Games like Beneath a Dead City

Run your own Adventurer's Guild in this fantasy colony sim! Recruit heroes to explore a ruined city, but keep an eye on those murder hobos. An unhappy hero could turn to arson, violence, and jaywalking. Defeat the Black Knight in the Necromancer's Tower and restore sunshine to the land. (When you start a game, it'll be easier if you can see trees and mountains in the starting area. You'll need to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath a Dead City.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

68% User Score Based on 467 reviews

In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spells, and expand your influence—all one gold coin at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gold Gold Adventure Gold.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 806 reviews

Odd Realm is a simulation game set in a procedurally generated, fantasy world where you foster a group of Settlers to help them build, explore, and survive... probably... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Odd Realm.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Islands.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

62% User Score Based on 1,069 reviews

Ruinarch is a simulation sandbox game where you create obstacles and cause conflicts in procedurally generated fantasy worlds. Inspired by story generator games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress, weaving tales of both anguish and humor is central to Ruinarch’s gameplay. The game gives you all the infernal tools you'll need to toy with people's lives and relationships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruinarch.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

67% User Score Based on 296 reviews

TFM: The First Men is a strategy simulation enriched with character-driven base building, party-based exploration, and tactical real-time with pause combat. Inspired by the creation stories, Knights and Merchants, and Rimworld. Build your settlement with the help of various paths and crafts. Use countless traits, items, and skills to make the first men in your image. Raise and train children and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TFM: The First Men.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Keziah’s Realm is an immersive survival game where you and 144 NPCs are scattered across a vast map divided into 36 procedurally generated chunks, each belonging to one of eight unique biomes. From the very start, you must forage for resources, craft essential items, and defend yourself to survive the perilous first night. From then on collaboration is key; forming clans with other survivors allow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keziah's Realm.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

60% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Disclaimer: This game does NOT have deep simulation like Dwarf Fortress or Rimworld. It's similar, but the simulated elements are very simple in comparison. It's a survival settlement-builder with the goal of "beating" an individual world in 8-12 hours of gameplay. Manage your ever-growing settlement! Use the resources at your disposal to build structures necessary for survival. Rese… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settler's Domain.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 5,433 reviews

A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

89% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Wastelander is a minimalist turn-based colony building game with roguelike and deckbuilding elements, where you start from nothing as a castaway on an alien world, build your colony, collect resources and protect yourself from mysterious and destructive atmospheric storms while using the secrets of the alien ruins to find a way to escape. As your colony expands you'll find alien artifacts and buil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wastelander.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farlanders.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 1,184 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

The Apocalypse is here. Demons all around. Now, it’s time to fight back! Build, manage and defend your base in a post apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,956 reviews

A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

Dungeon Settlers is a dark fantasy strategy game that combines colony simulation and dungeon crawling. As the leader of an expedition sent by the Guild, your mission is to explore, conquer, and destroy the dungeon which is the source of all calamities. To do so, you’ll need to build a settlement in the barren land and prepare your people for the dangers ahead. This is a ‘Hardcore Strategy’ game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Settlers: Prologue.

You are the governor of a new island. Build and manage your own colony.  This is a fantasy city-building strategy game with focus on production chains and settlers desires. Protect your settlement and colonists from hostile environment and make a great city. Citizens are primary resource. Gather and process resources and maintain the needs of your colonists. To keep them happy, you can provide the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Colony.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 2,022 reviews

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43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Crownbound – Rule with Gold, Not with Force!In Crownbound, you are the ruler of a growing fantasy kingdom, but your heroes have a mind of their own! Unlike traditional RTS games, you cannot command your units directly. Instead, you must influence them through spells, rewards, and strategic kingdom management. Heroes can level up, buy items in the market or even find them in fallen foes. Unfortunat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

84% User Score Based on 2,352 reviews

KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes. The gameplay is a combination of real-time dungeon sim, and simultaneous turn-based, rogu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KeeperRL.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

