- #1 Crafty County
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim Krief
Windows · Linux
A captivating city-building puzzle game, blending strategy with creativity as you help towns by merging groups of four buildings into unique structures to make them grow and prosper.
Why similar: City Builder 34.9%, Simulation 22.3%, Casual 14.6%, Cartoony 10.4%, Building 7.9%
- #2 Parkdens
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
Parkdens is a minimalistic and relaxing nature park building game where you can place tiles and choose variety of objects ranging from statues, sitting areas, shelters to bushes, playgrounds, trees etc. to populate the placed tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 38.3%, Simulation 26.3%, Casual 17.4%, Building 10.9%, 3D 6.1%
- #3 Cloudspan
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmo Gatto
Windows
In this bite-sized city builder, stack and stretch your town as far as physics will allow.
Why similar: City Builder 37.2%, Simulation 24.7%, Casual 16.2%, Building 10.2%, Physics 6.7%
- #4 BlockUrbs
95% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 45.7%, Simulation 22%, Casual 13.9%, Building 13.6%, 3D 4.1%
- #5 Let's build a garden
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Zhang ShangHong
Windows
Let's build a garden 2 A sandbox to forget time, creating a breathing garden
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Simulation 22.7%, Building 19.1%, Casual 12.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #6 Simple Builder
94% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Tom's Feral Cat Games
Windows
Simple Builder is basically exactly what it's name is a simple building game. You can build a large number of structures and/or large ones and have five save locations to try out. As you build more in each save location your gathering range increases.
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Simulation 24.6%, Casual 16.2%, Building 13.7%, Base Building 8.7%
- #7 QuadUrbs
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
QuadUrbs is a relaxing minimalistic city builder game where you can place various tiles next to each other to build detailed city quickly without worrying about resource management. You can either place tiles perfectly to get maximum score or place them as you want to create city of your dreams.
Why similar: City Builder 44.4%, Building 17.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Casual 10.1%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #8 Polyville Canyon
92% 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 38.6%, Cartoony 14.5%, Building 11.7%, Relaxing 10.1%, Simulation 10%
- #9 RoundUrbs
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
RoundUrbs is a tiny relaxing city builder game where you place different commercial, residential, house, nature, industrial etc. circular tiles connected to each other to create unique and beautiful city.
Why similar: City Builder 40.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 16.5%, Building 11.3%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #10 我是大房东
91% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: 星九猫
Windows
If you had a plot of land, what would you build on it? In "I Am The Landlord," you'll play as a landlord who owns an apartment building in the city center, starting from an empty plot and using your design skills and creativity to construct unique apartments.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Simulation 23%, Building 22.4%, Casual 9.1%, 3D 8.6%
- #11 Mega Capital
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simsoft
Windows
Choose your business idea. Do surveys, try to get investors and try to turn your startup company into a corporation.
Why similar: City Builder 45.7%, Building 22.7%, Casual 21.6%, 3D 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #12 HexaUrbs
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
HexaUrbs is a relaxing minimalistic city builder game about placing variety of hexagonal tiles strategically next to each other to create a beautiful and thriving city.
Why similar: City Builder 44%, Simulation 16.2%, Building 14.8%, Casual 10.3%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #13 Hundred Nights: DIFU
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelsCove Games
Windows
Run the Chinese Hell in this cozy management simulation! Design your underworld, staff it with quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Meanwhile, build Fengdu City where souls enjoy the afterlife, meet legends from Chinese myths, and explore the worlds above.
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Simulation 22.7%, Building 13.2%, Casual 12.5%, Cartoony 10.2%
- #14 Smalltown Architect
88% 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 25.1%, Building 8.9%, Casual 8.8%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #15 Megapolis
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 162 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct beautiful city zones with plenty of modern blocks. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Simulation 34.7%, City Builder 28.9%, Casual 16.5%, Building 11.1%, Time Management 8%
- #16 Building destruction
86% matchMixed50% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Enoops
Windows
Building destruction - an exciting physical game aimed at destroying buildings and various structures.
