Rank 01Why this
Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Founders' Fortune.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Founders' Fortune
- 23 games
- Updated Sep 29, 2026
Players who liked Founders' Fortune also play
The closest matches to Founders' Fortune: Foundation, Settlement Survival, Lords and Villeins, First Feudal, and Factory Town. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $5.37 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Founders' Fortune.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Dionic Software
- Price: $21.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 78% of 738 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Challenging difficulty with high replayability
- Micromanagement creates intense personal stakes
- Quirky ai with memorable personalities
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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About Founders' Fortune
The closest matches to Founders' Fortune: Foundation, Settlement Survival, Lords and Villeins, First Feudal, and Factory Town. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Founders' Fortune is your kind of game, the closest matches are Foundation, Settlement Survival and Lords and Villeins — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its defensive strategy and relationship dynamics. 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 Founders' Fortune: A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Is Founders' Fortune worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 738 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $21.99 (checked Nov 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 26 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Challenging difficulty with high replayability
- Micromanagement creates intense personal stakes
- Quirky ai with memorable personalities
- Settlers have unique needs and ambitions
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This looks and feels like an Early Access game... the AI is stupid, there's a lot of things that feels off. The mood thing is always a problem, whatever I do, they have low spirit. And when I spent point to forget negative thoughts, the…”
“The AI is a bit off. Though sometimes i like to give direct orders in colony games even though that is rare, This one requires it. no mods I saw fixed it either. I had colonists doing tasks on benches I had no jobs in que for, foraging…”
People who play it also play: Foundation, Settlement Survival, Lords and Villeins
Frequently asked about Founders' Fortune
Can I run it?
Is Founders' Fortune verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Founders' Fortune is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Founders' Fortune cost?
Founders' Fortune is listed on Steam at 21.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Founders' Fortune?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Founders' Fortune are Foundation, Settlement Survival, Lords and Villeins.
Who developed Founders' Fortune?
Founders' Fortune was developed by Dionic Software.