- #1 Dream Park Story
97% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, City Builder 17.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Life Sim 13.7%
- #2 Spirit & Stone
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garden Gate Interactive, LLC
Windows
A kingdom's open ended journey from a small village to a patchwork of bustling castles. Build your kingdom block by block. Explore the world, grow your industries, and watch your citizens thrive in your creations. Do it your way - there are no wrong choices.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, City Builder 25%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 15%, Immersive Sim 7.7%
- #3 Venture Towns
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Colony Sim 21.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 12%, Life Sim 11.7%
- #4 Mega Mall Story 2
95% matchVery Positive94% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.1%, City Builder 15.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 11.8%
- #5 Biz Builder Delux
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Run any store you like to build up your own buzzing business burg!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, City Builder 23.7%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Life Sim 12.7%
- #6 AI Society
94% matchMixed63% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: b8ve
Windows · Linux
Build a town or run a game studio, both staffed by AI characters with real personalities. Watch townsfolk work, argue, fight, and raid dungeons. Or play the RPG your own AI dev team designs, builds, and ships while you run the company. Runs 100% locally on your machine.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, City Builder 24.2%, Life Sim 14.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Idler 9.9%
- #7 Aven Colony
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,789 reviews2017
Dev: Mothership Entertainment LLCPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2%, City Builder 31.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 8.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #8 Forest Camp Story
92% matchVery Positive85% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, City Builder 23.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Life Sim 12%
- #9 Convenience Stories
91% matchVery Positive92% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.6%, City Builder 16.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Life Sim 12.2%
- #10 My Colony
91% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.2%, City Builder 38.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #11 Silver Screen Story
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, City Builder 16.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Life Sim 14.1%, Strategy 14%
- #12 Torp
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wobblegoat
Windows · Linux
Torp is a viking age colony simulator where you guide a group of norsemen in their quest to build a peaceful and thriving settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.1%, City Builder 25.8%, Simulation 14.5%, Life Sim 13.7%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #13 Paragon Pioneers 2
89% matchVery Positive93% of 60 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 28.3%, City Builder 23.9%, Idler 13.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #14 World Cruise Story
88% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Captain a luxury cruise liner, sailing the entire world while entertaining VIPs!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, City Builder 19.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #15 Everstead: Origins
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beaver Fever Games
Windows
Everstead: Origins is a unique idle simulation experience that allows you to watch a self-sustaining village evolve over time. Without direct control, you observe the settlers’ daily routines, social bonds, and the consequences of their decisions in a fully autonomous world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, City Builder 22.9%, Life Sim 16%, Idler 12.7%, Simulation 9.7%
- #16 Orc Colony
87% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Luzon Games
Windows
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.2%, Strategy 16.9%, City Builder 15.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Building 5.2%
- #17 Havenstead
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KovilPub: Kovil Gaming
Windows · Mac
Havenstead is a cozy town-building strategy game where you grow a thriving village, balance resources, and keep your villagers happy through careful planning, trade, and charming design.
