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Games like Realms of Madness

Looking for games like Realms of Madness? Here are top tactical city builder recommendations with a fantasy, economy, medieval, historical and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Diplomacy is Not an Option, Becastled or Cataclismo.

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  1. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 4,871 reviews

    In the RTS-game “Diplomacy is Not an Option” you will become a medieval feudal lord in a midlife crisis. Due to your position you must constantly make hundreds of decisions a day related with city management and economic development. You are tired of this monotonous and, so it seems, meaningless existence. But things are about to change: hordes of bloodlusted enemies, swarms of scary monsters and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diplomacy is Not an Option.

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  2. 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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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,799 reviews

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

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  4. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Kingdom Wars II: Battles brings a fresh perspective on the fantasy real-time Strategy genre, combining the best of Zombie survival and long term crafting with complex fast-paced city-building and skirmish siege combat. All in a beautifully, yet gory game world where players fight across the epic battlefields in multiplayer skirmish and coop with thousands of other players. And with an episodic sin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 2: Battles.

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  5. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 689 reviews

    Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forged Battalion.

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  6. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 1,390 reviews

    [Media 3581156] After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driftland: The Magic Revival.

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  7. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews

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

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 2,900 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 10 reviews

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

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  9. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 5,801 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Age 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Darkness Final Stand.

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  10. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 3,108 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The King is Watching.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 758 reviews

    Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the northern crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Godsworn.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    The Fertile Crescent is a Real Time Strategy game set during the Bronze Age in the Ancient Near East. Inspired by the rise and fall of Bronze Age civilizations, you must manage the delicate balance between food surplus and the maintenance of your army. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fertile Crescent.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 43,644 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 8 reviews

    It's time to battle through history once more in the latest entry of the landmark Age of Empires franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires IV.

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  14. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 955 reviews

    Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over 30 missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    76% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Open The Gates! About the GameSidescrolling Castlebuilder. Real-time strategy game. The emperor has lost control over his kingdom! Now he has appointed you as the leader of a new conquest. Become a master of castle building and defense in this genre-blending sidescroller game. As you construct and fortify your fortress, you'll have a variety of defenses at your disposal, including walls, tower… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Open The Gates!.

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  16. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,978 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 19 reviews

    Ancestors Legacy is a history-inspired, real-time strategy game influenced by historical events in the Middle Ages. The game combines resource management and base building with large-scale, squad-based battles across vast battlefields, all rendered in superb detail with Unreal Engine 4. Experience medieval bloodshed like never before thanks to the cinematic action camera that puts you right in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors Legacy.

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  17. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    Vedelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vedelem: The Golden Horde.

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  18. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,625 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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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Roadmap Join Our Discord About the Game Roman Triumph is a survival city-builder / colony-sim set in Roman times where you must lead your people, build a city from the ground up and fortify it with walls, ballistae, archer towers and other Roman defenses to survive against the hordes of Barbarians, ferocious Hydra, Minotaur, Cerberus, and other mythological beasts. In order for yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 418 reviews

    Reignfall is a real-time strategy game with elements of city-building and third-person action. Build a city and defend your keep against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Can you survive against the fallen horde? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reignfall.

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  21. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    62% User Score Based on 2,754 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 10 reviews

    Set in the near-future, Act of Aggression is an explosive techno-thriller real-time strategy game hailing from the Golden Era of RTS. With three global super-powers, there can be only one victory.Across three distinct factions each armed with the greatest modern and prototype military weaponry, head into some of the world’s most volatile conflict zones, building bases for mass production, establis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Act of Aggression.

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  23. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Empire of Ember is an action RPG and strategy game. You play as a Lightbringer, a young wizard who just inherited rule over a destroyed city. You have to rebuild it to its former glory while you live adventures in first-person, dual-wielding steel and magic, exploring procedurally generated dungeons and leading your troops to clashes of up to 100 units. You can customize your city to its finest de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire of Ember.

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  24. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,268 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 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… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Unconquered.

