Rank 01- Trending
- 174 new reviews this week
Why this
Shares diplomacy and city building with City States: Medieval.
- $35.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like City States: Medieval
- 28 games
- Updated Jul 24, 2026
Players who liked City States: Medieval also play
The closest matches to City States: Medieval: Anno 117: Pax Romana, Knights of the Crusades, Corsair Cove, DSS 2: War Industry, and Crusader Kings III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Action RTS and Grand Strategy, like City States: Medieval.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource management with City States: Medieval.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 04 
DSS 2: War Industry
Why this: Shares city building and real time strategy with City States: Medieval.
Rank 05 
Crusader Kings III
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like City States: Medieval.
Rank 06 
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Why this: Shares save system and resource management with City States: Medieval.
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Cataclismo
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like City States: Medieval.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like City States: Medieval
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Anno 117: Pax Romana
Shares diplomacy and city building with City States: Medieval.
- 66% of 4,901 reviews
- 2Knights of the Crusades
Also Action RTS and Grand Strategy, like City States: Medieval.
- 76% of 109 reviews
- 3
- 4DSS 2: War Industry
Shares city building and real time strategy with City States: Medieval.
- 86% of 92 reviews
- 5
- 6Diplomacy is Not an Option
Shares save system and resource management with City States: Medieval.
- 84% of 4,634 reviews
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- 10Stronghold HD (2012)
Shares campaign progression and resource management with City States: Medieval.
- 95% of 2,911 reviews
- 11
- 12Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Shares diplomacy and faction politics with City States: Medieval.
- 90% of 12,170 reviews
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- 15Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Shares city building with City States: Medieval.
- 90% of 8,217 reviews
- 16
- 17Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like City States: Medieval.
- 75% of 87 reviews
- 18
- 19Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Shares real time strategy and economy management with City States: Medieval.
- 78% of 904 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Reverie World Studios
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 7
- 64% of 53 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Class system where peasants burghers nobles and clergy have competing demands
- Deep economic simulation with interconnected production chains
- Diplomacy and trade route management
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below City States: Medieval at current Steam store prices.
Stronghold HD (2012)
Why this: Shares campaign progression and resource management with City States: Medieval.
Company of Heroes
Why this: Shares real time strategy and resource management with City States: Medieval.
East India Company
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like City States: Medieval.
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Frostpunk
Why this: Shares resource management with City States: Medieval.
Grand Ages: Rome
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like City States: Medieval.
Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord
Why this: Shares diplomacy and faction politics with City States: Medieval.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like City States: Medieval.
Hearth and Hamlet
Why this: Shares city building and economy management with City States: Medieval.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to City States: Medieval, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like City States: Medieval.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Wargame and Historical, like City States: Medieval.
War of Dots
Why this: Shares resource management with City States: Medieval.
Empires Mod
Why this: Same tense mood as City States: Medieval.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like City States: Medieval.
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly
Why this: Also Military and Historical, like City States: Medieval.
More from Reverie World Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Reverie World Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Stars End
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as City States: Medieval.
Kingdom Wars
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like City States: Medieval.
Kingdom Wars 2: Battles
Why this: Shares resource management with City States: Medieval.
Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Action RTS and City Builder, like City States: Medieval.
Kingdom Wars 4
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like City States: Medieval.
Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Why this: Shares city building and real time strategy with City States: Medieval.
About City States: Medieval
The closest matches to City States: Medieval: Anno 117: Pax Romana, Knights of the Crusades, Corsair Cove, DSS 2: War Industry, and Crusader Kings III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If City States: Medieval is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anno 117: Pax Romana, Knights of the Crusades and Corsair Cove — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its campaign progression and city building. 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 City States: Medieval: You are the leader of a city-state in high medieval Europe. Expand your city through deep city-building systems, build a trade empire across the known world, and lead men to war to defend trade routes in a high-stakes struggle of global strategy and brutal warfare.
Is City States: Medieval worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 53 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Class system where peasants burghers nobles and clergy have competing demands
- Deep economic simulation with interconnected production chains
- Diplomacy and trade route management
- Historical accuracy in medieval setting
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is full of bug. The troops are all the same from a faction to another except name and photo. The level of the troop dont work a level 1 have the same stats than a level 6 execpt your main hero that does have more health with…”
“I do not normally leave reviews, but this is deserved one. This game plays like something from 2003 except the graphics are somehow worse. It is literally a reskin of their last 10 games that have a similar concept. Nothing is new. Nothing…”
People who play it also play: Anno 117: Pax Romana, Knights of the Crusades, Corsair Cove
Frequently asked about City States: Medieval
Can I run it?
Does City States: Medieval work on Steam Deck?
City States: Medieval is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does City States: Medieval cost?
City States: Medieval is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to City States: Medieval?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside City States: Medieval are Anno 117: Pax Romana, Knights of the Crusades, Corsair Cove.
Who developed City States: Medieval?
City States: Medieval was developed by Reverie World Studios and published by indie.io.