- #1 Rogue Carrier
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wild FieldsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Lead a perilous expedition to study the mysteries of a sentient world in this roguelite colony management game. Build and manage a city atop an ocean-faring ship, and try to survive as the planet fights back!
Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 8.5%
- #2 Corsair Cove
96% matchVery Positive86% of 3,074 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: City Builder 15.1%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Pirates 9.3% ★, Base Building 9%, Colony Sim 8.6%
- #3 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
96% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 17.7%, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Colony Sim 9.7%, Base Building 9.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #4 Manor Lords
95% matchVery Positive84% of 90,512 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Historical 10.3%, Strategy 6.6%
- #5 Nova Roma
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,244 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Base Building 9.5%, Colony Sim 9.2%, 4X 8.2% ★
- #6 Norland
94% matchVery Positive82% of 10,349 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: City Builder 15.6%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Colony Sim 10.1%, Base Building 9.4%, 4X 8.7% ★
- #7 Whiskerwood
93% matchVery Positive92% of 3,269 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: City Builder 15.6%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Colony Sim 10%, Base Building 9.3%, 4X 8.5% ★
- #8 Bellfrost
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laserbread
Windows
A roguelike city builder where you lead an expedition to build settlements against the ice. Survive harsh winters, fulfill the needs of your villagers, and explore mystical locations with your heroes. Reclaim the realm one island at a time.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Base Building 12.8%, Grand Strategy 11.1% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #9 Ant Colony: Wild Forest
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixel CellsPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
You play as an ant queen, growing an ant colony. Ants cannot be controlled directly. But you can spawn needed types of ants; upgrade them; make raids and most importantly - dig and build a dungeon! The goal of each location is to destroy all enemy bases. If the queen dies - the game ends.
Why similar: City Builder 16.7%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Colony Sim 10.5%, Base Building 10.3%, 4X 8.8% ★
- #10 Empires of the Undergrowth
91% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: City Builder 15.4%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Colony Sim 9.7%, Base Building 9.4%, 4X 8.5% ★
- #11 Antimatter
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geoffroy Pirard
Windows
Antimatter is a 4X strategy game set in a vast, living, and fully simulated galaxy of immense scale and depth. Become anything from a humble spaceship captain to a galactic emperor, and everything in between.
Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, 4X 11.7% ★, Colony Sim 10.5%, Trading 8.9%
- #12 Egypt
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ancient Cat
Windows
Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!
Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Colony Sim 11.1%, Management 8.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #13 Our Freedom: Medieval Village - Prologue
89% 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: City Builder 22.2%, Base Building 14.6%, Colony Sim 13.6%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 11.8%
- #14 Heart of the Machine
87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,098 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: City Builder 15.3%, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, Colony Sim 9.5%, Base Building 9.4%, 4X 8.6% ★
- #15 Critias Empire
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: City Builder 17.8%, 4X 12.5% ★, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Historical 8%, Base Building 7.4%
- #16 MEMORIAPOLIS
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,785 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Colony Sim 12.6%, Political Sim 12.6% ★, Base Building 10%, Historical 7.8%
- #17 Anno 1404 - History Edition
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,586 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Strategy 11%, Colony Sim 9.8%, Grand Strategy 9.1% ★, Building 9%
- #18 Against the Storm
84% matchVery Positive94% of 37,259 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Colony Sim 9.7%, Base Building 9.4%, 4X 8.6% ★
- #19 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
84% 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: City Builder 25.4%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Base Building 9.3%
- #20 Oxygen: First Breath
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,662 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 23.7%, Base Building 14.7%, Colony Sim 13.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #21 Socialiskigrad
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SgriusoftPub: Sgriusoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Republic of Socialiskigrad, a budding nation to shape with bags of cement! Build working-class districts, develop national industry, and govern the metropolises of each region. Only you can become the shining President the country deserves!
