Games like Frozenheim

The Squirrel's verdictDiplomacy is Not an Option leans into chokepoint defense and heavy unit micromanagement, with no co-op and city-building kept minimal in service of fielding armies against escalating enemy waves. The difference from Frozenheim is intensity: reviewers flag sharp mid-campaign difficulty spikes requiring precise build orders, and median playtime reaches 36.9 hours. Suits players who want a demanding, high-pressure version of the same base-to-combat formula.

Not for you if you want a low-pressure, casual-pace RTS rather than a game reviewers describe as punishing and requiring exact play.

The Squirrel's verdictBoth hand you a base that exists mainly to feed resources into units for combat, with city-building depth kept deliberately thin. Becastled strips out Frozenheim's Norse campaign and exploration entirely, replacing it with standalone survival rounds: build, defend, repeat, no story or mission structure. Median playtime sits at 14.3 hours, no co-op.

Not for you if you came to Frozenheim for its campaign and folklore setting rather than the base-to-army loop, since Becastled drops narrative for repeatable survival rounds players say they master in under an hour.

The Squirrel's verdictBoth games treat city-building as a feeder system for AoE-style unit production and combat rather than deep colony management. Medieval Kingdom Wars adds a Civilization-style overworld map covering 14 medieval European factions, co-op play, and a much lower price, for players who want territorial conquest layered over the same base-building foundation.

Not for you if you need competent AI opponents, since reviewers describe winning battles by simply mass-selecting troops and attacking.

The Squirrel's verdictThe defining feature of Eyes of War is direct third-person control of any individual unit mid-battle, which sits on top of a standard base-building and resource-gathering loop. Co-op is supported. Priced at $14.99 with a median playtime around 2.5 hours, it targets players who want hands-on combat involvement rather than purely issuing commands from a top-down view.

Not for you if you prefer RTS combat to stay top-down and hands-off rather than switching into direct third-person unit control.

The Squirrel's verdictLand of the Vikings shares Frozenheim's Norse setting but drops combat entirely, centering the game on colony management: food chains, forestry, resource balancing, and multi-year settlement progression. Players who found Frozenheim's colony layer too thin relative to its battles will find more depth here, though reviewers note there is no defined end state and some persistent resource-transfer bugs.

Not for you if you came for unit combat and tactical battles, or you need a game with clear end goals and win conditions.

The Squirrel's verdictDriftland replaces Frozenheim's grounded Norse setting with floating islands you physically drag together to form your base, adding magic and spellcasting where Frozenheim has naval combat. Like Frozenheim, the city-building layer is thin and mostly feeds an army-production loop, but the pace is slower and easier. Co-op is supported. Median playtime is around 11.9 hours.

Not for you if you want fast, challenging combat rather than slow-paced island assembly and light unit management.

The Squirrel's verdictThe Last Haven runs the same gather-build-arm loop as Frozenheim, but swaps Norse RTS for zombie and marauder survival in a post-apocalyptic setting with tower and wall defense mechanics. Base construction again serves primarily as a means to field troops rather than a colony system in its own right. No co-op. Reviews flag a single map limiting variety and persistent unfixed bugs.

Not for you if you wanted real-time tactical battles on varied maps rather than point-and-click wave defense on one repeated map.

The Squirrel's verdictBoth use Norse settlers to run resource chains into production buildings, but Valhalla Hills drops combat's centrality: logistics and pathing (couriers, storage, routes) are the actual game, not a prelude to unit rushes. No online multiplayer. Suits players who wanted Frozenheim's colony layer bigger and its battles smaller.

Not for you if you came to Frozenheim for the tank-rush combat rather than the village-building it wrapped around it.