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Looking for games like City State? Here are top city builder recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Synergy, TerraScape or MicroTown.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 472 reviews

    DISCOVER AN UNKNOWN WORLDYour citizens are immersed in a strange environment, both mesmerizing and unforgiving. Your goal is to build a city to help them survive, then prosper. You will need to explore, analyze and experiment with new things.In Synergy, the well-being of your citizens is paramount. You will need a deep understanding of their environment to help them adapt and thrive.ANALYZE YOUR E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synergy.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 1,046 reviews

    In TerraScape you build your own dream city. Each pack of cards in TerraScape offers different buildings and ways to expand your kingdom. Place your cards wisely in the game world to earn points and receive new cards as rewards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TerraScape.

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    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.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Hex.

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  5. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,314 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Take a fantastical journey - fly the desert and build your domain. Airborne Kingdom uniquely blends city management and exploration, with a world and lore all its own. Build housing, gather food, satisfy needs, and grow your tribe. Maintain lift, discover resources, and explore the desert for lost technologies. The kingdom, your journey, their lives - all of it is up to you to decide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborne Kingdom.

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  7. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    65% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Our civilization has fallen. From the ashes, four new powers emerge. Immerse yourself in a combat-heavy twist on a classic turn-based 4X strategy where steam, steel, atom and diesel-punk corporations clash to spread their technology and the way of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Wars.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 836 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Kainga is a ancient fantasy village builder where your environment affects your culture, technology and strategy. Advance and adapt to the pressures of the climate, beasts and other tribes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kainga.

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  9. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    80% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Dice Kingdoms is a multiplayer turn-based strategy game where resource collection is based on dice. Build efficiently to quickly expand your kingdom. Roll dice to gather resources while risking natural disasters. Accumulate army and/or culture to achieve victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Kingdoms.

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  10. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 369 reviews

    Build, manage and grow a thriving colony, discover new lands, craft legendary weapons and defeat your enemies. Kubifaktorium will feature different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kubifaktorium.

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  11. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 132 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 2 reviews

    Build a village on a deserted island, and prepare for merciless natural disasters! Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real medieval construction and craft techniques in this turn-base management game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Resilience.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,842 reviews

    Village elder, help us! Build your village and help your Pips, fight off hundreds of events in dotAGE as the prophetic village elder of a small medieval town. dotAGE is the merciless, turn-based, roguelite, town builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to dotAGE.

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  13. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    It's time to learn about the dangers of the wasteland. You've trained all your life to be one of the captains. The council of elders has given you your first serious assignment. You must lead your people through the wastelands. For the first time, you get access to 3rd level of technology. Which gives you access to vehicles, allows you to explore further terrain. You need to prepare the necessary… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post-Apo Builder: Prologue.

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  14. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 567 reviews

    Imagine Earth is a real-time simulation game. Whole planets become your playground and keep the excitement going with strategy and puzzle element. Build up huge civilizations and deal with the self-inflicted climate change. It all depends on your individual development plans and growth management abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imagine Earth.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marble Age.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 530 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Aquatico is a survival city builder set deep beneath the waves. Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquatico.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 287 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Oxygen is a survival city builder. 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 more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen.

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  18. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 5,222 reviews

    In this city-builder, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. With limited supplies you will claim land, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather supplies, build your city, expand commerce, and develop trades to build a bustling and unique town with a large population. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlement Survival.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

    Turn desolate planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat. Slipways takes the space grand strategy genre and condenses the best parts of it down by throwing away all the micromanagement and the steep learning curve. The result is a game in whic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slipways.

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  20. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 512 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 10 reviews

    Assume the role of Leko (youngest son of Odin), exiled to Midgard by your father for failing to meet his expectations. Far from home, you now find yourself with a disgruntled band of outcast Vikings. To get back, you will have to lead them across the mountains of Valhalla Hills, where a portal awaits to take you to your rightful place in the realm of the gods. The Definitive Edition includes two … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valhalla Hills.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 7,900 reviews

    Kingdom Reborn is a city-builder with multiplayer and open world. Guide your citizens. Grow from a tiny village to a prosperous city. Upgrade your houses and technology through eras. With multiplayer, you can cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in the same open world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms Reborn.

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  23. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    72% User Score Based on 642 reviews

    Features: Various building cards to build your city from the ground up Action cards to take care of random events and adjust your cards Quest cards to abide and make your people happy Road cards to make cars go wroom wroom 9 Different Games Modes to enjoy! ️ Rogulite Fun:With different upgrades, random festivals, disasters, and qsts; each run is different!Try to beat your high score each time and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cardboard Town.

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  24. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,576 reviews

    Build, automate, and optimize your own village on procedurally-generated 3D terrain. Use marble-run chutes, railways, logistic blocks, conveyor belts, and a variety of worker units to research useful new technology and keep your houses supplied with goods If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Town.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,120 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microcivilization.

