- #1 Timberborn
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,576 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: City Builder 25.2%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Building 8.6%, Nature 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on water management and vertical expansion within a charming, stylized colony-sim environment.
- #2 Fabledom
97% matchVery Positive85% of 7,484 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Colony Sim 17.9%, Economy 9.7%, Base Building 8.7%, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, fairy-tale city builder that emphasizes relaxed growth and community management.
- #3 Synergy
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,039 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 16.8%, Colony Sim 14.3%, Economy 9.1%, Base Building 8.3%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized colony-sim that focuses on resource management and adapting to a challenging, evolving environment.
- #4 Against the Storm
95% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 19.6%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Base Building 11.2%, Economy 9.7%, Resource Management 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique take on city-building with distinct, challenging environments that mirror the diverse settings found in Diluvian Winds.
- #5 The Wandering Village
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,187 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Colony Sim 20.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Management 9.3%, Base Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, symbiotic relationship between your settlement and a giant creature, echoing the creative environmental themes of the seed game.
- #6 Outlanders
94% matchVery Positive90% of 491 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 29.5%, Building 13.4%, Resource Management 11.7%, Management 9.6%, Cute 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cute, cozy aesthetic while focusing on the logistical challenges of managing a small, growing population.
- #7 Kingdoms and Castles
93% matchVery Positive94% of 31,097 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 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 26%, Colony Sim 20.9%, Resource Management 9.2%, Management 7.3%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic, accessible building experience with a charming visual style that feels very similar to the tone of Diluvian Winds.
- #8 Settlement Survival
92% matchVery Positive86% of 7,916 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Colony Sim 19.8%, Building 10.3%, Management 7.5%, Base Building 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the management of resources and population growth in a way that will feel familiar to fans of Diluvian Winds.
- #9 SteamWorld Build
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,156 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, Economy 11.7%, Resource Management 10.1%, Base Building 9.2%, Building 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines charming character designs with satisfying management loops in a relaxing, accessible package.
- #10 Clanfolk
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,845 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.6%, Building 17.7%, Sandbox 16.8%, Relaxing 10.1%, Cute 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused colony sim that emphasizes the daily lives and needs of your settlers in a cozy, nature-inspired setting.
- #11 Flotsam
89% matchVery Positive81% of 4,361 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: City Builder 18.9%, Colony Sim 18.1%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A water-based survival city builder that mirrors the sea-faring expansion themes found in Diluvian Winds.
- #12 Foundation
89% matchVery Positive86% of 23,739 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.6 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 34.8%, Colony Sim 9.4%, Economy 7.5%, Resource Management 7.4%, Sandbox 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An organic city builder that prioritizes a relaxing, grid-free building experience and community management.
- #13 Home Wind
90% matchVery Positive90% of 834 reviews2022
Dev: Adi Zhavo
Windows · Mac
Home Wind is a minimalist, relaxing and cozy city builder about creating large settlements based on proximity tactics. All for free!
Why similar: City Builder 33.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Building 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Resource Management 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist and relaxing city builder that perfectly captures the low-stress, cozy vibe of the seed game.
- #14 Catizens
88% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: City Builder 23.8%, Colony Sim 23.4%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10%, Base Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, personality-driven colony sim that focuses on the individual needs and behaviors of your settlers.
- #15 Ratopia
86% matchVery Positive88% of 4,696 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.7%, City Builder 18.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 10.3%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling colony sim that shares the 2D perspective and deep management mechanics of Diluvian Winds.
- #16 MicroTown
87% matchVery Positive95% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Snowy Ash Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.
Why similar: City Builder 21.5%, Colony Sim 19.5%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 9.4%, Economy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, management-heavy city builder that focuses on the intricate needs of a small, growing community.
- #17 Havendock
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,898 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: City Builder 20.2%, Colony Sim 19.2%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 9.3%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival and building game that centers on expanding your base in a water-based environment.
- #18 United Penguin Kingdom
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 439 reviews2024
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Colony Sim 12.8%, Economy 10.6%, Resource Management 10%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and colorful city builder that focuses on managing a colony in a harsh but whimsical environment.
- #19 Lords and Villeins
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, City Builder 22.1%, Building 8.9%, Economy 8.7%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused colony sim that allows for deep control over the daily lives and roles of your villagers.
- #20 Pioneers of Pagonia
81% matchVery Positive82% of 5,292 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 11.5%, Economy 10.6%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, exploration-focused city builder that emphasizes the joy of discovery and steady expansion.
- #21 Orrstead
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox city builder that focuses on efficient management and steady growth in a peaceful setting.
- #22 Founders' Fortune
84% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 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: Colony Sim 29.4%, City Builder 20.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Building 8.3%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that balances building and resource management with a focus on the happiness and needs of your settlers.
- #23 Tropical Resort Story
82% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Colony Sim 27.1%, Building 8.2%, Nature 7.5%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on building and managing a community in a bright, colorful environment.
- #24 Scorchlands
81% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Colony Sim 18.4%, Resource Management 11.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Economy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a hex-grid system to provide a strategic and visually distinct resource management experience.
- #25 Paragon Pioneers
82% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Tobias Arlt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.
Why similar: City Builder 22.8%, Colony Sim 22%, Building 10.6%, Economy 10.5%, Base Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An idle-friendly city builder that focuses on resource chains and steady, satisfying progression.
- #26 Humanica
78% matchVery Positive94% of 149 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 21%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Base Building 9.9%, Resource Management 8%, Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival and management game that focuses on the development of a small community in a challenging world.
