Games like Kingdom Builders
If Kingdom Builders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kingdoms and Castles, Norland and First Feudal — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its companions require tactical positioning, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Kingdom Builders: City Builder meets Action RPG! Build your kingdom building by building, having villagers join your side. Lead them to expand your empire, defeating foes hindering your empire's growth.
Players who liked Kingdom Builders also play
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Kingdoms and Castles
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kingdom Builders.
Top pick for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Norland
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Kingdom Builders.
Second-strongest match for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Kingdom Builders.
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
First Feudal
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kingdom Builders.
Third-strongest match for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingdom Builders.
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Becastled
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Kingdoms Reborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Patron
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kingdom Builders.
Ranked #6 for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kingdom Builders.
Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Builders.
Ranked #7 for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
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Ranked #8 for Kingdom Builders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Kingdom Builders
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kingdom Builders.
Reviewers of Kingdom Builders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Kingdom Builders.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Stonehearth
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Kingdom Builders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kingdom Builders.
Reviewers of Kingdom Builders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Kingdom Builders.
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Awakening
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Kingdom Builders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Put an end to the chaos in this 2D action platformer! Engage in hand-to-hand combat against the gangs of Everseam, earn upgrades, and take down bosses vying for control of the city
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Kingdom Builders.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Kingdom Builders.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Kingdoms and Castles
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kingdom Builders.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Becastled
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kingdom Builders.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdom Builders.
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
Frequently asked about Kingdom Builders
- Is Kingdom Builders verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Kingdom Builders is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- What games are most similar to Kingdom Builders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kingdom Builders are Kingdoms and Castles, Norland, First Feudal.
- Who developed Kingdom Builders?
- Kingdom Builders was developed by ebb & flow games.
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