Games like Urban Ascend
Games like Urban Ascend include Manor Lords, Cities: Skylines, Against the Storm, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, and Cities: Skylines II. We matched them by the tags players give Urban Ascend on Steam (City Builder, Management, Grand Strategy, Resource Management, and Economy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Manor Lords
Shared: City Builder · Grand Strategy · Strategy

Cities: Skylines
Shared: City Builder · Management · Simulation

Against the Storm
Shared: City Builder · Strategy · Grand Strategy

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Shared: City Builder · Grand Strategy · Strategy

Cities: Skylines II
Shared: City Builder · Management · Simulation

Prison Architect
Shared: Management · City Builder · Simulation

Empires of the Undergrowth
Shared: City Builder · Grand Strategy · Strategy

Victoria 3
Shared: Grand Strategy · Strategy · Economy

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: City Builder · Management · Resource Management

Captain of Industry
Shared: Resource Management · Management · City Builder

Frostpunk
Shared: City Builder · Resource Management · Strategy

Norland
Shared: City Builder · Management · Strategy

Foundation
Shared: City Builder · Management · Resource Management

Jurassic World Evolution
Shared: Management · City Builder · Strategy

Anno 1800
Shared: City Builder · Economy · Strategy

Transport Fever 2
Shared: Management · City Builder · Strategy

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Resource Management · Management · Automation

Jurassic World Evolution 2
Shared: Management · City Builder · Simulation

Factorio
Shared: Resource Management · Management · Automation

Cataclismo
Shared: City Builder · Grand Strategy · Management

Rise of Industry
Shared: Management · City Builder · Economy

Planet Zoo
Shared: Management · City Builder · Simulation

Farthest Frontier
Shared: City Builder · Resource Management · Strategy

Mad Games Tycoon 2
Shared: Management · Economy · City Builder