Games like Diplomacy is Not an Option
Looking for games like Diplomacy is Not an Option? Here are top survival city builder recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with They Are Billions, Age of Darkness Final Stand or Cataclismo.
1 78%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding80% User Score 35,214 reviewsCritic Score 75%21 reviewsThey Are Billions is a strategy game in a distant future about building and managing human colonies after a zombie apocalypse destroyed almost all of human kind. Now there are only a few thousand humans left alive that must struggle to survive under the threat of the infection. Billions of infected roam around the world in massive swarms seeking the last living human colonies. CAMPAIGN: THE NEW E…
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2 75%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyoptimization, stability76% User Score 5,801 reviewsCritic Score 74%5 reviewsAge of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
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3 93%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability93% User Score 2,799 reviewsThe Cataclismo left us broken. Construct fortresses and defend against waves of Horrors in this mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. Lead an expedition beyond the gates of the last city, and reclaim mist-shrouded ruins as you rebuild humanity—stone by stone.
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4 66%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, optimization71% User Score 1,268 reviewsCritic Score 62%13 reviews"From the Star Wars: Empire at War and Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first-ever strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian. Conan Unconquered is a strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian where you must build your stronghold and assemble an unconquerable army to survive the savage hordes of Hyboria. Wave after wave of increasingly mor…
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5 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, optimization84% User Score 4,788 reviewsBecastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world!
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6 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability86% User Score 20,520 reviewsCritic Score 81%7 reviewsSettle. Survive. Conquer.
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7 67%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystability, optimization68% User Score 2,900 reviewsCritic Score 65%10 reviewsFrozenheim is a serene Norse city builder with elaborate management gameplay and RTS tactical combat. Lead your Viking clan through hardships of the frozen north, season by season, year after year. Build and survive. Set sail, explore and conquer. Win Odin’s favor and secure your place in Valhalla!
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8 97%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding97% User Score 889 reviewsExpand your colony in a hostile alien environment and ensure you can supply enough shelter, water and power to your colonists. As your spacecraft is pulled in by the planet more Goo will be drawn to your colony. Hold back the waves and make the most of the time when things are quiet. Recruit and build a variety of units, some unlockable through research or uniquely available to certain …
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9 97%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, monetization97% User Score 15,544 reviewsA minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night.
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10 78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability78% User Score 293 reviewsDarfall is a strategy survival city-builder with RPG elements. You lead your hero with a band of warriors to defend your settlement, explore the corrupted land and craft new items. Expand your settlement and defeat the darkness coming from everywhere.
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