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Games like Banished

2014PC

24 games that share what Banished does well: historical, survival and real-time strategy. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

Foundation
2025PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$34.99
Best PC price · Steam
Manor Lords
2024PC · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
84%
Steam
To beat
~10h
IGDB
$25.99~~was $39.99~~−35%
Best PC price · Nuuvem · $2.60/hr
In Game Pass
Infection Free Zone
2024PC · PS
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
80%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$17.49~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Hearthlands
2017PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.99~~was $15.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Dawn of Discovery
2009PC
City building, economy
Critics
82
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99
Best PC price · Steam
Pharaoh
1999PC
Historical, real-time strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
86%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Dawn of Man
2019PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$12.49~~was $24.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.43/hr
RimWorld
2018PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$27.99~~was $34.99~~−20%
Best PC price · GOG
Kingdom: Classic
2015PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Empires of the Undergrowth
2024PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.99~~was $29.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam
Depraved
2019PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
60%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.19~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · WinGameStore
Diplomacy is Not an Option
2024PC
Colony sim, medieval
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
~58h
IGDB
$9.26~~was $29.99~~−69%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.16/hr
Townsmen
2012PC · iOS · Android
City building, medieval
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Ostriv
2020PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GOG
Patron
2021PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $19.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
Kingdoms and Castles
2017PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~40h
IGDB
$9.99~~was $19.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.25/hr
Ixion
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
68
IGDB
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$10.49~~was $34.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Stonehearth
2013PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Northgard
2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Colony sim, city building
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.79~~was $34.99~~−72%
Best PC price · Steam
In EA Play
Caesar III
1998PC
City building, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.89~~was $5.99~~−35%
Best PC price · Steam
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
2017PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
65%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99~~was $24.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Stronghold
2001PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
$3.74~~was $14.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.49/hr
They Are Billions
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Colony sim, city building
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
~93h
IGDB
$29.99
Best PC price · GOG · $0.32/hr
In EA Play
Atomic Society
2018PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
65%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet