- #1 Menorca Talaiotica
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChessForEdu
Windows
Menorca Talaiotica is a strategy game where you will face the same problems as the first inhabitants of the island of Menorca; obtain natural resources, water, shelter, food and survive the calamities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.4%, Strategy 27.7%, Isometric 23.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #2 SkillGrid
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Vlad BuculeiPub: Kanaforge
Windows
SkillGrid is a minimalist strategy game where you expand, manage, and defend a growing grid against an evolving hostile force.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.3%, Real Time Tactics 25.6%, Strategy 24.1%, Base Building 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #3 Firearms and Fantasy
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orange_Universe
Windows
A strategy game that blends base-building, war-chess-style progression, and otherworld exploration. In a world beset by internal and external crises, you are called to command a modern army through a portal, repel escalating threats, and seize vital resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.9%, Real Time Tactics 23.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Isometric 15.1%, Medieval 5.1%
- #4 L'Avancée du désert
95% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Ian Corbeil
Windows
L'Avancée du désert est un jeu de gestion où vous devez développer votre colonie spatiale pour récolter de la nourriture et trouver de nouvelles technologies tout en combattant la désertification.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.4%, Colony Sim 29.7%, Strategy 26%, Base Building 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #5 Mound Kingdoms
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RVA Devs
Windows
Build and lead a Mississippian city centered on sacred mounds. Gather resources, grow your population, and expand your influence while competing with rival chiefdoms in a living world shaped by land and culture.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.1%, Real Time Tactics 26.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Base Building 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #6 Kingdom of Bees
94% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: HronPub: Lezy Bee
Windows
"Kingdom of Bees" is a game where you try to create a kingdom of bees. Kingdom of Bees is a real-time strategy game where you control a hive of wild bees that are trying to survive in a world full of dangers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.4%, Real Time Tactics 34.1%, Strategy 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #7 Crashbound
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foolhardy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand and survive in a magical hand-painted world filled with friends and foes. Grow and manage your settlement in the day, defend it through the night, and rebuild your broken airship to claim your escape!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Real Time Tactics 23.6%, Strategy 18.2%, Medieval 12.9%, Base Building 8.4%
- #8 Outlands
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HugMeGames
Windows
Build, Upgrade, Reset, Repeat
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.6%, Strategy 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, Medieval 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #9 Mercantisle
91% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Forbidden Oak Games Limited
Windows
Living world village simulator with an in-depth economic model. Your villagers lead their own lives, learning skills and setting up businesses, then trading in a free-market simulation. Try out real world economic ideas as you grow from a single house to multiple villages in a vast trade network
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.5%, Strategy 26.7%, Isometric 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #10 The Colony
91% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Swain
Windows
The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.
Why similar: Colony Sim 77.8%, Strategy 22.2%
- #11 Dwarf Things
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Makes Games
Windows
Manage and expand a colony of dwarves. Decide where to dig and how to build a settlement. Choose what items to craft and what skills to learn and master. Keep your dwarves alive and survive goblin attacks, famine, harsh winters and wild beasts.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49%, Strategy 18.9%, Isometric 14.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #12 Oasis RTS
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spackogames
Windows
Regain control of planet oasis and defeat your opponent! Build your base, monitor the economy, manage your resources, explore the Map, and plan attack and defense. Build 9 different buildings and 19 different units with various abilities and win the chaotic Robot Battles.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.5%, Real Time Tactics 26.8%, Strategy 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Base Building 3.8%
- #13 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
88% matchVery Positive92% of 10,965 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Colony Sim 30.4%, Real Time Tactics 23.4%, Strategy 14%, Isometric 12.4%, Medieval 9.2%
- #14 IdleZomb
89% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: STLgame
Windows
IdleZomb: Manage a ruined hospital, create zombies, evolve them, or sacrifice them for DNA. Every decision counts in this post-apocalyptic management game. Early Access focuses on the basics, with content available up to level 20.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.2%, Real Time Tactics 29.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #15 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
87% matchVery Positive86% of 10,135 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, Real Time Tactics 24.3%, Isometric 14.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Medieval 9.3%
- #16 The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition
86% matchVery Positive84% of 831 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 67.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 66.2%, Strategy 24.2%, Medieval 9.7%
- #17 Stronghold HD (2012)
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 33.7%, Real Time Tactics 24.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Isometric 10.3%, Medieval 9.4%
- #18 Three Kingdoms Shelter
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: McCay Games
Windows
A strategy/castle builder. Create a character, build your palace, build up your defenses, craft, adventure and conquer all ancient China. Recruit legendary Heroes to lead into battle and command and fight real-time battles against waves of enemy forces out for your blood.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.4%, Real Time Tactics 26.6%, Strategy 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Character Customization 4.1%
- #19 All My Gods
85% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: Qumaron
Windows
Become a Roman god! Don't be shy! Epic game that topped the charts on Big Fish Games and GameHouse!
