- #1 Acorn City: Tropical!
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games LLC
Windows
Build and Explore your very own tropical island! Use block-based building mechanics to create an island unique to you! Collect resources to survive and create. Unlock new items to help expand your town!
Why similar: City Builder 16.1%, Voxel 15.4% ★, Life Sim 15%, Sandbox 9.1%, Walking Simulator 9%
- #2 Goblin Keep
76% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Black Lake Entertainment
Windows
Voxel World Town Building and Survival game with building tools, combat, destruction, and multiplayer
Why similar: Voxel 26.7% ★, Colony Sim 21% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Sandbox 10.6%, Building 9.9%
- #3 Stonehearth
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,966 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7% ★, City Builder 23.9%, Voxel 16.4% ★, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #4 Skyscraper Tiles
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Super Voxel Games
Windows
Build your city in Skyscraper Tiles and relax in that sandbox game without resource management! Stack soaring towers above the clouds and unleash fleets of flying vehicles. Craft your dream skyline and watch your futuristic metropolis come to life in the sky!
Why similar: Voxel 28.8% ★, City Builder 23.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 15.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #5 Celestial Trails
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Universal Games
Windows
You arrive on a barren island seeking a fresh start. Gather resources, farm, fish, and craft to build a thriving society. Unlock advanced technologies, manage resources, and grow your settlement from humble beginnings to exploring the stars.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2% ★, City Builder 22.6%, Life Sim 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Building 7.2%
- #6 Super Citycon
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben WillesPub: Ben Willes Games SL
Windows · Mac
A retro city-building game with huge maps, a sandbox mode, a map creator, and strategic tycoon puzzles. Build, create, and solve as you craft the city of your dreams!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Voxel 26.7% ★, Building 17.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #7 Shroomchitect
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help shroomies transform a big mushroom into a cozy little home! Care for them, help them garden and build things, relax, and take nice pictures!
Why similar: Voxel 27.2% ★, Colony Sim 19.9% ★, Life Sim 15.3%, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #8 Skies Scrapper
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NerdHead
Windows
A physics-based adventure where you stack, scramble, and skyrocket with your gravity gun to build your way into the clouds.
Why similar: Life Sim 17.4%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #9 Two Point Museum
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,296 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Life Sim 18.6%, Building 17.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Simulation 10.1%
- #10 100 days
70% matchNegative9% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: SMgames
Windows
100 days is a game that allows you to immerse yourself in the harsh world of one island, where you have to survive for 100 days. Build, explore the island and find secrets.
Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Life Sim 19.7%, Hidden Object 14%, Sandbox 13.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #11 Dream Town Island
67% matchVery Positive96% of 449 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4% ★, City Builder 21.2%, Life Sim 19%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 9.1%
- #12 Cafe Master Story
67% matchVery Positive95% of 294 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4% ★, Life Sim 19.2%, City Builder 19%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #13 YUME ROOF
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Rivi
Windows
In between the busyness of everyday life, a rooftop where nothing happens. YUME ROOF is a cozy sandbox game set on a Japanese rooftop, with no enemies or time limits. Customize the space from morning to night, and enjoy simply being there at your own pace.
Why similar: Voxel 43.9% ★, City Builder 21%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Isometric 3.4%
- #14 Hot Springs Story
68% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: Building 20.5%, Life Sim 20.3%, City Builder 19.7%, Colony Sim 14.4% ★, Simulation 10.8%
- #15 Terra Toy
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: frozein
Windows
Terra Toy is a simple, peaceful sandbox game about building a tiny planet! Raise mountains, dig rivers, paint beaches, and plop down trees to create the landscape of your dreams. There are no complicated menus or difficult-to-use tools, just a blank planet and your imagination.
Why similar: Voxel 34.2% ★, City Builder 20.5%, Building 17%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 4.5%
- #16 Catizens
66% matchVery Positive82% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Building 14.5%, Life Sim 12.4%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #17 Lade's Sandbox
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 诺格拉德
Windows
A voxel-based sandbox game
Why similar: Voxel 48.5% ★, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Walking Simulator 5.4%
- #18 Voxel Turf
69% matchVery Positive88% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: L Twigger
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voxel Turf is a block based urban sandbox. Build cities, blow up buildings, complete missions or fight for territory. Build a real estate empire, or perhaps just drive around and blow stuff up. Its your choice!
Why similar: Voxel 47.2% ★, Sandbox 18%, City Builder 14.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Building 8.7%
- #19 漂流到岛
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 呀嘿嘿工作室
Windows
"Drift to Island" is a sandbox multiplayer game where you build your home on a tropical island and enjoy island life. Ride a pony, fish, farm, or hire NPCs to help run the island. The game offers a relaxing and immersive experience, letting you create lasting memories with friends in a vibrant world
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Life Sim 20.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 11.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #20 Dream Park Story
66% matchVery Positive88% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, City Builder 17.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Building 9.3%
- #21 Elven City Simulator
65% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Igor Vasilenko
Windows
Revive civilization and save it from mysterious darkness. Story-oriented colony simulator with elvish flavor and indirect control. Demo available!
