- #1 Snacko
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,002 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 25.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.1%, Building 13.6%, Life Sim 11%, Sandbox 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the cute, colorful aesthetic and focus on building and community management.
- #2 Critter Cove
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.4% ★, City Builder 20%, Farming Sim 18.4%, Life Sim 12.5%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features sandbox town-building and exploration that aligns perfectly with the hands-on mayor gameplay.
- #3 My Time at Sandrock
96% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 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: Farming Sim 31.2%, Life Sim 26.8%, Building 20%, Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on town development, resource gathering, and social interaction, mirroring the hands-on mayor experience.
- #4 Dinkum
95% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 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 23.3% ★, Farming Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 14.9%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of life-sim mechanics and town-building in a charming, open-world setting.
- #5 Let's Build a Zoo
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,032 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 29.8%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 15.7%, Building 15%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep management and sandbox building mechanics with a quirky, colorful presentation.
- #6 Coral Island
94% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Farming Sim 33.7%, Life Sim 20.6%, Fishing 17.5% ★, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep life-sim experience with town restoration and community-building elements.
- #7 Gourdlets
93% matchVery Positive93% of 2,096 reviews2024
Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 35%, Sandbox 20.9%, Building 18.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Colorful 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing sandbox game that focuses on building and watching your town grow, similar to the low-stress vibe of Go-Go Town!.
- #8 Roots of Pacha
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Farming Sim 33.2%, Life Sim 21%, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes cooperative community building and development, much like the co-op focus in Go-Go Town!.
- #9 Havendock
91% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 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 18.2%, Farming Sim 16.5%, Automation 15.4%, Life Sim 11.2%, Building 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on colony management and automation, perfect for players who enjoy the logistics aspect of the seed game.
- #10 Little Big Workshop
91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Automation 17.7%, Management 16.4%, Building 15.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides complex management and automation mechanics in a charming, toy-like world.
- #11 Littlewood
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 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 24.9%, Life Sim 16.2%, Farming Sim 15.5%, Fishing 12.8% ★, Building 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing life-sim that centers on town building and community interaction.
- #12 Two Point Museum
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,346 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.8 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 23.9%, Building 15.3%, Life Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 12.4%, Management 10%
Why You'll Like It: Offers humorous, management-heavy building gameplay that shares the day-to-day chaos feel of the seed game.
- #13 Forager
89% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 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: Farming Sim 45.7%, Sandbox 25.4%, Building 19.7%, Simulation 5.4%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the addictive loop of gathering, crafting, and automation that drives the progression in Go-Go Town!.
- #14 Farm Together 2
88% matchVery Positive94% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 110.0 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 23.4% ★, Farming Sim 21.4%, Life Sim 13%, Sandbox 12.1%, Co-op 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooperative farming and building, mirroring the multiplayer aspects of the seed game.
- #15 Minami Lane
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,345 reviews2024
Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 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 25.5%, Life Sim 18.7%, Management 15.2%, Building 12.9%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features management and town-building with a charming, stylized aesthetic.
- #16 Travellers Rest
87% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Farming Sim 31.8%, Life Sim 26.1%, Management 19%, Building 13.6%, Colorful 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management and building mechanics with a cozy, social atmosphere.
- #17 Let's School
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,094 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.9 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 27.5%, Management 15.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 13.9%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and managing a community, requiring careful planning and resource allocation.
- #18 Overthrown
84% matchMixed63% of 265 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 32%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 17.7%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends city-building with sandbox exploration and management, similar to the hands-on mayor role.
- #19 Hokko Life
85% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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 26.3% ★, Farming Sim 24.1%, Life Sim 16.7%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers creative building and customization tools within a life-sim framework.
- #20 Grow: Song of the Evertree
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 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: Farming Sim 21.8%, City Builder 21.7%, Life Sim 13.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, Management 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, colorful game about building and managing a community in a magical world.
- #21 Dream Town Island
82% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.8%, Farming Sim 20%, Life Sim 14.3%, Building 10.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused city-builder that emphasizes community growth and management.
- #22 Slime Rancher 2
80% matchVery Positive94% of 46,920 reviews2025
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
Why similar: Building 27.4%, Cute 17.4%, Colorful 17.4%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Simulation 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features colorful, sandbox exploration and resource management with automation elements.
- #23 Everdream Valley
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 944 reviews2023
Dev: MooneatersPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Why similar: Fishing 25.2% ★, Farming Sim 21.6%, Life Sim 13.4%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy farming-sim with building elements that emphasizes a relaxed, community-focused experience.
- #24 Palia
79% matchVery Positive86% of 40,274 reviews2024
Dev: Singularity 6 Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams. With nearly endless ways to make Palia your home, you’ll find relaxation and joy in every corner of this vibrant, heartwarming world.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33%, Life Sim 25.6%, Building 19%, Co-op 10.9%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, multiplayer life-sim that allows for extensive town building and social interaction.
- #25 Tinytopia
82% matchVery Positive84% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 31.1%, Building 16.9%, Sandbox 15%, Family Friendly 7.3%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based city-building and crafting, offering a unique take on the genre.
- #26 Venture Towns
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Farming Sim 19.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Building 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a casual, pixel-art take on town building and resource management.
- #27 Disney Dreamlight Valley
78% matchVery Positive92% of 23,720 reviews2023
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 114.0 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: Fishing 27.5% ★, Farming Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 19.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines life-sim mechanics with extensive town decoration and community management.