Why similar: Colony Sim 77%, Strategy 23%
- #20 Type2
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucas LázaroPub: Type 2 Studios
Windows
Type2 is a space-based city builder where you try to run a mining business on the moon. Use your management skills to maintain a colony, expand your company, and of course, make money
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.2%, Isometric 21.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #21 Our Dear Kingdom
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Voxel
Windows
Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 81.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Medieval 5.7%
- #22 Sigma Draconis
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Draconis Games
Windows · Linux
A group of colonists from a distant world have arrived at their new home. Equipped with advanced technology but limited resources, they must build to survive. Sigma Draconis is a colony simulation game which focuses on building and resource management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.7%, Strategy 26%, Isometric 15.8%, Base Building 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #23 Warehouse Bots
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Short Story Games
Windows · Mac
Take on the role of a warehouse manager overseeing a bustling hub of automated activity. In this immersive simulator, you'll delve into the intricacies of logistics as you control robots, construct efficient road networks, and fine-tune traffic flow to optimize your warehouse operations.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.4%, Real Time Tactics 25.7%, Isometric 17.5%, Strategy 15%, Base Building 3.4%
- #24 Villaging
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Villager Studio
Windows
Villaging is a simple game of strategy where you reign on a kingdom and you need to manage your ressources and your inhabitant .But you will also get threat from other kingdom so you will need to make an army to fight against them .
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.9%, Strategy 31.9%, Medieval 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #25 Idyll
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IdyllWorks
Windows
A 3D voxel fantasy colony sim with online co-op. Build a settlement block-by-block, mine deep for rare resources, craft powerful gear, and defend your colonists from monsters and rival factions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.3%, Strategy 16%, Base Building 14.7%, Isometric 10.6%, Open World 2%
- #26 Nuclear Crawler
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Sk Game Studio
Windows
Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.8%, Strategy 17%, Base Building 15.7%, Isometric 13.3%, Open World 4.7%
- #27 The Wild Age
79% matchMixed65% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Isometric 14.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Medieval 8.4%
- #28 Garden of Ants
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wietrack Softwork
Windows
Become the architect of a thriving ant colony in this real-time simulation. Establish and evolve your ant colony, grow specialized worker castes, cultivate fungus, and explore a living world above and below ground where day and night bring shifting challenges and resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 61%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Strategy 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #29 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
79% matchMixed69% of 365 reviews2020
Dev: Xigma Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.8%, Isometric 14.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 10.9%, Medieval 5%
- #30 Spruce
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vatt Labs
Windows · Linux
Create the perfect community for your town of wizards. Forge weapons and defensive towers in preparation for the onslaught of monsters - and pray you survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Isometric 18.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Medieval 6.3%
- #31 Realm Keep
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harry Mahal
Windows
Realm keep is a turn based tactical RPG where you build and defend your settlement. You lead your colonists, plan battles, explore distant dungeons and destroy them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #32 Cthulhu Keeper
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kuuasema
Windows · Mac
In this Lovecraftian real-time tactics game you play as a 1920s cult leader on a mission from the Old Ones. Build your cult, summon eldritch monsters, and undertake stealth tactics missions to spread insanity and amass power! In CTHULHU KEEPER you are the cosmic horror.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Isometric 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #33 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TreeByte Software
Windows
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.2%, Strategy 28%, Isometric 19.1%, Base Building 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #34 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,370 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.8%, Strategy 25.9%, Medieval 8.6%, Isometric 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #35 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,920 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 34.3%, Real Time Tactics 24.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Medieval 10%, Isometric 10%
- #36 Cosmic Resistance
75% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: We Cure Boredom
Windows
You are the fleet commander. Different alien races invade the universe. Find and fight for saving scattered human colonies, integrate them in your ship fleet to help you create a powerful army that will liberate the universe and humankind from extinction.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4%, Real Time Tactics 30%, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #37 One Hunread-Year Kingdom
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DerstyPub: HappyForest
Windows
Use your actions to build your kingdom and manage resources to achieve prosperity. With each turn, the enemy's ambition grows, but with your wise leadership, you can endure for 100 years.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.8%, Strategy 29.8%, Medieval 8.9%, Base Building 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%
- #38 NecroCity
74% matchMixed51% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
Windows
Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹
Why similar: Colony Sim 44%, Isometric 19.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Base Building 11.9%, Horror 7.6%
- #39 HullRats
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dan Danciu
Windows
A sandbox simulation where you manage oxygen, pressure, heat but also the mental and physical wellbeing of your crew. Take command of ships, scavenge, build, craft, survive the harshness of space in an emergent story where the world does not care about you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.1%, Isometric 17.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 5.7%
- #40 Embark
