- #1 Tiny Terra Spaces
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludus Pax Studios
Windows
Build your own cosy medieval island with historical inspired 3D buildings. Relax in Sandbox Mode or set sail in Island Hop Mode, shaping lively communities inspired by the beauty and history of Scotland.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Colony Sim 21.3% ★, Nature 14.3%, Medieval 12.5%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #2 Merging City
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havoc Minds
Windows
In this chill strategic puzzle city building game, you get to choose when to place land and buildings such as houses, shops and factories, with no RNG. Expand your city by getting points through placing buildings to their desired location or merge the same buildings to upgrade to bigger buildings
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Board Game 15.3%, Colony Sim 10.4% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Minimalist 8.7%
- #3 My Little World
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Studios
Windows · Linux
My Little World is a relaxing puzzle game where you strategically place hexagonal tiles to gather points, expand and build your own world.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Nature 11.1%, Medieval 10%, Minimalist 8.7%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #4 Kingdom Islands
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Victor Skillerstrand
Windows
Kingdom Islands is a medieval city-building game, where you construct a prosperous city on a distant island. As your village expands and your people begin to develop their knowledge of the land, you may explore and visit new areas of the known world.
Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Colony Sim 25.8% ★, Medieval 14.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Simulation 6.4%
- #5 Humanica
67% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Colony Sim 17.9% ★, Nature 10.8%, Base Building 9.5%, Historical 8.2%
- #6 Peasants
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meeki Games
Windows
A city builder with a twist - Putting the focus of the game on the peasants who live and grow in your community. Cater for them, deal with their shortcomings and just maybe they will thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8% ★, City Builder 26.2%, Medieval 15%, Base Building 9.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #7 Build The Sun
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore, Settle and Expand in this god game of tiny proportions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Nature 14.8%, Base Building 10.6%, Simulation 5.3%
- #8 Lands of Koastalia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asaloda Games
Windows
Lands of Koastalia is a relaxing city building game with a unique building system. As Mayor, your primary mission is to keep people happy. Craft natural-looking villages, manage resources within and across them, explore an island, and meet the needs of your residents.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Colony Sim 24.1% ★, Medieval 12.4%, Base Building 10%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #9 Satama Puzzle
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: mc2_games
Windows
Satama Puzzle is a relaxing building and puzzle game where you will optimize the layout of a Port of Unloading. Each level will have three random variable scoring conditions, so it will be a new experience each time. Try to beat your score!
Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Board Game 19.9%, Tabletop 15.2%, Relaxing 8.5%, Base Building 7.7%
- #10 Treetopians
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aparato Games
Windows
Treetopians is a cozy colony simulator where players build vertical villages in the treetops and care for a growing community of villagers with unique needs and personalities.
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Colony Sim 24% ★, Base Building 8.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #11 Tropical Resort Story
66% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6% ★, City Builder 26.6%, Nature 11.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #12 The First Mine
65% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Stefan Böttcher
Windows · Mac
The First Mine is a turn based building, strategy and puzzle game. You need to run a productive gold mine by placing, grouping and upgrading various resource tiles without being distracted by different tasks and random events.
Why similar: Board Game 20.6%, Tabletop 18%, City Builder 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Base Building 7.2%
- #13 Hexagourds
68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Urodela Games
Windows
Hexagourds is a casual, relaxing builder and puzzle game where you place tiles on a grid to make your own pumpkin patch! Grow pumpkins, feed animals, and pick apples as you gain points for rotating, placing and connecting different tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Tabletop 14.3%, Relaxing 9.2%, Minimalist 6.4%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #14 Sky Tale
67% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: FrostPeek Studio
Windows · Mac
Sky Tale is a cute city building game about creating lovely islands using various tiles and buildings.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Colony Sim 21.6% ★, Relaxing 9.6%, Minimalist 8.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #15 CheckMaze
66% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: emrearsay
Windows · Mac
CheckMaze brings chess and mazes together and introduces new pieces and mechanics to the classic game of chess. Maneuver your way through a series of mazes filled with portals and traps and more, while utilizing the unique abilities of new pieces to solve tens of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Board Game 22.7%, Tabletop 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Medieval 9.1%
- #16 Take the King!
