- #1 Acorn City: Tropical!
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games LLC
Windows
Build and Explore your very own tropical island! Use block-based building mechanics to create an island unique to you! Collect resources to survive and create. Unlock new items to help expand your town!
Why similar: City Builder 16.3%, Voxel 15.5% ★, Life Sim 14.7%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #2 Goblin Keep
96% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Black Lake Entertainment
Windows
Voxel World Town Building and Survival game with building tools, combat, destruction, and multiplayer
Why similar: Voxel 26.8% ★, Colony Sim 20.7%, City Builder 18.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, Building 10%
- #3 Stonehearth
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,081 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.4%, City Builder 24.2%, Voxel 16.5% ★, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #4 Eden - World Builder
95% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Kingly Games
Windows · Mac
Explore a world of possibility. Build your own personal Eden. Unleash your creative and adventurous spirit! Eden is a game that lets you build your world. The game engine enables crazy sandbox fun. Build, destroy and explore your way through endless worlds. Nostalgic classic fun for all ages.
Why similar: Voxel 35.3% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 11.2%, City Builder 10%
- #5 Skyscraper Tiles
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Super Voxel Games
Windows
Build your city in Skyscraper Tiles and relax in that sandbox game without resource management! Stack soaring towers above the clouds and unleash fleets of flying vehicles. Craft your dream skyline and watch your futuristic metropolis come to life in the sky!
Why similar: Voxel 28.8% ★, City Builder 23.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Building 15.3%, Simulation 6.3%
- #6 Celestial Trails
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Universal Games
Windows
You arrive on a barren island seeking a fresh start. Gather resources, farm, fish, and craft to build a thriving society. Unlock advanced technologies, manage resources, and grow your settlement from humble beginnings to exploring the stars.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, City Builder 23.1%, Life Sim 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Building 7.2%
- #7 Shroomchitect
93% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help shroomies transform a big mushroom into a cozy little home! Care for them, help them garden and build things, relax, and take nice pictures!
Why similar: Voxel 27.5% ★, Colony Sim 19.8%, Life Sim 15.1%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #8 Keepshore
92% 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 22.7%, City Builder 20.8%, Life Sim 15.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #9 Skies Scrapper
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NerdHead
Windows
A physics-based adventure where you stack, scramble, and skyrocket with your gravity gun to build your way into the clouds.
Why similar: Life Sim 17%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%
- #10 Timberland
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LSM Games Studio
Windows
A voxel village that only works if you organize it. Assign thirteen trades to your settlers, chain workshops together, sow with winter in mind, and post a watch: when night falls, something comes out.
Why similar: Voxel 34.1% ★, Colony Sim 19.9%, City Builder 17.6%, Building 12.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #11 100 days
91% matchNegative9% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: SMgames
Windows
100 days is a game that allows you to immerse yourself in the harsh world of one island, where you have to survive for 100 days. Build, explore the island and find secrets.
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Life Sim 19.3%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Simulation 8.6%
- #12 Voxel Turf
89% matchVery Positive88% of 578 reviews2017
Dev: L Twigger
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voxel Turf is a block based urban sandbox. Build cities, blow up buildings, complete missions or fight for territory. Build a real estate empire, or perhaps just drive around and blow stuff up. Its your choice!
Why similar: Voxel 47.3% ★, Sandbox 17.9%, City Builder 15.1%, Simulation 11%, Building 8.7%
- #13 Terra Toy
89% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: frozein
Windows
Terra Toy is a simple, peaceful sandbox game about building a tiny planet! Raise mountains, dig rivers, paint beaches, and plop down trees to create the landscape of your dreams. There are no complicated menus or difficult-to-use tools, just a blank planet and your imagination.
Why similar: Voxel 34.5% ★, City Builder 20.6%, Building 17%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 4.4%
- #14 Two Point Museum
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,533 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Building 18%, Life Sim 17.9%, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 9.9%
- #15 Hot Springs Story
88% 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: Building 20.7%, City Builder 20.1%, Life Sim 20%, Colony Sim 14.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #16 StoneEra
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arrock Games
Windows · Mac
Build, manage, and expand a medieval voxel colony in a procedurally generated world. Gather resources, assign AI-controlled villagers, reshape the terrain, survive changing seasons, and grow your settlement block by block.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.3%, Voxel 24.7% ★, City Builder 20%, Sandbox 10.2%, Building 7.1%
- #17 Cafe Master Story
85% 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 25.2%, City Builder 19.4%, Life Sim 18.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #18 FortressCraft : Chapter 1
86% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectorGames
Windows
FortressCraft : Chapter 1 Anniversary Edition is the PC-update to the world's first and best Creative-focussed Voxel block builder.
Why similar: Voxel 35.6% ★, City Builder 17.8%, Building 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #19 Dream Town Island
84% 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 24.3%, City Builder 21.6%, Life Sim 18.6%, Building 11.7%, Simulation 9%
- #20 Lade's Sandbox
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 诺格拉德
Windows
A voxel-based sandbox game
Why similar: Voxel 48.6% ★, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Walking Simulator 5.5%
- #21 YUME ROOF
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Rivi
Windows
In between the busyness of everyday life, a rooftop where nothing happens. YUME ROOF is a cozy sandbox game set on a Japanese rooftop, with no enemies or time limits. Customize the space from morning to night, and enjoy simply being there at your own pace.
