# Games like River Towns

> The closest matches to River Towns: TerraScape, ISLANDERS: New Shores, Preserve, Banished, and Pan'orama. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [TerraScape](https://imho.run/games/2290000/terrascape) — Shares replayability and achievement hunting with River Towns. 884 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290000/)
2. [ISLANDERS: New Shores](https://imho.run/games/2368930/islanders-new-shores) — Shares score chasing and replayability with River Towns. 797 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368930/)
3. [Preserve](https://imho.run/games/2109270/preserve) — Shares tile placement with River Towns. 377 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109270/)
4. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Shares resource management with River Towns. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
5. [Pan'orama](https://imho.run/games/1730250/pan-orama) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 697 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730250/)
6. [Dorfromantik](https://imho.run/games/1455840/dorfromantik) — Also City Builder and Logic, like River Towns. 15,462 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/)
7. [Tiny Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/2438260/tiny-kingdom) — Shares replayability and procedural generation with River Towns. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438260/)
8. [Coin Factory](https://imho.run/games/2992500/coin-factory) — Shares tile placement and score chasing with River Towns. 151 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2992500/)
9. [Land Above Sea Below Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2452850/land-above-sea-below-prologue) — Shares checkpoint based progression and procedural generation with River Towns. 93 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2452850/)
10. [GRIDROAD](https://imho.run/games/2677310/gridroad) — Shares score chasing and checkpoint based progression with River Towns. 249 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677310/)
11. [Town to City](https://imho.run/games/3115220/town-to-city) — Also City Builder and Cozy, like River Towns. 6,434 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3115220/)
12. [Mini Motorways](https://imho.run/games/1127500/mini-motorways) — A frequent pick in River Towns players' libraries, and another Strategy. 15,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/)
13. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
14. [Tile Cities](https://imho.run/games/1957990/tile-cities) — Shares tile placement and achievement hunting with River Towns. 322 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1957990/)
15. [Let Them Trade](https://imho.run/games/1313290/let-them-trade) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 477 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313290/)
16. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
17. [Block'hood](https://imho.run/games/416210/block-hood) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 595 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416210/)
18. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with River Towns. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
19. [Quilts and Cats of Calico](https://imho.run/games/1993180/quilts-and-cats-of-calico) — Also Turn-Based and Cozy, like River Towns. 277 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993180/)
20. [Tinytopia](https://imho.run/games/968550/tinytopia) — Also City Builder, like River Towns. 87 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968550/)
21. [SUMMERHOUSE](https://imho.run/games/2533960/summerhouse) — Explores casual, like River Towns. 1,368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/)
22. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Shares resource management with River Towns. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)
23. [Terra Nil](https://imho.run/games/1593030/terra-nil) — Shares puzzle solving with River Towns. 4,724 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593030/)
24. [Drop Duchy](https://imho.run/games/2525310/drop-duchy) — Shares procedural generation and achievement hunting with River Towns. 1,463 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2485350&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2485350&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2485350&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2485350
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2485350
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About River Towns

Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2485350
- **Developer:** Frogsong Studios
- **Publisher:** Metaroot, Stray Fawn Publishing
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Mar 24, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2485350/river-towns)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2485350&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485350/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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