$20.99was $34.99Historical low
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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.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
Early access$25.99
was $39.99−35%In Game Pass
Early access$24.99
$15.99
Multiplayer$0.99
No price yet
Dawn of Man
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 86%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~29h
- IGDB
$12.49
was $24.99−50%
$27.99
was $34.99−20%
FreeFree to play
Empires of the Undergrowth
2024PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$8.99
was $29.99−70%
$1.19
was $19.99Historical low
$11.99
was $29.99−60%
No price yet
Early access$19.99
was $24.99Historical low
$3.99
was $19.99−80%
Kingdoms and Castles
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 93%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~40h
- IGDB
$19.99
$12.24
was $34.99−65%
Multiplayer$19.99
MultiplayerNorthgard
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Colony sim, city building
- Players
- 85%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$29.99
In EA Play
Hidden gem$5.99
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
2017PC
Colony sim, city building
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 65%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$21.39
was $24.99−14%
Multiplayer$13.49
was $14.99−10%
$23.99
was $29.99−20%In EA Play
No price yet
Hidden gems like Banished
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
Early access$19.49
was $29.99Historical lowIn Game Pass
$10.64
was $39.99Historical low
$8.99
was $29.99Historical low
Early access$14.99
was $29.99Historical low
Multiplayer$1.25
was $4.99−75%
No price yet