- #1 Foundation
97% matchVery Positive86% of 23,848 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 26.9 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 36.6%, Colony Sim 11.5%, Economy 9.9%, Sandbox 8.4%, Resource Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar organic, grid-less building experience that emphasizes the cozy development of a medieval village.
- #2 Pioneers of Pagonia
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,380 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Colony Sim 21.3%, City Builder 18.8%, Economy 12.6%, Base Building 10.2%, Resource Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares a strong fantasy aesthetic and focuses on the satisfying growth of a settlement in a vibrant, colorful world.
- #3 Kingdoms and Castles
96% matchVery Positive94% of 31,170 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 23.8%, Colony Sim 22.4%, Economy 10.6%, Base Building 8.5%, Resource Management 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same blend of city-building and defensive strategy against magical threats in a charming, stylized setting.
- #4 Tiny Glade
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,961 reviews2024
Dev: Pounce Light
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.6%, Relaxing 23.2%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Cute 8.9%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A purely relaxing building experience that mirrors the aesthetic focus and stress-free nature of Fabledom.
- #5 Founders' Fortune
95% matchVery Positive80% of 2,183 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 33.8%, City Builder 20.5%, Base Building 11.7%, Sandbox 7.4%, Economy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim features whimsical characters and a lighthearted tone that aligns perfectly with the fairytale vibe of the seed game.
- #6 Dorfromantik
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,327 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.7 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 32.4%, Sandbox 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Resource Management 13.4%, Relaxing 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, tile-based building game that captures the relaxing and meditative quality of Fabledom's gameplay loop.
- #7 Coral Island
93% matchVery Positive89% of 26,793 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 54.4 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: Agriculture 41.6% ★, Sandbox 18.3%, Relaxing 18.1%, Simulation 10%, Cartoony 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on life-sim elements, it shares the cozy, romantic, and community-building aspects that make Fabledom so engaging.
- #8 SteamWorld Build
92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,187 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 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 22.8%, Economy 14.5%, Resource Management 9.6%, Base Building 8.6%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a polished, accessible city-building experience with a distinct, charming art style and satisfying economy management.
- #9 Townscaper
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,533 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 33.8%, Sandbox 18.2%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Relaxing 12%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly simple and cozy building experience that focuses entirely on the joy of creating beautiful, colorful structures.
- #10 The Wandering Village
89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,256 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: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 24.6%, Resource Management 10.2%, Management 9.7%, Base Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique, cozy management experience where you build a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature.
- #11 Littlewood
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,808 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 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 31.4%, Agriculture 25.6% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Romance 9.6%, Relaxing 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim that features town-building and relationship-building mechanics in a cute, pixel-art fantasy world.
- #12 Grow: Song of the Evertree
90% matchVery Positive81% of 2,556 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Agriculture 23.5% ★, Sandbox 14%, Management 9.1%, Fantasy 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines world-building with a wholesome, fantasy-driven narrative that feels very similar to the spirit of Fabledom.
- #13 Settlement Survival
88% matchVery Positive86% of 7,950 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.9 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 24.6%, Colony Sim 22.4%, Agriculture 10.8% ★, Economy 7.7%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: While slightly more focused on survival, it maintains a relaxing pace and a focus on building a thriving, self-sufficient community.
- #14 Lords and Villeins
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 970 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 15.3 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 27.3%, City Builder 23%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 9.2%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep yet charming look at medieval life, focusing on the management of families and their roles within your growing kingdom.
- #15 My Time at Sandrock
86% matchVery Positive88% of 28,682 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Sandbox 60.2%, Cartoony 19.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes community interaction, romance, and building projects within a vibrant and welcoming desert town.
- #16 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
87% matchVery Positive92% of 7,976 reviews2019
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Why similar: Sandbox 74.9%, Cute 15%, Colorful 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends creative building mechanics with a charming, story-driven fantasy world that encourages exploration and community growth.
- #17 Roots of Pacha
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,468 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Agriculture 32.3% ★, Romance 19.7%, Sandbox 17.3%, Relaxing 13.8%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, community-focused building game that emphasizes cooperation and development in a prehistoric, fantasy-inspired setting.
- #18 Town to City
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,538 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 34.6%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 10%, Management 8.3%, Relaxing 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, voxel-based building game that prioritizes the aesthetic growth of your town over complex survival mechanics.
