Games like Knights and Merchants
If Knights and Merchants is your kind of game, the closest matches are Of Life and Land, Farthest Frontier and Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its moddable for enhanced features, 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 Knights and Merchants: KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.
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Of Life and Land
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Shares a relaxing mood with Knights and Merchants.
Top pick for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Farthest Frontier
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Knights and Merchants.
Second-strongest match for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Knights and Merchants.
Third-strongest match for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Grand Ages: Medieval
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Knights and Merchants.
Ranked #4 for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Ground of Aces
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Shares a relaxing mood with Knights and Merchants.
Ranked #5 for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Kingdoms and Castles
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Shares a relaxing mood with Knights and Merchants.
Ranked #6 for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
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.
Republic of Pirates
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Shares a challenging mood with Knights and Merchants.
Ranked #7 for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
New Home: Medieval Village
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knights and Merchants.
Ranked #8 for Knights and Merchants fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
New Home Medieval Village is a zoning-based medieval themed city building game. Create zoning areas according to the demands of the villagers and meet the needs of the villagers. Keep them happy with your service buildings and attract wealthier villagers to your village.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Knights and Merchants.
Reviewers of Knights and Merchants cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Aircraft War
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Reviewers of Knights and Merchants cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Fight against enemy planes with the fun Aircraft War! Challenge your friends with single and double player modes. Conquer the sky, enjoy the victory!
守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft
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Reviewers of Knights and Merchants cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
This is a summoning tower defense strategy game, with different abilities of monsters and traps, with different effects. the player will continue to upgrade while defending, Become stronger, and summoning more powerful monsters to resist the brave.
The Settlers: New Allies
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Knights and Merchants.
Reviewers of Knights and Merchants cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Knights and Merchants at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
The Test
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Priced ~80% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Nubby's Number Factory
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Priced ~50% under Knights and Merchants on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Knights and Merchants.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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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.
The Expendabros
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The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Knights and Merchants.
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Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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Frequently asked about Knights and Merchants
- How much does Knights and Merchants cost?
- Knights and Merchants is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Knights and Merchants have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Knights and Merchants supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Knights and Merchants?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Knights and Merchants are Of Life and Land, Farthest Frontier, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012).
- Who developed Knights and Merchants?
- Knights and Merchants was developed by Topware Interactive.
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