 reviews2020
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!
Why similar: God Game 77.8% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based god-game where you manage a religion and its followers, offering a different but complementary take on the god-game genre.
- #28 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 51.1% ★, God Game 32.6% ★, Strategy 10.2%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #29 Kingdom Two Crowns
78% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 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 37.8%, Medieval 33.4%, Strategy 24.8%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist side-scrolling strategy game that captures the feeling of building and protecting a kingdom with simple, elegant controls.
- #30 Tiny Kingdom
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 136 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 23.2%, Management 20.2%, Medieval 19.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Minimalist 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging city-builder with roguelike-deckbuilder elements that forces players to make strategic decisions in a compact space.
- #31 Ink Reverie
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 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 40.7% ★, Match 3 35.7% ★, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Management 6.3%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #32 Tile Tale
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 50 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 30.2% ★, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Strategy 10.5%, 2D 1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-based city builder that uses tile mechanics to create complex layouts, echoing the board-game feel of the seed.
- #33 City idle
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 214 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 39.2%, Strategy 28%, Management 13.9%, Medieval 13.3%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #34 Heian City Story
73% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: Strategy 41.6%, Historical 28.5%, Management 14.8%, 2D 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #35 Marble Age
76% matchVery Positive83% of 741 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 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 31.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 17.9%, Resource Management 16.7%, 2D 8.6%
- #36 Celestial Empire
72% matchVery Positive89% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 35.3%, Strategy 21.7%, Resource Management 20.8%, Management 19.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #37 Temporian
74% matchVery Positive84% of 86 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 42.5% ★, Tabletop 23.7%, Historical 12.6%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #38 Cat God Ranch
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,138 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyPotato Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
Why similar: Management 40%, Resource Management 36.9%, Strategy 23.1%
- #39 Empire City Simulator
73% matchMixed61% of 75 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 43.1%, Strategy 29.7%, Management 18.3%, Resource Management 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #40 Tiny Isle
71% matchVery Positive92% of 139 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 27.7%, Management 22.3%, Cartoon 21.5%, Relaxing 16.6%, Strategy 10%
- #41 Orbi Universo
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 260 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 24.6%, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Minimalist 16.9%, Management 16.7%, Strategy 13.2%
- #42 Humanica
70% matchVery Positive95% of 121 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 24.2%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 17.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Medieval 14%
- #43 Predynastic Egypt
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,905 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 28.9%, Strategy 21%, Management 15.2%, Resource Management 14.3%, Linear 9.7%
- #44 Idle Civilization
75% matchMixed51% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Very Simple Idea Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 62.1 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 38.2% ★, Board Game 25.4%, Cartoon 10.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Minimalist 7.7%
- #46 Masterplan Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Resource Management 21.9%, Minimalist 21.4%, Management 19.7%, Strategy 17.2%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #47 Gems of the Aztecs
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 reviews2016
Dev: WellorePub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 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 53.3% ★, Historical 13.2%, Minimalist 11.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Medieval 9.2%
- #48 Colonize
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: RembrosoftPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Colonize is a relaxing 17th-century city-builder. Establish a settlement in the New World, manage resources, and ensure your people thrive across three unique levels. No combat, just pure strategy and management in a peaceful isometric world. Build your legacy at your own pace!
Why similar: Agriculture 39.4% ★, Strategy 35.3%, Medieval 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #49 Bronze Age - HD Edition
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 367 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.4%, Strategy 21.1%, Management 18.8%, Resource Management 18.2%, 2D 8.2%
- #50 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
68% matchVery Positive89% of 361 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 51.2%, Strategy 37.5%, 2D 11.3%
- #51 Territory: Farming and Warfare
66% matchVery Positive86% of 690 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
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 29.1%, Strategy 26.4%, Management 23%, Medieval 16.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #52 MiniMap Kingdom
68% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: God Game 39.2% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Medieval 9.8%, Minimalist 9.5%, Strategy 8.1%
- #53 Religion inc.
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 48.8% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Historical 9.3%
- #54 Nova Roma
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
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 45.3% ★, Historical 18.4%, Resource Management 12%, Management 11.6%, Strategy 11.2%
- #55 Tiny Garden
66% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 52.5% ★, Management 18.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Relaxing 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #56 Automatic Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Board Game 34%, Medieval 18.8%, Resource Management 18.1%, Strategy 15.4%, Historical 10.7%
- #57 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 30.3%, Immersive Sim 24.5%, Alternate History 20.9%, Management 19.4%, 2D 4.9%
- #58 Forests, Fields and Fortresses
67% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Forests, Fields and Fortresses - is a mix of a puzzle and a board game in which you have to build your kingdom.
Why similar: God Game 33.2% ★, Tabletop 27.2%, Board Game 20.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Medieval 6.9%
- #59 Celestial Empire: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive85% of 370 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 26.9%, Strategy 21.9%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 13.9%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #60 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
67% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 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: Grand Strategy 44.3% ★, Strategy 26.3%, Historical 22.2%, Management 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%