What games are like Ancient Cities?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Ancient Cities by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Banished (37,798 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Ancient Cities" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Ancient Cities, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Ancient Cities

Looking for games like Ancient Cities? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Ancient Cities is a indie game from 2023; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Banished with 37,798 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,798 reviews · 90% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into indie.
G

Going Medieval

2026 · Indie

16,830 reviews · 89% positive

City BuilderColony SimSingleplayer

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into rpg.
C

Captain of Industry

2022 · Indie

10,682 reviews · 90% positive

Base-BuildingResource ManagementManagement

Same: shares Base-Building and Resource Management. Different: leans more into automation.
E

Endzone - A World Apart

2021 · Indie

8,225 reviews · 77% positive

City BuilderSurvivalStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Survival. Different: leans more into post-apocalyptic.
F

Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,753 reviews · 87% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
F

Factory Town

2021 · Indie

4,131 reviews · 91% positive

Base-BuildingResource ManagementSandbox

Same: shares Base-Building and Resource Management. Different: leans more into automation.
R

RimWorld

2018 · Indie

243,385 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into open world.
P

Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,960 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingSandbox

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into 2d.
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,790 reviews · 87% positive

City BuilderColony SimSurvival

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into open world.
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

15,003 reviews · 79% positive

City BuilderStrategySurvival

Same: shares City Builder and Strategy. Different: leans more into space.
S

Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,128 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingColony SimSimulation

Same: shares Base-Building and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into space.
P

Planetbase

2015 · Indie

9,494 reviews · 80% positive

Colony SimCity BuilderBase-Building

Same: shares Colony Sim and City Builder. Different: leans more into space.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Ancient Cities?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Ancient Cities by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Banished (37,798 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Ancient Cities" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Ancient Cities, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.