You put Bellwright down and instantly wanted more that slow climb from a sad little camp to a town that runs itself. So here are 11 games like Bellwright that actually get it: the builders, the survivors, and the colony sims that scratch the exact same itch. Counting down from #11 to the one that gets closest of all.
āļø The full ranked list is on the site (with links to every game):
ā±ļø CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:16 #11 Necesse
1:06 #10 Foundation
1:53 #9 Clanfolk
2:32 #8 Manor Lords
3:18 #7 Bannerlord
4:10 #6 Going Medieval
5:01 #5 ASKA
5:43 #4 RimWorld
6:42 #3 Soulmask
7:40 #2 Sengoku Dynasty
8:26 #1 Medieval Dynasty
9:31 Which one are you playing?
š THE LIST
#11 Necesse ā top-down survival sandbox; recruit settlers, automate, build a base from nothing
#10 Foundation ā organic medieval city-builder with no rigid grid; watch a village grow into a town
#9 Clanfolk ā Scottish-highland colony sim; keep a family alive through the seasons
#8 Manor Lords ā the medieval city-builder + tactical battles everyone waited years for
#7 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ā raise an army, take towns, build a kingdom in a living sandbox
#6 Going Medieval ā build a multi-story fortress and defend the settlers you've grown attached to
#5 ASKA ā co-op Viking survival where you grow a real village of AI tribesfolk
#4 RimWorld ā the colony-sim GOAT; every single run writes its own story
#3 Soulmask ā mask-powered survival; recruit and command NPC tribesmen to run your base
#2 Sengoku Dynasty ā build a feudal-Japan settlement from one hut into a thriving village
#1 Medieval Dynasty ā the closest to Bellwright's heart: start with nothing, build a village, raise a family, leave a legacy
š¬ Be honest ā which one are you installing tonight? Drop the number in the comments.
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