- #1 Sweet Transit
97% matchMixed67% of 1,278 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Trains 22% ★, City Builder 18.9%, Transportation 18% ★, Building 9.1%, Moddable 7.3%
- #2 Mini Motorways
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,480 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Transportation 26.5% ★, City Builder 16.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Building 11.4%
- #3 GRIDROAD
96% matchVery Positive85% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: RAJACORP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
GRIDROAD is a traffic optimisation puzzle/simulation game. Build roads, place road markings and tweak traffic lights to build the most efficient traffic junction!
Why similar: Transportation 31.3% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Building 13.2%, Strategy 11.3%
- #4 Please Fix The Road
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: ARIELEK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!
Why similar: Transportation 20.8% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Building 13.1%, Nature 11.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #5 Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Effortlessly build and automate intricate railroads and deliver goods to meet the demands of a dynamic world! Make clever use of signals and signposts to avoid traffic jams, and watch your villages blossom into bustling towns in this cozy take on the train tycoon genre.
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, Transportation 24.1% ★, Building 12.8%, Stylized 7.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #6 City Painter
94% 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 34.4%, Transportation 21.5% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Building 11.1%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #7 Plan B: Terraform
92% matchVery Positive91% of 3,674 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
Why similar: Trains 25.7% ★, Transportation 24% ★, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Building 9.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #8 Soko Loco Deluxe
93% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Soko Loco Deluxe is a cute train tycoon! 🚂🧱🎁💎 Transport resources, develop towns and build a giant monument! Choo-choo!
Why similar: Trains 27.1% ★, Transportation 21% ★, City Builder 19.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.9%
- #9 Islands & Trains
91% matchVery Positive90% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: Akos MakovicsPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. No rules or timers - just design, build, and enjoy.
Why similar: Trains 24.7% ★, City Builder 22.4%, Building 10.8%, Nature 8.7%, Family Friendly 6%
- #10 My Train Arrives
91% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Kochkin Dmitry
Windows
My Train Arrives is a railway construction simulation game. Build railroads, open new routes for trains. Enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the game.
Why similar: Trains 21.4% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, City Builder 14.7%, Modern 9.2%, Building 7.8%
- #11 Reefland
90% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: UnSweet
Windows
Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings.
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Hex Grid 14.6% ★, Building 9.8%, Procedural Generation 8%, Family Friendly 7.8%
- #12 Transport Fever 3
89% matchMixed69% of 1,007 reviews2026
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.
Why similar: Transportation 24.3% ★, Trains 23.9% ★, City Builder 23.8%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 6.1%
- #13 Indoorlands
89% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Building 19.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Family Friendly 10.3%
- #14 Smart City Plan
88% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Smart City Plan is a modern old-school style city builder game: Plan zones, roads, public transport like trains, trams, buses, subways and even the hypertube. Set taxes and policies and implement smart city technologies.
Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Building 15.4%, Modern 15%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 14.4%
- #15 Atlas Architect
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 226 reviews2021
Dev: Danial RashidiPub: Rashidi Interactive
Windows
A creative game where your imagination is your limit.
Why similar: City Builder 18.5%, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, Building 15.1%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #16 Station Manager
86% matchVery Positive81% of 224 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Trains 36% ★, City Builder 25.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Modern 10%, Building 8.3%
- #17 Tinytopia
86% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 37.4%, Building 17.8%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Funny 7.5%
- #18 Subway Builder
84% 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 33.3%, Building 14.5%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 12%, Trains 11.4% ★
- #19 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Trains 19.1% ★, Transportation 18% ★, Building 13.2%, Simulation 7.1%
- #20 Station to Station
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,964 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Why similar: Trains 27.4% ★, Transportation 18.5% ★, City Builder 15.5%, Nature 10.3%, Simulation 6.7%
- #21 City Bus Manager
82% matchVery Positive91% of 2,878 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Simulation 40%, Strategy 24.6%, Transportation 16.7% ★, Colorful 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.9%
- #22 Transporter
84% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Mirror Studio
Windows
Modern transport sim game combining realistic simulation with indie game style, old-school grid environment, newest features, and modern transport options. Transport a wide variety of cargo and passengers over road, rail, and water, and create your own transport company!
