- #1 Villagers
97% matchMixed53% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Avanquest Software Publishing Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Villagers is a beautifully illustrated and richly detailed town-building game where you build a thriving community using the people and resources around you. Success or failure depends on your ability to create a town that can grow and prosper, and overcome the harsh realities of medieval life!
Why similar: City Builder 46%, Simulation 20.5%, Strategy 18.8%, Medieval 12.6%, Indie 2.2%
- #2 Civitatem
96% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Medieval 11.1%, Survival 9.5%
- #3 Simple Builder
94% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Tom's Feral Cat Games
Windows
Simple Builder is basically exactly what it's name is a simple building game. You can build a large number of structures and/or large ones and have five save locations to try out. As you build more in each save location your gathering range increases.
Why similar: City Builder 34%, Simulation 23.2%, Building 12.3%, Medieval 12.1%, Survival 10.5%
- #4 Constructor Plus
94% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2019
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Constructor Plus is the definitive building simulation for the modern day tycoon. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD. With almost 3 times more content, building just got bigger!
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Simulation 25.7%, Strategy 23.5%, Building 10.5%, Indie 2.9%
- #5 PlayFortress
93% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: PlayFortress
Windows
PlayFortress is a castle building game where the player controls characters such as the Lord, Master Mason and Engineer, using them to construct elaborate castle fortifications and settlements whilst managing their economy.
Why similar: Simulation 28.7%, City Builder 28%, Strategy 25.2%, Medieval 15.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #6 BlockUrbs
91% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 45.4%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 16%, Building 12.9%, 3D 2.3%
- #7 City Life 2008
91% matchVery Positive81% of 244 reviews2008
Dev: Monte CristoPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Construct the city of the 21st Century with City Life! City Life 2008 Edition is a next-generation City Builder. Its 3D game engine provides a level of detail and animation unprecedented in the City Builder genre, with total freedom of construction.
Why similar: City Builder 48.3%, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 23.7%
- #8 Grimgrad
90% matchMixed53% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Juvty WorldsPub: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Build your own Slavic settlement. Overcome the hardships of medieval life and don't anger the Gods!
Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Survival 15.7%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Medieval 12%
- #9 Stairway to Tavern
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashina Studios
Windows
Build your dream tavern in the afterlife! Recruit humans, angels or demons. Expand your business from Earth to heaven or hell. Convince customers to join the satan or god 😇👿
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 16.1%, Medieval 11%, Building 9.8%
- #10 Earth Space Colonies
88% matchMixed50% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: Persona and Pixel studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Earth Space Colonies is a strategy-simulation game where you build space colonies around the Solar system. Establish a first self-sustaining colony on the Red planet with ultimate goal of terraforming Mars. Play three story campaigns all at once: terraform Mars, fight on Ceres and explore Ganymede.
Why similar: City Builder 34.3%, Simulation 24.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Survival 17.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #11 Forebearers
87% matchMixed48% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Sandspire Interactive
Windows
This city-building strategy game puts you as the chieftain of a tribe driven away from their homeland. Now you must rebuild and defend your tribe from both the elements and your old enemies.
Why similar: City Builder 55.5%, Simulation 21.6%, Strategy 20%, Indie 3%
- #12 Constructor
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 762 reviews2017
Dev: System 3
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down. If that means engaging in a workplace accidents, dodgy deals, and a shifty trick or two then so be it! You're going to need every trick in the book if you want to go from small-time slumlord to property tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 43.3%, Simulation 23.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Building 11.9%
- #13 Foundation
84% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 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 45%, Medieval 14.6%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 9.9%, Building 7.8%
- #14 Community Inc
85% matchMostly Negative40% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: T4 InteractivePub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
As a new Manager, build a happy community and trade with other races... for profit. Yes, that's right, we need their happiness so we can power up our portals. The Lings, your workers, will obey you and help you with your village. But beware, they can cause a lot of problems too.
Why similar: City Builder 37.7%, Simulation 31.8%, Strategy 26.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #15 Distant Kingdoms
83% matchMixed44% of 303 reviews2021
Dev: Orthrus Studios
Windows
A unique blend of City Building, Social Management, Exploration and Adventure gameplay, Distant Kingdoms brings a rich fantasy world to life. Help the Humans, Dwarves, Elves and Orcs of Talam, begin anew in the fabled land of Ineron.
Why similar: City Builder 58%, Simulation 22.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Indie 2.8%
- #16 Highland Keep
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HighlandArchitect
Windows
Highland Keep is a third-person survival strategy set in the dark, mist-covered medieval Scotland. As a clan leader, you will engage in base building, colony management, survival mechanics, and real-time action combat in an open world.
