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2022 PC 24.50 € 79 % positive Mostly positive, 2,079 reviews on Steam

You guide a small tribe from a first-person view through millennia of progress, building settlements and industries in a living simulated world where your people work on their own.

What defines Sapiens:

  • Open world
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Sapiens are Port Royale 2, One More Island and Settlement Survival. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sapiens special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Port Royale 2

95 %

2004 PC 5.89 € 71 % positive Mostly positive, 635 reviews on Steam

  • Open world
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

A Caribbean trade and economy sim set in the 17th century: you build a merchant empire, optimize routes and prices, and fight pirates or rivals with your fleets when needed.

Rise of Industry

Cosy, great for unwinding

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.

Transport Fever 2

Open world

A transport tycoon sim where you build rail, road, sea and air networks across more than a century and watch towns grow. The appeal lies in optimizing routes and seeing your economy flourish.

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

Cosy, great for unwinding

A classic city-building strategy game where you settle islands in the 17th century, build production chains, trade and defend your colony. The appeal lies in planning and watching your settlement grow.

Anno 1503

Cosy, great for unwinding

A colony-building strategy game about founding and supplying thriving settlements in the New World, centered on production chains, trade and diplomacy, with naval and land combat as a side element.

Railway Empire 2

Bright, upbeat tone

A railway tycoon strategy game where you build rail networks across 19th-century America and Europe, connect cities and outcompete rivals. Route planning, logistics and company management are the core of the experience.

Foundation

Open world

A relaxed medieval city-builder where towns grow organically without a rigid grid and you manage resource chains. Full mod support and a creative sandbox approach invite long, calm building sessions.

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