- #19 Havendock
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,915 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: Colony Sim 19.5%, City Builder 17.6%, Agriculture 16.5% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, single-player colony-sim that focuses on building a thriving settlement on the ocean, emphasizing cozy progression.
- #20 United Penguin Kingdom
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 442 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 23.5%, Colony Sim 15.1%, Economy 13.4%, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, management-heavy city builder that focuses on creating a happy, thriving society in a challenging but whimsical environment.
- #21 Let Them Trade
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,105 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 26.3%, Economy 17.3%, Resource Management 11.9%, Base Building 11.2%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the relaxing aspects of economy and trade management, perfect for those who enjoy the logistical side of Fabledom.
- #22 Synergy
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Diplomacy 18.9% ★, City Builder 15.2%, Colony Sim 15.2%, Economy 10.4%, Base Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized city-builder that emphasizes harmony with the environment and strategic growth in a unique, colorful world.
- #23 Moonstone Island
81% matchVery Positive84% of 4,882 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SupersoftPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Why similar: Agriculture 35.7% ★, Sandbox 19.5%, Relaxing 12.5%, Fantasy 9.6%, Cute 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends cozy life-sim elements with creature collecting and building, all set within a charming, colorful fantasy archipelago.
- #24 Disney Dreamlight Valley
80% matchVery Positive92% of 24,180 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.5 hrsMean: 115.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighborhood alongside Disney and Pixar heroes and villains in this new life-sim adventure game. Welcome to Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.8%, Relaxing 28.2%, Fantasy 17%, Simulation 14.5%, Casual 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at providing a cozy, building-focused experience with strong social and romantic elements in a magical setting.
- #25 Hearthlands
84% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Colony Sim 21.6%, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, Economy 7.7%, Sandbox 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style city builder set in a fantasy world that captures the same spirit of expansion and resource management.
- #26 Folklands
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 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: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 24.3%, Economy 15.6%, Base Building 11.3%, Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This early-access title captures the essence of building a small, cozy village while managing resources in a peaceful environment.
- #27 Dungeon Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,857 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Economy 17.8%, Sandbox 11.9%, Management 11.4%, Base Building 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a management-focused approach to fantasy building, allowing you to design and run your own dungeon for heroes.
- #28 Clanfolk
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,904 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 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 31.6%, Agriculture 28.5% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Relaxing 10.2%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, life-sim-heavy colony builder that focuses on the daily lives and relationships of your settlers in a historical setting.
- #29 Going Medieval
76% matchVery Positive89% of 21,027 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.3%, City Builder 18.5%, Economy 12.4%, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #30 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 52,489 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Management 34.9%, Relaxing 28.5%, Cartoony 15%, Funny 12.2%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, wholesome management game that focuses on building a home and caring for your community in a touching, fantasy-inspired world.
- #31 Flotsam
76% matchVery Positive81% of 4,433 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: Colony Sim 21.5%, City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Economy 10.5%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #32 Paleo Pines
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Italic PigPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
Why similar: Agriculture 35.3% ★, Relaxing 19.3%, Cute 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Colorful 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, cozy building game that focuses on befriending dinosaurs and creating a welcoming home in a vibrant landscape.
