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Games like Sumerians

2023PC, Steam Deck playable86 % positive−70 % 16.49 € 4.94 €

A city builder set in ancient Mesopotamia where you grow your settlement through irrigation, production chains, trade, and monumental temples and ziggurats.

  • Historical setting
  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Dense, handcrafted world

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In short: Games like Sumerians

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sumerians special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Pharaoh

100 %Match

1999USK 6PC91 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Sumerians: building and crafting, a historical setting as well as economy and management.

A classic ancient Egypt city builder where you lay out housing, farm around the Nile floods, manage trade and raise monuments like pyramids. Supply logistics, pleasing the gods and occasional invasions make for a calm yet demanding flow.

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Caesar III

Historical setting

A classic city builder set in ancient Rome: you keep citizens fed, watered, entertained and protected while managing trade and provinces. The blend of logistics and careful planning is its main appeal.

Ostriv

Historical setting

A city-builder set in 18th-century Ukraine where you govern a town, laying out organic settlements without grid or angle limits on 3D terrain while managing the economy and your villagers.

Zeus: Master of Olympus

Building and crafting

A classic city builder set in ancient Greece where you balance housing, economy and sanctuaries while courting the gods and mythological heroes and monsters.

Railroad Tycoon II

Calm and deliberate

Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.

SimCity 3000

Cosy, great for unwinding

A classic city-building sim where you plan zoning, traffic, power, finances and services for a growing metropolis. Trading with neighboring cities and famous landmarks like the Empire State Building or Big Ben add flavor.

Transport Fever

Dense, handcrafted world

A transport tycoon simulation where you start in 1850 and build rails, roads, harbors and airports, growing a thriving transport company across more than a century. The appeal lies in planning efficient networks and watching cities grow.

CivCity: Rome

Building and crafting

A city-builder that zooms in from empire management to the planning, supplying and running of individual Roman cities, culminating in Rome itself. Play centers on city layout, economy and citizen happiness across many missions.

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