- #1 My Tiny Park
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Cabin
Windows
My Tiny Park is a management sim where you design and manage parks of all kinds - from schoolyard playgrounds to sprawling nature reserves. Balance budgets, attract visitors, and craft the perfect outdoor space in this relaxing yet strategic game!
Why similar: City Builder 30%, Simulation 18.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Economy 9.5%, Management 8.9%
- #2 Macropolis
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RiceGames
Windows · Linux
A cozy 2D city-building game where you gather resources, upgrade buildings, and grow a small pixel town brought to life with cars, dynamic weather and beautiful sunsets.
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Simulation 23.5%, Economy 10%, Top-Down 9.7%, Management 6.1%
- #3 Cities XL Platinum
96% matchMixed58% of 1,637 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 52.1%, Simulation 22.8%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 7.3%, Economy 3.9%
- #4 Shopping Center Tycoon
95% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Shopping Center Tycoon Is : Market Simulation & Tycoon and Improve your market. Grow, Design and Manage your Shopping Center with the right Strategy.
Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Simulation 19%, Economy 13.2%, Management 12.9%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #5 Dubai Simulator
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mobilway S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Dubai Simulator, you'll have the chance to design and build your dream city, complete with towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, luxurious resorts, and awe-inspiring landmarks.
Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Simulation 23.4%, Sandbox 17%, Economy 10.2%, Management 5.7%
- #6 FD's Industry Tycoon
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows
Build a global industrial empire from a 1990s desktop. A retro business management sim, hand-drawn in pixel art. Alone or in MP: open factories worldwide, broker supply deals across continents, and acquire rivals when they falter. Markets shift, empires grow, and the CRT flickers.
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Economy 13.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 9.3%
- #7 Urbanist
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Halfcooked Games
Windows
Thousands of citizens, each with a life of their own. Urbanist is a strategy and simulation game about transforming small settlements into thriving cities and vibrant neighborhoods. Build up your island, manage resources and production chains, and earn your reputation as the next great Urbanist.
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 13.7%, Economy 10.5%, Management 8.8%
- #8 Cities XXL
93% matchMixed41% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build, and manage the world’s largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 42.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Management 8.9%
- #9 Super Company
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Dawn Studio
Windows
You will act as an entrepreneur in the 1990s, producing all kinds of goods that citizens need; Providing residential and educational services for citizens; Carry out international trade and upgrade industries. You should choose the right development strategy to grow the company.
Why similar: City Builder 31.9%, Economy 15.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 8.7%
- #10 Dream Corp 梦想公司
90% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: zhangkun
Windows
This is an integrated company simulation game combining construction, management, and life elements. As the boss, precisely control each character without cumbersome page operations. Encounter random events, explore employees' hobbies, quirks, and build a dream company together.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Simulation 14.7%, Economy 12.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Management 11.5%
- #11 Crowded Blue Dot
91% matchMixed59% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: cys20 studio
Windows · Linux
Crowded Blue Dot is a game about producing various items to make people happy and growing a city from a small village to a metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Simulation 12%, Base Building 11.1%, Management 9.5%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #12 Cities: Skylines II
89% matchMixed56% of 92,848 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.7 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 40.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Sandbox 13.8%, Economy 11.3%, Management 8.5%
- #13 Resort Galactica
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupid Name Studios
Windows
Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.
Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Economy 9.2%
- #14 Terra-7
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamyeon
Windows · Mac
A Business Colony Sim where you build your company on a hostile alien world. Keep your employees happy. Bring results—and profits—to investors. All at the same time!
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Sandbox 15.3%, Economy 13.3%, Base Building 8.8%, Management 7.9%
- #15 Trailer Park Life
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Northern Dev Studio
Windows
Build and manage your own trailer park to either become a peaceful haven or a pit of unruly partiers. Expand on services and amenities to keep tenants happy. Manage staff to keep your park safe and clean or let chaos run amuck and risk it all for higher gains.
Why similar: City Builder 41.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Management 11.5%, Economy 10.6%, Base Building 7.5%
- #16 Civilize
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NCAT
Windows
From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 36.1%, Simulation 16.8%, Economy 12.3%, Resource Management 8.9%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #17 Crowncity
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haon Games
Windows
Building and managing a late medieval city is a series of challenges. Build wells to provide drinking water, markets to provide bread and food, and theaters to collect performance tax. Stage mode continues an interesting story and journey, random map mode fills each game with a new experience.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Economy 11.9%, Management 8.4%
- #18 Tropico 5
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,424 reviews2014
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
Why similar: City Builder 47.7%, Simulation 17.1%, Sandbox 15%, Economy 10.4%, Management 5.7%
- #19 SimAirport
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,050 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Economy 13.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Base Building 10.8%, Management 9.6%
- #20 Foundation
82% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 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 45.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Economy 9.1%, Management 6.9%
- #21 Prison Architect
84% matchVery Positive85% of 76,934 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, Sandbox 14.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Base Building 10.4%, Management 8.9%
- #22 Bonanza Burger
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dawg Patch Games
Windows
Bonanza Burger: Build, manage, and compete! Design your restaurant, hire a top-notch team, and battle rival managers. Conquer challenges, expand, and prove you're the ultimate fast-food mogul!
Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Simulation 22.1%, Sandbox 16.2%, Economy 9.1%, Base Building 5.7%
- #23 LEGO® Skylines
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Build what only you can in LEGO® Skylines. In this cozy, customizable city-builder, your choices bring a living, breathing metropolis to life. Go big or obsess over the details. No instructions. Unlimited space. And there’s just one rule. Make it yours.
Why similar: City Builder 40.8%, Simulation 26.3%, Sandbox 18.9%, Management 7.8%, Building 5.6%
- #24 Chess Club Manager
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouet
Windows · Linux
Tycoon game to build and manage your own chess club from the ground up. Balance training, sponsors, tournaments and turn a tiny local club into a global success.
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Simulation 18.6%, Economy 13.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Management 8.6%
- #25 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: DOJI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Economy 14.5%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 12%
- #26 Property Pro
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SimDevs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your tower is falling apart and your staff came from the classified ads. Build the rooms, take in the guests, then hire the people to keep it standing. Send the plumber to the burst pipe, not the front desk. Put the wrong worker on the wrong job and you'll watch your guests walk out.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Economy 13.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 10.2%
- #27 Project AURA
80% matchMixed64% of 699 reviews2018
Dev: Nexcentric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Economy 11.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Management 9.6%
- #28 Cities: Skylines
79% matchVery Positive93% of 292,422 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: City Builder 47.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Economy 8.7%, Management 8.3%
- #29 Anno 1800
78% matchVery Positive81% of 32,498 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 51.1%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Sandbox 8.2%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #30 Stardustry
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryBit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the new manager of Stardustry, the pinnacle of resource extraction and production in outer space! Mine ores, process them and create complex resources in this chill industry simulator set in space.
Why similar: City Builder 35.6%, Simulation 21.6%, Economy 10.6%, Top-Down 8.2%, Base Building 5.5%
- #31 Camplandia
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OddBall Interactive
Windows
Build and manage a thriving summer camp. Provide your campers with a place to catch fish, kayak, and tell ghost stories around the campfire. Will you create the ultimate summer camp? Or will your reputation as camp director plummet from a bunch of unhappy campers?
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Base Building 9.9%, Management 8.9%
- #32 PolyTown
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Threading Squirrel
Windows
PolyTown is a modern, low poly city building game. Zone areas for residents and businesses, connect them and build services and utilities to keep your citizens satisfied. But don’t get too comfy, if you don’t do your job well, people will make you pay the price.
Why similar: City Builder 39.3%, Simulation 19.4%, Economy 16.8%, Sandbox 11%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #33 Hotel Magnate
75% matchMixed58% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Sandbox 15.5%, Economy 12.8%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 10.5%
- #34 Farmman
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Economy 12.8%, Base Building 8.3%, Management 8.2%
- #35 Tropico 4
76% matchVery Positive92% of 12,763 reviews2011
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 51.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 10.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Economy 7.1%
- #36 The Archaeologists
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: dogvsbear
Windows · Linux
The Archaeologists is a single-player settlement builder. Establish multiple settlements through manufacturing and trade. Raise great structures across the mountain to link them into one interconnected economy. Dig into the rock to unearth valuable artifacts and uncover a forgotten past.
Why similar: City Builder 39%, Simulation 19.5%, Economy 14.3%, Management 10.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #37 Spaceport Architect
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Djentsoft
Windows
Build, manage and expand a spaceport on a recently colonized planet. Import cargo to grow the colony population. Take care of the resulting passenger traffic to pay the bills. Bring your airport fantasy into space with this sci-fi business tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 29.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Economy 10.4%, Management 9.6%
- #38 Smalltown Architect
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pianova Games
Windows · Mac
Tired of grey cities full of cars and concrete? Let's build charming European-style old towns full of life, color and bustling energy. Beautiful architecture, parks and cobbled streets lined with cafés, shops and restaurants. Relax as you watch your residents enjoy life in your cozy little town.
Why similar: City Builder 38.4%, Simulation 24.2%, Sandbox 19.4%, Top-Down 7.4%, Base Building 5.8%
- #39 Mountain Resort Manager
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: collisdecus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy alpine resort where gondolas glide, guests explore, and your mountain evolves through seasons. Place trails and buildings, manage staff and finances, and watch the resort come alive at your pace.
Why similar: City Builder 36.5%, Simulation 22.7%, Sandbox 18.4%, Economy 9.1%, Management 5.6%
- #40 City Painter
71% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Blunix Games
Windows
Advanced city simulator with minimalist "Paint" graphics. Build complex intersections, edit traffic rules, and solve traffic jams without melting your PC.
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Simulation 21.5%, Sandbox 18.1%, Management 7%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #41 Amusement Factory
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corbata Games
Windows · Mac
Build the theme park of your dreams. Lay the roads, place the rides, open the shops and keep every guest smiling from the gate to the last bus home. A bright, cozy park builder with a ten-location campaign, free play with no limits, and a front-seat view of every ride you put down.