74% User Score Based on 47 reviews

2D top down view open world sandbox survival farming game. Survive, adventure, hunt, gather resources, craft, build, farm, fish, trade, become an adventurer, complete various tasks and explore this fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Border Town.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

89% User Score Based on 4,608 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabledom.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

65% User Score Based on 322 reviews

Once there was a prosperous village of Martials, now none of it remains. As the son of the former Master, you will lead your followers to rebuild this village. Recruit followers and enter the mysterious illusional domain, acquire lost wonders. Will you see the rebirth of ancestors’ glory again? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Village.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 84 reviews

In Goblin Camp, you’re in charge of a little band of goblins who want to make a new home for themselves in the middle world. Featuring 60 unique structures, over 100 items and over 80 crafting recipes, as well as 31 unlockable technologies, Goblin Camp has a lot for you to discover! Grow your camp from a collection of shacks and lean-tos into a bustling city of stone, develop new technologie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin Camp.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 3,960 reviews

Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elin.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

95% User Score Based on 28,576 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 6 reviews

Rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against the Storm.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

92% User Score Based on 6,355 reviews

Colony Survival is a voxel RTS developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the monsters that attack every night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony Survival.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

84% User Score Based on 410 reviews

STORYA natural disaster hit us and brought humanity to the verge of extinction. Only a few survived because of "Large Igneous Provinces", these are volcanoes that don't explode but huge cracks open in the Earth's crust and lava just starts bubbling out, oozing across the landscape, releasing tons of toxic gases. The most dangerous thing about an igneous province is that it can keep up th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen: First Breath.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

68% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Low poly town building game. Your goal is to build a settlement and track the citizens’ needs. Every citizen has a unique character! Depending on the mood and happiness level they can help develop or destroy the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Your Kingdom.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 311 reviews

Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MicroTown.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 2,016 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

The Amazing Cultivation Simulator is a China fairy-tale style simulation game with Roguelike and survival elements, and classic China culture background. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amazing Cultivation Simulator.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

100% User Score Based on 38 reviews

The game is relatively early in its development. Expect five boss fights and about an hour's worth of other content. Gelatine is a 2D sandbox game with a strong emphasis on combat and active moment-to-moment gameplay. Build a colony, protect it from invaders, defeat challenging bosses, and experience a wide range of game-breaking issues that you would normally expect from an Early Access title. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gelatine.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

91% User Score Based on 43 reviews

It ain't easy running an Adventurer's Guild. You have to deal with monster attacks, angry gods, and cowardly heroes. Money can solve a lot of problems (and motivate cowardly heroes), but a good strategy demands more than just bags of cash. You'll need to guide heroes as they grow from rookies into champions. Let someone else do the dangerous workThere's riches to be found inside the dead city. Hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within a Dead City.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

46% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Welcome to NecroCity, a place that does not bustle with life. Take on the role of the governor of this dark city - manage your resources and develop your NecroCity. NecroCity is a city-building economic strategy game, with a defense and combat system. The world of the dead is just in front of you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NecroCity.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 1,221 reviews

Just UpdatedNew content just added to Majesty 2 Collection: 2 New Classes (Ice Mage, Assassin) 6 Spells 9 Abilities 8 Missions 6 Weapon Upgrades About the GameIn the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes... Includes a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Majesty 2 Collection.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

66% User Score Based on 498 reviews

Construct and rule your own post-apocalyptic city. Judge the lives of the people under you. Set the laws people live by. Be cruel or kind and learn how to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomic Society.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

82% User Score Based on 524 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

"Just like the faeries in your garden, we love collecting berries for our prickleberry loaves and finding treasure with our special fribblesham fireworks. Come join us in our faerieland, full of strange adventure!" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glittermitten Grove.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 3,996 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

Endzone is a post apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endzone: A World Apart.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

91% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Strategize, build, and manage your resources as you experience first-hand what it takes to create a successful settlement prior to your launch to Mars. Configure your colony around challenging terrain, construct your base, and use specialized tools to terraform Earth to your needs. Prove that you are capable of taking your mission interplanetary. After all, practice makes perfect. Create a vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farlanders: Prologue.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

In Trading Towns, your goal is to find ways to make your town wealthy and prosperous. Collect resources, sell or refine them to make more profit, hire adventurers and let them fight monsters or search for treasures, build many different buildings, use artefacts and simple find the best way to make money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trading Towns.