Why similar: Voxel 34.7% ★, Colony Sim 24% ★, City Builder 20.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Building 8%
- #22 VirtualSociety
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cats & Foxes
Windows · Mac · Linux
VirtualSociety is a multiplayer sandbox game where you can create anything, from your own cozy little room to an entire universe. Create unique characters and let them live unforgettable experiences. Everything made in a really cute hand-painted art-style.
Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, Life Sim 20.2%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #23 Tinytown
65% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: RPGames
Windows
Tinytown is a cozy zen-like building strategy and puzzle game where you create a small city by placing new buildings. Manage resources, upgrade buildings and use all the small space to build your dream city!
Why similar: Voxel 36.8% ★, City Builder 15.2%, Building 14.6%, Colony Sim 13.4% ★, Sandbox 9%
- #24 Cities Virtual Reality
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WireMonkeyGames
Windows
Cities Virtual Reality is a VR city builder. You have a wide range of tools that you can use to build up your city! Play in a relaxing sandbox or play the campaign for a more intense experience.
Why similar: Voxel 32.4% ★, City Builder 22.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 11.2%, Simulation 9.7%
- #25 Surviving Day!
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JJustisPub: Secupgrade.com
Windows
Moddable and Hostable as a server for others to join and adventure, build, or fight. Jump into a new voxel game that is as powerful as it is fun! Experience a new level of detail and special features that keep the game interesting and fun.
Why similar: Voxel 27.8% ★, Colony Sim 20.8% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Sandbox 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #26 Reshape
64% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Serebryanik
Windows
you're the architect of your world. Design without limits, create without boundaries. Your world, your way, unleash your creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Sandbox 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 10.8%
- #27 The Travelling Land
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brain Up
Windows
Build, sail, and thrive in a strategic floating city! Manage biomes, rescue species, and harness the power of wind to navigate a world shaped by extreme climates. Balance ecology, exploration, and survival in this unique city-builder.
Why similar: Voxel 32.4% ★, City Builder 21.8%, Colony Sim 18.8% ★, Sandbox 11.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #28 Timberborn
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,637 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Voxel 30.2% ★, City Builder 21.2%, Colony Sim 20.4% ★, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #29 Voxel Farm Island
66% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: LQ-GAME
Windows
You now have a dream island right away! Take care of the farm, develop business, Expand transportation, and there are more interesting things on the island, such as magical giving tree, fishery and the mine full of treasures... You have a most important task - to solve the mystery on the island!
Why similar: Voxel 28.7% ★, City Builder 20.3%, Life Sim 19%, Simulation 8.8%, Building 8.4%
- #30 FortressCraft : Chapter 1
65% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectorGames
Windows
FortressCraft : Chapter 1 Anniversary Edition is the PC-update to the world's first and best Creative-focussed Voxel block builder.
Why similar: Voxel 35.7% ★, City Builder 17.6%, Building 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #31 Aether Effect
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamtowardsPub: Elytra Corporation
Windows
Dig, Build, Explore! In this sandbox survival game, venture through a vast procedurally-generated infinite world. Mine resources, construct your homestead, craft and drive vehicles, delve into mining, cultivate, livestock, automated machinery, and uncover the truth behind the world.
Why similar: Voxel 36.8% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 7.3%
- #32 Hot Springs Story 2
63% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.2% ★, Life Sim 22.8%, City Builder 19.1%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 10.1%
- #33 POLDERS
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geofront
Windows · Linux
POLDERS is a Dutch-themed sandbox city builder where you steal land from the sea itself. Take on the role of dyke warden, reclaim the seabed, and build crooked, bustling towns in a world shaped by water. Will your city thrive on trade and ingenuity, or vanish beneath the waves of the Waterwolf?
Why similar: Voxel 34.4% ★, City Builder 20.2%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Exploration 6.2%
- #34 Zoo Park Story
62% matchVery Positive88% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.1% ★, City Builder 20.8%, Life Sim 19%, Simulation 10.2%, Building 10%
- #35 Hamlet in a Pond
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pidibidi Games
Windows
Hamlet in a Pond is a unique looking relaxed city builder. Live out your creativity and build your own little slice of paradise in a tiny pond - with no pressure like goals to reach and no stress from juggling resources.
Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Colony Sim 25.2% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 10%, Cartoon 8.2%
- #36 The Pyraplex
62% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.2% ★, Life Sim 20.8%, City Builder 19.9%, Building 14%, Simulation 8.8%
- #37 WildRoot
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rahul Das
Windows
Lead a small community as you farm, craft, cook, and expand your settlement. Colonists form friendships, help each other, and trigger soft story events that shape your colony. Cozy vibes, but plenty happening.
