# Games like City States: Medieval

> The closest matches to City States: Medieval: Anno 117: Pax Romana,  Knights of the Crusades, Corsair Cove, DSS 2: War Industry, and Crusader Kings III. 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. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Shares diplomacy and city building with City States: Medieval. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
2. [ Knights of the Crusades](https://imho.run/games/3440120/knights-of-the-crusades) — Also Action RTS and Grand Strategy, like City States: Medieval. 109 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3440120/)
3. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Shares resource management with City States: Medieval. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
4. [DSS 2: War Industry](https://imho.run/games/3582440/dss-2-war-industry) — Shares city building and real time strategy with City States: Medieval. 92 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3582440/)
5. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like City States: Medieval. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)
6. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Shares save system and resource management with City States: Medieval. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
7. [Medieval Kingdom Wars](https://imho.run/games/499660/medieval-kingdom-wars) — A frequent pick in City States: Medieval players' libraries, and another Action. 1,203 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499660/)
8. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like City States: Medieval. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
9. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Shares faction politics with City States: Medieval. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
10. [Stronghold HD (2012)](https://imho.run/games/40950/stronghold-hd-2012) — Shares campaign progression and resource management with City States: Medieval. 2,911 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40950/)
11. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — A frequent pick in City States: Medieval players' libraries, and another Simulation. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
12. [Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/10500/total-war-empire-definitive-edition) — Shares diplomacy and faction politics with City States: Medieval. 12,170 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/)
13. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also City Builder and RTS, like City States: Medieval. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
14. [Nations](https://imho.run/games/3898040/nations) — Shares diplomacy and real time strategy with City States: Medieval. 80 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3898040/)
15. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Shares city building with City States: Medieval. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
16. [Pioneers of Pagonia](https://imho.run/games/2155180/pioneers-of-pagonia) — A frequent pick in City States: Medieval players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,341 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2155180/)
17. [Renaissance Kingdom Wars](https://imho.run/games/2533020/renaissance-kingdom-wars) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like City States: Medieval. 87 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533020/)
18. [Going Medieval](https://imho.run/games/1029780/going-medieval) — Also City Builder and Economy, like City States: Medieval. 8,390 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029780/)
19. [Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim](https://imho.run/games/2461280/lessaria-fantasy-kingdom-sim) — Shares real time strategy and economy management with City States: Medieval. 904 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2461280/)
20. [Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/813780/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition) — Shares faction politics with City States: Medieval. 60,009 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/)
21. [Victoria II](https://imho.run/games/42960/victoria-ii) — Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like City States: Medieval. 9,038 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/)
22. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Shares resource management with City States: Medieval. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
23. [Manor Lords](https://imho.run/games/1363080/manor-lords) — Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like City States: Medieval. 38,294 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/)
24. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like City States: Medieval. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)

## 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=4066390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4066390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4066390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4066390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4066390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About City States: Medieval

You are the leader of a city-state in high medieval Europe. Expand your city through deep city-building systems, build a trade empire across the known world, and lead men to war to defend trade routes in a high-stakes struggle of global strategy and brutal warfare.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4066390
- **Developer:** Reverie World Studios
- **Publisher:** indie.io
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jul 24, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4066390/city-states-medieval)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4066390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4066390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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