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Colony Sim 24.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 5.9%
- #18 Zoo Park Story
85% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 28.7%, City Builder 22%, Life Sim 13.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.5%
- #19 The Blighted Frontier
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sly Game Studios
Windows
Rebuild civilization in a world consumed by the blight. Manage survivors, defend against the dead, and transform a fragile camp into a thriving frontier settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.8%, City Builder 25.6%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 11.1%, Management 5.3%
- #20 Dream Town Island
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 26.6%, City Builder 23.7%, Life Sim 14.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10%
- #21 Pocket Arcade Story
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create the gaming paradise of your dreams! Reach 5-stars and host tournaments!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, Simulation 15.8%, City Builder 15.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Life Sim 11.2%
- #22 Outlands
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HugMeGames
Windows
Build, Upgrade, Reset, Repeat
Why similar: Colony Sim 29%, City Builder 26.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 16.1%, Building 4.1%
- #23 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,415 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGamesPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 37.7%, City Builder 24.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Building 3.9%
- #24 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
81% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Nebula
Windows
A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1%, City Builder 31.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Building 7.8%
- #25 Little Porp
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Little Village or þorp Builder, which takes place on a 32x32 tile map. Use the resources available to keep your villagers warm, fed, and hydrated for as long as you can. When the little ice ages come, you must manage your resources wisely to prevent a very cold sad death of your villagers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5%, City Builder 35.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Building 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
- #26 Big Market Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mobaroid
Windows
Build and manage a massive supermarket. Order products, stock shelves, serve customers, and expand your business into the ultimate shopping destination.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7%, City Builder 23.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 15.1%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #27 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
79% 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: Colony Sim 28.9%, City Builder 26.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Building 4.2%
- #28 The Pyraplex
78% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 21.4%, Life Sim 15.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%
- #29 Last Civilization: Inherited Flame
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WisPub: Studio Wis
Windows
Build a settlement around the last flame. Gather, construct, and research by day, then defend against the Shadows at night. When a village falls, carry its records and memories into the next civilization and endure one night longer.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3%, City Builder 29.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 3.4%
- #30 Surviving the Aftermath
78% matchMixed70% of 4,648 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Colony Sim 25.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 11%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%
- #31 Keepshore
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fp32.ai LLC
Windows
A calm 3D island town-builder spanning nine ages, from stone huts to electric streets. Raise workshops, wire production chains, work a living market, and grow a town that keeps producing while you're away. Settle a new island to advance the age — every shore you leave sends tribute home forever.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.3%, City Builder 25%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 13.8%, Life Sim 13.4%
- #32 Civica: Italian Renaissance
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Vertex Studios
Windows · Mac
Build your Italian empire in this realistic medieval RTS that combines truly organic city building and immersive roleplaying. City-states compete for influence, families such as the Medici try to divide power among themselves and artists create masterpieces that define an entire era.
Why similar: City Builder 29.9%, Colony Sim 25.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 13.4%, Immersive Sim 7.9%
- #33 Rise Against the Invaders
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BASEMENTMODE, LLC
Windows
BUILD. DEFEND. SURVIVE. An alien menace has ravaged Earth. Humanity has scattered to the wind. But hope remains. A resistance is organizing. Build your new settlement, defend your people, and fight to reclaim what was lost.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5%, City Builder 30.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Building 7.2%
- #34 Hot Springs Story
75% matchVery Positive83% of 300 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, Colony Sim 16.3%, Life Sim 16.2%, Simulation 12.3%, Building 10%
- #35 Bonfires of Azure
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Cloud
Windows
Embark on a cozy journey to settle and thrive on floating islands in the remnants of a ruptured world. Grow your village, manage resources, and become the renowned pioneer of the clouds. A relaxing city-building experience where you build and optimize your serene sanctuary in the skies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, City Builder 27.6%, Idler 16.9%, Strategy 12%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
- #36 Pool Slide Story
73% matchVery Positive91% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Make a fantastic, dazzling water park!
Why similar: City Builder 30.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Life Sim 11.6%, Colony Sim 10.1%
- #37 Terraform Co: Factory and City
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Melon Dev
Windows · Mac
One pod, one core, and an unsurveyed plot on a green world. Clear the ground, trap native grazers, mine metal and rock, and belt it all into a factory — then build the city that buys what you make. Fill contracts, climb the S&G-15 index, and keep the raiders off your core.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, City Builder 25.3%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 14.4%, Automation 4.9%
- #38 A Game of Humans
74% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, City Builder 23.8%, Life Sim 12.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.2%
- #39 RAT CITY: Ratocracy
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wootusart Industries
Windows
Build and Manage a Rat City. Run it into the ground. Literally. Keep your Rats happy and productive. Create for them a glorious colony in the dirt! The never ending demand for the production of products to consume is all consuming. Wait, is this real life? No, it's RAT CITY!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8%, City Builder 27.7%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 8.3%, Life Sim 7.5%