Why similar: Transportation 28.7% ★, Trains 17.4% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Modern 8%, Simulation 7.8%
- #23 Pocket City 2
80% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 45.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Building 11.8%, Funny 9.4%, 3D 8.1%
- #24 Train Station Simulator
83% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 45.5% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 12%, City Builder 10.3%, Modern 8.1%
- #25 Train Valley
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,468 reviews2015
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
Why similar: Trains 27.9% ★, Transportation 21.8% ★, Building 11%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #26 Polyville Canyon
81% matchVery Positive94% of 131 reviews2021
Dev: Henagames
Windows
Polyville Canyon is a laid-back city builder where nothing bad ever happens! Relax while you build an entire city for your Neighbors piece by piece! Attract Neighbors and increase Ticket Prices by expanding your town and watch your profits soar!
Why similar: City Builder 41.8%, Building 14.9%, Stylized 11.7%, Cute 8.3%, Simulation 7.3%
- #27 Can't Live Without Electricity
79% matchVery Positive94% of 242 reviews2023
Dev: MELOVITY
Windows · Mac
Can't Live Without Electricity is a 3D relaxing puzzle game in which you supply electricity by connecting houses to power plants.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Building 13.2%, Hex Grid 12% ★, Grid-Based Movement 10.6%, Strategy 10%
- #28 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,769 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Trains 23.5% ★, Transportation 16.5% ★, Building 13.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #29 Train Valley Origins
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: FlazmPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
The cutest management game about trains. 🚂 Choo-choo! Manage increasingly complex railroad. The rich history of railway transport awaits! From steam engines to futuristic marvels. Explore different eras and countries and witness the evolution of train technology. 🛤️🚂🚄❤️
Why similar: Trains 28.3% ★, Transportation 20.6% ★, Building 12.3%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Stylized 7.3%
- #30 Teeny Tiny Trains
78% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac
A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game where you build tracks to guide adorable miniature trains through bite-sized challenges. Solve clever brain teasers and rediscover the joy of your very first toy train set.
Why similar: Trains 29.8% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, Building 13.1%, Stylized 8.5%, Level Editor 7.7%
- #31 Voxel Tycoon
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,793 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Trains 24.3% ★, City Builder 20.4%, Transportation 20.3% ★, Building 11.7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #32 Iron Village
75% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Trains 26% ★, City Builder 23.4%, Transportation 19.5% ★, Building 12%, Cute 5.9%
- #33 Simutrans
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 678 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
Why similar: Trains 39.2% ★, Simulation 13.6%, City Builder 13.3%, Building 11.1%, Transportation 10.4% ★
- #34 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,112 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Relaxing city builder where you grow a vibrant metropolis, produce goods, manage transit and build iconic landmarks at your own pace.
Why similar: City Builder 48.3%, Building 19.8%, Stylized 9%, Family Friendly 9%, Colorful 8%
- #35 Transport Tycoon Deluxe
74% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Chris SawyerPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Trains 39.9% ★, City Builder 28.1%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 6.8%
- #36 Mini City: Mayhem
74% matchVery Positive88% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, plan, and flourish while the time is running! Mini City: Mayhem is a chaos-filled city-builder where you build against time. Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. Become the greatest urban planner of all time!
Why similar: City Builder 46.1%, Building 16.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Cute 9.3%, Simulation 8.2%
- #37 Heian City Story
73% matchVery Positive89% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 38.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Building 12.1%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #38 Freeways
75% matchVery Positive90% of 2,219 reviews2018
Dev: Captain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You are a traffic engineer. Draw freeway interchanges. Optimize for efficency and avoid traffic jams!
Why similar: Simulation 52.5%, Transportation 47.5% ★
- #39 Factory Town 2: Paradise
71% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Trains 23.3% ★, Building 13%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.9%
- #40 Train Fever
76% matchMixed64% of 3,528 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Trains 42.9% ★, City Builder 15.4%, Simulation 11.7%, Transportation 11.3% ★, Strategy 7%
- #41 Transports
76% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Trains 24.6% ★, Transportation 22.6% ★, City Builder 16.3%, Building 10.9%, Simulation 7.1%
- #42 Coral Cove
72% matchVery Positive94% of 151 reviews2023
Dev: Sandro FigoPub: MediaCube Games
Windows
Coral Cove is a relaxing match 3-like underwater game in which you try to build the largest reef without running out of corals to place.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.5% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Building 13.8%, Nature 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #43 Transport Fever 2
71% matchVery Positive90% of 33,029 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Trains 25.4% ★, Transportation 24% ★, City Builder 21.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Building 7.8%
- #44 Railway Islands - Puzzle
72% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2021
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.
