What games are like Ancient Cities?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Ancient Cities by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Banished (37,726 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 37,726 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,726 reviews · 90% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into indie.
Captain of Industry

2022 · Indie

10,949 reviews · 90% positive

Base-BuildingResource ManagementManagement

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

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

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

2025 · Indie

1,761 reviews · 76% positive

City BuilderColony SimImmersive Sim

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

2018 · Indie

203,546 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

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

2015 · Indie

59,769 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingSandbox

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

2022 · RPG

3,870 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into rts.
Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,719 reviews · 87% positive

City BuilderColony SimSurvival

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

2022 · Indie

17,264 reviews · 79% positive

City BuilderStrategySurvival

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

2026 · Indie

10,638 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingColony SimSimulation

Same: shares Base-Building and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into space.
Reus 2

2024 · Indie

2,249 reviews · 95% positive

Colony SimCity BuilderBase-Building

Same: shares Colony Sim and City Builder. Different: leans more into god game.
House Flipper

2018 · Action

91,596 reviews · 94% positive

SimulationBuildingSingleplayer

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into design & illustration.

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 (37,726 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.