Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Historical, like Sumerians.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Shares campaign progression and resource management with Sumerians.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Decumanus Games
- Price: $16.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 211 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Mesopotamian history feels authentically researched
- Residents pathfind automatically letting you focus on urban design
- Separates private and state labor for unique depth
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Sumerians
The closest matches to Sumerians: Nebuchadnezzar, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Tlatoani: Aztec Cities, Ostriv, and Cataclismo. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sumerians is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nebuchadnezzar, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition and Tlatoani: Aztec Cities — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its campaign progression and private and state labor. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Sumerians: Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Is Sumerians worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 211 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $16.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Mesopotamian history feels authentically researched
- Residents pathfind automatically letting you focus on urban design
- Separates private and state labor for unique depth
- Supply chains feel tangible and strategic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“In a world loaded with city builders I don't really recommend this one so much. I really love certain aspects of the game and the time in history is extremely interesting to me. But for me to get immersed in a builder I need ambience and…”
“I've waited for this game for quite a long time during early access and bought it upon full release. I just got crash to desktop for the third time and this time, I was *this* close to finishing the final campaign. I thought it said…”
People who play it also play: Nebuchadnezzar, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
Frequently asked about Sumerians
Can I run it?
Does Sumerians run on Steam Deck?
Sumerians is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sumerians cost?
Sumerians is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sumerians?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sumerians are Nebuchadnezzar, Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition, Tlatoani: Aztec Cities.
Who developed Sumerians?
Sumerians was developed by Decumanus Games and published by Melqart Games.