Games like Trading Towns
If Trading Towns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paragon Pioneers, Pioneers of Pagonia and Foundation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and relaxing. 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 Trading Towns: Trading Towns is a simple and relaxing economic game in which your goal is to find ways for your town to become wealthy and prosperous.
Players who liked Trading Towns also play
Steam players who put hours into Trading Towns 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.
Paragon Pioneers
WHY THIS
Shares territory expansion and a chill mood with Trading Towns.
Top pick for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.
Pioneers of Pagonia
WHY THIS
Shares production chains, city building and a relaxing mood with Trading Towns.
Second-strongest match for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Trading Towns.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Foundation
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Trading Towns.
Third-strongest match for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Founders' Fortune
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trading Towns.
Ranked #4 for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
WHY THIS
Shares production chains, base building, simulation and a chill mood with Trading Towns.
Ranked #5 for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Kingdoms Reborn
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a chill mood with Trading Towns.
Ranked #6 for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Let Them Trade
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Trading Towns.
Ranked #7 for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
AColony
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Trading Towns.
Ranked #8 for Trading Towns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trading Towns at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trading Towns.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trading Towns.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Trading Towns.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Trading Towns.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Trading Towns.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Trading Towns on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
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?
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Trading Towns.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Trading Towns.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Trading Towns.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trading Towns.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Trading Towns.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Frequently asked about Trading Towns
- Is Trading Towns verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Trading Towns is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Trading Towns cost?
- Trading Towns is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Trading Towns?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trading Towns are Paragon Pioneers, Pioneers of Pagonia, Foundation.
- Who developed Trading Towns?
- Trading Towns was developed by Eternal Games.
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