- #27 Mistward
79% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Sandbox 10.3%, Base Building 7.7%, Strategy 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused simulation game that emphasizes base-building and resource management in a sandbox environment.
- #28 CLOUD DWELLERS
76% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: XinZhiPub: Xinzhi
Windows
CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, Base Building 14.4%, Building 12.8%, Management 10.1%, Resource Management 9%
- #29 Pan'orama
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,335 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends!
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Building 12.3%, Base Building 10.1%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #30 Seeds of Resilience
80% 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 19.4%, Colony Sim 18%, Base Building 9.8%, Economy 8.8%, Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented city builder that requires careful planning and resource management to overcome environmental challenges.
- #31 Civitatem
79% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: City Builder 34.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Resource Management 10.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Building 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed city builder that focuses on the survival and management of a small, struggling village.
- #32 Blueprint Tycoon
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, City Builder 17.7%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 9.9%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation game that focuses on logistics and production chains.
- #33 Folklands
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Colony Sim 22%, Economy 12%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 10.6%
- #34 Pile Up!
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,054 reviews2025
Dev: RemoobPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Base Building 15.7%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Management 8.6%
- #35 Settlements Rising
74% matchVery Positive81% of 426 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 24%, Colony Sim 21.3%, Resource Management 9.4%, Base Building 8.8%, Building 8.1%
- #36 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Gamera Games
Windows
Save fantasy creatures and protect them until releasing them into their natural habitat. Build your shelter, explore the neighboring region, and encounter a series of events.
Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 10.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Cute 6.1%
- #37 Dorfromantik
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,212 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, Resource Management 15.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #38 Before We Leave
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,706 reviews2021
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Colony Sim 14.4%, Economy 11.8%, Resource Management 9.9%, Building 9.3%
- #39 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
72% matchVery Positive85% of 4,559 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Building 24.9%, Base Building 24.4%, Sandbox 24.3%, Relaxing 13.4%, Simulation 9.3%
- #40 Cat Cafe Manager
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,138 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Why similar: Building 22%, Management 20.6%, Relaxing 11.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Cute 10.1%
- #41 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
74% matchMixed62% of 1,266 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 16.2%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 8.1%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #42 Of Life and Land
70% matchVery Positive86% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Colony Sim 18.5%, Base Building 11.7%, Resource Management 9%, Building 8.5%
- #43 ISLANDERS
72% matchVery Positive94% of 16,741 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Colony Sim 19.2%, Building 14.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Strategy 7.6%
- #44 Town to City
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,166 reviews2025
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 31.8%, Building 11.1%, Economy 10.5%, Sandbox 8%, Management 7.6%
- #45 Littlewood
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: City Builder 44.1%, Building 15.6%, Sandbox 15%, Relaxing 10.2%, Simulation 6.7%
- #46 Coral Island
69% matchVery Positive89% of 26,525 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Building 30.1%, Sandbox 27.6%, Relaxing 24.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #47 Town Keeper
70% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Build a rabbit town while defending it from the fluffy empire's invasions.
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Colony Sim 19.6%, Base Building 11.7%, Economy 9.1%, Building 5.8%
- #48 Shanshui Haven
70% matchVery Positive99% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: LeeT Game
Windows
"Shanshui Haven" is a casual city-building game, offering a relaxing and engaging experience with strategic elements.
Why similar: City Builder 41.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #49 Dungeon Village
71% matchVery Positive89% of 794 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, City Builder 26.7%, Building 11.4%, Nature 9.4%, Management 8.4%
- #50 Aquatico
71% matchMixed67% of 863 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Colony Sim 20.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Economy 9.4%, Building 8.6%
- #51 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
68% matchVery Positive89% of 631 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Colony Sim 16.2%, Resource Management 10.5%, Economy 8.7%, Management 7.8%
- #52 Tribe: Primitive Builder
69% matchVery Positive81% of 782 reviews2023
Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Chill out as you explore the beautiful, realistic island of exiles. Gather resources, craft tools, construct buildings and settlements. Manage tribe and automate your gameplay. Discover 4 lands, a storyline and save the inhabitants of the island.
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Colony Sim 21.4%, Base Building 13%, Nature 12.2%, Resource Management 11%
- #53 Bear and Breakfast
68% matchVery Positive90% of 5,261 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Economy 21.4%, Resource Management 12.6%, Nature 12.2%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Management 10.4%
- #54 Let Them Trade
66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,081 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Economy 12.8%, Resource Management 11.6%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 9.3%
- #55 Tiny Bookshop
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,001 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Management 18.2%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Resource Management 17.7%, Nature 17.4%, Relaxing 11.4%
- #56 Kubifaktorium
69% matchVery Positive81% of 795 reviews2021
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build, manage and grow a thriving colony in Kubifaktorium. The game features different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master.
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Colony Sim 19.2%, Economy 9.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 9.2%
- #57 Dream Town Island
67% matchVery Positive96% of 460 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: City Builder 26.3%, Colony Sim 24.1%, Building 9%, Sandbox 7.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #58 Edge Islands
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 16%, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #59 STARIO: Haven Tower
65% matchVery Positive94% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: Stargate Games
Windows
A vertical kingdom in the sky! Plan your ascent from the harsh Sand Zone, rising layer by layer as you and your Towertizens stand together against looming disasters. Build trade ports and vertical supply networks. Perform Rituals to shape miracles, and witness the prosperity of this rising nation.
Why similar: City Builder 21.8%, Colony Sim 18.1%, Resource Management 10.4%, Economy 9.8%, Building 9.2%