Games like Going Medieval
If you like Going Medieval (colony management, building and medieval), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
RimWorld
- In common: long sessions and management
When you have a long afternoon and fancy managing: each session writes a new chapter for your colony.
Oxygen Not Included
- In common: long sessions and management
When you have hours, a clear head and want to untangle complex systems.
Timberborn
- In common: long sessions and building
When you want to build calmly and watch your dams transform the landscape.
Against the Storm
- In common: management and building
When you want to build and manage without committing to a weeks-long game: each settlement is one session.
Factory Town
- In common: long sessions and building
When you want something like Factorio but friendlier: GameStar finds it less sober and technical.
Frostpunk
- In common: management and long sessions
- Difference: less creative
When you want an intense management game with tough decisions, in one afternoon.
Cities: Skylines
- In common: long sessions and building
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to build something big at a relaxed pace. Watching your city grow session after session keeps you hooked for weeks.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
- In common: management and long sessions
When you fancy living the films from behind a desk: Chaos Theory reimagines the first five.
shapez
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to optimise without pressure: you can leave it and pick it up whenever you like without losing anything.
Planet Zoo
- In common: long sessions and building
- Difference: more relaxed
When you have an afternoon and want to create something beautiful while caring for your animals.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Going Medieval
Medieval colony management after a plague: you set priorities for your settlers, who get on with the work themselves, and build a multi-storey 3D settlement with cellars while weathering winters and ever-tougher raids.
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