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  26. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,625 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 4 reviews

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pioneers of Pagonia.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 443 reviews

    Heroes of Science and Fiction (formerly known as Silence of the Siren) is a turn-based strategy game where several different space-faring civilizations fight over control of a distant star system. Explore what’s left on the planets and secure resources to build mighty cities. Raise powerful armies and defeat your opponents on the battlefield! Early Access status Heroes of Science and Fiction now c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Science and Fiction.

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  28. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

    Becastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Becastled.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    98% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    Free Update:City-State & Neutral Hero About the GameAdd to Wishlist, Dominate Empire Gensokyo! Game Overview This is a relaxing, casual Touhou Project × 4X Strategy game (like The Battle of Polytopia and Civilization) You will lead an empire and vie for dominance against the maidens of Gensokyo. In this turn-based strategy game, you must explore the fog of war, expand your territor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOHOTOPIA.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    92% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to River Towns.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 371 reviews

    Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, temples and ziggurats. Manage your production, hire workers, and trade. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumerians.

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  32. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    80% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Empires in Ruins is the story-driven bastard child of 4X and Tower Defense. The Western Marches are aflame, will the grumpy and drunk Sergeant Hans Heimer be the one to quell it? Lead world map strategy in 4X-style, re-conquer your provinces, rebuild settlements and authority through your scoundrel officers. Fight Tower Defense and RTS-like bloody battles with up to 17 different towers and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires in Ruins.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    This is a mod for the game Dawnfolk made by Darenn Keller. It adds a new science building, the Light Spire. I've seen a fair number of players a bit upset that the light well does not have an upgrade. But adding this building after release makes the balancing a bit complicated, so a mod is the perfect way to solve this! You can upgrade the light well into a light spire. It produces slighly m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawnfolk.

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  34. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    In this Primitive Society Simulator, you will play the role of a leader of an ancient tribe. Inspired by ancient Chinese legends, as well as games such as RimWorld, Dawn of Man, and StoneAge. Features Hoe and FlintYou will travel back to the barbaric era and lead the people to gather food, make tools, sew clothes, hunt and fish, and cultivate farmland, building a tribe in the wilderness. Bloodline… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primitive Society Simulator.

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  35. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Imperial Ambitions is a 4X strategy game where the players will take over one of the European superpowers that existed during the Age of Discovery and Renaissance and lead them to imperialism. Tactical Wars With Completely New Mechanics Imperial Ambitions has a completely new strategy game design providing a unique 4X gameplay experience. Anyone who enjoys the Napoleonic wars will find the tactica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperial Ambitions.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizens: Far Lands.

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  37. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    50% User Score Based on 255 reviews

    How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down? Skyward Collapse places you into the role of The Creator, and frees you to tackle these problems your own way. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyward Collapse.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    "Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pile Up!.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    29% User Score Based on 896 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    In Urban Empire you take control of a mayoral dynasty and lead your city and people through 200 years of history. Establish infrastructures, plan city districts, debate political decisions at the town council, bribe or blackmail your opponents, empower the democratic rights of your people or ignore them and reign supremely by yourself – the decision is yours!Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Empire.

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  40. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    51% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy in the tower defense style. Designed mainly for peaceful and relaxed gaming that offers to rest from a busy real life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wild Age.

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  41. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 5,101 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 6 reviews

    Master of Orion, the award-winning and critically acclaimed strategy game, has returned. The iconic 4X strategy gameplay of Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate that formed the blueprint for a whole generation has been resurrected and upgraded. Stunningly enhanced for a new line of players, Master of Orion inherits and redefines its core elements, providing a graphically beautiful and deeply r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 562 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CivIdle.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deity Empires.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Ages: Rome.

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  45. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 950 reviews

    A simulation game where you build a town in the middle of the sea. Reach self-sufficiency, invite travelers to join you, then manage their needs and research new facilities to keep them happy. Build a submarine and discover islands to produce increasingly complex resources. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Havendock.

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  46. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Explore, conquer, convert and... release the Kraken!Theocracy is a classic 4X, turn-based, single-player, strategy game. As you lead your theocratic empire to world domination, strategic usage of peaceful radiation of divine power, decisive military campaigns and wise invoking of miracles, are all necessary elements of expansion and victory. Might and myth Recruit armies and command them across… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Theocracy.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 1,179 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 90+ building blocks to arrange and combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs. The game will embark on a story of ecology and understanding as additional resources … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block'hood.

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  48. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 164 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    "The Spatials: Galactology is The Spatials reimagined as a deeper, more rewarding simulation game. With mod support and active pause, Galactology adds new items and structures to build, trade routes to exploit, planets with many new variables, sophisticated AI, civilizations that actually attack your station -- and unique gameplay systems behind every object and room." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spatials: Galactology.

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  49. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 28,234 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dorfromantik.

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  50. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 314 reviews

    Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator is a city-builder game which simulates an evolving, medieval-esque village along the bottom of your desktop, allowing you to work, watch, or browse something else while you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator.

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