- #1 Viking Frontiers
97% matchMixed52% of 545 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Farming Sim 11.3%, City Builder 10.4%, Sandbox 8.3%, Medieval 7.6%, Historical 7.1%
- #2 Farmer's Father: The Origins
96% matchMostly Negative38% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
This is a free prologue of Farmer's Father. You have 60 minutes to explore, have a glimpse of the story and game mechanics. Fight with hunger, wounds, cold, disease, and enemy cruelty. Defend your family and survive the war!
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.3%, Sandbox 15.8%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Survival 7.9%
- #3 Chinese Frontiers
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 537 reviews2025
Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.9%, City Builder 13.4%, Historical 11.6%, Life Sim 10.5%, Medieval 8.2%
- #4 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
94% matchVery Positive88% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33%, Life Sim 19.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%
- #5 Noble's Life: Kingdom Reborn - Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GriffonsPub: Concept Lab Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Experience the first months after a brutal assault on your own estate in the free prologue of a realistic simulator of a medieval noble combined with a strategy game of historical depth. Manage your town and villages and make decisions in non-linear events.
Why similar: Medieval 16.3%, Historical 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, RPG 13.4%, Strategy 12.6%
- #6 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
93% matchVery Positive87% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Farming Sim 34.4%, Life Sim 18.9%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Realistic 9.1%, Simulation 6.6%
- #7 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
92% matchVery Positive91% of 7,602 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.3%, Survival 18.6%, Open World 14%, Simulation 13.7%, First-Person 11.4%
- #8 Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
91% matchVery Positive87% of 983 reviews2020
Dev: Black Eye GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
Why similar: Historical 20%, Medieval 15.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Realistic 11.7%, Survival 11.6%
- #9 Medieval Dynasty
90% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Sandbox 13.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Historical 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Survival 9.8%
- #10 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
91% matchMixed66% of 6,015 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: City Builder 53.5%, Medieval 11.2%, Strategy 11%, Survival 8.2%, Simulation 7.6%
- #11 Frozenheim
89% matchMixed69% of 3,911 reviews2022
Dev: Paranoid InteractivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.
Why similar: Vikings 29.4% ★, Medieval 27.7%, Strategy 21.4%, Simulation 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #12 Land of the Vikings
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,258 reviews2023
Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Historical 12.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Vikings 12.4% ★, Strategy 9.5%
- #13 Bellwright
87% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Medieval 13.8%, Survival 13.1%, Life Sim 11.7%, Open World 7.1%
- #14 Blacksmith Simulator Prologue
88% matchMixed47% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: Forge Games
Windows
Forge your destiny in the Blacksmith Simulator Prologue! Craft weapons and tools, manage your workshop, and mine for resources. Serve diverse clients, grow your reputation, and master medieval craftsmanship in this free introduction to the full game. Your journey as a blacksmith begins here!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Medieval 16.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 13.9%
- #15 Life is Feudal: Arden
86% matchMixed42% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Historical 18.8%, RPG 15.6%, Medieval 12.4%, Simulation 10%
- #16 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Gamera Games
Windows
Save fantasy creatures and protect them until releasing them into their natural habitat. Build your shelter, explore the neighboring region, and encounter a series of events.
Why similar: City Builder 51.6%, Sandbox 26.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Strategy 2.2%, Choices Matter 1.6%
- #17 ASKA
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 12,091 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Sandbox 31.5%, Vikings 25.3% ★, Survival 19.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Open World 8.9%
- #18 Mr. Prepper: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,554 reviews2020
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Mr. Prepper: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Mr. Prepper, featuring an essential part of the story.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.4%, Life Sim 22.7%, Immersive Sim 12%, Survival 11.7%, Simulation 10.9%
- #19 The Unexpected Quest Prologue
83% matchVery Positive86% of 133 reviews2020
Dev: RionixPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. In this prologue, play through chapters 1, 2, and 3, where you learn to manage your resources as you build and battle to bring order to the world.
Why similar: City Builder 53.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Choices Matter 4%
- #20 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.8%, Sandbox 19%, Simulation 18.6%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Adventure 9.2%
- #21 Mind the Vikings
84% matchMixed43% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: Miso Games
Windows
Start with nothing and build up your viking settlement in harsh Nordic climate in this survival strategy town building game. Start with nothing and prepare for winter. Set forth on raids on other viking settlements and defend yourself from them.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Historical 12.4%, Survival 9.6%
- #22 Ragnorium
82% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Historical 18.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Survival 12%, Strategy 7.7%
- #23 Farthest Frontier
77% matchVery Positive86% of 25,375 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 33%, Historical 16.7%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Medieval 11.9%, Strategy 9.4%
- #24 Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,732 reviews2024
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Start running your own supermarket with Prologue already. Stock shelves, handle cashier tasks, process online orders, design & expand. Set the prices based on the market. Be prepared to face the consequences if you fail to make the nightly repayment to the gangs.
Why similar: Life Sim 23.4%, Immersive Sim 22.8%, Simulation 18.5%, Sandbox 18.3%, Realistic 8.5%
- #25 Valand
81% matchMixed66% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LOMS Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Valand is a Viking Age city builder. With your own strength you have to rebuild the whole settlement and bring it to prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 33.5%, Life Sim 23%, Historical 16.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Medieval 10.1%
- #26 Colonize Prologue
80% matchMixed64% of 514 reviews2022
Dev: RembrosoftPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.
