City builders like Bellwright

Still thinking about Bellwright and its dark and tense tone? These city builders line up well for what comes next.

Nested Lands
Nested Lands is a dark medieval settlement RPG where you rescue survivors, give them roles, and grow a plague-ravaged village into something that lasts. You gather, craft, farm, and defend through harsh weather and winter, alone or in online co-op. Grim, demanding, and full of consequence.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark, Tense
73% of 531 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$14.99
First Feudal
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
75% of 594 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Going Medieval
Plague has emptied the world, and three travellers are yours to keep alive. Going Medieval is a colony sim about turning that rough camp into a walled medieval town: raise multi-storey halls and workshops, feed temperamental settlers, and hold the gates when raiders come calling.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark
88% of 17,173 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,164$29.99
Territory: Farming and Warfare
Grow a dozen villagers into a kingdom of thousands in this pixel-art colony sim. Set jobs for gathering, fishing, farming, mining and crafting, trade for rare supplies, then turn your workforce into an army against monsters and rival forces.
Also in Colony sim and Co-op
84% of 746 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$14.99
Sengoku Dynasty
Sengoku Dynasty is a first-person village builder set in war-torn medieval Japan. You start with one house, then add workshops, forges and taverns, recruit villagers, give them jobs and tools, and grow several settlements across Nata Valley. Combat, farming and automation all feed the same goal: a working community that survives without you.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
74% of 6,706 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 318$29.99
Noble Legacy
Noble Legacy puts you in charge of Greenwood in the years before the Norman Conquest, building a medieval settlement piece by piece. You attract villagers, assign jobs, run production chains, trade the surplus, and hold the whole thing together through winter, sickness, and raids. For city builder fans who want to walk their own streets as well as govern them.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
70% of 778 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$24.99
Overthrown
Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to defend your citizens from bandits and mutants, farm the land, and gather resources. Keep citizens happy or see them desert you!
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
55% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
Noble Fates
Noble Fates is a fantasy kingdom sim where you start with a handful of Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Halflings or Humans and grow them into a lasting kingdom. You build castles brick by brick or carve fortresses into mountains, farm and trade to stay fed, and manage nobles with long memories and strong opinions.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
83% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 55$19.99
Alek - The Lost Kingdom
Rebuild Zarabon your way: found villages, put woodcutters, miners, bakers and blacksmiths to work, and turn wood, ore, hides and wheat into food, armor and weapons. You live in the settlement you manage, then defend it with walls, towers and troops.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
76% of 394 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$19.99
Farthest Frontier
Raise a medieval town from wild forest to walled city in Farthest Frontier. You feed settlers through seasons, rot crops, cure plagues, and hold off raiders, all while 190 buildings and a deep farming system keep your to-do list full.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting · Dark
86% of 24,705 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,143$34.99
Land of the Vikings
Found a Viking village and grow it into a thriving northern city. You chop wood, farm, fish the fjords, stockpile for winter, trade for gold, and raid for fame, while each villager with their own traits finds work, family, and trouble.
Also in Colony sim and Survival crafting
72% of 1,979 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$25.99
Norland
Lead a small noble family and grow its medieval town from rough timber halls to a walled economy of farms, breweries, markets, and libraries. You set work, wages, and prices while lords scheme, drink, and study lost knowledge. A messy, story-heavy take on colony building for city builder fans who like people trouble with their production chains.
Also in Colony sim · Dark
81% of 9,083 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 216$29.99

Cheaper than Bellwright

Nested Lands

Nested Lands is a dark medieval settlement RPG where you rescue survivors, give them roles, and grow a plague-ravaged village into something that…

$14.99

First Feudal

Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle.

$19.99

Territory: Farming and Warfare

Grow a dozen villagers into a kingdom of thousands in this pixel-art colony sim.

$14.99

Noble Legacy

Noble Legacy puts you in charge of Greenwood in the years before the Norman Conquest, building a medieval settlement piece by piece.

$24.99

Overthrown

Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players.

$24.99

Noble Fates

Noble Fates is a fantasy kingdom sim where you start with a handful of Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Halflings or Humans and grow them into a lasting kingdom.

$19.99

Alek - The Lost Kingdom

Rebuild Zarabon your way: found villages, put woodcutters, miners, bakers and blacksmiths to work, and turn wood, ore, hides and wheat into food…

$19.99

Land of the Vikings

Found a Viking village and grow it into a thriving northern city.

$25.99

Empires and Tribes

Empires and Tribes is a unique hybrid of a medieval city builder and a role-playing game.

$24.99

Becastled

Build a sunny medieval town by day, then hold its walls against Moon Beasts by night.

$19.99

Civitatem

Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and…

$12.99

Villagers

Villagers is a beautifully illustrated and richly detailed town-building game where you build a thriving community using the people and resources…

$14.99

Hidden gems like Bellwright

Territory: Farming and Warfare

Grow a dozen villagers into a kingdom of thousands in this pixel-art colony sim.

$14.99

Noble Fates

Noble Fates is a fantasy kingdom sim where you start with a handful of Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Halflings or Humans and grow them into a lasting kingdom.

$19.99