Why similar: City Builder 17.1%, Medieval 15.1%, Survival 14.3%, Building 12.8%, Tactical RPG 12.5%
- #17 Town of Honor
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Craftsoft
Windows
“Town of Honor” is a town-building simulation game with roguelike elements set in a remote rural town. As mayor, you must construct buildings, produce and process resources, keep residents happy, and win regular elections.
Why similar: City Builder 48.8%, Simulation 26.7%, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #18 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
80% matchVery Positive87% of 188 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: City Builder 37.4%, Survival 13.3%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 13%, Building 12.5%
- #19 The Unexpected Quest Prologue
81% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: RionixPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. In this prologue, play through chapters 1, 2, and 3, where you learn to manage your resources as you build and battle to bring order to the world.
Why similar: City Builder 49.4%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Base Building 7%, Adventure 3%
- #20 SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
79% matchVery Positive85% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!
Why similar: City Builder 50.5%, Simulation 28.4%, Strategy 20%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 Storm Settlers
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mullet Games
Windows
A survival citybuilder set in a desert afflicted by relentless sandstorms. Build, farm, research, clear sand and protect your people from the storms. Will you find water or desolation? Will your settlement thrive or be buried in sand?
Why similar: City Builder 46.8%, Survival 19.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Building 9.6%, Base Building 6.6%
- #22 Endzone - A World Apart
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,807 reviews2021
Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.
Why similar: City Builder 43.4%, Survival 17.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Base Building 7.8%
- #23 Stronghold 3 Gold
78% matchMostly Negative33% of 4,763 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Strategy 24.3%, Medieval 17%, Simulation 11.8%, Base Building 4.5%
- #24 Spiritlands
77% matchMixed65% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Prey Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Spiritlands is a game of building and survival. Turn a single tent into a bustling network of towns and cities. Grow and fight to survive, and become the leader you dream to be with near endless possibilities.
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, City Builder 24.4%, Simulation 20.9%, Survival 12.9%, Base Building 7.7%
- #25 Bastide
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 346 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you lead a village of peasants toward survival and prosperity. You must contend with bandits, starvation, disease, and brutal winters as you work to develop your settlement into a fortified town.
Why similar: City Builder 43.4%, Simulation 27.4%, Strategy 25.9%, Indie 3.3%
- #26 Oriontis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beacon 55
Windows
A large-scale narrative city-builder set across floating lands. Build 100+ structures, master production and sky trade, and transform a fragile colony into a thriving civilization.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Simulation 23.3%, Strategy 21.5%, Building 11.8%, 3D 3.7%
- #27 Cities XL Platinum
77% matchMixed58% of 1,631 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 58.4%, Simulation 26.5%, Strategy 11%, Building 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #28 Rise Against the Invaders
75% 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: City Builder 37.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Survival 12.1%, Building 11.7%
- #29 RoundUrbs
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
RoundUrbs is a tiny relaxing city builder game where you place different commercial, residential, house, nature, industrial etc. circular tiles connected to each other to create unique and beautiful city.
Why similar: City Builder 42.8%, Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 18.8%, Building 11.2%, 3D 2.5%
- #30 Life In Planet
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batuhan YılmazPub: Codeks Studio
Windows
Build, arrive, and move into new regions and planets in the depths of space. Whether you will establish a colony and trade or train soldiers and fight, everything is in your hands.
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Survival 9.9%, Building 7.9%
- #31 Floodpunk
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Floodpunk LLC
Windows · Mac
Build up your island in this resource management strategy game, battling the rising tides and the incoming flood. Grow your industry. Build the tower. Escape the flood!
Why similar: City Builder 45.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 17.5%, Building 16.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #32 Outlands
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HugMeGames
Windows
Build, Upgrade, Reset, Repeat
Why similar: City Builder 33.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Medieval 7.6%, Building 6.8%
- #33 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
73% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 51.5%, Simulation 28.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #34 HexaUrbs
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
HexaUrbs is a relaxing minimalistic city builder game about placing variety of hexagonal tiles strategically next to each other to create a beautiful and thriving city.
Why similar: City Builder 45.3%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Building 14.5%, 3D 3.7%
- #35 SugarMill
73% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Aatlantis Code
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SugarMill comes to break the rules of village building simulation. Get ready to deal with food expiration, thirst, real-world measurements, and transportation of goods with horse-drawn carriages.
Why similar: City Builder 43.9%, Simulation 27.9%, Strategy 24%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #36 Kingdoms and Castles
71% matchVery Positive93% of 30,837 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 43.8%, Medieval 14.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Building 10.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #37 BAIA
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 萌新所长
Windows
Due to the volcanic eruption, the climate has become abnormal. Floodwaters are about to inundate our homes. Commander, please lead the people to quickly build an ark and save them!