- #33 Pan'orama
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,344 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.0 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 23.9%, Colony Sim 21.1%, Procedural Generation 11%, Sandbox 8.9%, Base Building 8.4%
- #34 Against the Storm
75% matchVery Positive95% of 36,221 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.4 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: Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Colony Sim 17.2%, City Builder 16.3%, Economy 10%, Base Building 8.7%
- #35 Farthest Frontier
74% matchVery Positive86% of 24,728 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Colony Sim 19.9%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Economy 12.4%, Base Building 9.6%
- #36 Ratopia
75% matchVery Positive88% of 4,710 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.9 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 24%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 11.4%, Sandbox 7.8%, Management 7.4%
- #37 Two Point Museum
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,347 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Economy 13.2%, Sandbox 13.2%, Management 9%, Cartoony 8.2%
- #38 Kingdoms Reborn
77% matchVery Positive91% of 9,636 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: City Builder 32.3%, Colony Sim 22.7%, Base Building 10.9%, Economy 9.8%, Management 7.3%
- #39 Whiskerwood
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,112 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 16.3 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: Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Colony Sim 17.8%, City Builder 16.2%, Economy 10.4%, Base Building 8.7%
- #40 Town Keeper
72% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Build a rabbit town while defending it from the fluffy empire's invasions.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Colony Sim 19.4%, Agriculture 14.7% ★, Economy 9.7%, Base Building 9.2%
- #41 Diluvian Winds
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Colony Sim 17.9%, Economy 9.6%, Base Building 8.8%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #42 Settlements Rising
71% matchVery Positive81% of 428 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: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 23.2%, Resource Management 8.7%, Base Building 8%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #43 Of Life and Land
70% matchVery Positive86% of 360 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Colony Sim 22.5%, City Builder 21.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Economy 10%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #44 Outlanders
71% matchVery Positive90% of 494 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 35.3%, Resource Management 13.5%, Management 11.7%, Relaxing 10.4%, Cute 7.8%
- #45 Feastopia
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: White Star StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows
Feastopia is a Rogue-lite culinary city-builder, inspired by Against the Storm. Forge a pact with an adorable deity and build a thriving foodie metropolis in a bountiful land. With randomized maps and events, unlock hundreds of wondrous abilities, experience a unique adventure every time you play.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Base Building 10.2%, Simulation 8.4%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #46 Fae Farm
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,506 reviews2023
Dev: Phoenix LabsPub: Gambit Digital
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape to the magical life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a farm sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your homestead, and use spells to explore the enchanted island of Azoria!
Why similar: Romance 29.2%, Relaxing 21.9%, Fantasy 13.3%, Cute 13.2%, Colorful 11.7%
- #47 Dream Town Island
70% matchVery Positive96% of 490 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Colony Sim 27.1%, City Builder 25.3%, Sandbox 8.4%, Agriculture 7% ★, Economy 6.5%
- #48 Echoes of the Plum Grove
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,091 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.8%, Management 18.3%, Cartoony 14.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Cute 8%
- #49 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
70% 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 39.5%, Sandbox 19.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Management 7.1%, Cute 6.8%
- #50 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,370 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, City Builder 24.8%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Economy 7.2%
- #51 Stonehearth
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,032 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.6%, City Builder 34.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Strategy 4.3%, Simulation 3.4%
- #52 Minami Lane
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,535 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Management 13.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Relaxing 11.6%, Cute 8.2%
- #53 TerraScape
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,172 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: City Builder 39.3%, Procedural Generation 19%, Resource Management 18%, Relaxing 13%, Strategy 7.1%
- #54 Timberborn
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 40,121 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 29.2%, Colony Sim 26%, Base Building 11%, Sandbox 10.7%, Management 8.3%
- #55 City Tales - Medieval Era
66% matchVery Positive90% of 581 reviews2026
Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city to be proud of!
Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Economy 19.2%, Resource Management 11.6%, Management 10.2%, Relaxing 9.6%
- #56 Glimvale : My Mini Overworld
65% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Milkshake Games
Windows
Glimvale is a solo cosy city-builder with idle mechanics where you manage, decorate, and grow a charming MMO village. Keep adventurers happy and shape the world at your own pace. After all, you’re the game master.
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Economy 19%, Sandbox 16%, Management 11.6%, Cartoony 8.6%
- #57 Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,598 reviews2023
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, Sandbox 16.9%, Management 15%, Cartoony 9.7%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #58 Goblin Camp
67% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Korppi Games Ltd
Windows
Build a new home for your goblins! Grow your settlement from a little encampment to a bustling city in a beautiful procedurally generated northern forest. Fish, farm, explore the forest and harness the spirits in a unique fantasy citybuilder inspired by Finnish mythology.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 15.9%, Agriculture 11.5% ★, Economy 9.9%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #59 Odd Realm
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,005 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 17.1%, Base Building 11.3%, Sandbox 9.7%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #60 LakeSide
68% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
A cozy minimalist city builder. Build and manage a quiet town by the lake or expand it into a picturesque city state in this side-scrolling city builder featuring hybrid mechanics. Construct marvelous buildings, epic wonders and become the envy of the known world!
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.2%, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, City Builder 18.7%, Sandbox 9.1%, Base Building 8.4%