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Two ButtonsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forget (almost) everything you know about chess! Help your King to escape dangerous dungeons. Use your pieces wisely and exploit the special squares to avoid vicious traps and defeat nasty enemy pieces.
Why similar: Board Game 23.5%, Tabletop 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Medieval 9.8%
- #17 Tiny Atolls
65% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: MONKE
Windows · Mac · Linux
TINY ATOLLS is a minimalist building strategy game. Forge pathways across vibrant islands, unlock new tiles and complete quests to expand and change your world!
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Board Game 17.6%, Tabletop 16.3%, Minimalist 6.6%, Simulation 6.1%
- #18 Diluvian Winds
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: City Builder 26.6%, Colony Sim 20% ★, Nature 12.8%, Base Building 10.2%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #19 City Builder Pro
63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
City Builder Pro lets you unleash your inner ruler—design your dream base, prepare for epic battles, and feel the thrill of watching your city grow and dominate. Build smart, strike hard, and rise to power!
Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Colony Sim 19.4% ★, Nature 10.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%
- #20 Orrstead
64% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Colony Sim 23.5% ★, Medieval 12.6%, Base Building 10%, Relaxing 6%
- #21 Tile Tales Builder
64% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: codegamerstudio
Windows
Build your village tile by tile in a relaxing game that blends puzzles with strategy. Carefully place each building to maximize your score based on the map's affinities. Simple, calming, and addictive.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Board Game 22.3%, Nature 13.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #22 Mirelaine
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SteamyCup Games
Windows
Build the architectural marvel that is Mirelaine in this gentle contemplative puzzle game. Position rustic structures, observe adjacency rules and craft a charming town for your community.
Why similar: City Builder 30%, Tabletop 21.2%, Medieval 11.8%, Relaxing 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #23 LowPolis
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BroWar Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, advance, reshape! For all those who have missed relaxing strategy classics. LowPolis is a friendly-paced city builder game where you become the ruler of a rising community. Begin with a handful of resources and pave your way to a truly majestic kingdom!
Why similar: City Builder 33.8%, Colony Sim 24.8% ★, Medieval 14.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #24 Middle Ages Jigsaw Puzzles
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Welcome to Middle Ages Jigsaw Puzzles, where you can embark on a captivating journey through the medieval era. Immerse yourself in the rich history, majestic castles, heroic knights, and mystical landscapes as you piece together intricate puzzles that capture the essence of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Tabletop 17.8%, Medieval 16.8%, Board Game 15.8%, Historical 12.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #25 Kingdoms and Castles
64% matchVery Positive93% of 30,808 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: City Builder 36.5%, Colony Sim 30.1% ★, Medieval 14%, Base Building 6.9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #26 Misty Garden
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sabu
Windows
Build the garden, fulfilling requests from the cute visitors, and even recruit them to create items! Decorate your misty garden to welcome cute little creatures, provide a place to help them relax!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7% ★, City Builder 24.8%, Nature 14.9%, Relaxing 10.8%, Cute 6.2%
- #27 Tile Town
63% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, Board Game 20.1%, Medieval 13.3%, Relaxing 8.6%, Minimalist 6.8%
- #28 AstroScaper
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fun Fortress
Windows
A relaxing puzzle city builder where you expand colonies on all sides of asteroids. Balance three core stats while placing buildings with proximity synergies. Plan efficient layouts, build train networks, and watch your settlements bloom in space.
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Colony Sim 20.7% ★, Base Building 10%, Relaxing 9.3%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #29 One Hunread-Year Kingdom
63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DerstyPub: HappyForest
Windows
Use your actions to build your kingdom and manage resources to achieve prosperity. With each turn, the enemy's ambition grows, but with your wise leadership, you can endure for 100 years.
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Colony Sim 28.9% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Medieval 11.2%, Base Building 8.5%
- #30 ISLANDERS: New Shores
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,145 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Colony Sim 19.4% ★, Relaxing 10.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #31 Pioneers
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Cadman
Windows
Pioneers is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you transform barren planets into beautiful habitable ecosystems by terraforming the landscape and building a new home for humankind. Explore a variety of inhospitable planets that you turn into a colourful thriving world.
