- #1 Outlanders
97% matchVery Positive90% of 491 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%, Cozy 21.9%, Building 12.6%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 6.1%
- #2 Overthrown
96% matchMixed60% of 286 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 34.4%, Building 19.9%, Management 16.4%, Resource Management 6.7%, Simulation 5.4%
- #3 Tinytopia
96% matchVery Positive84% of 322 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 32.3%, Building 17.5%, Crafting 17.3%, Funny 6.9%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #4 Time to Morp
95% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Team HalfBeardPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.5%, City Builder 19%, Base Building 15%, Crafting 11.8%, Building 11.5%
- #5 Luma Island
94% matchVery Positive84% of 12,297 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 30.9%, Crafting 17.3%, Building 16.9%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Family Friendly 5.7%
- #6 HammerHelm
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 387 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 25.3%, Building 18.6%, Crafting 17.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Third Person 6.9%
- #7 MySims™
92% matchVery Positive87% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 26.9%, Family Friendly 19%, Crafting 18.3%, Cute 15.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #8 Totemlands
93% 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 28.3%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Management 13.4%, Cute 7.3%
- #9 Littlewood
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 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 41.4%, Crafting 20.6%, Building 18.4%, Simulation 6.5%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #10 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 464 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 27.6%, Building 18%, Crafting 15.3%, Top-Down 12.9%, Family Friendly 9.3%
- #11 United Penguin Kingdom
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 439 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 34.6%, Management 16.6%, Building 12%, Resource Management 10.4%, Funny 6.9%
- #12 Folklands
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 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 28.2%, Building 16%, Cozy 15.6%, Base Building 15.2%, Management 12.8%
- #13 Craftlands Workshoppe
89% matchMixed64% 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 26.8%, Crafting 16.8%, Building 14.8%, Management 14.8%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #14 MySims™ Kingdom
87% matchVery Positive93% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Meet New Friends and explore all the New Lands
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.5%, Family Friendly 20.1%, Crafting 16.4%, Cute 15.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #15 Airborne Kingdom
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,369 reviews2022
Dev: The Wandering Band LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 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 36.7%, Base Building 21.6%, Building 18.7%, Resource Management 9.7%, Relaxing 4.2%
- #16 Cozy Island
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,489 reviews2025
Dev: LazyFish Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 28.7%, Base Building 21.6%, Funny 11.3%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Cute 8.8%
- #17 Teeny Tiny Town
86% matchVery Positive91% of 56 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 33.8%, City Builder 28%, Building 15.7%, Family Friendly 6.6%, Relaxing 3.6%
- #18 Animalkind
84% matchVery Positive95% of 78 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 31.8%, Crafting 18.7%, Building 17%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Cute 6.7%
- #19 Sugar Shack
85% matchMixed66% of 315 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 19.8%, Management 18.1%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Family Friendly 8.2%
- #20 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,181 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 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 28.6%, Building 15.8%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 13.7%, Cute 7.8%
- #21 Pocket City 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 130 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 39.5%, Base Building 18.4%, Building 11.6%, Funny 8.6%, 3D 5.2%
- #22 Snacko
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,019 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 26.9%, Building 21.2%, Crafting 15.9%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Cute 8.6%
- #23 Miniland Adventure
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 23.1%, Base Building 22.8%, Resource Management 11.4%, Cute 6.2%
- #24 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,228 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.7 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 22.2%, Cozy 20.7%, City Builder 20.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 11.4%
- #25 Winter Burrow
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,906 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 31.6%, Crafting 17.2%, Base Building 14.5%, Building 14.2%, Cute 6.1%
- #26 Let Them Trade
79% matchVery Positive86% of 1,081 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 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 27.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Building 13.2%, Management 12.4%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #27 Castle Flipper
82% matchMixed65% of 1,095 reviews2021
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 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 12.5%, Funny 8.7%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #28 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
77% matchVery Positive94% of 11,553 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 59.5 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 49.8%, Crafting 15.7%, Cute 8.3%, Family Friendly 6.7%, Simulation 6%
- #29 Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project
78% matchVery Positive98% of 62 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 34.2%, Building 22.6%, Cute 11.8%, Funny 10.8%, Family Friendly 6.2%
- #30 Little Big Workshop
80% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 20.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Resource Management 11.2%, City Builder 9.2%
- #31 Haven Park
78% matchVery Positive95% of 1,084 reviews2021
Dev: Bubblebird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 27.3%, Building 16.1%, Management 15.2%, Cute 7.1%, Funny 6.7%
- #32 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
76% matchVery Positive89% of 631 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 35.9%, Management 15.6%, Resource Management 11%, Base Building 8.1%, Funny 6.6%
- #33 Twinkleby
74% matchVery Positive93% of 276 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 29.4%, City Builder 21.6%, Building 16.7%, Management 12.1%, Cute 6%
- #34 Ratopia
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,696 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 27.1%, Building 19.3%, Base Building 18.9%, Management 14%, Resource Management 7.6%
- #35 Bear and Breakfast
74% matchVery Positive90% of 5,261 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 32.2%, Management 19.2%, Resource Management 12.2%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Cute 8.6%
- #36 Polity - Online Role Playing
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 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 24.7%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Management 12.5%, Building 10.1%, Crafting 9.7%
- #37 Critter Crops
75% matchMixed53% of 80 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 41.2%, Crafting 21.3%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Cute 8%, Simulation 6%
- #38 SteamWorld Build
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,156 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 30.1%, Building 13.4%, Management 13.3%, Base Building 13.1%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #39 Fabledom
71% matchVery Positive85% of 7,484 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 36.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Management 12.9%, Resource Management 9%, Funny 7.7%
- #40 Squirreled Away
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,023 reviews2025
Dev: Far SeasPub: Amplifier Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 19.6%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 14.2%, Funny 10.9%, Third Person 10%
- #41 Rock the Islands
72% matchVery Positive90% of 312 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 28%, Top-Down 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Family Friendly 11.1%, Cute 10%
- #42 LEGO® Bricktales
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,989 reviews2022
Dev: ClockStonePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 35.5%, Building 17.2%, Top-Down 10.3%, Funny 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.4%
- #43 World of Goo 2
70% matchVery Positive88% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 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 51.3%, Cute 18.3%, Family Friendly 16.5%, Casual 7.2%, Adventure 5.9%
- #44 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
69% matchVery Positive85% of 737 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 46.3%, Building 22%, Management 7.8%, Family Friendly 6.3%, Casual 4.9%
- #45 Grow: Song of the Evertree
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 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 38.7%, Management 16.8%, Third Person 9.6%, Family Friendly 8.7%, Cute 8.7%
- #46 AColony
71% matchVery Positive89% of 134 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 25.2%, Base Building 17.3%, Building 14.3%, Crafting 13.9%, Management 11.3%
- #47 Distant Bloom
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Ember TrailPub: Kinda Brave
Windows
From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.
Why similar: Cozy 32.1%, Crafting 19.3%, Management 10.3%, Resource Management 9.7%, Family Friendly 7.8%
- #48 Indoorlands
70% matchVery Positive82% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 19.6%, Building 17.3%, Management 16%, Crafting 11.2%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #49 Garlic Builder
69% matchVery Positive95% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 21.9%, Crafting 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Base Building 16.1%, Cute 8.8%
- #50 Amber Isle
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,976 reviews2024
Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Why similar: Cozy 21%, Crafting 17.3%, Management 14.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Third Person 6.3%
- #51 Critter Cove
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,868 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 65.1%, Cute 14.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #52 Dropkick Navvy: First Step
68% matchVery Positive96% of 54 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 23.8%, Building 16.5%, Crafting 16.4%, Management 12.5%, Funny 7%
- #53 Wobbly Life
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,136 reviews2025
Dev: RubberBandGames
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!
Why similar: Funny 26%, Family Friendly 16.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Cute 10.1%
- #54 Airborne Empire
64% matchVery Positive88% of 851 reviews2026
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: City Builder 33%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 12.7%, Management 11.6%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #55 Palia
64% matchVery Positive86% of 41,903 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 25.5 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 37.5%, Building 19.2%, Crafting 18.5%, Online Co-Op 8.1%, Cute 5.9%
- #56 Gourdlets
64% matchVery Positive93% of 2,127 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 34.2%, Cozy 25.2%, Building 18.4%, Cute 6.5%, Simulation 5.5%
- #57 Spellfarers
67% matchMostly Negative39% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Leisure Inc.
Windows · Mac
Farm, fish, craft, and cast spells with your friends in this idyllic, magical multiplayer farming sim. Befriend the townsfolk of Wenngrove, learn their trades and stories, tend your home with your friends and Familiar, and make magic in Spellfarers.
Why similar: Building 27.9%, Crafting 25.3%, Third Person 13.2%, Simulation 9.6%, 3D 7.5%
- #58 Border Town
65% matchVery Positive80% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Building 41.1%, Top-Down 17.4%, Base Building 17.4%, Cute 10.9%, Adventure 7.4%