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2025PC

24 games that share what Foundation does well: real-time strategy, city building and isometric. 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

Banished
2014PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
73
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$6.79~~was $19.99~~−66%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.57/hr
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
2024PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
~79h
IGDB
$9.99~~was $39.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr
Patron
2021PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $19.99~~−80%
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
Multiplayer
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
2023PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.34~~was $14.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Timberborn
2026PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~31h
IGDB
$24.49~~was $34.99~~−30%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.79/hr
Ratopia
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$16.50~~was $22~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam · $2.75/hr
City Tales: Medieval Era
2026PC
City building, economy
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$11.26~~was $22.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Fanatical
Whiskerwood
2025PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99~~was $29.99~~Historical low
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
Multiplayer
Prison Architect
2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Colony sim, city building
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
84%
Steam
To beat
~44h
IGDB
$7.49~~was $29.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.17/hr
In PS Plus
Corsair Cove
2026PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$29.99~~was $39.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.03/hr
In Game Pass
Endzone 2
2025PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
65%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.49~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Going Medieval
2026PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$18.39~~was $24.99~~−26%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.63/hr
Multiplayer
Anno 1800
2019PC · PS · Xbox
City building, economy
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
81%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$14.99~~was $59.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.52/hr
In Game Pass · Ubisoft+ · PS Plus
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
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
All Will Fall
2026PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$22.49~~was $29.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam
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
Hotel Architect
2026PC
City building, economy
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$23.39~~was $29.99~~−22%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
2025PC
Medieval, real-time strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
74%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$13.99~~was $27.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Farthest Frontier
2025PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$17.49~~was $34.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Tropico 4
2011PC
City building, economy
Critics
78
Metacritic
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
~70h
IGDB
$4.49~~was $14.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.06/hr
Cities: Skylines
2015PC
City building, economy
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~88h
IGDB
$8.99~~was $29.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.10/hr
In Game Pass · PS Plus