- #1 Snacko
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,051 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Fishing 32.7% ★, Building 17.7%, Life Sim 15.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Funny 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of farming, decorating, and cute, family-friendly life-sim gameplay.
- #2 Gourdlets
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,206 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Sandbox 23.4%, Building 21.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Family Friendly 3%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox city-builder focuses on the same relaxing, creative, and adorable town-building aesthetic.
- #3 Dinkum
95% matchVery Positive92% of 29,165 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Fishing 22% ★, Farming 21.1% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same cozy, Australian-themed town-building and life-sim experience with strong co-op elements.
- #4 Little Big Workshop
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,399 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Management 17.1%, Building 16.5%, Simulation 14.3%, Automation 12.5%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the production and automation management systems found in the seed game.
- #5 Let's Build a Zoo
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,118 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Management 16.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Building 15.9%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a quirky, management-heavy sandbox experience that rewards creative layout planning.
- #6 My Time at Sandrock
94% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 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: Life Sim 38%, Building 25.7%, Sandbox 20.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep town restoration mechanics and community building that mirror the hands-on mayoral duties of the seed game.
- #7 Havendock
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 22%, Life Sim 15.3%, Building 13%, Automation 12.2%, Sandbox 12%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the logistics and automation aspects of building a community in a sandbox environment.
- #8 Critter Cove
92% matchVery Positive95% of 1,947 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Fishing 32% ★, City Builder 25.6%, Life Sim 18.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration with town restoration, allowing you to rebuild a community from the ground up.
- #9 Minami Lane
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,778 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.6%, Life Sim 23.5%, Management 16.8%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy management game focuses on building a charming street and keeping your residents happy.
- #10 Two Point Museum
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,533 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.1%, Building 14.5%, Life Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 11%, Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This management game shares the quirky, humorous tone and building-focused gameplay of the seed game.
- #11 Hotel Architect
90% matchVery Positive94% of 2,389 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Decorating 32.4% ★, City Builder 16.5%, Building 10.1%, Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the architectural and management challenges of building a functional, profitable facility.
- #12 Town to City
88% 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 36.4%, Building 16.1%, Management 11.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Economy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, voxel-based city-building experience that prioritizes cozy aesthetics.
- #13 Littlewood
89% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 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 28.3%, Life Sim 20.8%, Fishing 14.9% ★, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, pixel-art take on town building and life-sim mechanics.
- #14 Let's School
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,470 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!
Why similar: City Builder 26.3%, Management 14.8%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Economy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep management experience centered on building and running a successful institution.
- #15 Coral Island
87% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 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: Life Sim 32.5%, Fishing 24.5% ★, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a robust life-sim experience with significant town development and community-building goals.
- #16 Farm Together 2
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,477 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 139.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Fishing 30% ★, Life Sim 18.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Economy 9%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel offers an expanded, cooperative-focused farming and decorating experience.
- #17 Roots of Pacha
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 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: Life Sim 33.4%, Building 23.6%, Sandbox 20.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Exploration 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes community growth and cooperative development in a charming, prehistoric setting.
- #18 Hokko Life
86% matchMixed66% of 2,673 reviews2022
Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Why similar: Fishing 28.2% ★, Farming 25.4% ★, Life Sim 19.7%, Building 12.2%, Simulation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features extensive creative building tools and life-sim elements that allow for high levels of customization.
- #19 Dream Town Island
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 29.1%, Life Sim 19.6%, Building 12.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on managing residents and building a thriving, personalized town.
- #20 Pocket City 2
84% 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 34.6%, Sandbox 17.5%, Economy 12.5%, Building 10.4%, Funny 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic, sandbox city-building experience with a focus on accessibility and fun.
- #21 Forager
83% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Sandbox 36.6%, Building 29.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a satisfying loop of resource gathering, automation, and expanding your territory.
- #22 Autonauts
82% matchVery Positive89% of 4,970 reviews2019
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Automation 32.3%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game is perfect if you enjoy the automation and logistics side of managing a growing population.
