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Shares tech tree progression with Patron.
- $5.37 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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The closest matches to Patron: Settlement Survival, Banished, Farthest Frontier, Foundation, and Endzone - A World Apart. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Patron.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Foundation
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Patron.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Overseer Games
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 6
- 74% of 1,572 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Class based population reacts to decrees
- Diverse climate and map options
- Mod support enhances replayability
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Relaxing
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About Patron
The closest matches to Patron: Settlement Survival, Banished, Farthest Frontier, Foundation, and Endzone - A World Apart. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Patron is your kind of game, the closest matches are Settlement Survival, Banished and Farthest Frontier — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its class based population management and decree and policy systems. 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.
Patron is a medieval strategy and simulation game released in 2021 by Overseer Games. Players manage a class-based population, issuing decrees and policies while handling disasters and events as they unfold. Resource chains require careful balancing and optimization, with a tech tree progression system unlocking new building options over time. Reviewers highlight that the class-based population reacts dynamically to decrees, and players note the diverse climate and map options add variety to each session. The game costs $19.99 and is not supported on Steam Deck. It received a 74 percent positive rating from 1,572 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as both contemplative and relaxing despite its challenging systems. Mod support enhances replayability, and players appreciate how the social dynamics layer adds depth beyond typical city builder mechanics.
About Patron: 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.
Is Patron worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 1,572 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Class based population reacts to decrees
- Diverse climate and map options
- Mod support enhances replayability
- Resource chains require careful balancing
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The way the food system and population mechanics work doesn’t make sense. Somehow the food drops from 500 to 50 in just two minutes — there’s no way my 20 civilians are eating that much that fast. The bugs in this game really need to be…”
“I had a village of about 40, food got scarce and people started to die. Fine, my bad. But after about 12 people died I turned off all production except food production, so all the remaining villagers were on either food production or…”
People who play it also play: Settlement Survival, Banished, Farthest Frontier
Frequently asked about Patron
Can I run it?
Does Patron work on Steam Deck?
Patron is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Patron cost?
Patron is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Patron?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Patron are Settlement Survival, Banished, Farthest Frontier.
Who developed Patron?
Patron was developed by Overseer Games.