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2014PCSteam Deck playable71 % positive14.99 €

A city-building management game set in the California Gold Rush, where you plan mining towns, manage resources and grow a thriving frontier settlement.

  • Historical setting
  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • Tactical depth

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Ostriv

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2020PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive20.99 €

Brings what grabs you about 1849: a historical setting, economy and management as well as building and crafting.

A city-builder set in 18th-century Ukraine where you govern a town, laying out organic settlements without grid or angle limits on 3D terrain while managing the economy and your villagers.

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Railway Empire

Historical setting

A railroad tycoon sim set in 19th-century America where you lay track, optimize cargo and passenger routes, and outmaneuver rival companies. Detailed locomotives, a large tech tree and history-themed campaigns give it lasting depth.

Rise of Industry

Economy and management

An early 20th-century tycoon game where you build production chains, delivery routes and an industrial empire in a procedurally generated world, optimizing it against rival companies.

Pharaoh

Historical setting

A classic ancient Egypt city builder where you lay out housing, farm around the Nile floods, manage trade and raise monuments like pyramids. Supply logistics, pleasing the gods and occasional invasions make for a calm yet demanding flow.

Caesar III

Historical setting

A classic city builder set in ancient Rome: you keep citizens fed, watered, entertained and protected while managing trade and provinces. The blend of logistics and careful planning is its main appeal.

Railroad Tycoon II

Tactical depth

Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.

Railroad Pioneer

Historical setting

A railroad building and management sim set in 19th-century America, where you lay track westward from New York. The focus is on economy, route planning and historical atmosphere.

Zeus: Master of Olympus

Economy and management

A classic city builder set in ancient Greece where you balance housing, economy and sanctuaries while courting the gods and mythological heroes and monsters.

Mashinky

Tactical depth

A train-focused transport tycoon where you plan routes, research new locomotives and grow a rail empire on procedurally generated maps. Tricky track layout and a gradual tech progression define the experience.

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