Rank 01Why this
Also Agriculture and Base-Building, like Thriving City: Song.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Players who liked Thriving City: Song also play
The closest matches to Thriving City: Song: Farthest Frontier, The Lost Village, Settlement Survival, House of Legacy, and Against the Storm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Thriving City: Song.
- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03- $5.37 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Also City Builder and Real Time Tactics, like Thriving City: Song.
- 60% of 166 reviews
- Released: 2024
- Developer: White Star Studio
- Price: $18.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 121 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Historical setting feels authentic
- Imperial edicts create unpredictable challenges
- Seasonal events force strategic trade offs
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Thriving City: Song
The closest matches to Thriving City: Song: Farthest Frontier, The Lost Village, Settlement Survival, House of Legacy, and Against the Storm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Thriving City: Song is your kind of game, the closest matches are Farthest Frontier, The Lost Village and Settlement Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its historical campaigns and housing management. 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 Thriving City: Song: In 960 AD, the new Song Dynasty needs you! As magistrate, build a prosperous city from scratch. Develop bustling streets filled with businesses and entertainment, while navigating hidden crises of political strife and foreign invasions. How will you lead through these challenges?
Is Thriving City: Song worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 121 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 35% off, now $12.34 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 25 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Historical setting feels authentic
- Imperial edicts create unpredictable challenges
- Seasonal events force strategic trade offs
- Story mode doubles as tutorial
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is fun for a while, but it seems the developers no longer maintain it. Some parts of the game are not translated. Cloud sync doesn't work—I play it on Mac, but the save doesn't sync with my PC. The Discord channel is dead. I think…”
“Localization is missing in some small spots, but the biggest problem is trying to balance the economy and I feel the UI does not do too good of a job telling you all the details required to make ends meet. The tutorial blasts you through…”
People who play it also play: Farthest Frontier, The Lost Village, Settlement Survival
Frequently asked about Thriving City: Song
Can I run it?
Does Thriving City: Song run on Steam Deck?
Thriving City: Song 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 Thriving City: Song cost?
Thriving City: Song is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Thriving City: Song?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thriving City: Song are Farthest Frontier, The Lost Village, Settlement Survival.
Who developed Thriving City: Song?
Thriving City: Song was developed by White Star Studio.