Rank 01Games like Towns
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Towns: Gnomoria, Stonehearth, Banished, Factory Town, and Dwarf Fortress. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Xavi Canal, Ben Palgi
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 5
- 26% of 2,076 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Simple yet engaging gameplay concept
- Nostalgic
- Retro
- Dungeon system
- Equipment system
- Hero system
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Towns.
About Towns
The closest matches to Towns: Gnomoria, Stonehearth, Banished, Factory Town, and Dwarf Fortress. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Towns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gnomoria, Stonehearth and Banished — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as nostalgic and retro, and single out its dungeon system and equipment system. 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 Towns: The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Is Towns worth buying?
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 26% of 2,076 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 120 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 20 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Simple yet engaging gameplay concept
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“How TF is this still on the Steam store??? Saw the new Steam city builder sale and this was still showing up. This game doesn't even work properly on newer hardware anymore, drivers broke after the last time I tried to run it.”
“Once, when this first released many years ago I loved it. It was a charming little game about building a settlement above an active dungeon. But now it's abandonware and we'll never get to see what could have been. This game should not be…”
People who play it also play: Gnomoria, Stonehearth, Banished
Frequently asked about Towns
Can I run it?
How much does Towns cost?
Towns is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Towns?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Towns are Gnomoria, Stonehearth, Banished.
Who developed Towns?
Towns was developed by Xavi Canal, Ben Palgi and published by SMP.