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Games like Hearthlands

2017PCSteam Deck playable82 % positive15.79 €

A city-building strategy game where you rule as a king in a procedurally generated world. You can't command subjects directly, instead managing resources, diplomacy, heroes and magic.

Economy and management
Deep systems to master
Tactical depth
Fantasy setting

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The closest matches for Hearthlands are Songs of Syx, Banished and D&D Stronghold: Kingdom Simulator. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hearthlands special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Hearthlands

Best alternative overall: Songs of Syx 97% match – Economy and management
Newest alternative: Border Pioneer 91% match – released 2025

Best match

Songs of Syx

97 %Match

2020PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive24.50 €

An extremely detailed city-building and strategy sim where you rule a city of thousands, manage trade and diplomacy, and fight large-scale battles against rival realms.

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Banished

Tactical depth

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.

D&D Stronghold: Kingdom Simulator

Economy and management

An early kingdom-management sim set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe: you build up your stronghold, manage your realm and compete against AI-run kingdoms to become Emperor.

King under the Mountain

Pure single-player experience

A fantasy settlement-building simulation where you grow a small colony into your own kingdom while managing resources and inhabitants.

Border Pioneer

Tactical depth

A town-building and defense game where you play a pioneer constructing settlements and fending off waves of varied enemies to gain a foothold on the frontier.

Noble Fates

Economy and management

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.

Valhalla Hills

Gameplay comes before story

A Settlers-style city builder from the creators of the Settlers series, where you guide a Viking village across small procedurally generated hill maps, manage resources and work toward reaching Valhalla.

Pharaoh

Tactical depth

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.

Manor Lords

Tactical depth

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.

Cultures: 8th Wonder of the World

Economy and management

In this city-building strategy game you lead a small people around the hero Bjarni, managing settlers, resources and buildings while facing the forces of darkness. The focus is on economy and the calm growth of your settlement rather than frantic combat.