Games like Builders of Egypt
If Builders of Egypt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Builders of Greece, Stronghold: Definitive Edition and Northgard: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its ancient egyptian aesthetics shine, deep economic simulation and atmospheric. 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 Builders of Egypt: Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

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Builders of Greece
WHY THIS
Shares city planning, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Builders of Egypt.
Top pick for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisions, trade, fight and expand to become the ultimate ruler.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Builders of Egypt.
Second-strongest match for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Northgard: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Builders of Egypt.
Third-strongest match for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Cataclismo
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Builders of Egypt.
Ranked #4 for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
El Dorado: The Golden City Builder
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Builders of Egypt.
Ranked #5 for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Builders of Egypt.
El Dorado is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to. Offer sacrifices to the Gods to earn their favor, but beware and don’t lose yourself in your riches.
Anno 1800
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Builders of Egypt.
Ranked #6 for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Builders of Egypt.
Ranked #7 for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail.As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.
Land of the Vikings
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Builders of Egypt.
Ranked #8 for Builders of Egypt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Builders of Egypt.
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Builders of Egypt at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Builders of Egypt.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Builders of Egypt.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Builders of Egypt on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Builders of Egypt.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Builders of Egypt.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Builders of Egypt.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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Frequently asked about Builders of Egypt
- Does Builders of Egypt run on Steam Deck?
- Builders of Egypt 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 Builders of Egypt cost?
- Builders of Egypt is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Builders of Egypt?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Builders of Egypt are Builders of Greece, Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Northgard: Definitive Edition.
- Who developed Builders of Egypt?
- Builders of Egypt was developed by Strategy Labs.
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