- #1 Outlanders
97% matchVery Positive90% of 510 reviews2023
Dev: Pomelo Games
Windows
Outlanders is a town-building strategy game, populated by hard-working, charming folk in search of a simpler life. Some just want to survive off the land, others want to create amazing things.
Why similar: City Builder 22.8%, Cozy 20.1%, Building 12.9%, Management 9.6%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #2 Overthrown
96% matchMixed57% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: BrimstonePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to defend your citizens from bandits and mutants, farm the land, and gather resources. Keep citizens happy or see them desert you!
Why similar: City Builder 34.6%, Building 19.9%, Management 16.1%, Resource Management 6.5%, Simulation 5.4%
- #3 Tinytopia
96% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Building 17.6%, Crafting 17.2%, Funny 6.9%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #4 Time to Morp
95% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Team HalfBeardPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure! Take care of adorable creatures — Morps, explore, discover new species, grow crops, fish, build relationships with your crew, decorate your perfect home, and automate production along the way!
Why similar: Cozy 20.6%, City Builder 19.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Building 11.8%
- #5 Spiritstead
94% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Turbo Dog Games
Windows
Build a village in a world of magic and care for the people who live there, with the help of hidden spirits you discover along the way. Watch your town grow and flourish as you expand, create, and decorate.
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Cozy 27%, Building 15.5%, Management 12.9%, Cute 6.3%
- #6 MySims™
93% matchVery Positive87% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore a new world with MySims™ — it's your world to transform in this retro re-release with updated graphics! Move to an adorable town. With a little creativity and some help from the locals, you can make this place thrive!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.5%, Family Friendly 19.5%, Crafting 18.2%, Cute 15.6%, Simulation 9.4%
- #7 HammerHelm
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 396 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Building 18.6%, Crafting 17%, Base Building 13.5%, Third Person 7%
- #8 Littlewood
92% matchVery Positive93% of 6,824 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: City Builder 41.6%, Crafting 20.5%, Building 18.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #9 United Penguin Kingdom
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 35%, Management 16.3%, Building 12%, Resource Management 10%, Funny 7%
- #10 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Cozy 25.5%, Building 18.6%, Crafting 15.7%, Top-Down 13.2%, Family Friendly 9.7%
- #11 Animalkind
89% matchVery Positive91% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Uncommon Games
Windows
Forage, frolic and zoomie as an intelligent, aww-dorable animal who discovers an ancient mech. Pilot the mech and use a suite of powerful tools to gather resources, shape the land, and build your ideal town alongside a growing cast of characters—solo or with up to three friends.
Why similar: Cozy 29.2%, Crafting 19.1%, Building 17.4%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Cute 6.9%
- #12 Craftlands Workshoppe
90% matchMixed63% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: Arvydas ŽemaitisPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
From the out-there imagination behind the Shoppe Keep series comes a brand-new fantasy business adventure set in the clouds. Craftlands Workshoppe is hiring! But can you run your store, master three noble crafts and solve the former owner’s mysterious disappearance?
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Crafting 16.8%, Building 14.9%, Management 14.5%, Resource Management 6.1%
- #13 Folklands
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Building 16.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Cozy 14.1%, Management 12.7%
- #14 Totemlands
89% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Why similar: Cozy 26.2%, Building 18.5%, Crafting 16.8%, Management 13.5%, Cute 7.5%
- #15 MySims™ Kingdom
86% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Meet New Friends and explore all the New Lands
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.1%, Family Friendly 20.4%, Crafting 16.3%, Cute 15.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #16 Airborne Kingdom
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,399 reviews2022
Dev: The Wandering Band LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Base Building 21.6%, Building 18.8%, Resource Management 9.3%, Relaxing 4.2%
- #17 Cozy Island
85% matchVery Positive92% of 2,634 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Go wild with your BFFS in your ultimate cozy getaway! Yank up hilariously plump veggies, reel in giant flappy fish, bump into adorable little animals, and unlock a bunch of weird and wonderful toys! If you feel like it, doing absolutely nothing on the beach is exactly what you're supposed to do!