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Colony Sim 12.9%, Trading 8.7%, Political Sim 8.6% ★, Economy 7.3%
- #22 Theos: Cities Of Myth
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
A modern take on classic city-builders, Theos: Cities of Myth lets you develop a thriving metropolis dedicated to one of 7 Greek Deities. Raise an imposing sanctuary, meet your citizens’ needs, and found a city worthy of the Gods.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Colony Sim 9.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #23 Agecraft
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, 4X 11.2% ★, Colony Sim 9.9%, Trading 8.6%
- #24 Cataclismo
79% matchVery Positive89% of 4,300 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: City Builder 15.4%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Colony Sim 9.6%, Base Building 9.3%, 4X 8.6% ★
- #25 Wild West Pioneers
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmpireCraft StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Forge your destiny on the untamed frontier in the city-builder Wild West Pioneers. Build and manage a growing town, establish production chains, scout for new outposts and build trade routes to support your settlements. Build, survive, and thrive in the land of opportunity!
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Colony Sim 12.8%, 4X 10.8% ★, Base Building 9%, Historical 7.1%
- #26 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
79% matchVery Positive83% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: City Builder 18%, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Colony Sim 11.2%, Trading 8.8%, Base Building 8.5%
- #27 Age of Pyramids
80% matchMostly Negative35% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Cassagi Entertainment s.r.o.
Windows
Age of Pyramids is a sandbox city builder and simulator set in Ancient Egypt. You take on the city governor and architect’s mantle to build the most incredible city on Earth. You will have to gather dozens of resources to maintain happiness of your people and prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Base Building 9.2%, Historical 9%
- #28 Terra-7
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamyeon
Windows · Mac
A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.
Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Colony Sim 15.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Sandbox 8.6%, Economy 8.5%
- #29 Ostriv
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,621 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Colony Sim 12.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Historical 9.5%, Management 7.7%
- #30 Shanhe Builders
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Luyu Games
Windows
Build an ancient mountain settlement in a deterministic 3D colony survival sim. Choose settlers, plan shelters, farms, workshops, storage and defenses, then survive hunger, winter, illness, trade demands and social strain.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Colony Sim 15.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Trading 9.3%, Building 7.5%
- #31 Crowncity
76% 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 25.4%, Historical 10.7%, Management 8.7%, Building 8.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #32 Ymir
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,115 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaud Michaud
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Why similar: City Builder 26.6%, Colony Sim 16.3%, 4X 12.8% ★, Grand Strategy 10.9% ★, Economy 8.3%
- #33 Sumerians
76% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus Games
Windows
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 9.8%, Historical 9.7%
- #34 Mistlands: Wheats & Demons
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silence Studios
Windows
Become a mayor of a small town in a medieval city builder with advanced villager management. Develop a settlement in lands teeming with demons and other evil spirits. Consider the traits, desires and abilities of residents to survive and prosper.
Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Base Building 13.2%, Trading 9.1%, Management 7.8%
- #35 Ranchbound
74% matchMixed50% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Eldersong Games
Windows
Raise cattle, develop your ranch, hire cowboys, buy land, and invest in local businesses in a real-time economic strategy with survival challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Base Building 10.3%, Management 8.5%, Colony Sim 7.3%
- #36 All Roads Connected
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dushman Gaming Studio
Windows
Explore an endless world, build countless settlements, discover lost artifacts, and lead your nation into a new dawn of industry.
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Colony Sim 13.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Trading 10%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #37 Radia Island
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radia Studio
Windows
Radia Island is a civilization-building survival game. Lead your people to a new land, establish your first town, gather resources, research technologies, advance into the industrial age, and ultimately complete the space program.
Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Base Building 10.1%, 4X 10% ★, Management 7.8%
- #38 Frontier Governor
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sedot Games
Windows
Frontier Governor is a city-building game set in 15th-century Korean history. You have been appointed as the local governor, in the historical background of the northern pioneering. Overcome the rough north and lead the frontier through various resources, buildings, technologies, policies, and more.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Colony Sim 11.4%, Historical 10.8%, Political Sim 10.8% ★, Base Building 9.4%
- #39 Seeds of Resilience
74% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.
