If you enjoy building bases, upgrading armies, managing resources, and attacking rival players, there are plenty of alternatives to Clash of Clans worth trying. Some stick closely to the familiar village-building formula, while others expand the idea into larger worlds, alliances, and real-time warfare. Here are five options that offer a different take on the mobile strategy genre.

1. Boom Beach comes from Supercell, the developer behind Clash of Clans, so the similarities are immediately noticeable. Instead of developing a medieval village, you build and defend a military base on a tropical island. The core gameplay revolves around collecting resources, upgrading buildings, training troops, and attacking enemy bases. A major difference is the gunboat system, which gives players additional tactical abilities during battles. You can use artillery, missiles, and other weapons to clear defensive structures before sending troops forward. The game also includes cooperative Task Forces, giving players a way to work together against powerful enemy bases.

2. Rise of Kingdoms takes the traditional base-building formula and expands it into a massive shared world. Players develop cities, research technologies, train armies, and choose from several historical civilizations. Rather than fighting isolated battles against individual bases, armies can move across a large map. Alliances can capture territory, fight opposing groups, and coordinate large-scale campaigns. The real-time movement system adds another layer of strategy. Decisions about when and where to move troops can be just as important as developing your city. There are also commanders with unique abilities and specializations, creating plenty of room for different strategies.

3. Lords Mobile combines city building, real-time strategy, hero collection, and large-scale guild warfare. Players construct and upgrade their kingdom while researching technologies, training different types of troops, and gathering resources. Heroes play an important role, adding an RPG-style progression system that isn’t as prominent in Clash of Clans. You can collect characters, improve their abilities, and use them in different aspects of the game. Guilds are another major part of the experience. Players can cooperate with others, participate in events, and engage in large battles against rival guilds.

4. DomiNations offers a historical spin on the base-building formula. You begin with a small settlement and gradually develop it through different eras of human history. As your civilization progresses, buildings, military units, technologies, and defensive structures evolve. This creates a longer sense of progression, as your settlement can eventually develop into a much more advanced civilization. Combat involves attacking other players to obtain resources, while careful base design helps protect your own economy. The combination of historical progression and traditional strategy mechanics gives it a distinct identity.

5. Castle Clash: World Ruler focuses heavily on heroes, base development and strategic battles. Players build their territory, recruit powerful heroes, upgrade their forces and participate in different combat modes. Its hero-focused progression gives it a different identity while retaining the familiar combination of construction, upgrades, resource management and warfare. Google Play lists it alongside several other Clash-style strategy games.

These five games cover several different interpretations of the base-building strategy formula, from Boom Beach’s familiar mechanics to Rise of Kingdoms’ enormous shared world and DomiNations’ historical progression.