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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

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CasualNarrativeSolo

Year 2015Dev Licorice

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Kingdom: Classic is Craft The World — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Kingdom: New Lands and Kingdom Two Crowns follow close behind.

#1Craft The World78 #2Kingdom: New Lands90 #3Kingdom Two Crowns79 #4Bad North77 #57 Days to Die67

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The best simulation games like Kingdom: Classic

28 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kingdom: Classic. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Craft The World

78

Craft The World

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasualProceduralFantasyMedievalBase BuildingManagement2D

Steam👍 88%· 17KRAWG👍 75%· 157

Year 2014Dev Dekovir EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

#2Kingdom: New Lands

90

Kingdom: New Lands

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloNarrativeProceduralFantasyMedievalBase BuildingPixel Art2D

Steam👍 86%· 12KIGDB75· 2OC73· 12

Year 2016Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

#3Kingdom Two Crowns

79

Kingdom Two Crowns

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloNarrativeFantasyMedievalBase Building2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 38KOC78· 25

Year 2018Dev Noio · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, co op and offline, while skipping roguelike runs

77

Bad North

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralHistoricalTacticalMelee

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

Year 2018Dev Plausible Concept · Raw FuryOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems

#57 Days to Die

67

7 Days to Die

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloRangedProceduralBase BuildingMultiplayer

Steam👍 87%· 399KRAWG👍 53%· 497IGDB36· 8OC39· 34

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, sandbox freedom and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

#6Rise to Ruins

91

Rise to Ruins

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralFantasyBase BuildingManagementPixel Art2D

Steam👍 88%· 7.7KRAWG👍 68%· 40

Year 2019Dev Raymond Doerr · SixtyGig GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and early access, while skipping adventure storytelling

#7Farm for your Life

85

Farm for your Life

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasualManagementCozyDark

Steam👍 82%· 638

Year 2014Dev Hammer LabsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

54

Castle Story

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloHistoricalMedievalBase BuildingMultiplayer

Steam👍 65%· 11KRAWG👍 59%· 27

Year 2012Dev Sauropod StudioPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing deep simulation, survival mechanics and tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, real-time strategy and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

91

Dwarfs!?

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasualNarrativeProceduralFantasyBase BuildingManagementPixel Art2DFree to Play

Steam👍 78%· 1.1KRAWG👍 18%· 56

Year 2011Dev Power of 2 · Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling

83

Thronefall

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMedievalFantasyBase BuildingTactical

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 85%· 37OC86· 9

Year 2023Dev GrizzlyGamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

#11Plants vs. Zombies

77

Plants vs. Zombies

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasual2DTacticalDark

Steam👍 98%· 152KRAWG👍 93%· 733MC87IGDB80· 1

Year 2010Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, real-time strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

49

Stacklands

GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim

SoloCasualProceduralFantasyManagementBase Building2D

Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 70%· 60

Year 2022Dev Sokpop CollectivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Kingdom: Classic: deep simulation, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, turn-based strategy and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping adventure storytelling

#13Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

91

Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

Solo

Steam👍 97%· 966

Year 2016Dev Knuckle CrackerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, tower defense planning and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

#14Gratuitous Tank Battles

91

Gratuitous Tank Battles

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 103MC69

Year 2012Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with deep simulation, tower defense planning and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

#15Defense Grid: The Awakening

79

Defense Grid: The Awakening

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 5.3KRAWG👍 59%· 106MC81IGDB86· 2

Year 2008Dev Hidden Path EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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