Why similar: City Builder 22.5%, Colony Sim 14.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Management 8.3%, Building 7.5%
- #40 Hamlet
73% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: K2 Games
Windows
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Trading 8.9%
- #41 Times of Progress
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pressing Thumbs Games
Windows · Linux
Times of Progress is a City Builder set during the Industrial Revolution. Build industries to extract natural resources. Produce goods to satisfy the population. Manage transportation routes by train and ship. Expand on procedurally generated maps and trade with nearby cities.
Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Base Building 8.6%, Historical 8.1%, Strategy 7.1%, Resource Management 6.8%
- #42 Pirate Plight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cutlass Studios
Windows
It's pirates against British sailors (or each other) in this real-time strategy city-building game. Gather resources, build cities, drink rum, fight enemies, explore the sea, and discover new islands.
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Colony Sim 12.4%, Base Building 12.1%, 4X 10.3% ★, Economy 6.7%
- #43 Crowded Blue Dot
72% 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 28%, Base Building 14.8%, Colony Sim 10.3%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 8.1%
- #44 Pharaoh™: A New Era
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,357 reviews2023
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.
Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Trading 10%, Historical 8.9%, Management 8.7%
- #45 Kingdoms and Castles
71% matchVery Positive94% of 31,383 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 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 23.6%, Colony Sim 13%, 4X 9.8% ★, Base Building 9.5%, Management 7.4%
- #46 Isla Paradiso
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradiso Studio
Windows
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Base Building 9.9%, Management 8.8%, Economy 8.7%
- #47 Coins, Crown & Cabal
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magni Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a flourishing trade empire by amassing wealth, influence and power. Outsmart your rivals through political and economic moves and dominate commerce in your county.
Why similar: City Builder 15.9%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Political Sim 10.9% ★, Trading 10.7%, Colony Sim 9.7%
- #48 Founders' Fortune
70% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Colony Sim 22.2%, Base Building 14.7%, Building 6.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #49 Settletopia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Base Building 14.4%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #50 Stone to Stars
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OnlyLogic
Windows · Mac
Stone to Stars is a colony sim and ruler simulator set at the dawn of civilization. Settle an uncharted continent, build a thriving settlement, discover new technologies, trade or wage war with your neighbors—and hold on to power as you guide your dynasty through the ages.
Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Colony Sim 14.5%, Base Building 11.4%, Political Sim 9.5% ★, Management 7.7%
- #51 Idle Terra
68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Boris Naftaliev
Windows · Linux
Sci-fi idle strategy in isometric view: build structures, gather resources, and trade with ships while exploring your plot of land cell by cell.
Why similar: City Builder 17.9%, Colony Sim 15.4%, Base Building 13.8%, Trading 10.2%, Management 8.3%
- #52 Resort Galactica
68% 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 19.6%, Colony Sim 14.5%, Base Building 14%, Management 8.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #53 Settlements Rising
67% matchVery Positive81% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Colony Sim 15.8%, Base Building 10%, Management 7.6%, Strategy 7.2%
- #54 Humanica
66% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Colony Sim 11.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 9.2%, Historical 8.9%
- #55 Shopping Center Tycoon
68% 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 19.4%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 12%, Base Building 11%
- #56 Project AURA
69% matchMixed64% of 698 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 28%, Strategy 10.4%, Management 10%, Simulation 9.9%, Trading 8.5%
- #57 Divine Ascendancy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ioStudios
Windows
Command a mortal civilization as a god of Olympus. Build through four ages, unleash 34 miracles, hold the line on the Road of Doubt, slay the dragon — and complete the Ascension Ritual to claim true godhood.
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Colony Sim 9.8%, Trading 9%, Management 8.3%
- #58 SpellSlinger Towns
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Open Mid Interactive
Windows
Lose yourself in the magical sandbox realm of Spellslinger Towns where city-building meets deckbuilding. Build and manage your city, use powerful spells from your custom deck, and strategically expand your realm through careful resource management and tactical decisions.
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Trading 11%, Base Building 10.6%, Management 7.5%
- #59 Urban Protocol
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Kraits
Windows · Mac
Build and govern a growing city where prosperity, population growth, and social control must remain in balance. Expand districts, manage infrastructure, enact policies, and maintain stability in this city-building strategy simulation.
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%