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Colony Sim 22.6% ★, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%
- #38 Silver Screen Story
62% matchMostly Positive76% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8% ★, Life Sim 20.4%, City Builder 16.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 7.8%
- #39 Biz Builder Delux
62% matchPositive82% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run any store you like to build up your own buzzing business burg!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5% ★, City Builder 23.6%, Life Sim 18.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Building 8.5%
- #40 Parkdens
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
Parkdens is a minimalistic and relaxing nature park building game where you can place tiles and choose variety of objects ranging from statues, sitting areas, shelters to bushes, playgrounds, trees etc. to populate the placed tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Simulation 19.7%, Sandbox 18.1%, Building 15.7%, Casual 10.3%
- #41 360Hexaworld
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dataking Inc.
Windows
Another world 360Hexaworld is a Web 3.0 metaverse world platform
Why similar: Voxel 52.3% ★, Simulation 21.1%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 5.7%, Casual 1.6%
- #42 Town to City
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,777 reviews2025
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: Voxel 38.9% ★, City Builder 34.4%, Building 16.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Cute 2.1%
- #43 Convenience Stories
61% matchVery Positive93% of 241 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4% ★, Life Sim 17.6%, City Builder 15.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Building 8.5%
- #44 Bioxotica
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Preclude Interactive
Windows
Cultivate an exotic homestead - Bioxotica! Grow a ranch of peculiar plants and collectible creatures. Create structures and grand habitats. Will you discover the secrets of this wild land and create a flourishing settlement for the inhabitants on this exotic frontier?
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7% ★, Voxel 21.3% ★, Life Sim 16.3%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #45 Gnomoria
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,532 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33% ★, City Builder 25.6%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 13.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #46 AI Society
60% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: b8ve
Windows
Build a society powered by AI characters. Give your townsfolk unique personalities, hobbies, and traits; then step back and watch them work, argue, form friendships, and fight on their own. Runs 100% locally on your machine.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8% ★, City Builder 24.8%, Life Sim 21%, Simulation 13.9%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #47 Hundred Nights: DIFU
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelsCove Games
Windows
Run the Chinese Hell in this cozy management simulation! Design your underworld, staff it with quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Meanwhile, build Fengdu City where souls enjoy the afterlife, meet legends from Chinese myths, and explore the worlds above.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Building 17.9%, Simulation 16.1%, Life Sim 11.7%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #48 Distant Garden
60% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Jackson LevinePub: Jackson Levine Software
Windows
An exploration and building game inspired by games like "Minecraft", "LSD: Dream Emulator", and more.
Why similar: Voxel 39.5% ★, Building 15.8%, Life Sim 12.8%, Sandbox 12.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #49 Buildia
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ali Turgut
Windows · Linux
Unleash your imagination in Buildia! Build massive structures in this creative voxel-based world using elemental blocks like Lava, Ice, and Forest. With precision controls and a serene atmosphere, Buildia invites you to shape your own world block by block.
Why similar: Voxel 39% ★, Sandbox 20.4%, Simulation 13%, Building 12.1%, Casual 7.1%
- #50 Childkin: Tiny Adventures
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonbud
Windows
Welcome to Childkin, the ultimate life simulation game that blends the creative freedom of The Sims with the charming social vibe of Animal Crossing. Immerse yourself in a warm, relaxing world where meaningful relationships, creative expression, and wholesome adventures await.
Why similar: Life Sim 22.1%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 12.9%, City Builder 11.2%
- #51 Pixel Transit
60% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Sentry456123
Windows
Pixel Transit is a game where you construct a transit system in an infinitely vast, tile-based world. Your goal is to design efficient transportation networks that enable people to reach their destinations as quickly as possible.
Why similar: Voxel 41.1% ★, City Builder 21.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 10.3%, Simulation 9.3%
- #52 Sengoku Logic - Kumamoto Castle
60% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: acdea computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Sengoku Logic! Sengoku Logic is a drawing puzzle game where players build famous castles from the Sengoku Period in Japan.
Why similar: Voxel 41.1% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Building 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Simulation 7.1%
- #53 Hexagge
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technical Khaos
Windows
A group of travelers has left their home and is trying to restart their lives in a new land. They don't have much but they are determined to thrive. However, an invisible force seems to be guiding them. Will this force help guide them to success or doom them?
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3% ★, City Builder 28.1%, Simulation 16.2%, Building 12.3%, Exploration 8.5%
- #54 Forest Camp Story
60% matchVery Positive84% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9% ★, City Builder 23.9%, Life Sim 17.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 8.4%
- #55 Mega Mall Story 2
60% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.7% ★, Life Sim 22.9%, City Builder 16%, Simulation 15.4%, Building 7.5%
- #56 Our Dear Kingdom
60% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Voxel
Windows
Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.5% ★, Voxel 18.7% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Simulation 7.8%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #57 Crafting Block World
63% matchMixed46% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!
Why similar: Voxel 46.4% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Building 12%, Simulation 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #58 我是大房东
60% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: 星九猫
Windows
If you had a plot of land, what would you build on it? In "I Am The Landlord," you'll play as a landlord who owns an apartment building in the city center, starting from an empty plot and using your design skills and creativity to construct unique apartments.
Why similar: Building 30.7%, City Builder 22.1%, Life Sim 19.6%, Simulation 16.5%, 3D 5.5%