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  25. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    Dungeons III Extremely Evil Edition Includes: Dungeons III, a unique Throne Room DLC, an original Dungeons Coaster and the Digital Soundtrack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons 3.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,394 reviews

    A side scrolling, pixel art, survival strategy indie-game. Gather resouces, expand your village, explore the underground for riches and train soldiers to defend against the hordes of the undead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Nights.

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  27. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 15,922 reviews

    Lead your Ant Colony to Dominance! Empires of the Undergrowth is an ant colony management game, in a fast-paced real-time strategy style. The player excavates their nest underground, constructing tunnels and chambers to store food and raise brood. On the surface, the ants claim territory, gather resources, overwhelm fearsome arachnids and clash with other colonies. Nest design, army size, composi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires of the Undergrowth.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 3,426 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warpips.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wartorn.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 293 reviews

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

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 2,296 reviews

    8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 10 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8-Bit Armies.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,142 reviews

    Buggos is an RTS Auto Battler where you direct a bug swarm to conquer the planet from the dirty resident humans! You unlock evolution points when defeating the humans in battle allowing you to customize your bug swarm. You are the bad guys! You are the evil bugs! You are here for blood! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buggos.

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  33. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Purchase Full Version Now Featured DLC About the GameGet a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS – Ancestors Legacy! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March! You need to own Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition to participate. -------------------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    69% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    One of the most innovative Real-Time Strategy Games comes back totally renewed and improved to the smallest detail, with epic large scale battles, new civilizations, unit customization system never seen before in a game, 8K support, and a lot of more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition.

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 361 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 5 reviews

    Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Lords.

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  37. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 510 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 7 reviews

    From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents! 8-Bit Hordes features offline single-player missions, two-player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8-Bit Hordes.

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  38. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    48% User Score Based on 382 reviews

    Slip into the role of Daniel Hanson, commander of the first mission to a remote planet called Meridian. Assured of the fact that the planet is uninhabited, the unexpected reception of a distress call from the surface could mean many things, none of which you are prepared for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meridian: New World.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 505 reviews

    The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use modding tools to create custom game modes! Join The battle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Scouring.

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  40. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 1,980 reviews

    While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape. It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course. Prepare to harness the formidable might of dual heroes on the battlefield. This apple arcade-exclusive version of the game has the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD.

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  41. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    Featuring: OE-LikeConstant endless unit production from your shipyards. Each ship is autonomous, they seek your opponents and prioritize what they are best suited to fight. Witness vast battles. Though you cannot directly control your units in the interference of the Spance, you can create waypoint chains to direct where shipyards send your fleets. Inspired by the gameplay of Obliterate Everyt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Annihilate The Spance.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    84% User Score Based on 759 reviews

    Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories, wonders of the world and defence. Research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bee Island.

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  43. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 2,585 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 20 reviews

    SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG! The game goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce 3.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    83% User Score Based on 263 reviews

    Castle Craft is a game where players can build huge castles in an ancient wartorn world and must defend them against hordes of enemies in siege battles of epic proportions. Castle Craft is a unique blend of the voxel sandbox genre, action, and tower defense. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Craft.

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  46. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 2,394 reviews

    Enjoy the complete medieval experience in The Stronghold Collection, featuring five real-time strategy games. Create and defend your castle stronghold as you expand your lands, survey the castle life in your domain, host great jousting festivals and feasts, or conduct public executions to keep the peasantry in line. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stronghold Collection.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

    Solareth is a high-intensity top-down arena shooter where quick thinking and sharp reflexes are key. On a vast space battleground, you’ll confront waves of enemies that grow faster, fiercer, and deadlier with every round. With over eight weapon types, every encounter offers new possibilities: precise pistol shots, explosive rocket volleys, focused laser beams, or blazing flamethrowers that turn t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solareth.

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  48. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 959 reviews

    Lessaria is the spiritual successor to Majesty We're bringing back the RTS genre with indirect control. You build a kingdom, hire heroes, and they live their own lives, doing whatever they please. Try winning a battle with such an unpredictable army! New ideas We're not creating a clone — we're evolving the game as if we're making the third part of the series. Brand-new combat system. Hero squ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim.

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  49. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,505 reviews

    Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drop Duchy.

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  50. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 35,214 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 21 reviews

    They 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… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Are Billions.

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