Why similar: City Builder 36.8%, Sandbox 18.1%, Historical 13.1%, Survival 10%, Strategy 9.2%
- #27 Force of Nature 2: Prologue
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Force of Nature 2: Prologue is an introduction to the world of the main game. Explore one of the many worlds and uncover its mystery. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
Why similar: Sandbox 24.5%, RPG 17.8%, Strategy 17.2%, Action 9.9%, Survival 9.8%
- #28 Valhalla Hills
81% matchMixed55% of 1,332 reviews2015
Dev: Funatics SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead your people. Survive the wilderness. Fight for honor. Reclaim your eternal reward. A brand new strategy game from the developers of Cultures and The Settlers II.
Why similar: City Builder 49%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Vikings 12.7% ★, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #29 Sons of Valhalla
76% matchMixed67% of 976 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Why similar: Historical 14.7%, Sandbox 13.6%, Medieval 11.7%, Strategy 8.8%, RPG 8.8%
- #30 Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,086 reviews2023
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
FREE PROLOGUE! Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
Why similar: RPG 18.5%, Historical 15.6%, Realistic 14.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Medieval 13.9%
- #31 The Viking Way
77% matchMixed43% of 378 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Lava Games
Windows
Experience the Viking way of life. Sail, explore, trade, build a fleet, and lead your fearless army to raid and conquest. Write your own story of the golden Viking age. You have many choices, and a leader can always find his own.
Why similar: Medieval 31.2%, Historical 21%, RPG 17.4%, Character Customization 13.1%, Action 11.1%
- #32 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
74% matchMixed68% of 438 reviews2023
Dev: Septarian Games
Windows
Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders
Why similar: Immersive Sim 38.3%, Strategy 34.8%, Realistic 14.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #33 Farmer's Life: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Farmer’s Life is a first simulator that will show you real, sometimes dark life on the farm. You will run Kazimir’s life - a bachelor and alcoholic. Help him to become an exemplary farmer, start a family, take care of the farm or watch him going down.
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.6%, Life Sim 21.4%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Simulation 9.3%, First-Person 8.3%
- #34 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
Windows
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: City Builder 30%, Historical 14.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8.6%
- #35 Clothing Store Simulator: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 466 reviews2024
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Are you ready to start shaping fashion? Start working with Prologue now. Make a brand agreement, order products, fill the aisles, dress the mannequins and start selling. A limited number of products for Prologue are waiting for you.
Why similar: Life Sim 32.3%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #36 Oxygen: First Breath
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,662 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: City Builder 42.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Sandbox 13.8%, Survival 12.7%, Simulation 12.3%
- #37 Of Life and Land
70% matchVery Positive86% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: City Builder 22.2%, Farming Sim 19.1%, Historical 10.9%, Sandbox 9.7%, Medieval 8.2%
- #38 Above Snakes: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,874 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In the prologue of Above Snakes, you awake in a destroyed settlement and help the survivors rebuild it. After that, expand the world with world pieces, craft, farm, hunt, build a base, and fight to find out more about what happened.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.6%, RPG 25.7%, Survival 19.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Open World 12.2%
- #39 Settlement Survival
70% matchVery Positive85% of 8,054 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 48.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Survival 12.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Medieval 7.6%
- #40 House of Legacy
67% matchVery Positive83% of 3,942 reviews2025
Dev: S3 StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
Why similar: City Builder 28.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Historical 11.9%, Life Sim 10.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #41 Grimgrad
72% matchMixed52% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Juvty WorldsPub: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Build your own Slavic settlement. Overcome the hardships of medieval life and don't anger the Gods!
Why similar: City Builder 42.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Survival 12%, Medieval 11.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #42 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,709 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.3%, Survival 26.1%, Open World 13%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #43 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Ironsmith: Medieval Simulator - Prologue allows you to become the local blacksmith in medieval reality. Master your skills by ceaselessly crafting tools and weapons for various social classes.
Why similar: Simulation 41.3%, Medieval 27.6%, Realistic 20.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 Old Market Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive88% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Old Market Simulator Prologue is a coop bazaar adventure for 1-2 players. Dive into commerce, manage your reputation, and build your dream market together.
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.9%, Life Sim 25.6%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Medieval 9.8%
- #45 Norland
66% matchVery Positive82% of 10,349 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Historical 16.1%, Sandbox 13.8%, Medieval 11.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #46 Alaska Gold Fever
64% matchVery Positive80% of 1,009 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.7%, Historical 15.7%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Realistic 9.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #47 Mini Settlers: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive89% of 803 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: City Builder 43.9%, Strategy 21.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Sandbox 15%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #48 Sapiens
68% matchVery Positive81% of 2,162 reviews2022
Dev: Majic Jungle
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Life Sim 18.2%, Sandbox 13%, Survival 9.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #49 Life is Feudal: MMO
71% matchMixed40% of 7,349 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Historical 22.3%, Sandbox 18.5%, Medieval 16.4%, Survival 11.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #50 Valheim
65% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Survival 33.3%, Sandbox 28.1%, Open World 18.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 9.1%
- #51 Bastide
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 355 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Build. Survive. Thrive. Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you transform a vulnerable peasant village into a fortified town. Manage your workforce and protect your people from the constant threats of starvation, disease, winter, and bandits.
Why similar: City Builder 45.4%, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 20.3%, Action 9.7%
- #52 Soulmask
61% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,226 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Sandbox 40.8%, Survival 27.4%, Open World 15.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 2%