- #1 Mini City: Mayhem
97% matchVery Positive88% of 111 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: Wholesome 31.5% ★, City Builder 24.4%, Cozy 12.3%, Building 8.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #2 Havendock
96% 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: Colony Sim 34.8% ★, City Builder 26.6%, Building 13.7%, Relaxing 7.8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #3 Match Village
96% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Match Village is a minimalist puzzle and strategy game about merge buildings to create villages on colorful islands.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2% ★, City Builder 22.5%, Minimalist 10.4%, Medieval 8.8%, Cozy 7.7%
- #4 Pan'orama
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,317 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Colony Sim 25.9% ★, City Builder 24.8%, Building 12.8%, Minimalist 12.7%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #5 Diluvian Winds
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.5%, Colony Sim 29.2% ★, Building 11.7%, Relaxing 6.1%, Strategy 6%
- #6 Fabledom
93% 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: Colony Sim 36.9% ★, City Builder 31.8%, Relaxing 8.6%, Simulation 5.5%, Strategy 5.4%
- #7 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,339 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 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 38.8% ★, City Builder 22.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8%, Medieval 7.6%
- #8 ISLANDERS: New Shores
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,154 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Colony Sim 20.3% ★, Building 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Minimalist 7.5%
- #9 Growth
91% matchVery Positive91% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles.
Why similar: Cozy 36.6%, Strategy 19.7%, Relaxing 18.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Casual 7.5%
- #10 MicroTown
92% 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: Colony Sim 40.3% ★, City Builder 32.3%, Medieval 13.8%, Relaxing 6.9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #11 Village Tale
89% 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: City Builder 33.4%, Building 17.1%, Relaxing 10.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.2%
- #12 ISLANDERS
89% matchVery Positive94% of 16,710 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: City Builder 30.8%, Colony Sim 20.5% ★, Building 12.5%, Minimalist 10.9%, Relaxing 10.9%
- #13 Dungeon Village
88% matchVery Positive89% of 781 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9% ★, City Builder 30.3%, Building 14.4%, Cute 4.1%, Simulation 3.9%
- #14 Mini Settlers
86% matchVery Positive86% of 607 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5% ★, City Builder 23%, Minimalist 14.2%, Building 10.8%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #15 Mistward
87% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.4% ★, City Builder 29.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #16 Echoes of the Plum Grove
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 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 39% ★, Cozy 33.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Cute 6.9%, Colorful 5.9%
- #17 Synergy
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,011 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Colony Sim 32.1% ★, City Builder 27.3%, Building 12.9%, Relaxing 7.2%, Strategy 5.9%
- #18 Outlanders
85% matchVery Positive89% of 484 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: Wholesome 24.9% ★, City Builder 20.8%, Cozy 15.1%, Building 10.6%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #19 Clonizer
84% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!
Why similar: Wholesome 38% ★, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #20 Kaya's Prophecy
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Jérémie & ThibautPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1% ★, City Builder 24.7%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Tactical 9.7%, Building 8.1%
- #21 Hexagod
82% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
A satisfying roguelike village builder set in the eye of an apocalyptic storm. Place hexagon tiles, unlock adjacency bonuses, and find powerful relics to create game breaking synergies. Prove you are worthy of becoming the next Hexagod… before the storm destroys it all.
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Minimalist 14.2%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 7.2%
- #22 URBO
82% matchVery Positive92% of 648 reviews2023
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
URBO is a relaxing cozy city-building puzzle game where you create beautiful towns on floating islands. Begin with an empty grid of landscape, choose an architectural style and build. Watch the population grow and the city flourish.
Why similar: Wholesome 25% ★, City Builder 18.6%, Cozy 14%, Minimalist 9.9%, Building 9.6%
- #23 Hexguardian
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: City Builder 35.7%, Tactical 20.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Cute 10.6%, Medieval 9.5%
- #24 Dorfromantik
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,027 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 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 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Minimalist 16.6%, Relaxing 10.8%, Strategy 7.8%
- #25 Tropical Resort Story
79% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.5% ★, City Builder 25.2%, Building 8.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Relaxing 5.1%
- #26 Reefland
79% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: UnSweet
Windows
Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings.
Why similar: City Builder 35%, Building 12.4%, Minimalist 11.1%, Relaxing 10.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #27 Home Wind
78% matchVery Positive90% of 830 reviews2022
Dev: Adi Zhavo
Windows · Mac
Home Wind is a minimalist, relaxing and cozy city builder about creating large settlements based on proximity tactics. All for free!
Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Minimalist 15.4%, Medieval 10.8%, Building 10.3%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #28 Romopolis
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.1% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Building 6.5%, Casual 5.8%
- #29 Settlement Survival
76% 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: Colony Sim 32.4% ★, City Builder 30.2%, Building 13.6%, Medieval 12.8%, Simulation 4.2%
- #30 Scorchlands
76% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.5% ★, City Builder 31%, Relaxing 9.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #31 Orrstead
77% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3% ★, City Builder 24.1%, Building 11.6%, Medieval 9.7%, Minimalist 7.9%
- #32 City idle
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 214 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Building 11.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #33 Settlements Rising
75% matchVery Positive82% of 412 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 35.1% ★, City Builder 28.8%, Building 10.9%, Medieval 10.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #34 Zen World
78% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Cartboard Games
Windows
Zen World is a strategy game that can be as relaxing as you want it to be. Build a calm and colorful landscape with hexagonal tiles, matching their borders to each other, collect valuable boxes, and explore the tech tree.
Why similar: City Builder 23.1%, Colony Sim 20.4% ★, Minimalist 12%, Building 11.2%, Medieval 9.7%
- #35 Tile Town
75% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: City Builder 32.9%, Medieval 15.2%, Minimalist 14.1%, Relaxing 10.6%, Strategy 9.6%
- #36 Teeny Tiny Town
74% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Cozy 20.4%, Minimalist 13.6%, Building 11.5%, Strategy 6.4%
- #37 Dream Town Island
73% 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: Colony Sim 35.9% ★, City Builder 28.5%, Building 10.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 7.1%
- #38 Tiny Isle
71% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Building 30.2%, Relaxing 16.6%, Cute 11.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #39 Town to City
69% 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 41.1%, Cozy 19.6%, Building 13.6%, Relaxing 5.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #40 LakeSide
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 184 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 24.3% ★, City Builder 23%, Cozy 15.7%, Building 8.7%, Medieval 8.5%
- #41 Tiny Kingdom
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: neltile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Building 13.8%, Medieval 9.6%, Cozy 9.4%
- #42 TerraScape
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,107 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy 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 28.1%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Medieval 14.3%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #43 hexurb
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: byMixNez
Windows
hexurb is a calm, peaceful city builder where you can relax after a hard day and just have a good time!
Why similar: City Builder 41.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Relaxing 11.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Colorful 6.3%
- #44 Incremental Town RPG
72% 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: Colony Sim 40.4% ★, City Builder 27.1%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 7.4%, Relaxing 7%
- #45 Civitatem
73% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: City Builder 45%, Medieval 14.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Building 10.8%, Simulation 10.4%
- #46 These Doomed Isles
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4% ★, City Builder 25.9%, Deckbuilding 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 6.3%
- #47 Paragon Pioneers
71% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Tobias Arlt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5% ★, City Builder 26.8%, Building 13.9%, Medieval 11.5%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #48 Let Them Trade
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,033 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 35.6%, Building 15.1%, Medieval 15.1%, Relaxing 10.8%, Cute 6.7%
- #49 Hot Springs Story
70% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Colony Sim 21.4% ★, Building 19.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Immersive Sim 6%
- #50 Legends of Heropolis DX
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.5% ★, City Builder 28.1%, Simulation 9.4%, Casual 6.3%, Building 6.2%
- #51 Heian City Story
67% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 39%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Tactical 8.3%
- #52 Fantasy Village Simulator
69% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: CYCLOPS
Windows · Mac
Experience building your own village with different races in a fantasy world! Produce more villagers for various production tasks and train more guards to resist waves of demonic attacks. Plan the production of supplies to create more powerful equipment for the guards to wear.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.7% ★, Deckbuilding 27.6%, Building 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Strategy 10%
- #53 Folklands
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 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 38.9% ★, City Builder 31.1%, Building 15.2%, Strategy 5.3%, Relaxing 5%
- #54 Pile Up!
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,047 reviews2025
Dev: RemoobPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Minimalist 16.8%, Building 15.3%, Relaxing 10.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #55 Humanica
63% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2% ★, City Builder 27.7%, Building 10.7%, Medieval 7.9%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #56 SUMMERHOUSE
64% matchVery Positive93% of 3,193 reviews2024
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 36.8%, Building 18.4%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cozy 5.6%, Colorful 5.1%
- #57 Crafting Town
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.
Why similar: Medieval 22%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Building 13.8%, Colony Sim 13.5% ★, Simulation 9.2%
- #58 Citizens: Far Lands
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: RedKar DevsPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8% ★, City Builder 21.3%, Minimalist 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Building 9.6%
- #59 Land Above Sea Below
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Building 14.5%, Relaxing 9%, Strategy 7.3%