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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 38 games similar to Islanders down to the 5 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Dorfromantik, Imagine Earth and Concrete Jungle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Islanders.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder
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RelaxingCasualSolo
Year 2019Dev GrizzlyGames

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Within the “Turn-Based Strat” category, the closest game to Islanders is Dorfromantik — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Imagine Earth and Concrete Jungle follow close behind.

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The best turn-Based Strat games like Islanders

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Islanders. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Dorfromantik
Dorfromantik
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldProceduralBase Building3D
Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 80%· 220OC83· 30
Year 2022Dev Toukana InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Both are city builders — sharing puzzle design, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, combat tactical and resource management, while skipping strong narrative focus

Dorfromantik is a relaxing building strategy and puzzle game in which you place tiles to create ever-growing, idyllic village landscapes. With Dorfromantik, you can immerse yourself in a quiet, peaceful world at any time and take a break from everyday life.

Released 3 years after Islanders.

Genre100Game mode100World100Tone94Progression71Visuals58
#2Imagine Earth
Imagine Earth
StrategyRTS
SoloRelaxingSandbox WorldProceduralBase Building3DTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 82%· 955OC80· 12
Year 2021Dev Serious BrothersPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Islanders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping vibe casual

Planetary Colonization Imagine Earth is a real-time planet simulation and a build up strategy game. Your job as a space colony manager is to explore and populate distant planets. Build up thriving and profitable colonies on a global scale and trade resources and goods into space.

Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone82Progression52Genre50
#3Concrete Jungle
Concrete Jungle
StrategyCity Builder
SoloBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 87%· 662RAWG👍 59%· 32MC76IGDB80· 3
Year 2015Dev ColePowered GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

A city planning deck-building game! Concrete Jungle is a new take on the city building genre that swaps micro-management for a more strategic and puzzle-orientated style of city planning. You have a deck of selected cards which you can use to place buildings.

Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: game mode.

Genre100Progression100Visuals72Game mode35
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
StrategyCity Builder
SoloBase BuildingIsometricTacticalMelee
Steam👍 91%· 925RAWG👍 62%· 128
Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are city builders — sharing turn-based strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

X-COM: Terror From the Deep is a strategy game, the second installment in the X-COM series and a sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense that moves action from the outer space into the Earth’s oceans. The story unexpectedly references to Lovecraft’s novels, as you fight aliens that want to reawaken their unstoppable leader who slept under the sea for hundreds of years.

Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: tone.

It predates Islanders by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression86Visuals58Tone0
Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer
StrategyCity Builder
CasualBase Building3DTop-DownMultiplayer
Year 2025Dev FlugamesOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, cozy, relaxing feel and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Business Empire – Strategic Trade and Investment GameBusiness Empire is a multiplayer board game where players build a business empire by strategically acquiring and developing properties.

Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: game mode and tone.

Released 6 years after Islanders.

Genre100Progression100Visuals76Tone34Game mode0

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