Sail your island. Bring new land home. A colony sim where heroes of history and myth gather, build and fight to survive. Merge islands, plan your settlement, set each hero’s priorities and automate production—then take command in battle. Turn a tiny camp into a moving homeland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NeoPangea.

You are dead. But your ghostly hand still commands. Hellcrown is a roguelite strategy game where every run unfolds into a chain of random stories, sieges, and consequences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellcrown.

A Story That ListensIn this world, words hold power. Speak with NPCs who remember your conversations, react to your choices, and shape the fate of your settlement. Every decision influences morale, faith, loyalty, and even the flow of the story itself. Your dialogue choices can alter quests, punish or redeem villagers, and affect how your people see you as a leader. Build by Day, Defend by NightG… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steppe: The Last Defence.

PNG RPG is a open-world fantasy survival and city builder RPG You find yourself arriving in a small frontier town with nothing but a few rags on your back and a axe in your hand. The people here are more than willing to show you the ropes, teach you how to craft your own equipment, and help you learn how to defend yourself should the need arise. But you can't stay here forever. Beyond the ston… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PNG RPG.

The factory world of Hephaestus burns. Once a beacon of industry and production is now a graveyard of steel and fire. Endless xeno hordes swarm across its ruined surface, and you command the final stronghold: A lone sentinel tower standing as humanity's last defense against total annihilation.Irongrim Tower is a unique fusion of tower defense and city-building strategy, set in a compelling dark sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irongrim Tower.

Start with a plot of land nestled in the mountains of Uagrall and build a city that will withstand the trials that mortals and gods will send your way. Features []Build your city with a wide choice of buildings alone or with your friends. []Make your citizens thrive by providing them with all the resources they will need. []Develop your army to defeat your enemies. []Appease the gods to benefi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ulia Chronicles.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Brew or Die. Literally! Waking up to a knock on the door, you find an unambiguous letter: a huge debt, the deadline for which is approaching very soon. The jokes are over. Your only chance to save your skin is to revive a long-abandoned shop. Thus begins your desperate (and somewhat crazy) adventure. Your new weapon? Potions! Digging through the junk, you stumble upon an old textbook on potion-m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brew or Die.

Adventurers Guild Inc. is a turn-based management game where you run the business behind the heroics! Hire staff, post quests, and fulfill adventurers' needs (while taking a cut). Manage your budget, grow your reputation, watch adventurers scramble and build the greatest guild of all! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventurers Guild Inc..

Harrowlands is a medieval fantasy colony sim where you guide your settlement through the ever-changing world of Elderath. Experience the everyday lives, struggles, and triumphs of your inhabitants—each with their own backstory, traits, and destiny. Choose your story Begin as fugitives who’ve narrowly escaped a reaver’s keep, or as mutated survivors from a forbidden sacrificial rite. Your settleme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harrowlands.

Build an empire, founding its villages and cities. Every kingdom started with a single bonfire, and RAEV allows you to create your own thriving civilization across a sprawling continent. Craft interwoven cityscapes, inspire your people, and build a kingdom to forge your path to greatness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RAEV: Kingdom on the Distant Shores.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Gather resources, craft new tools and build your idle empire on islands. This is an idle crafting game like you've never seen. Mine up rare metals, grow food to feed your thriving idle settlement, unlock new buildings, craft new items, and expand to new islands in Tap Craft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tap Craft.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Main Points Procedurally Generated World Fully Customizable Characters No Class Constraints – Play Your Way Animated combat Characters Shape your characters exactly as you envision them with unparalleled creative freedom. Choose from diverse races and aesthetics, and develop their skills as they grow through their journey. Equip them with gear that defines unique combat styles, ensuring no two cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless RPG - Untold Tales.