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Sandbox 17%, Economy 15.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 11.5%
- #42 Aquis
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pomo Games
Windows · Mac
Aquis: A strategic elemental adventure where a human mage, stranded in a mystical world, must collaborate with elemental beings to mend a portal breach. Battle shadow creatures, restore harmony, and seek a path back to Earth.
Why similar: City Builder 38.7%, Economy 14.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 9.2%
- #43 National Transit
70% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: NationQ Studio
Windows · Mac
A sandbox strategy game. Build your nation's transport network, grow your economy, develop your cities, and raise your people's prosperity. Every map is procedurally generated and unique.
Why similar: City Builder 33.5%, Simulation 20.1%, Sandbox 17.1%, Economy 11.3%, Management 7.1%
- #44 Country Architect
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: purple_mimosaPub: Tribesylvania Studios
Windows · Linux
Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.
Why similar: City Builder 29.5%, Sandbox 14.9%, Simulation 14.6%, Economy 9.2%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #45 Tropico 3
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,951 reviews2009
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?
Why similar: City Builder 41.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Satire 10.1% ★, Management 9.7%
- #46 Developer Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Geopogo
Windows
A real-world city-building simulation where you shape the future of downtown Windsor–Detroit. Zone, redevelop, and experiment with growth using real map data in a living urban sandbox.
Why similar: City Builder 35.5%, Simulation 22.7%, Sandbox 17.9%, Economy 8.2%, Management 4.9%
- #47 City Masterplan
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: City Builder 36.3%, Simulation 22%, Sandbox 16.6%, Economy 9.5%, Management 6.6%
- #48 Islandustry
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Proper Puppy
Windows
Find the best island, outbid your rivals and start exploiting it. Automate your production and watch the market to sell your goods at the right price. Use your profits to buy upgrades and make your production chain even faster.
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Base Building 12.1%, Simulation 12%, Management 8.3%
- #49 Construction Company
68% matchMixed60% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Single Game Production
Windows
Your grandfather's construction company is now in your hands. Take over a business burdened by debt and lead it to success. Hire workers, build crews, purchase equipment, complete contracts, expand your office, and turn the company into a thriving construction empire.
Why similar: City Builder 34.6%, Simulation 23.8%, Sandbox 17.3%, Economy 8.6%, Management 7%
- #50 Office Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jan Štěpánek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own office empire. Design buildings, find tenants, negotiate contracts, and keep them happy. Research new technologies, expand your business, and handle unexpected events in a living office world.
Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 14%, Economy 13.7%, Management 10.4%
- #51 Little Christmas Workshop
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tom Horwath Games
Windows
An adorable, stocking stuffer-sized factory automation game
Why similar: City Builder 35.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Sandbox 20.5%, Base Building 7.1%, Building 5.1%
- #52 Oxygen: First Breath
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,666 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: City Builder 31.4%, Base Building 12.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Economy 11.6%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #53 Subway Builder
66% matchMixed60% of 422 reviews2026
Dev: Colin MillerPub: Borough Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs. Craft the subway system your city deserves.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Simulation 19%, Management 10.5%, Sandbox 9.7%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #54 City Country
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velikov Brothers
Windows
City Country is a city-building game where you manage resources, population, knowledge. You control various sectors of the city like education, medicine, culture, tourism, trading.
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 9.8%
- #55 Block'hood
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Plethora ProjectPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Why similar: City Builder 51.2%, Sandbox 20.4%, Simulation 19.3%, Building 5.3%, Management 2.1%
- #56 Tropico 6
67% matchVery Positive88% of 29,546 reviews2019
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
Why similar: City Builder 43.6%, Economy 15.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Management 10%
- #57 MapCity
65% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Permadyn Interactive
Windows · Mac
MapCity is an Early Access sandbox for drawing and editing cities, not a traditional city management game. You create roads, buildings, and landscapes on a blank map or optional real map data. Expect a different workflow, a learning curve, and rough edges.
Why similar: City Builder 41.7%, Simulation 26.7%, Top-Down 10.8%, Management 8.5%, Building 5.6%
- #58 Tycoon City: New York
69% matchMixed43% of 290 reviews2008
Dev: Deep Red Games Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Here's your chance to make it big in the Big Apple... New York City, the city that never sleeps! Go for broke building your own Manhattan empire, creating and customizing over 100 types of major businesses: run a hot nightclub, oversee a media conglomerate, open a lucrative Broadway theater - the choices are endless.
Why similar: City Builder 44.4%, Simulation 39.1%, Management 16.6%
- #59 Towns
69% matchMostly Negative27% of 2,837 reviews2012
Dev: Xavi Canal, Ben PalgiPub: SMP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Why similar: City Builder 51.2%, Sandbox 23.4%, Simulation 15%, Resource Management 3.5%, Building 3.3%
- #60 Festivals - Headliners
66% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Stud I/O
Windows
Design your Event Sites, Book Artists, Build your Career as a Promotor and Produce your own Festivals!
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Simulation 21.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Economy 9%, Top-Down 7%