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Colony Sim 18.6% ★, Nature 17.1%, Base Building 8.4%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #32 Rumor Raiders
62% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Old School Blue
Windows
Solve riddles, arrange residents to build a town, and use your raiders to push-your-luck through lethal dungeons in a puzzle strategy game inspired by various tabletop games.
Why similar: Board Game 25.1%, Base Building 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Tabletop 10.2%, Strategy 9%
- #33 Just Xiangqi
62% matchVery Positive85% of 697 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a refreshing Chinese chess game with realistic graphics and a detailed audio tutorial that will keep you entertained, even as a novice. A variety of well-designed challenges will test your tactics. Sit back and relax, as you transform into a master of strategy.
Why similar: Board Game 30%, Tabletop 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #34 The Tree
63% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Game Parts
Windows
The Tree is a minimalist building and puzzle game in which you recover a forest after natural disaster on floating islands high in the sky.
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Nature 12.7%, Minimalist 11.5%, Relaxing 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #35 Peaceful Lands
63% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: SigmosGames
Windows
Peaceful Lands is a relaxing minimalist building strategy game where you place tiles to create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape. A great way to relax, sit back and watch your beautiful land grow. Strategize, beat your high score and have fun.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Tabletop 16%, Relaxing 10.6%, Minimalist 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
- #36 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
63% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,338 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.9% ★, City Builder 26.2%, Medieval 10.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%
- #37 HEXADEL
60% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Planetary Gears
Windows · Linux
A unique and stylish neon drenched layered tower defence puzzle game. Minimalist chill tunes, and loads of possibilities to build the Citadel (Hexadel) of your dreams. Take it easy while outsmarting the ghost in the machine ⬡⬡⬡
Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, Board Game 15.8%, Tabletop 15.8%, Base Building 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #38 Architects of Shangri-La
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SlavGames
Windows
Visit the mythical land of Shangri-La! Govern the legendary state, build cities, take care of its citizens, protect them, provide with spiritual and political guidance. Let yourself be amazed by its mountain beauty. Help Shangri-La defend against enemies who do not share its peaceful vision.
Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Colony Sim 24.6% ★, Nature 11.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Historical 6.7%
- #39 My Sticker Zoo
61% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Distinguished Monkey Games
Windows
My Sticker Zoo is a relaxing strategy and puzzle game where you build your own zoo. Construct impressive habitats for your sticker animals by placing tiles. Manage a variety of wildlife parks as you unlock new scenario's. Collect all the stars, set new high-scores and become an expert ranger!
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Board Game 19.8%, Nature 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #40 Dawnfolk
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 655 reviews2025
Dev: Darenn KellerPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Board Game 18.5%, Medieval 13.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #41 Paragon Pioneers 2
60% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Tobias Arlt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the captivating world of Paragon Pioneers 2, an engaging city-building idle game filled with extensive content promising months of immersive gameplay. Even with limited playtime, you can delve deep into this simulation, experimenting with various strategies to enhance your realm.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.7% ★, City Builder 26.4%, Medieval 8.5%, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 7%
- #42 Preserve
58% matchVery Positive93% of 711 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Board Game 15.7%, Nature 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Base Building 10%
- #43 Foundation
58% matchVery Positive86% of 23,458 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 43.2%, Medieval 16.6%, Colony Sim 12.1% ★, Simulation 6.5%, Base Building 6.3%
- #44 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
61% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TreeByte Software
Windows
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Colony Sim 26.5% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Base Building 8.8%
- #45 EVERDAWN
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SOLIDS Studio
Windows
EVERDAWN is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Board Game 21%, Relaxing 11.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Strategy 8%
- #46 香港地產王
60% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: T-Time Technology CO., LTD.