- #23 Planet Coaster 2
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,789 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Building 18%, Sandbox 17%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled creative building tools for those who love the sandbox design aspect of the seed game.
- #24 Tinytopia
82% 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 33%, Building 18.4%, Sandbox 15.6%, Funny 8.3%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features unique physics-based building mechanics that make city-planning feel fresh and engaging.
- #25 Park Beyond
81% matchMixed63% of 1,331 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Building 21.9%, Management 20.1%, Sandbox 18.5%, City Builder 11.7%, Simulation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This management game allows for creative, physics-defying building projects in a sandbox setting.
- #26 The Tenants
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,782 reviews2022
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Life Sim 17.7%, Building 14.4%, Management 14.4%, Sandbox 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the decorating and property management side of building a community.
- #27 TheoTown
79% matchVery Positive95% of 4,842 reviews2019
Dev: LobbyPub: blueflower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Life Sim 13.9%, Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.4%, Management 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed, classic city-building experience for players who enjoy complex logistics.
- #28 Waterpark Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,480 reviews2026
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark solo or with friends. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a diamond five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Building 15.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 14.4%, Life Sim 14%, Economy 11.6%
- #29 Venture Towns
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Life Sim 20.2%, Building 14.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy-sim focuses on the growth and management of a small town into a bustling city.
- #30 Grow: Song of the Evertree
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,572 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 29%, Life Sim 20.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines world-building with life-sim elements in a vibrant, magical setting.
- #31 Travellers Rest
78% matchVery Positive88% of 18,257 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 44%, Management 27.9%, Building 20.9%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a management-focused experience where you build and run a business within a growing community.
- #32 Good Company
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,793 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, Building 14.2%, Automation 13.2%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #33 Farm Together
76% matchVery Positive94% of 22,123 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 143.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Building 30.1%, Sandbox 21%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Co-op 14.6%
- #34 Overthrown
75% matchMixed56% of 313 reviews2026
Dev: BrimstonePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to defend your citizens from bandits and mutants, farm the land, and gather resources. Keep citizens happy or see them desert you!
Why similar: City Builder 31.7%, Building 18.8%, Sandbox 17.4%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #35 Festival Tycoon 🎪
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Johannes GäblerPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Life Sim 16.3%, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 12%, Management 11.2%
- #36 Tiny Town VR
76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,262 reviews2017
Dev: Lumbernauts
Windows
Create an original world and fill it with buildings, roads, vehicles and more. Give it life with posable characters. Tell a story with custom speech bubbles and in-game photo captures. Then, share with friends!
Why similar: City Builder 42.2%, Sandbox 23.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Building 9.9%, Funny 6.4%
- #37 Village Tale
73% matchVery Positive82% of 325 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!
Why similar: Decorating 36.7% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Automation 10.4%, Building 9.7%, Management 9.5%
- #38 Mayor Match: City Builder & Match-3
73% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Become the Mayor in a unique game that blends thrilling match-3 puzzles with strategic city building!
Why similar: City Builder 41.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Building 14.7%, Management 11%, Family Friendly 5.6%
- #39 Mall Together
71% matchVery Positive94% of 501 reviews2026
Dev: Business Tycoon
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run your mall. Open new stores, sign contracts with leading brands, hire teammates, and meet customer needs. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your mall.
Why similar: Decorating 37.7% ★, Life Sim 23.4%, Management 12.9%, Economy 7.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #40 Planet Coaster
74% matchVery Positive91% of 72,226 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 21.6%, Management 15.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, City Builder 10.8%, Simulation 9.6%
- #41 Food Park Manager
72% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Drix Dev
Windows
Build and manage your own Food Park! Customize food stalls, hire staff, and cater to hungry customers as you find the perfect recipes. Decorate your park to attract and satisfy more customers.