74% matchMixed61% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Overly Complicated Games
Windows
Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 66.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Open World 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #41 TFM: The First Men
73% matchMixed61% of 410 reviews2022
Dev: Gathering Tree
Windows
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 55.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Open World 4.7%
- #42 Windowed Realms
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Loom Studio
Windows
Build, manage, explore, and survive. Develop your village, discover new islands, face threats, and decide how your colony will grow.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Base Building 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%
- #43 Bergfried
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2%, Real Time Tactics 22.3%, Isometric 16.7%, Strategy 14%, Medieval 5%
- #44 Ascent of Ashes
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.1%, Real Time Tactics 22.7%, Isometric 15.4%, Strategy 12%, Base Building 9.8%
- #45 CityPunk
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nubosoft
Windows · Mac
Build upward in a city under corporate control. Place tiles, optimize spatial layouts, and manage powerful adjacency effects while balancing profit-driven demands against the needs of your residents in a dense cyberpunk megastructure.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Isometric 17.6%, Base Building 8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #46 Fosoria
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decoy Duck
Windows
Carve out and manage vast underground colonies! Build chambers, mine resources, and watch your settlement thrive. Assign specialized roles to your residents, then dig deeper to uncover ancient caves, precious resources, and mysterious tombs that unlock new possibilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.3%, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 14%, Isometric 14%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #47 Stronghold 4
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Real Time Tactics 22.7%, Isometric 16.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Medieval 5.9%
- #48 The Promised Land
71% matchVery Positive87% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Boolat GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...
Why similar: Colony Sim 77.2%, Strategy 22.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #49 Age of Respair
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Respair Games
Windows
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 36.1%, Real Time Tactics 27.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Medieval 8.9%
- #50 SCP: Site Director
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noble Gas Studios
Windows
An SCP Facility Management game with strong visual stylings that allows you to run your own SCP Foundation Sites, capture anomalies, hire staff to contain and research them, and recontain them when they escape. Orchestrate multiple sites and guide your clandestine organization to success!
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.6%, Strategy 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #51 Dig In
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vitar Games
Windows
A WW1 trench warfare colony sim where you build an evolving trench network with layered defenses, manage soldiers under pressure while holding a fragile sector of the front in real-time tactical battles.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, Base Building 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #52 MediAevi
68% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Brian De La FranierPub: Tavarin Games
Windows · Mac
A medieval fantasy colony sim based on Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld, MediAevi features multiple playable races in a procedurally generated world. Make a sustainable colony and keep your colonists alive through raids and attacks. Research and Advance, to make better weapons, armors, spells, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 64.2%, Strategy 20.4%, Medieval 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #53 Howl Of Heavens
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kokonGames
Windows
Howl of Heavens is a real-time tactical strategy game that tells the story of a young lieutenant who has taken command of a field headquarters. The successful achievement of strategic objectives and the outcome of the entire military campaign are in your hands!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 34.2%, Strategy 32.6%, Isometric 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 The HELL Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: METROPOLICE
Windows
Take up the role of the Hell Governor and embrace the challenge of welcoming souls who perished in major, historically real human disaster. Build your city, manage your resources while defending the chaos from demons who steal and kill your folks....and also that GIANT TITAN lurking around.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, Real Time Tactics 31.2%, Strategy 12.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Horror 5.7%
- #55 LouLan Kingdom
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MockingCrown Games
Windows
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 41.6%, Real Time Tactics 26.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Medieval 10.1%, Base Building 9.6%
- #56 Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,681 reviews2016
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33%, Real Time Tactics 24.7%, Isometric 13.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Medieval 8.5%
- #57 Castle Formers
68% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando AraujoPub: INK EYE Games
Windows
Defend your castle from the attacks of the night creatures. Collect coins, interact with the elements of the game, discover, explore, learn and survive for 30 days or try again.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.6%, Strategy 19.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Medieval 10.5%
- #58 Meowdieval Clowder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DrillMind
Windows
Build a medieval colony… with cats! Progress from a wooden club to a steel claymore, build a dynasty with inheritable traits, and defend your clowder from mice, rats, and dogs. Send brave squads to explore the world and remember: here, sharp claws and a fluffy tail rule.
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Medieval 11.9%, Open World 3.9%
- #59 Stronghold: Warlords
67% matchMixed65% of 5,270 reviews2021
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 33%, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Medieval 8.8%
- #60 Dungeon Settlers
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CanOpener
Windows · Mac
A colony sim based dungeon crawler where you manage your expedition to build a settlement in barren land, provide food and shelter for your people, lead them deep into the merciless dungeon, overcome challenging combat by your strategy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Base Building 11.2%, Medieval 10.2%