Why similar: Voxel 44% ★, City Builder 21.3%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 6.4%, Isometric 3.4%
- #22 Boopie Island
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lord Drw Games
Windows
Build a cozy colony for your Boopies! Keep them happy with swings, flowers, and plenty of cozy surprises — and watch your little village grow.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, City Builder 21.9%, Building 15.8%, Life Sim 13.2%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #23 漂流到岛
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 呀嘿嘿工作室
Windows
"Drift to Island" is a sandbox multiplayer game where you build your home on a tropical island and enjoy island life. Ride a pony, fish, farm, or hire NPCs to help run the island. The game offers a relaxing and immersive experience, letting you create lasting memories with friends in a vibrant world
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Life Sim 19.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 11.9%, Simulation 8.6%
- #24 Luminids
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Luminids Studios
Windows
A cozy colony-building sandbox you can step inside. Shape the land, build homes and grow food for little creatures with lives of their own. Plan from above, then switch to first person to explore your settlement and the world beyond.
Why similar: Voxel 26.5% ★, Colony Sim 20%, Life Sim 17%, Sandbox 10.7%, Building 9.1%
- #25 Dream Park Story
81% 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 28.7%, Life Sim 19.5%, City Builder 18%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 9.4%
- #26 SuperCitycon
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunapie Games
Windows · Mac
Classic city building meets a crisp, modern 3D world with a retro-inspired 16-bit palette. Shape vast maps, build living cities in a sandbox, and use SCC Studio to create or customize everything from terrain to buildings, vehicles and citizens. Share your creations through the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Voxel 33.6% ★, City Builder 23.9%, Building 17%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 7.6%
- #27 Tinytown
79% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: RPGames
Windows
Tinytown is a cozy zen-like building strategy and puzzle game where you create a small city by placing new buildings. Manage resources, upgrade buildings and use all the small space to build your dream city!
Why similar: Voxel 36.9% ★, City Builder 15.4%, Building 14.7%, Colony Sim 13.3%, Sandbox 9%
- #28 Catizens
78% matchVery Positive81% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 20%, Building 14.6%, Life Sim 12.1%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #29 Elven City Simulator
78% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Igor Vasilenko
Windows · Mac
Revive civilization and save it from mysterious darkness. Story-oriented colony simulator with elvish flavor and indirect control. Demo available!
Why similar: Voxel 34.8% ★, Colony Sim 23.8%, City Builder 21%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 8.1%
- #30 Voxel Farm Island
79% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: LQ-GAME
Windows
You now have a dream island right away! Take care of the farm, develop business, Expand transportation, and there are more interesting things on the island, such as magical giving tree, fishery and the mine full of treasures... You have a most important task - to solve the mystery on the island!
Why similar: Voxel 28.8% ★, City Builder 20.6%, Life Sim 18.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 8.4%
- #31 Cities Virtual Reality
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WireMonkeyGames
Windows
Cities Virtual Reality is a VR city builder. You have a wide range of tools that you can use to build up your city! Play in a relaxing sandbox or play the campaign for a more intense experience.
Why similar: Voxel 32.4% ★, City Builder 23.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 11.2%, Simulation 9.5%
- #32 Surviving Day!
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: JJustisPub: Secupgrade.com
Windows · Linux
Moddable and Hostable as a server for others to join and adventure, build, or fight. Jump into a new voxel game that is as powerful as it is fun! Experience a new level of detail and special features that keep the game interesting and fun.
Why similar: Voxel 27.9% ★, Colony Sim 20.6%, City Builder 17.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #33 The Hostel Project
77% 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 25.8%, Life Sim 21.9%, City Builder 15.6%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 12.6%
- #34 Town to City
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,135 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: Voxel 35.2% ★, City Builder 28%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #35 The Travelling Land
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brain Up
Windows
Build, sail, and thrive in a strategic floating city! Manage biomes, rescue species, and harness the power of wind to navigate a world shaped by extreme climates. Balance ecology, exploration, and survival in this unique city-builder.
Why similar: Voxel 32.5% ★, City Builder 22.1%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Sandbox 11.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #36 Reshape
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Serebryanik
Windows
you're the architect of your world. Design without limits, create without boundaries. Your world, your way, unleash your creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 26.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 10.6%
- #37 Aether Effect
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamtowardsPub: Elytra Corporation
Windows
Dig, Build, Explore! In this sandbox survival game, venture through a vast procedurally-generated infinite world. Mine resources, construct your homestead, craft and drive vehicles, delve into mining, cultivate, livestock, automated machinery, and uncover the truth behind the world.