Why similar: Trains 27.1% ★, Transportation 19.5% ★, Hex Grid 16.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 11.9%, Level Editor 5.5%
- #45 Urbek City Builder
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Building 17.8%, Modern 14.3%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #46 A-Train PC Classic
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: ARTDINKPub: STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
As president of a train company, lead city growth to make your transport business prosper. The retro style, square grid map, and complete tutorials are easy on the newcomer, but veterans will find a challenge with advanced resource management, research, and the passage of time.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Trains 21.7% ★, Transportation 19.7% ★, Building 13.7%, Simulation 7.4%
- #47 Synergy
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 34%, Building 15.8%, Nature 13.4%, Stylized 12.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #48 Townscaper
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,651 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Building 15.8%, Nature 9.8%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Stylized 8.8%
- #49 Town to City
65% 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: City Builder 45.2%, Building 17.1%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Cute 7.8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #50 Train Valley World
70% matchMixed70% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: FlazmPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Train Valley World is an engrossing transport tycoon inspired by the genre classics. Build and manage efficient railroads across the globe, create sophisticated logistics chains, design your own levels, and become a business mogul – solo or in multiplayer!
Why similar: Trains 26.4% ★, Transportation 26.1% ★, City Builder 19.6%, Top-Down 6.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #51 STATIONflow
71% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
Why similar: Trains 28.1% ★, City Builder 19.9%, Transportation 12.8% ★, Building 11.7%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #52 Rail Route
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,635 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Trains 29% ★, City Builder 23.8%, Transportation 22.2% ★, Building 12.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #53 All Quiet Roads
70% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Scheme StreetPub: Scheme Street, LLC
Windows · Mac
Silence the city. A minimalist logistics puzzle where you untangle traffic jams. No stress. Just flow.
Why similar: City Builder 45.6%, Simulation 22.8%, Top-Down 15.9%, Strategy 15.7%
- #54 Hexguardian
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Hex Grid 24.4% ★, City Builder 22.9%, Stylized 10.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 8.9%
- #55 Fly Corp
67% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 reviews2023
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!
Why similar: Transportation 36.3% ★, Building 16.9%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.4%
- #56 Tails of Trainspot
68% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Poly Poly GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Relax and challenge your mind in Tails of Trainspot, a cozy logic puzzle game where you build railway networks, connect numbered stations, and explore a mysterious island filled with stories, animal residents, and mini-games.
Why similar: Trains 27.3% ★, City Builder 24.9%, Building 12.7%, Stylized 9%, Cute 7.5%
- #57 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
69% matchMixed62% of 1,278 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your ideal ski resort. Keep skiers smiling with fresh pistes and fine facilities. Ski, build and chill in the wintry world of Snowtopia where everyone is welcome!
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Building 14.7%, Nature 11.8%, Moddable 9.9%, Family Friendly 8.9%
- #58 A Little Age
66% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Benerot
Windows
A cozy minimalist settlement builder about growing a network of settlements, each with its own little economy. Manage the flow of resources between them at your own pace, pause at any time, and watch a civilization emerge as your settlements work together to raise a great temple and claim the land.
Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Building 15.1%, Grid-Based Movement 11.3%, Top-Down 7.5%, Stylized 7.4%
- #59 NIMBY Rails
66% matchVery Positive90% of 2,323 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Transportation 28.1% ★, City Builder 20%, Trains 19% ★, Building 12.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #60 Outlanders
66% matchVery Positive90% of 515 reviews2023
Dev: Pomelo Games
Windows
Outlanders is a town-building strategy game, populated by hard-working, charming folk in search of a simpler life. Some just want to survive off the land, others want to create amazing things.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Building 13.8%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Top-Down 8.2%, Cute 7.9%