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Life Sim 19.7%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Economy 11.6%
- #42 Dream House Days DX
73% matchVery Positive84% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Make the dwelling of your dreams a reality in this apartment management sim!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.2%, City Builder 24%, Management 14%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 12.5%
- #43 Aquapark Tycoon
68% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2026
Dev: Boxelware
Windows
Build the ultimate waterpark paradise in this classic tycoon simulation game! Design & customize water slides, pools, and saunas to fulfill your guests' needs. Combine creativity, strategy, and management to make a splash in the world of water parks and become the ultimate Aquapark Tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Building 14.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Management 12.2%, Economy 9.3%
- #44 Chill Town
70% matchMixed67% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...
Why similar: Fishing 29% ★, Farming 24% ★, Life Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 7%
- #45 Hotel Manager Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Black Sea Studios
Windows
Build and run your own hotel from the ground up. Manage guests, design rooms, hire staff and upgrade floors. Set competitive prices for rooms and turn the tiny 1-floor building into a thriving 100-story luxury hotel.
Why similar: Job Simulator 16.8% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Life Sim 14.8%, Management 14.2%, Building 13.1%
- #46 Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
71% matchVery Positive82% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Squidpunch StudiosPub: Vincent Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Building 14.9%, Management 14.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Economy 10.9%
- #47 Biztopia
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Lymo Games
Windows
Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!
Why similar: Job Simulator 21.6% ★, Life Sim 17.5%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 13%, Management 10.9%
- #48 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
67% 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 47.7%, Building 22.8%, Management 8.5%, Family Friendly 6.1%, Simulation 5.2%
- #49 Founders' Fortune
70% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 11%, Simulation 7.9%
- #50 ShantyTown
66% matchVery Positive98% of 478 reviews2026
Dev: Erik RempenPub: Kinephantom Games
Windows · Mac
ShantyTown is a relaxing diorama-building game about finding beauty in everyday chaos. Bring new locations to life, stack your urban buildings high, and fill each little nook and cranny with your own touch. Try your hand at shaping a cozy little town that is unique to you.
Why similar: Decorating 46.5% ★, City Builder 23.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 9%, Simulation 4.3%
- #51 Factory Town
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,486 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Automation 17.4%, Sandbox 15.2%, Management 13.6%, Building 10.8%
- #52 Two Point Hospital
69% matchVery Positive92% of 35,001 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 26%, Building 23.4%, Simulation 14.3%, City Builder 10.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #53 Filmmaker Tycoon
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Aternis Level 0Pub: Aternis Interactive
Windows
Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, Building 16.6%, Management 15.1%, Sandbox 12.4%, Economy 11.3%
- #54 Settlement Survival
67% matchVery Positive85% of 8,102 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 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 36.8%, Building 19.1%, Management 14.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 6%
- #55 Factory Town 2: Paradise
64% 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 26.5%, Automation 15.7%, Building 15.3%, Management 11.4%, Economy 10.2%
- #56 Heartopia
65% matchMixed66% of 15,995 reviews2026
Dev: XD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Welcome to Heartopia, a multiplayer life simulation game crafted for creativity, freedom, and peace. Build your dream home, explore a wide range of hobbies, and forge warm connections with friends in a town full of endless possibilities.
Why similar: Life Sim 41.2%, City Builder 29.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Simulation 7.4%, Funny 5.8%
- #57 Buildanauts
72% matchMostly Negative21% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: TouchTilt GamesPub: Octopus Tree
Windows
In BUILDANAUTS, you’re the foreman, the city planner, and the mayor of the town of your dreams. Build a town that your townsfolk, the Buildanites, will be proud to call home!
Why similar: Building 34.4%, Sandbox 29.5%, Simulation 25.9%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 4.6%
- #58 Mini City: Mayhem
66% 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 39.6%, Management 18.6%, Building 16.6%, Economy 10.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #59 Blooming Business: Casino
67% matchMixed69% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Homo Ludens
Windows
Build your casino empire in Las Venas alongside cute animals! Blooming Business: Casino is a cosy management game. Build and run your casino in a bustling world full of drama. Complete quests and manage your clientele. Keep everyone happy, from the clients, to the employees (and beware of the bear).
Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Job Simulator 13.9% ★, Life Sim 13.4%, Building 11.7%, Management 11%