Why similar: Voxel 36.9% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 7.1%
- #38 KN Tower - Build your skyscraper empire
72% 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 22.4%, City Builder 21.8%, Life Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 10.4%
- #39 Iskarn
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iskarn
Windows
Build and defend a medieval colony in a vast, infinite voxel world. Gather resources, craft gear, train citizens, and survive brutal zombie hordes. Dig deep, explore wild biomes, and turn a handful of survivors into a thriving settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, City Builder 21.4%, Voxel 20.4% ★, Building 15%, Exploration 5.1%
- #40 Augmego
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Augmego
Windows · Mac
Build a voxel world that feels like you. Create your own space, invite friends to visit and build, and discover what other players are making. Augmego is a social sandbox for small ideas, big builds, and shared moments.
Why similar: Voxel 42.8% ★, Building 18.7%, Sandbox 17.1%, Exploration 7.6%, Simulation 7.5%
- #41 Gnomoria
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,539 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6%, City Builder 26.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 13.9%, Simulation 8.2%
- #42 Hot Springs Story 2
72% 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 30.1%, Life Sim 22.5%, City Builder 19.4%, Building 11.7%, Simulation 10%
- #43 Mountania
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zemore Indie Games
Windows
Build and manage a thriving mountain colony. Mine, craft, defend your people, and delve deep as you seek the riches buried below. But beware: the mountain is as abundant in threats as it is in resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, City Builder 25.4%, Building 21.5%, Sandbox 14.7%, Simulation 7.4%
- #44 Hamlet in a Pond
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pidibidi Games
Windows
Hamlet in a Pond is a unique looking relaxed city builder. Live out your creativity and build your own little slice of paradise in a tiny pond - with no pressure like goals to reach and no stress from juggling resources.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Colony Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Building 10.1%, Cartoon 8.3%
- #45 The Pyraplex
70% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Life Sim 20.4%, City Builder 20.3%, Building 14.1%, Simulation 8.6%
- #46 Zoo Park Story
70% 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 27.9%, City Builder 21.3%, Life Sim 18.7%, Building 10.2%, Simulation 10%
- #47 Parkdens
69% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
Parkdens is a minimalistic and relaxing nature park building game where you can place tiles and choose variety of objects ranging from statues, sitting areas, shelters to bushes, playgrounds, trees etc. to populate the placed tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Sandbox 18%, Building 15.7%, Casual 10.3%
- #48 KingForge
67% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: ElykraGames
Windows
Build a living kingdom where villagers work and survive on their own. Assign roles, keep your people fed, automate your systems, and defend against growing threats. Your kingdom lives or falls by your decisions.
Why similar: Voxel 30.2% ★, Colony Sim 26.1%, Building 16.1%, City Builder 10.1%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #49 CENTAVO
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Trocado Studio
Windows
A city sim where money never comes from nowhere. You lay the streets and zone the lots; residents build with their own money, open businesses, hire and leave if work or food runs out. Click any payment and see whose pocket it came from. Grow a camp into a metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Colony Sim 25%, Voxel 17.5% ★, Building 9.9%, Simulation 8.9%
- #50 Biz Builder Delux
69% 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 25.4%, City Builder 24.1%, Life Sim 18.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Building 8.6%
- #51 Crafting Block World
71% matchMixed47% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!
Why similar: Voxel 46.6% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 12%, Simulation 8.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%
- #52 Oniria Dreamscapes
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cKolmos narrative.
Windows
Oniria Dreamscapes is a cozy city-builder set on a living dream planet. Build your surreal voxel city, expand your settlement across a globe shaped by dreams, explore forgotten landscapes and balance dreams and nightmares, shaping the destiny of Oniria.
Why similar: Voxel 22.1% ★, City Builder 21.8%, Building 14.4%, Colony Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 10%
- #53 Hundred Nights: DIFU
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelsCove Games
Windows
Run the Eastern Underworld in this cozy city builder simulation! Design land layout, hire quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Give souls a place to call home. Encounter legends from myths, explore worlds above...
Why similar: City Builder 25.8%, Building 18%, Simulation 15.7%, Life Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #54 Terrestrial planet
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: glacier Studio
Windows
On a planet with a biome climate similar to Earth, manage your residents from basic construction and planting, develop and research various cutting-edge technologies, recruit soldiers to form troops, resist foreign enemies or actively conquer other countries, and unify this distant planet.
Why similar: Voxel 32.9% ★, Colony Sim 25.7%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, City Builder 8%
- #55 Timberborn
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 41,938 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Voxel 29.5% ★, City Builder 21.9%, Colony Sim 20.6%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #56 Distant Garden
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Jackson LevinePub: Jackson Levine Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
An exploration and building game inspired by games like "Minecraft", "LSD: Dream Emulator", and more.
Why similar: Voxel 39.7% ★, Building 15.9%, Life Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #57 Convenience Stories
67% 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 34.2%, Life Sim 17.5%, City Builder 16.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Building 8.4%
- #58 360Hexaworld
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dataking Inc.
Windows
Another world 360Hexaworld is a Web 3.0 metaverse world platform
Why similar: Voxel 52.7% ★, Simulation 20.6%, Building 19.5%, Sandbox 5.6%, Casual 1.6%