Why similar: City Builder 45.6%, Simulation 24.4%, Survival 14.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Base Building 7.2%
- #38 Metropolis
72% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Studio by the Bay
Windows
Metropolis - The Ultimate City Simulator. In a game of construction, politics and real estate, build and manage your city to become the most liveable city in the world.
Why similar: City Builder 40.5%, Simulation 31.7%, Strategy 27.8%
- #39 Toons City
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Conanfredleseul
Windows
Toons City is a modified version of the classic city simulation. The game introduces gameplay elements to reproduce the sensations and difficulties inherent in creating and managing a real small town.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Building 12.2%, Third Person 6.7%
- #40 New King
71% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Shanbo Studio
Windows
New King is a strategy game with the theme of medieval management and adventure. Players will play as a newly enthroned king to protect his land and people from the invasion of the orcs.
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Strategy 28.5%, Medieval 17.1%, Survival 13.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #41 Super Citycon
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben WillesPub: Ben Willes Games SL
Windows · Mac
A retro city-building game with huge maps, a sandbox mode, a map creator, and strategic tycoon puzzles. Build, create, and solve as you craft the city of your dreams!
Why similar: City Builder 42.5%, Simulation 22.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Building 14.5%, 3D 2.5%
- #42 The Settlers® 7 : History Edition
70% matchMixed63% of 993 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Let yourself be enchanted by the new world of Settlers with this modernized History Edition – in the midst of green forests and lush meadows, it will bustle again. You alone hold the fate of your kingdom in your hands. Which strategy will you choose?
Why similar: City Builder 56.1%, Strategy 25.8%, Medieval 18.1%
- #43 Settlement Survival
68% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: City Builder 34.8%, Medieval 15.4%, Survival 13.4%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #44 温室之城(Glass City : The Dust)
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Intellicentrum
Windows
Glass City : The Dust is a distinctive sim game. Control your character, trying to survival in a glasshouse, making profit from planting, crafting, and so on. Competing with AI, and trying to make the population of city grow, keep the people from contacting deadly germs.
Why similar: City Builder 48.4%, Simulation 23.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Adventure 4%, Indie 3.2%
- #45 QuadUrbs
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
QuadUrbs is a relaxing minimalistic city builder game where you can place various tiles next to each other to build detailed city quickly without worrying about resource management. You can either place tiles perfectly to get maximum score or place them as you want to create city of your dreams.
Why similar: City Builder 47.8%, Building 18%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 13.1%, 3D 4.2%
- #46 LowPolis
68% 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 40.7%, Strategy 18.8%, Medieval 14.7%, Building 14%, Simulation 8.3%
- #47 Hexters
69% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Draconus Entertainment Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unique procedurally generated city-building strategy / action game with single player campaign story. Inspired by Tron, Darwinia, Anno, Settlers etc.
Why similar: City Builder 67.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Indie 1.8%, Adventure 1.8%
- #48 Island of Embers
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EvilStar Studios
Windows
Build a human settlement on a volcanic island plagued by fireballs, earthquakes and ash. Control golems, unlock buildings through research and face a living landscape that wants you gone. Can your home survive or will the volcano erase it?
Why similar: City Builder 37.8%, Survival 14.4%, Building 14.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #49 Kai Yuan
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Crown Game
Windows
This is a city building game with the historical background of the Tang Dynasty of China in the 7-8th century. In the game, you will build a prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty of China.
Why similar: City Builder 40.6%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 17%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 9%
- #50 Pinevale Settlements
67% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Kinetic Quasar Games
Windows
Build a colony from scratch, set up production chains, and defend against raids. Manage resources, research technologies, expand your settlement, and survive each escalating wave!
Why similar: City Builder 34.4%, Medieval 15.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Building 12%, Base Building 11.6%
- #51 Market Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: KOZGAMES
Windows
Build, manage, and dominate the retail world — from a humble shop to a thriving supermarket empire in Market Simulator.
Why similar: City Builder 45.1%, Simulation 20.9%, Building 18.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Adventure 2.3%
- #52 Surviving the Aftermath
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,513 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 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 38.1%, Simulation 16.2%, Survival 16%, Strategy 15.7%, Base Building 7.4%
- #53 Outpost: Vikings
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caveman Developments
Windows · Mac
Finally in a new land you must find a way to survive. Hunt, gather, produce & build to grow your new settlement. Manage your allies & enemies & help your people prosper and conquer this new land.
Why similar: City Builder 38.1%, Simulation 25.4%, Survival 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Building 9.3%