- #40 Ancient Aliens: The Game
73% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Fifth Column GamesPub: Legacy Games
Windows · Mac
What if aliens helped create Earth’s ancient civilizations? Play as a reluctant alien-human hybrid in this story-driven city building game! Manage resources, manipulate primitive humans, and help promote scientific discovery as you build the colossal pyramids—to uncover the secrets that lie within!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.3%, City Builder 30%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 8.5%, Building 7.3%
- #41 Our Freedom: Medieval Village - Prologue
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vladyslav LytvynovPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
The medieval world is waiting for you! Stand up for your people and help them defend their freedom! Build your village, win battles and tournaments, and lead your settlement to prosperity in colony sim RPG Our Freedom: Prologue!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 24.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Base Building 5.3%
- #42 Hexity
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows
Build a city that grows together with its people. Start with a small settlement in the wild lands and turn it into a thriving medieval city. Construct housing, develop production, meet the needs of your population, and maintain a stable economy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1%, City Builder 26.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Building 4.9%
- #43 dEskape
71% matchMixed59% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows
'dEskape' is a base-building game which sits across the bottom of your desktop allowing you to work, browse, or watch something else while you play. It's idle when you like and active when you want.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 21.8%, Idler 13.2%, Life Sim 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #44 Paleon
71% matchVery Positive81% of 424 reviews2023
Dev: Paleodev
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.3%, City Builder 22.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10%, Building 6.4%
- #45 Above: Colonies of the Mist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Docklight GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Build a hilltop colony in the last land safe from the toxic mist. Survive, expand, explore ancient monuments, and look for a way out before the mist claims everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6%, City Builder 28.1%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Building 5.3%
- #46 Cafe Master Story
69% matchVery Positive97% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, City Builder 22.3%, Life Sim 15.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 11%
- #47 Founders Legacy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asfar GAMESPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Linux
A relaxing idle-colony builder that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things,Design Your Ultimate colony.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 21.7%, Idler 12.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8%
- #48 Built by Day, Bitten by Night
68% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: GameEraStudios
Windows
Built by Day, Bitten by Night is a cozy voxel city builder with a small problem: the zombies. And pirates. And yetis, robots, UFOs. Build your kingdom by day — farms, fountains, mansions, dragons. Defend it by night. How long can your keep survive till dawn?
Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Colony Sim 30.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Building 4%
- #49 ATLASPIA: The Tower Manager
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IGM Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a tower-building simulation where you place offices, homes, shops, restaurants, hotels, and more inside a growing high-rise. People move autonomously toward their destinations, using elevators as the building comes to life. Balance profit and expansion as you create a busy tower of your own.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Colony Sim 22.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 16%, Building 7.9%
- #50 Banished
70% matchVery Positive90% of 43,352 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 27.1 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: Colony Sim 39.4%, City Builder 36.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Building 2.1%
- #51 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Redkar LimitedPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars - Prologue! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7%, City Builder 27.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 17.9%, Sci-fi 3.4%
- #52 TIMBER! Idle Village Builder
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
Swing your axe, drop the trees, and watch a village rise from the stumps. Assign villagers to nine trades, unlock a 54-node talent tree, and carry your settlement through five ages — from a primitive camp to a medieval kingdom with a crown of its own.
Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Colony Sim 22.5%, Idler 16.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.9%
- #53 The Hostel Project
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: figmargaux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run your own backpacker hostel in this cozy management sim. Start from humble beginnings and grow your hostel to be the most legendary, or infamous, spot in town. Host influencers, pub crawls, and complete local-themed sponsorships to build your fame and achieve that prestigious 10/10 rating.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29%, City Builder 17.5%, Life Sim 17.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 7.7%
- #54 Frontera
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Duality LLC
Windows
Frontera is primarily a fantasy city builder with emphasis on producing items for unit wants and combat. Units have four stats trainable at buildings that will also sell technology. Available items and production will grow strong enough to challenge the monsters that infest the rest of the island.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31%, City Builder 28.5%, Simulation 16%, Building 7.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #55 Hot Springs Story 2
68% matchVery Positive85% of 223 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.7%, City Builder 21.2%, Life Sim 17.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 5.4%
- #56 Pocket Academy 3
67% matchVery Positive93% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
After 12 long years, we're back and bringing the school festival with us!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.8%, City Builder 18.7%, Life Sim 17%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 10.6%
- #57 KN Tower - Build your skyscraper empire
65% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Kricom NetworkPub: KN GameStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand and manage your own skyscraper in this deep building and management simulation. Design every floor, optimize elevators, manage tenants, businesses and finances. Create a vibrant vertical metropolis.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 24.1%, Life Sim 15.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
- #58 Dungeon Village 2
66% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, City Builder 24.2%, Life Sim 13.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.6%