Why similar: Cozy 26.7%, Base Building 22.2%, Funny 11.7%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Cute 9.1%
- #18 Teeny Tiny Town
86% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
Why similar: Cozy 31.4%, City Builder 29.2%, Building 16.3%, Family Friendly 6.9%, Relaxing 3.7%
- #19 Luma Island
84% matchVery Positive84% of 12,657 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Cozy 28.7%, Crafting 17.7%, Building 17.4%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Family Friendly 6%
- #20 Ratopia
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,853 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Building 19.5%, Base Building 19.1%, Management 13.7%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #21 Pocket City 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 39.8%, Base Building 18.3%, Building 11.6%, Funny 8.6%, 3D 5.1%
- #22 Snacko
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,045 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Cozy 24.7%, Building 21.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Family Friendly 9.1%, Cute 8.9%
- #23 Sugar Shack
84% matchMixed66% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: MadLife DivertissementPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab some friends, fire up the boiler, and let the syrup flow! Build the world around your cabin as you fulfill orders of hungry villagers with endless sweet tooths. There's never a dull moment in this cozy forest inspired by Quebec lore and art!
Why similar: Crafting 20%, Building 19.9%, Management 17.7%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Family Friendly 8.3%
- #24 Miniland Adventure
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 332 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
Why similar: Crafting 23.6%, Building 23.3%, Base Building 22.9%, Resource Management 11%, Cute 6.2%
- #25 Hearth and Hamlet
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,503 reviews2026
Dev: Phorust StudiosPub: Runic Forge
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management, in-depth upgrade trees and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.
Why similar: City Builder 31%, Base Building 19.1%, Management 13.5%, Building 13.2%, Resource Management 7%
- #26 Let Them Trade
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,176 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Building 13.3%, Management 12.1%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #27 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
78% matchVery Positive84% of 2,273 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
Why similar: Building 22.7%, City Builder 20.7%, Cozy 18.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 11.7%
- #28 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
77% matchVery Positive94% of 12,338 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 63.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cozy 46.9%, Crafting 16.5%, Cute 8.9%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Simulation 6.2%
- #29 Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project
78% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Rocket-in-Bottle
Windows
Start an epic world-building adventure with Nekokami! Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Befriend wondrous yet whimsical spirits of nature. Restore and manage extinct Humans. With Cats in charge, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Why similar: Cozy 31.7%, Building 23.4%, Cute 12.2%, Funny 11.2%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #30 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,193 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Cozy 26.4%, Building 16.3%, Base Building 15.2%, Crafting 14%, Family Friendly 8.1%
- #31 Winter Burrow
77% matchVery Positive90% of 3,187 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 29.6%, Crafting 17.9%, Base Building 14.8%, Building 14.7%, Cute 6.4%
- #32 Castle Flipper
81% matchMixed64% of 1,108 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!
Why similar: Building 35.3%, Base Building 20.2%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Funny 8.7%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #33 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
75% matchVery Positive89% of 636 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 36.3%, Management 15.3%, Resource Management 10.6%, Base Building 8.2%, Funny 6.7%
- #34 Haven Park
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,124 reviews2021
Dev: Bubblebird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.
Why similar: Cozy 25.2%, Building 16.6%, Management 15.2%, Cute 7.3%, Funny 6.9%
- #35 Little Big Workshop
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,391 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Building 20.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 10.7%, City Builder 9.2%
- #36 Bear and Breakfast
73% matchVery Positive89% of 5,338 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Crafting 32.4%, Management 18.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Cute 8.7%
- #37 Twinkleby
72% matchVery Positive93% of 320 reviews2025
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Twinkleby is a cozy decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring Neighbours. Expand your collection, discover antique secrets, decorate, and when you change your mind – evict everyone and throw their furniture into space!
Why similar: Cozy 27.2%, City Builder 22.5%, Building 17.3%, Management 12.2%, Cute 6.3%
- #38 Critter Crops
74% matchMixed52% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Skyreach Studio
Windows
Enter the world of Mutter Island as Sylvie, a newfound witch with the ability to grow magical Critters. Restore the island, welcome the unwelcome, and uncover the mystery of Sylvie's past!
Why similar: Cozy 38.6%, Crafting 22.1%, Family Friendly 9.7%, Cute 8.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #39 Polity - Online Role Playing
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: JIB Games
Windows · Mac
A social cross-platform MMORPG. Enjoy mastering skills, quests, achievements, puzzles, mini-games, crafting, and extensive customization. Take the first step to join this unique journey!
Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Management 12.3%, Building 10.2%, Crafting 9.7%
- #40 SteamWorld Build
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,253 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Building 13.5%, Base Building 13.2%, Management 13%, Resource Management 9%
- #41 LEGO® Bricktales
72% matchVery Positive83% of 2,065 reviews2022
Dev: ClockStonePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.
Why similar: Cozy 33%, Building 17.9%, Top-Down 10.5%, Funny 9.7%, Family Friendly 8.9%
- #42 Fabledom
70% matchVery Positive85% of 7,762 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Base Building 16.2%, Management 12.6%, Resource Management 8.7%, Funny 7.8%
- #43 Squirreled Away
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,067 reviews2025
Dev: Far SeasPub: Amplifier Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 14.2%, Funny 11%, Third Person 10.1%
- #44 Rock the Islands
71% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Crafting 27.9%, Top-Down 15.3%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Cute 10.1%
- #45 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,001 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Relaxing city builder where you grow a vibrant metropolis, produce goods, manage transit and build iconic landmarks at your own pace.
Why similar: City Builder 46.7%, Building 21.6%, Management 7.9%, Family Friendly 6.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #46 World of Goo 2
69% matchVery Positive87% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Why similar: Building 51.2%, Cute 18.3%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Casual 7.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #47 Grow: Song of the Evertree
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,561 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: City Builder 38.9%, Management 16.4%, Third Person 9.7%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Cute 8.7%
- #48 Suncraft
67% matchVery Positive93% of 522 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Tuna Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather, craft, upgrade, and help the villagers revive the land. Can you rebuild the grand Sunspire and bring the village back to its golden days?
Why similar: Cozy 28.2%, Crafting 21.4%, Building 17.5%, Resource Management 10.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #49 Gourdlets
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,185 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
Why similar: City Builder 35.4%, Cozy 23.1%, Building 18.8%, Cute 6.8%, Simulation 5.6%
- #50 AColony
70% matchVery Positive89% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: ZeroTris
Windows
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Base Building 17.4%, Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.9%, Management 11.1%
- #51 Glimvale : My Mini Overworld
67% matchVery Positive93% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Milkshake Games
Windows
Glimvale is a solo cosy city-builder with idle mechanics where you manage, decorate, and grow a charming MMO village. Keep adventurers happy and shape the world at your own pace. After all, you’re the game master.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Cozy 27.9%, Building 15.6%, Management 14.4%, Top-Down 8%
- #52 Garlic Builder
68% matchVery Positive93% of 399 reviews2024
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Garlic Builder is a unique building game. As the new builder of the Garlic Family, can you inherit your father's building hammer, take various orders, follow the blueprint, or use your imagination to fulfill the strange needs of your customers?
Why similar: Building 22%, Crafting 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Cute 8.9%
- #53 Villagers and Heroes
73% matchMixed61% of 3,456 reviews2014
Dev: Mad Otter Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Adventure together. Build a home. Explore a vast fantasy world, battle monsters, master crafting and gathering, and grow a village with friends old and new in this cozy, free-to-play MMORPG.
Why similar: Cozy 43.7%, Crafting 28%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Third Person 7.8%, Cute 6.8%
- #54 Indoorlands
69% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: City Builder 20%, Building 17.5%, Management 15.8%, Crafting 11.3%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #55 Palia
65% matchVery Positive86% of 43,867 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Cozy 35.1%, Building 20%, Crafting 19.2%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Cute 6.1%
- #56 Go-Go Town!
63% matchVery Positive93% of 2,696 reviews2026
Dev: Prideful Sloth
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Building 21.1%, Management 17.7%, Funny 10.8%, Simulation 6.3%
- #57 Critter Cove
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,931 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: City Builder 65.3%, Cute 14.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Relaxing 9.6%
- #58 Dropkick Navvy: First Step
66% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Dropkick Navvy: First Step is a physics-based crafting/survival sim. Help the World Tree rebuild the broken cosmos as the responsibility falls upon you. Scurry through diverse landscapes, gather essential resources, and build your way towards finding the eternal source of water for the World Tree.
Why similar: Cozy 21.9%, Building 17%, Crafting 16.8%, Management 12.5%, Funny 7.3%