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Games like Towns

2012PC4.99 €

You build and run a settlement on top of an active dungeon, looking after your citizens and sending them down as heroes. It blends city-building with RPG elements, though development was abandoned and it remains unfinished.

  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • A party of several characters
  • Fantasy setting

The closest matches for Towns are Gnomoria, Rise to Ruins and Odd Realm. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Towns special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Gnomoria

99 %Match

2016PC76 % positive

  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • A party of several characters

A Dwarf Fortress-style colony management sandbox where you lead a small band of gnomes, dig deep, craft goods and defend your settlement as it grows into a kingdom.

Rise to Ruins

Fantasy setting

A tough village builder where you act as a godlike force guiding settlers and defending against nightly monster waves. It blends resource management with 90s-style real-time strategy.

Odd Realm

Building and crafting

A pixel-art colony simulation in a procedurally generated fantasy world where you guide settlers to build, explore and survive threats. Reminiscent of Dwarf Fortress but more approachable, with a quirky sense of humor.

Ratopia

Fantasy setting

Ratopia blends colony and city building with survival: as a rat ruler you dig into a subterranean world, manage your citizens and build a working economy. The cute pixel-art look keeps the management approachable and charming.

Craft the World

Building and crafting

A 2D sandbox blend of Terraria and Dungeon Keeper: you direct a band of dwarves, build fortresses, gather resources and craft gear while exploring a randomly generated world and fending off monsters.

Dwarf Fortress

Building and crafting

An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.

Noble Fates

Building and crafting

A 3D fantasy colony sim in the vein of Dwarf Fortress, where you run a settlement of characters with their own opinions and memories. You build, farm, hunt and defend your realm, either from a top-down view or by taking direct third-person control.

Dwarf Fortress

Economy and management

You build and manage a dwarven fortress in a deeply simulated world where every dwarf has its own personality and every system interacts. Watch your civilization decline and use the lessons for your next attempt.

KeeperRL

Building and crafting

You play an evil wizard who builds a dungeon, trains minions, sets traps and fends off invading heroes. Its mix of Dwarf Fortress-style real-time base building and roguelike adventure sets it apart.

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