Why similar: City Builder 44.4%, Simulation 31.4%, Physics 8.8%, 3D 8.2%, Casual 6.2%
- #17 The Architect: Paris
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: Enodo GamesPub: 5PM Studio
Windows
The Architect: Paris is a construction game that allows you to shape the city of Paris into what you want. Destroy, draw, build your own architectural projects, customizing each building carefully or entire districts at once.
Why similar: City Builder 37.3%, Building 18.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Casual 15.7%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #18 Arabia Palace Builder
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
In Arabia Builder you will get the chance to prove yourself as the most skilled artisan in the medieval Middle East. Repair palaces, dig aqueducts, tend to beautiful gardens and make the realm fit for a sultan!
Why similar: City Builder 32.9%, Simulation 28.2%, Building 17.6%, Casual 15.1%, 3D 5.4%
- #19 Topiopolis
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Yukiyama-studio
Windows
Topiopolis is a medieval world-building game based on accumulating and arranging tiles in the right places. You unlock new tiles when you place them next to others.
Why similar: City Builder 43.8%, Simulation 32.5%, Casual 14.7%, 3D 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #20 Kingdoms: Merge & Build
83% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Cherrypick Games
Windows
Enjoy a soothing merge-2 experience blended with kingdom-building gameplay in this story-rich adventure!
Why similar: City Builder 49%, Simulation 21.7%, Casual 21.1%, Relaxing 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #21 Ducktopia
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Llama Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a mayor of your own city filled with ducks! Build your city up as you would like it, while making sure your ducks stay happy, healthy and productive, otherwise they may steal your duckeronies. Create the perfect city then you may end up with your own Ducktopia!
Why similar: City Builder 41.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Base Building 15.1%, Building 14.2%, 3D 6%
- #22 Utopia
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: DOTORI games
Windows
Utopia is a city-building strategy simulation game enjoyed with simple rules and casual graphics. Build a city where citizens thrive with happiness on a map made of tiles with various concepts and themes.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Simulation 29%, Casual 15%, Building 9.3%, 3D 8.4%
- #23 Townopolis
82% matchMixed67% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Simulation 29.2%, City Builder 28.1%, Casual 18%, Time Management 12.2%, Building 11.5%
- #24 Delivery Pro
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DAZE
Windows
A fast-paced restaurant management and indoor food-delivery game. Dash around with a tray yourself, hire and coordinate waiters, and during wave after wave of rush hours deliver the right dishes to the right guests via the shortest routes, snowballing tips as you continually expand the restaurant.
Why similar: City Builder 36.8%, Simulation 23.8%, Casual 15.5%, Cartoony 10.1%, Base Building 7.6%
- #25 City Builder
81% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: Cow Corp.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You're a government worker who is building a city one building at a time. Place parts of your building to build the tallest building ever created in this fun filled endless stacker!
Why similar: City Builder 41.3%, Simulation 35.5%, Casual 23.2%
- #26 Geopogo Cities
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Geopogo
Windows
Geopogo Cities: Explore real cities—SF, NY, London, Miami—in 3D. Place buildings, tweak layouts, and roam urban icons in early access. Roads, systems, and expanded tools coming to build a full city sim. Shape the future with us!
Why similar: City Builder 42.4%, Simulation 27.4%, Building 10.8%, 3D 7.2%, Base Building 7%
- #27 模拟经营我的大学 Be president of a university
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 9mi
Windows
Simulate to be the president of a university, run a start-up university, and strive to make it a world famous university.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Simulation 29.2%, Time Management 9.4%, Building 9.1%, Physics 8.6%
- #28 Little Christmas Workshop
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tom Horwath Games
Windows
An adorable, stocking stuffer-sized factory automation game
Why similar: City Builder 35.8%, Simulation 24.5%, Casual 16%, Building 10.6%, Base Building 7.6%
- #29 happiness market
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: luolei
Windows
A simple simulation and management game. Build different shops and earn money from passing customers.
Why similar: City Builder 38.7%, Building 15.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Base Building 13.8%, Casual 9.7%
- #30 Trailer Park Life
77% matchNo user reviews
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 46.6%, Simulation 24.9%, Building 15.2%, Base Building 8.8%, 3D 3.4%
- #31 New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~
78% matchMostly Negative39% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~" is a town-building simulation game, where you command your pioneers to colonize a new land.
