Rank 01Games like Ancient Cities
- 21 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Ancient Cities also play
The closest matches to Ancient Cities: Ostriv, Dawn of Man, Land of the Vikings, Farthest Frontier, and Foundation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Ancient Cities.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Rank 03- $25.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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Farthest Frontier
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Ancient Cities.
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Tribe: Primitive Builder
Why this: Shares village management with Ancient Cities.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Uncasual Games
- Price: $29.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 63% of 1,025 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Graphics are great
- Immersive
- Relaxing
- Priority task assignment
- Resource gathering
- Seasonal resource availability
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Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Ancient Cities.
Stellaris
Why this: Same immersive mood as Ancient Cities.
Manor Lords
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Ancient Cities.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Ancient Cities.
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Why this: Shares resource gathering with Ancient Cities.
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Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Ancient Cities.
About Ancient Cities
The closest matches to Ancient Cities: Ostriv, Dawn of Man, Land of the Vikings, Farthest Frontier, and Foundation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Ancient Cities is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ostriv, Dawn of Man and Land of the Vikings — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as immersive and relaxing, and single out its priority task assignment and resource gathering. 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.
Ancient Cities is a prehistoric city-builder strategy game developed by Uncasual Games. Released in 2023 at $29.99 USD, the game tasks players with managing settlers through ancient times using autonomous AI systems. The core gameplay loop centers on priority-task-assignment, resource-gathering, seasonal-resource-availability, settlement-planning, and village-management. Players describe the experience as immersive and relaxing, with the graphics receiving praise for their detail. The game is noted for its challenging difficulty, massive length, and grinds session shape, appealing to players who enjoy strategic depth over quick play sessions. Tactical positioning matters when establishing settlements, and the procedural environment creates unique challenges across playthroughs. Reviewers highlight the realistic survival mechanics that distinguish it from more casual builders. The game supports solo play only and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About Ancient Cities: Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!
Is Ancient Cities worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 63% of 1,025 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 24 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Graphics are great
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Why is every storage spot item specific? I don't want to draw a circle for every single item in the game! Buildings are item specific too. I played this game a few years ago and can say there has been no progress in over 2 years. Only…”
“Don't buy this game is not yet ready to be properly called to build an "Ancient City". You're mereley building a village with a wierd animal invasion, with severeley lazy villagers (I was past 2 years simulated game time and I havent built…”
People who play it also play: Ostriv, Dawn of Man, Land of the Vikings
Frequently asked about Ancient Cities
Can I run it?
Does Ancient Cities run on Steam Deck?
Ancient Cities is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Ancient Cities cost?
Ancient Cities is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ancient Cities?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Cities are Ostriv, Dawn of Man, Land of the Vikings.
Who developed Ancient Cities?
Ancient Cities was developed by Uncasual Games.