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Games like Urban Protocol

If Urban Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are Corsair Cove, Anno 2205™ and Anno 1404 - History Edition — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Urban Protocol: Build and govern a growing city where prosperity, population growth, and social control must remain in balance. Expand districts, manage infrastructure, enact policies, and maintain stability in this city-building strategy simulation.

StrategySimulationWindows · macOSby Thomas Kraits
Urban Protocol — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Urban Protocol 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. Corsair Cove

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Anno 2205™

    WHY THIS

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

    In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.

    2015StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Anno 1404 - History Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.

    2020StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Anno 2070™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Urban Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Urban Protocol.

    Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cliff Empire

    WHY THIS

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

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tropico 6

    WHY THIS

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

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

    2019StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. East India Company

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Urban Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Urban Protocol.

    Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.

    2009Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Guild II Renaissance

    WHY THIS

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

    For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.

    2010StrategySimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

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

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    WHY THIS

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

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    WHY THIS

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

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Frequently asked about Urban Protocol

What games are most similar to Urban Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Urban Protocol are Corsair Cove, Anno 2205™, Anno 1404 - History Edition.
Who developed Urban Protocol?
Urban Protocol was developed by Thomas Kraits.

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 Urban Protocol.

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