- #28 Park Beyond
81% matchMixed62% of 1,304 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 20.6%, Management 19.6%, Sandbox 18.2%, City Builder 11.3%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides creative building and management tools for a large-scale project.
- #29 Townscaper
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 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 31.3%, Building 19.6%, Sandbox 18.5%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, relaxing building experience that captures the joy of creating a town from the ground up.
- #30 Hotel Architect
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,342 reviews2025
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: City Builder 26.7%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 7.2%
- #31 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 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: Building 17.1%, Management 16.9%, Fishing 16.9% ★, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Farming Sim 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy, cozy game that focuses on building and community interaction in a heartfelt setting.
- #32 Town to City
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,836 reviews2025
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 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 48.1%, Building 17.8%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 5.6%
- #33 Village Tale
76% matchVery Positive85% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Farming Sim 18.9%, City Builder 18.2%, Automation 16.7%, Building 10.4%, Management 10.2%
- #34 Good Company
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 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: Automation 19.8%, City Builder 16.1%, Building 13.7%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #35 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
74% 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 39.2%, Building 18.5%, Farming Sim 14.7%, Management 6.9%, Family Friendly 6.1%
- #36 Indoorlands
76% matchVery Positive81% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Building 17.1%, Management 16.5%, Sandbox 11.5%, Simulation 8.5%
- #37 Farm Together
75% matchVery Positive94% of 22,015 reviews2018
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 138.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in this unique, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.6%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Co-op 14.7%, Simulation 11%
- #38 Tiny Town VR
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,217 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 43.7%, Sandbox 25.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Building 10%, Funny 5%
- #39 Biztopia
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 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 31.1% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 8%
- #40 Factory Town
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Automation 25.4%, City Builder 24.2%, Sandbox 14.9%, Management 13.3%, Building 10.1%
- #41 Planet Coaster 2
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,780 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.9%, Building 18%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 8.5%
- #42 Chill Town
71% matchMixed67% of 233 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 26.1% ★, Farming Sim 23.7%, Life Sim 16.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #43 Blooming Business: Casino
72% matchMixed70% of 231 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 18.1%, Job Simulator 15.7% ★, Life Sim 11.4%, Building 11%, Management 10.7%
- #44 Planet Coaster
71% matchVery Positive91% of 71,331 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.2 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 21.9%, Management 16.7%, Sandbox 16.2%, City Builder 11.3%, Simulation 10.5%
- #45 Farmington County: The Ultimate Farming Tycoon Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Grenoble Interactive, LLC
Windows · Mac
Farming & town living sim. Develop the farm of your dreams using tools, tractors, trucks & other vehicles. Build cabins, sheds, barns, and more! Hire workers to help out in your farm. Grow thousands of crops, raise hundreds of livestock and explore the world of Farmington County!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.9%, Life Sim 17%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Management 8.5%
- #46 Land Of Idyllic Beauty
69% matchVery Positive90% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Neo
Windows
Welcome to "Land Of Idyllic Beauty" a simulation management game that combines farming, store management, supply chain management, and romance elements. Experience the beauty of the idyllic life, starting from a small plot of farmland, gradually building your agricultural and commercial empire!
Why similar: Fishing 24.8% ★, City Builder 20.1%, Farming Sim 18.9%, Automation 11%, Management 7.1%
- #47 Oh! Edo Towns
71% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan!
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Farming Sim 21.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Building 11.9%, Management 10.7%
- #48 Catizens
69% matchVery Positive82% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 22%, Farming Sim 16.7%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11.8%, Life Sim 9.3%
- #49 Factory Town Idle
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,204 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Why similar: City Builder 37.2%, Automation 32.2%, Management 17.7%, Simulation 5.6%, Colorful 5.1%
- #50 Settlement Survival
68% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 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 36.6%, Building 18.5%, Management 14.9%, Sandbox 12.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #51 Waterpark Simulator
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,416 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Life Sim 20%, Management 19.6%, Building 19.4%, Sandbox 18.8%, Simulation 9.9%
- #52 Fabledom
67% matchVery Positive85% of 7,347 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.4 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 36.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Funny 7%
- #53 Incremental Town RPG
69% matchMixed60% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Fishing 20.8% ★, City Builder 18.7%, Farming Sim 17.2%, Automation 15.6%, Management 10.4%
- #54 Buildanauts
73% 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 34.8%, Sandbox 31.1%, Simulation 28.5%, Indie 5.6%
- #55 Mall Craze
70% matchMixed54% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Milan Timčenko
Windows
Build, Customize & Manage your own shopping center! Choose from modern gaming hardware store to cozy flower shop. Hire skilled cashiers, secure financing through bank loans, and launch strategic advertising campaigns to make your mall thrive!
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Building 19.2%, Management 16.6%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 8%
- #56 Pocket City 2
66% 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 37.7%, Sandbox 19.4%, Building 11.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Funny 7.2%
- #57 Road to your City
70% matchMixed63% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Yheeky Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse.
Why similar: City Builder 37.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 11.5%, Building 11.5%, Management 11%
- #58 MicroTown
67% matchVery Positive95% of 472 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 46.9%, Sandbox 22%, Management 20.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Indie 2.6%
- #59 Founders' Fortune
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 35.9%, Building 18.2%, Sandbox 14.5%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #60 Luma Island
64% matchVery Positive84% of 12,128 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31%, Building 18.8%, Life Sim 15.6%, Co-op 13.5%, Simulation 8.6%