Why similar: Simulation 50.5%, City Builder 47.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #32 SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
75% matchVery Positive85% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!
Why similar: City Builder 55.6%, Simulation 31.3%, Casual 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #33 Sandcastle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bubblebird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
On a sun-warmed tropical shore, quietly craft a mighty sandcastle. Carve moats, raise towers and walls, then embellish with driftwood, pebbles, shells and seaweed. Gentle tides, soft surf and a calming color palette turn every build into a peaceful, relaxing moment.
Why similar: Simulation 23.1%, City Builder 23.1%, Casual 14.4%, Building 9.4%, Physics 9.3%
- #34 New Fief
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: SHIXIXI
Windows
A relaxed and peaceful territorial management game, without the interference of hostile/competitive forces, allowing you to farm with peace of mind.
Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Building 18.6%, Casual 18.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #35 Hexarium
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Myuxen
Windows
A minimalistic traffic management game where you build and maintain a bustling road network as demand constantly grows. With an ever-expanding environment and endless challenges, how long can YOU keep the traffic flowing?
Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Simulation 21.2%, Building 17.1%, Casual 12.9%, Relaxing 10.1%
- #36 Solaria
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeaHands
Windows
Guide your city from fledgling solarpunk community to futuristic metropolis, one tile at a time. Watch your citizens survive and thrive. Solaria is a minimalist, solarpunk city builder where the city builds itself!
Why similar: City Builder 47.9%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Relaxing 10.3%, Casual 9.9%
- #37 Market Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: KOZGAMES
Windows
Build, manage, and dominate the retail world — from a humble shop to a thriving supermarket empire in Market Simulator.
Why similar: City Builder 47.5%, Simulation 21.9%, Building 20.7%, Casual 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #38 The Population Must Grow
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Helmi Blub
Windows · Linux
Start with just one citizens to build up your city. Grow it more and more and more. There is no limit in size. Just the limit of your own PC.
Why similar: City Builder 39.4%, Simulation 26.4%, Cartoony 13%, Building 11%, Base Building 9.5%
- #39 Pocket City 2
73% matchVery Positive94% of 128 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 38.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Casual 10.2%, Cartoony 9.4%, Building 8.4%
- #40 Fifth World
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Fifth World
Windows
This is a very interesting puzzle game.
Why similar: City Builder 50.6%, Casual 25.2%, Simulation 22.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #41 Tile Cities 2
72% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
City-building experience reimagined as a simple relaxing puzzle game bringing the original Tile Cities to a new level
Why similar: City Builder 37.3%, Simulation 26.9%, Casual 18.8%, Building 11%, 3D 5.3%
- #42 T2436
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Huang Chin Ling
Windows
T2436 is an interactive building explorer based on the real world map. In this software, you will be able to review beautiful buildings and their nearby environments.
Why similar: City Builder 47.7%, Simulation 32.9%, Building 10.5%, 3D 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 HeightMaster
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: HeightMasterPub: HeightMaster Studio
Windows
In HeightMaster, players are invited to take on a fun and challenging tower-building journey.
Why similar: City Builder 49.1%, Casual 20.7%, Base Building 16.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #44 Frack the World
71% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Beef Cat
Windows
Frack the World is a lite-management game where players run a hydrofracking company, balancing the challenges of generating oil while addressing environmental concerns.
Why similar: City Builder 38.8%, Simulation 27.2%, Time Management 12.9%, Building 10.2%, Base Building 6.1%
- #45 Kıraathane Tycoon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cemil Bora Miskioğlu
Windows
Build and manage your own neighborhood coffeehouse. Serve tea, keep your customers happy, and turn a small kıraathane into a legendary chain!
Why similar: City Builder 37.2%, Simulation 25.4%, Casual 16.6%, Building 9.3%, 3D 6.7%
- #46 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
69% matchVery Positive85% of 536 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 47.4%, Building 16.6%, Casual 14.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Time Management 6.5%
- #47 甜味时光
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 欢宝
Windows
"Sweet Time" is a restaurant simulation management game, players need to play the role of a debt-ridden protagonist to run a restaurant and pay off debts, in a year's time, you can expand the restaurant, renovate the layout and recruit employees, a variety of side plots and endings, you start.
Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Time Management 13.3%, Cartoony 11.3%, Casual 10.7%
- #48 A Game About Building A Tower
70% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AVE Team
Windows
Brick by brick build a tower that reaches Heaven. Be beware of natural disasters, collect feathers and various brick styles! Play through Story or build anything you want in Creative mode. Or become the fastest to reach the Heavens and get to the top of Leaderboard!
Why similar: Simulation 21.7%, Cartoony 19%, Building 17.1%, Physics 13.3%, Casual 13.2%
- #49 Hotel Management Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice Drop Coding
Windows
Build, renovate and manage your hotel to keep your guests happy. Increase your star rating, but be careful - unhappy guests leave bad reviews and you don't want to lose your hotel!
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Building 16.1%, Base Building 13.9%, Time Management 13.4%
- #50 Geopogo Cities: Windsor–Detroit
70% matchNo user reviews
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 39.1%, Simulation 25.9%, Casual 12.3%, Building 8.6%, 3D 5.6%
- #51 Idle Transport Tycoon
69% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Eckalon
Windows
Build platforms to transport people, increase your customer population by buying and merging houses. Advance through levels.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Simulation 24.8%, Casual 16.2%, Building 10.1%, Base Building 6.5%
- #52 Twas The Night
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Mayham Games
Windows
Build and manage Santa's North Pole mega-workshop in this festive city builder where workshops produce toys for the world's children. Spend Christmas Spirit to create new holiday traditions and upgrade your workshops, but lose your spirit and you'll cease to exist.
Why similar: City Builder 40.6%, Simulation 26.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Casual 7.3%, Time Management 6.2%
- #53 Cities XL Platinum
69% matchMixed58% of 1,631 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 65.4%, Simulation 29.6%, Building 4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 Water-Ring Toss Sim
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Canary
Windows
Ever wanted to relive the nostalgia of playing with the Water Ring Toss toy, without the hastle of dealing with the real thing? Now you can! In the comfort of your living room! Or wherever your computer is.
Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Casual 21.2%, Physics 15.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cartoony 12.4%
- #55 Kutha Stroom Rush
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Radiant Deer
Windows · Linux
An electric-grid simulator game. Plan, build, and maintain your growing city's electric needs. Keep all of your electric grid users satisfied, watch your existing grid infrastructure, and build out to serve new users.
Why similar: City Builder 41.8%, Simulation 27%, Casual 17.6%, Building 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 BalanCity
68% matchVery Positive81% of 905 reviews2016
Dev: MeNic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
BalanCity is a city building / balance physics game. It's a mixture between old school SimCity and Jenga. You must build the tallest towering city over a balancing platform while keeping your citizens happy.
Why similar: City Builder 57.5%, Physics 18.9%, Simulation 14.3%, Casual 9.3%
- #57 SUMMERHOUSE
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,193 reviews2024
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 42.3%, Building 17.6%, Relaxing 12.3%, Casual 10.9%, Simulation 10.4%
- #58 Unwanted Xmas Gift Burning Simulator
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TO4STY
Windows
Under Santa's watchful eye, burn wood logs, wrapped gifts, or a random mix from the elves' workshop. Enjoy the mesmerizing fire as your pile of gifts turns to ashes. Just sit back, relax, and let the magic of the flames warm you. Happy burning!
Why similar: Simulation 39.1%, Casual 21.2%, Physics 15.9%, Relaxing 13.5%, 3D 8.9%
- #59 Cavemen Tales Collector's Edition
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Sam and Crystal and their family to find a new home in this time management strategy game! Explore, guide the tribe, build, gather resources, overcome obstacles and enjoy the tale of family, friendship and courage!
Why similar: City Builder 37.8%, Building 16.3%, Time Management 14.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Cartoony 8.2%
- #60 Simple Things
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shatterstate Games
Windows
Relax and create beautiful homes for your villagers in this simple, stress-free building game.
Why similar: City Builder 50.3%, Casual 14.3%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 10%, Relaxing 8.9%