Windows
和傳統的大富翁類型遊戲不同,地產王著重在地產的買賣和地價的操作,並且配合各有特色的遊戲角色變化出不同的致富策略。親手打造香港的偉大地標!遊戲場景模擬香港的真實風貌!近百種功能不同的卡片!七位可愛逗趣各有特色的主人翁搞笑登場! 愛耍寶的機器人、千里尋母的熊貓寶寶、崇拜名牌的拜金美少女、來自神秘星球的金雞女超人、眾人景仰的王牌特首、富可敵國的香江地王、還有喜愛劫富濟貧的至尊賭俠。他們不只造型逗趣,還有不同的能力,一定機率免繳過路費的賭俠、買地成本減半的地王、不同的人物就有不同的玩法、給你不同的樂趣!
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Tabletop 19.6%, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #47 Rulers of Cospaia
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZanzoDev
Windows
Rulers of Cospaia is a digital board game of medieval strategy where you build your realm on a hexagonal board, gather resources, expand your city, and choose your path to victory — through economy, strength, or sabotage.
Why similar: Board Game 20.4%, City Builder 19.1%, Tabletop 16.6%, Colony Sim 16.5% ★, Medieval 12.4%
- #48 Isles of Cubes
61% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Rising Fox Studio
Windows
Strategy Puzzle Game. Explore and colonize islands. Establish production chains. But your resources and space are limited. You must plan carefully.
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Colony Sim 24% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Medieval 10.7%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #49 Serendipalette
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SATEKI GAMES
Windows
Serendipalette is a relaxing tile placing game with the mood of watercolor painting.
Why similar: City Builder 33.3%, Board Game 16.4%, Tabletop 13.9%, Relaxing 10.5%, Nature 6.5%
- #50 HexoCity
60% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Way16a
Windows
HexoCity blends tranquility with strategy in a vibrant synthwave-inspired puzzle game. Build a futuristic city on a lush archipelago. Seek challenges? Strategize for high scores in this serene yet engaging city scaper.
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Nature 18.2%, Tabletop 12.4%, Relaxing 9.1%, Base Building 7.8%
- #51 Zen World
61% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Cartboard Games
Windows
Zen World is a strategy game that can be as relaxing as you want it to be. Build a calm and colorful landscape with hexagonal tiles, matching their borders to each other, collect valuable boxes, and explore the tech tree.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Board Game 17.5%, Colony Sim 14.2% ★, Medieval 11.1%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #52 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
59% matchVery Positive89% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Colony Sim 21.3% ★, Nature 11.2%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 6.4%
- #53 Frisia - Tales & Tides
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rouven Cabanis
Windows
In Frisia you start on an uninhabited Northsea island and are tasked with building a picturesque and cozy village in harmony with the sea.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7% ★, Nature 19.6%, City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 8.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #54 First Days of Atlantis
61% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Twinfox Interactive
Windows
Quickly build beautiful cities on colorful islands in the ancient Mediterranean Sea. The perfect game to play and relax for half an hour.
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Board Game 20.4%, Tabletop 15.8%, Relaxing 9.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #55 Treemee
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Evonove Games
Windows · Linux
Treemee is a relaxing, hand-drawn abstract game. In the solo campaign, journey through the untouched land of Medaria. Play as a Gruffo with unique powers, facing Tainted Spirits. Use diverse terrain and trees with distinct traits to your advantage.
Why similar: Board Game 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Tabletop 20.3%, Nature 9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #56 Isles & Tiles
58% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Birdworks
Windows · Mac
Isles & Tiles is a turn-based colony builder with terraforming and deck-builder elements. Balance resource production and demands while raising your island, growing a colony, and providing for the needs of your settlers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6% ★, City Builder 17.3%, Board Game 16.5%, Tabletop 15.5%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #57 Banished
61% matchVery Positive90% of 42,976 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Why similar: City Builder 38.8%, Colony Sim 35.4% ★, Medieval 8.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 5.9%
- #58 Adamstown
59% matchNo user reviews
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adamstown is a "Dorf-like", casual, peaceful city builder with elements of a puzzle. Players place city parts that depict housing blocks, offices, roads, and parks. Build your dream city but pay attention to the connection tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Board Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Relaxing 8.2%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #59 Land Above Sea Below
59% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: City Builder 28.1%, Nature 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Relaxing 9.1%, Puzzle 6.6%