Recommendations
20 games like Banished
Games that share Banished's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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Europa 1400: The Guild
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 2
Forge of Empires
In the browser game Forge of Empires you can build your own city and experience all of history from its perspective - from the stone age on through the centuries. Explore new technologies that ring in a new era. Leave…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- iOS
- Android
- Web
- 3
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a 1999 strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 4
Diplomacy is Not an Option
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…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 5
Infection Free Zone
Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- PS5
- 6
Manor Lords
Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- XB1
- 7
Hearthlands
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 8
Foundation
Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 9
2012Townsmen
From humble backwater to medieval metropolis - build the city of your dreams!
SimulatorStrategyHistorical- PC
- iOS
- Android
- 10
Dawn of Discovery
Dawn of Discovery (Known as "Anno 1404" in Europe) is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements. Released in 2009, it was developed by Related Designs, produced by Blue Byte, and…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 11
RimWorld
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 12
Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 13
Factorio
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +2
- 14
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
A physics based medieval battle simulator which lets you pit wacky waving armies against each other. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator you pit waving arm men against each other and watch them fight it out.
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 15
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +8
- 16
Supermarket Simulator
Supermarket Simulator is a first-person business management game where players run and expand their own grocery store. Gameplay involves stocking shelves, managing a cash register, processing online orders, and…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +1
- 17
Schedule I
Schedule I is a first-person open-world crime simulation game where players build and manage a drug trafficking operation in the fictional city of Hyland Point. Gameplay combines business management with tactical…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- 18
Graveyard Keeper
Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year. Build & manage your own graveyard while finding shortcuts to cut costs, expand into entertainment with witch-burning festivals, and…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +5
- 19
Buckshot Roulette
Buckshot Roulette is an indie tabletop horror game that reimagines Russian roulette using a pump-action shotgun instead of a revolver. The player faces off against a computer-controlled opponent called "The Dealer"…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 20
Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start your own cult in a land of false…
SimulatorStrategyIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +4