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2023PCSteam Deck playable64 % positive29.99 €

You guide a Neolithic people through millennia and grow them into an ancient civilization. It stands out for its strong focus on historical realism, survival and a deeply simulated world.

  • Historical setting
  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Sandbox with your own goals

The closest matches for Ancient Cities are Manor Lords, Life is Feudal: Forest Village and Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ancient Cities special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Manor Lords

96 %Match

2024PCXboxSteam Deck playable84 % positive39.99 €

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

A medieval city-builder and strategy game where you grow a 14th-century Franconian village through detailed production chains. It adds tactical real-time battles and a strong focus on historical authenticity.

Life is Feudal: Forest Village

Building and crafting

A medieval city builder with survival elements: you lead new settlers through harsh conditions, keep them fed with varied crops, and expand your village step by step. You can also possess villagers to micromanage them directly.

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Sandbox with your own goals

An extremely detailed Soviet-themed city-building simulation where you plan and run industry, agriculture, transport and population of a republic from scratch. Its intricate economic and logistics chains make it a demanding challenge for planning enthusiasts.

Ostriv

Historical setting

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.

Banished

Sandbox with your own goals

A calm yet unforgiving city builder where you guide a band of exiles through harsh winters. You have to balance food, firewood and population growth carefully, or the whole settlement collapses.

Anno 1404: History Edition

Economy and management

A classic city-builder set between the medieval Occident and the Orient, where you grow trade empires, keep citizens supplied and sail goods across the seas. The History Edition brings the game and its Venice expansion to modern PCs in high resolution.

Farthest Frontier

Building and crafting

A detailed city-builder with survival pressure where you found a settlement in the wilderness, manage resources and keep your villagers alive through seasons, disease and raiders.

Pharaoh

Building and crafting

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.

Anno 1602: History Edition

Historical setting

The classic city-building and trading game: you settle islands in the 17th century, build trade routes and a thriving economy, and hold your own against rivals. The History Edition brings the original to modern PCs with 4K support and multiplayer.

Anno 1701: History Edition

Historical setting

You build colonies on distant islands in the early 18th century, manage trade routes and keep your citizens happy with goods. The History Edition brings the city-building classic and its expansion to modern PCs in high resolution.

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