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Games like Ancient Cities
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with Ancient Cities's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Colony Sim, City Builder, Moddable, Economy, Base-Building, Historical.
Closest first
1·Patron
91% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
72% of 3,199 reviews positive
2·Oxygen: First Breath
90% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
89% of 1,666 reviews positive
3·Ostriv
89% match · City Builder, Colony Sim
95% of 7,697 reviews positive
4·Blacksmith Master
88% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
84% of 2,778 reviews positive
5·Going Medieval
87% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
89% of 21,485 reviews positive
6·Founders' Fortune
86% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
80% of 2,187 reviews positive
7·Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
86% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
91% of 27,497 reviews positive
8·Settlement Survival
86% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
85% of 8,102 reviews positive
9·Prison Architect
85% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
85% of 77,014 reviews positive · 745 playing
10·Kingdoms Reborn
85% match · City Builder, Colony Sim
90% of 9,745 reviews positive
11·Banished
85% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
90% of 43,354 reviews positive · 489 playing
12·Empires of the Undergrowth
85% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
94% of 18,993 reviews positive
13·RimWorld
85% match · Colony Sim, Base-Building
98% of 247,290 reviews positive · 19,778 playing
14·Highrise City
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
77% of 1,302 reviews positive
15·Foundation
84% match · City Builder, Colony Sim
87% of 24,305 reviews positive
16·Kingdoms and Castles
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
94% of 31,463 reviews positive
17·Ratopia
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
88% of 4,903 reviews positive
18·Meeple Station
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
57% of 957 reviews positive
19·El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
72% of 236 reviews positive
20·MicroTown
84% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
95% of 478 reviews positive
21·Endzone - A World Apart
84% match · City Builder, Colony Sim
77% of 10,044 reviews positive
22·Depraved
83% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
61% of 1,255 reviews positive
23·Folklands
83% match · Colony Sim, City Builder
76% of 74 reviews positive
24·Cities: Skylines II
83% match · City Builder, Economy
56% of 92,369 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Ancient Cities?
The closest matches to Ancient Cities on Steam are Patron, Oxygen: First Breath, Ostriv, Blacksmith Master, Going Medieval. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Ancient Cities's, and shared tags include Colony Sim, City Builder, Moddable.
How are games like Ancient Cities chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Colony Sim, City Builder, Moddable count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Ancient Cities's. Popularity never affects the ranking.