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24 alternatives to DomiNations

Grow a flourishing civilization

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DomiNations launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Banished▲89

   City-building strategy survival game

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Expeditions: Viking▲69

   Historical turn-based tactical RPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mars Colonies▲67

   A free old-school RTS... on Mars

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GROW v3▲60

   Amazing combination game

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Age of Empires: World Domination▲72

   Your empire, your legend

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Below▲80

   Explore. Survive. Discover.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FreeCiv▲68

   Open source empire-building game inspired by Civilization

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Run an Empire▲64

   The Real-World Territory Control Game

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Civilization: Beyond Earth- Rising Tide▲66

   First expansion for Beyond Earth

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Civilization VI▲120

    The next entry in the long running Civ franchise

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Collapse▲75

    The end of society simulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients▲61

    Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rising World▲73

    A voxel based open-world sandbox game

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hero Simulator▲56

    Defending a kingdom isn’t easy!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Houses - Start building an empire▲67

    A game of thrones for the real(ish) world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rogue Legacy▲92

    An amazing genealogical Roguelike!

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17MA
    Meatshields – An in-browser turn-based strategy game▲113

    A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help! I feel this is an extreme overhaul I couldn't have done without your input. Since then, I have: Dramatically improved our hosting platform (So it HOPEFULLY won't go down this time (oops.)), Added two new units, Rebalanced all existing units, Added many more maps, Improved the…

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Capsized▲65

    An intensive action and exploration game (2D)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cogmind▲57

    Sci-fi roguelike

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Big City▲76

    Build your own Bit City!

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hello Tech Pros: 10 Business Lessons Learned in Role Playing Games▲54

    Tabletop to board room

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crown and Council▲60

    Mojang made a free casual strategy game

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Valiant Gaming▲54

    Built for gamers by gamers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    CIVILIZATION VI▲6

    Expand your empire across the map, advance your culture.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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