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Games like Pax Augusta

If Pax Augusta is your kind of game, the closest matches are Manor Lords, Empire City Simulator and Pompeii: The Legacy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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.

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About Pax Augusta: Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!

2025StrategySimulation24.99 USDWindowsby Roger Gassmann
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Constrained city maps force strategic planningHistorically accurate roman architecture and urban planningModular forum and building designAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Pax Augusta also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Manor Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Top pick for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Empire City Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Second-strongest match for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!

    2024StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pompeii: The Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Third-strongest match for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Ranked #4 for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Caesar™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Pax Augusta.

    Ranked #5 for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!

    2016StrategySimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Knights of Honor II: Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Pax Augusta.

    Ranked #6 for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

    2022StrategySimulation44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grand Ages: Medieval

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Pax Augusta.

    Ranked #7 for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

    2015StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Empire Architect

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Pax Augusta.

    Ranked #8 for Pax Augusta fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Pax Augusta

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Caesar™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Pax Augusta.

    Reviewers of Pax Augusta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!

    2016StrategySimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Caesar™ IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Pax Augusta.

    Reviewers of Pax Augusta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.

    2016StrategySimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Manor Lords

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Reviewers of Pax Augusta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Nova Roma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Pax Augusta.

    Reviewers of Pax Augusta cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pax Augusta at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Pax Augusta on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Pax Augusta.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. World of Warships

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!

    2017ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pax Augusta.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. AdVenture Capitalist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pax Augusta

Does Pax Augusta work on Steam Deck?
Pax Augusta is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Pax Augusta cost?
Pax Augusta is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pax Augusta?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pax Augusta are Manor Lords, Empire City Simulator, Pompeii: The Legacy.
Who developed Pax Augusta?
Pax Augusta was developed by Roger Gassmann and published by Senatis.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Pax Augusta.

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