Games Like Banished Similar City Building Games & RTS Games like Banished

Banished is described as 'In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland' and is a city building game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Banished for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Wine apps. The best Banished alternative is RimWorld. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Dwarf Fortress or openage. Other Banished like games are Anno, Travian, Tropico and Tribal Wars.

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In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

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Banished alternatives page was last updated Oct 20, 2023
  1. RimWorld icon
     35 likes

    RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000.

    21 RimWorld alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    RimWorld Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Base building
    4.  Endless gameplay
    5.  Strategy planning
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    RimWorld VS Banished

    Is RimWorld a good alternative to Banished?
     
    • Most users think RimWorld is a great Banished alternative.

    • RimWorld is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Banished.

    • RimWorld is the most popular commercial alternative to Banished.

    • RimWorld is Paid and ProprietaryBanished is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Dwarf Fortress icon
     82 likes

    Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy simulator. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The world is procedurally generated with distinct civilizations spanning centuries of detailed history, multitude of towns, bodies...

    25 Dwarf Fortress alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dwarf Fortress Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Building game
    3.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    4.  Terraforming
    5.  Battle simulation
    6.  Squad based
    Dwarf Fortress iconBanished Icon

    Dwarf Fortress VS Banished

    Is Dwarf Fortress a good alternative to Banished?
     
    • Dwarf Fortress is the most popular free alternative to Banished.

    • Dwarf Fortress is Free and ProprietaryBanished is Paid and Proprietary
  3. openage icon
     18 likes

    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    40 openage alternatives
    openage screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    openage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player
    openage iconBanished Icon

    openage VS Banished

    Is openage a good alternative to Banished?
     
    • openage is the most popular Open Source alternative to Banished.

    • openage is Free and Open SourceBanished is Paid and Proprietary
    • openage is MultiplayerBanished is not according to our users
  4. Anno icon
     14 likes

    ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements.

    22 Anno alternatives
    Anno 2070

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Anno Features

    Anno iconBanished Icon

    Anno VS Banished

    Is Anno a good alternative to Banished?
     
    • Most users think Anno is a great Banished alternative.

    • Anno is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Banished.

    • Anno is Paid and ProprietaryBanished is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Travian icon
     6 likes

    Join the famous expert strategy game with thousands of real players, directly in your browser.

    28 Travian alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Travian Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Endless gameplay
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Free to play
    Travian iconBanished Icon

    Travian VS Banished

    Is Travian a good alternative to Banished?
     
    • Travian is the most popular Web-based alternative to Banished.

    • Travian is Freemium and ProprietaryBanished is Paid and Proprietary
    • Travian is MultiplayerBanished is not according to our users
  6. Tropico icon
     12 likes

    Tropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Feral Interactive has developed and published a number of the games.

    24 Tropico alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    Tropico Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Politics
    5.  Production Chains
    Tropico iconBanished Icon

    Tropico VS Banished

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  7. Tribal Wars icon
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    Tribal Wars is a browser-based game set in the Middle Ages. Every player controls a small village, striving for power and glory.

    29 Tribal Wars alternatives
    Tribal Wars screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Tribal Wars Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Multiplayer
    Tribal Wars iconBanished Icon

    Tribal Wars VS Banished

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  8. Unknown Horizons icon
     12 likes

    Unknown Horizons is a 2D real-time strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.

    7 Unknown Horizons alternatives
    Unknown Horizons screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Unknown Horizons Features

    1.  Single player
    Unknown Horizons iconBanished Icon

    Unknown Horizons VS Banished

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  9. Frostpunk icon
     6 likes

    As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and its infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?.

    9 Frostpunk alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Frostpunk Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Single player
    Frostpunk iconBanished Icon

    Frostpunk VS Banished

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  10. Littlewargame icon
     11 likes

    Littlewargame is a medieval-themed HTML5 Real-Time-Strategy game with multiplayer mode and a map editor. It runs completely in your browser without any download required.

    16 Littlewargame alternatives
    Littlewargame screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Littlewargame Features

    1.  No installation required
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Medieval
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Multiplayer
    Littlewargame iconBanished Icon

    Littlewargame VS Banished

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  11. Castle Story icon
     5 likes

    Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little characters called "Bricktrons".

    18 Castle Story alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam
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    Castle Story VS Banished

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  12. eCity icon
     7 likes

    eCity is a city simulation game where you are challenged to solve different engineering issues. Eight scenarios are available including topics such as:

    • energy distribution
    • pollution
    • networking
    • transportation
    • natural disasters
    • etc,
    14 eCity alternatives
    eCity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Desura
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.5.1) is from January 5, 2016.

    eCity iconBanished Icon

    eCity VS Banished

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