Games like Castles
If Castles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Castles II: Siege & Conquest and Stronghold: Warlords — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Castles: Design and build your own castle and defend it in real-time battle.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Top pick for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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.
Castles II: Siege & Conquest
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
In this game of medieval diplomacy, treachery & power. To win you must survive. To survive you must scout the surrounding territories, defeat the local militias, subjugate the land with castles, feed the people, forge diplomatic alliances, appease the church and unite the land under your iron fist.
Stronghold: Warlords
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
Flooded
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded.
COPA CITY
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
An economic strategy where top football clubs entrust you with organizing their matches. Build in the city, manage its structures and stadium, provide entertainment, food, and security for fans. Your success is measured by Match Readiness.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Sumerians
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Age of Empires® III (2007)
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Castles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Castles at current Steam store prices.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Castles.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Castles.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Castles.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Castles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Castles.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Castles.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
AdVenture Capitalist
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Fallout Shelter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Kingdom: Classic
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Mr.Mine
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Castles.
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
Realm Grinder
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Idle Research
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Castles.
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
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More from Quicksilver Software
Other recommendable Steam games by Quicksilver Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Master of Orion 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Quicksilver Software, the studio behind Castles. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Conquest of the New World
WHY THIS
Another title from Quicksilver Software, the studio behind Castles. Shares Strategy with Castles.
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Castles II: Siege & Conquest
WHY THIS
Another title from Quicksilver Software, the studio behind Castles. Shares Strategy with Castles.
In this game of medieval diplomacy, treachery & power. To win you must survive. To survive you must scout the surrounding territories, defeat the local militias, subjugate the land with castles, feed the people, forge diplomatic alliances, appease the church and unite the land under your iron fist.
Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
WHY THIS
Another title from Quicksilver Software, the studio behind Castles. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Castles.
Caught in a bitter feud between spiteful gods, you fight for more than your life in this strategy RPG. Enlist Hercules, Achilles, Electra and the mightiest of heroes in your struggle for an eternal seat atop Olympus. Create your own war host from over 30 distinct units.
Frequently asked about Castles
- How much does Castles cost?
- Castles is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Castles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Castles are Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Castles II: Siege & Conquest, Stronghold: Warlords.
- Who developed Castles?
- Castles was developed by Quicksilver Software and published by interplay.
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 Castles.
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