- #1 Mini City: Mayhem
97% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 28.5% ★, City Builder 22.4%, Cozy 10.8%, Mouse Only 9.2% ★, Building 8.1%
- #2 Havendock
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,924 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 34.8%, City Builder 26.8%, 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 28.4%, City Builder 22.7%, Minimalist 10.4%, Medieval 8.8%, Cozy 7.4%
- #4 Pan'orama
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,351 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 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: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 25%, Building 12.9%, Minimalist 12.7%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #5 Growth
94% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 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 35.6%, Strategy 20%, Relaxing 19.1%, Simulation 16.2%, Casual 7.7%
- #6 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,387 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 39%, City Builder 22.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%, Medieval 7.6%
- #7 Diluvian Winds
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 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 29.7%, Colony Sim 29.1%, Building 11.7%, Relaxing 6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #8 Fabledom
91% matchVery Positive85% of 7,654 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 32%, Relaxing 8.5%, Simulation 5.4%, Strategy 5.3%
- #9 ISLANDERS: New Shores
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,247 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.4 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 25.6%, Colony Sim 20.2%, Building 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Minimalist 7.5%
- #10 MicroTown
92% matchVery Positive95% of 476 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 40.2%, City Builder 32.5%, Medieval 13.7%, Relaxing 6.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #11 ISLANDERS
89% matchVery Positive94% of 16,772 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 31%, Colony Sim 20.2%, Building 12.6%, Minimalist 11.1%, Relaxing 10.8%
- #12 Dungeon Village
89% matchVery Positive89% of 844 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.7%, City Builder 30.5%, Building 14.5%, Cute 4.1%, Simulation 3.8%
- #13 Mistward
88% matchMixed62% of 90 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 30.1%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 6.9%, Relaxing 6%
- #14 Village Tale
87% matchVery Positive84% of 314 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 35.9%, Building 18%, Relaxing 11.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 7.7%
- #15 URBO
86% matchVery Positive93% of 659 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 18.9%, Cozy 13.5%, Minimalist 9.9%, Building 9.7%
- #16 Synergy
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,057 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Colony Sim 32.1%, City Builder 27.5%, Building 12.9%, Relaxing 7.1%, Strategy 5.9%
- #17 Echoes of the Plum Grove
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,101 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 39.4%, Cozy 32.6%, Simulation 8.9%, Cute 7%, Colorful 5.9%
- #18 Outlanders
85% matchVery Positive90% of 500 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 21.1%, Cozy 14.6%, Building 10.7%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #19 Hexagod
84% matchVery Positive89% of 82 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 35.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Minimalist 14.2%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #20 Kaya's Prophecy
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 235 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 24.9%, Tactical 9.7%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Building 8.1%
- #21 Folklands
82% 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 31.4%, City Builder 24.7%, Building 12.4%, Cozy 9.4%, Medieval 7.6%
- #22 Reefland
81% 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 35.3%, Building 12.4%, Minimalist 11.1%, Relaxing 10.5%, Strategy 7.3%
- #23 Tropical Resort Story
81% matchVery Positive91% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.5%, City Builder 25.4%, Building 8.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Relaxing 5.1%
- #24 Hexguardian
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 695 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 35.9%, Tactical 20.3%, Strategy 12.7%, Cute 10.6%, Medieval 9.4%
- #25 Clonizer
78% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 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 38.2% ★, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #26 Romopolis
82% 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 16.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Building 6.5%, Casual 5.8%
- #27 Home Wind
79% matchVery Positive90% of 837 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 32.5%, Minimalist 15.3%, Medieval 10.9%, Building 10.3%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #28 Scorchlands
78% matchVery Positive90% of 135 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 31.3%, Relaxing 9.2%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #29 Zen World
79% 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 23.3%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Minimalist 12%, Building 11.2%, Medieval 9.7%
- #30 Settlement Survival
77% matchVery Positive85% of 7,980 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 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 32.3%, City Builder 30.3%, Building 13.7%, Medieval 12.8%, Simulation 4.2%
- #31 Orrstead
77% matchVery Positive80% of 80 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 24.2%, Building 11.6%, Medieval 9.6%, Minimalist 7.9%
- #32 Settlements Rising
76% matchVery Positive81% of 430 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%, City Builder 29%, Building 10.9%, Medieval 10.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #33 City idle
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 225 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 14.6%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 7.5%
- #34 Tile Town
75% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 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 33.2%, Medieval 15.2%, Minimalist 14.1%, Relaxing 10.5%, Strategy 9.6%
- #35 Dorfromantik
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,391 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 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 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Minimalist 16.6%, Relaxing 10.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #36 Teeny Tiny Town
74% matchVery Positive91% of 57 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 23.4%, Cozy 19.7%, Minimalist 13.7%, Building 11.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #37 Dream Town Island
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 510 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 35.8%, City Builder 28.6%, Building 11%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 7%
- #38 Tiny Isle
72% matchVery Positive91% of 157 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 30.3%, Relaxing 16.6%, Cute 11.8%, Simulation 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #39 Mini Settlers
71% matchVery Positive81% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23.3%, Minimalist 14.1%, Building 10.8%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #40 hexurb
75% 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 41.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Colorful 6.3%
- #41 Incremental Town RPG
73% matchMixed60% of 98 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 40.3%, City Builder 27.3%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #42 Town to City
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,670 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 36.1%, Cozy 18.7%, Building 14%, Relaxing 7.5%, Strategy 5.3%
- #43 Glimvale : My Mini Overworld
69% matchVery Positive96% of 91 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 36.2%, Cozy 25.9%, Building 16.4%, Medieval 11.2%, Colorful 4.4%
- #44 Minami Lane
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,573 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 27.3%, Cozy 21%, Building 12.2%, Relaxing 9.3%, Cute 7.1%
- #45 Pile Up!
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,065 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 28.9%, Minimalist 16.7%, Building 15.3%, Relaxing 10.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #46 Tiny Kingdom
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 148 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 29%, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Building 13.9%, Medieval 9.6%, Cozy 9.1%
- #47 Civitatem
74% matchMixed63% of 134 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 45.3%, Medieval 14%, Strategy 13.1%, Building 10.9%, Simulation 10.3%
- #48 Paragon Pioneers
72% 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 35.4%, City Builder 26.9%, Building 13.9%, Medieval 11.5%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #49 SUMMERHOUSE
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,320 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 36.5%, Building 18.8%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cozy 5.8%, Casual 5.2%
- #50 TerraScape
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,184 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 28.4%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Medieval 14.3%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #51 Islantiles
67% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Islantiles is a cozy but compulsive roguelike deckbuilder. Unlock powerful technology cards, shape your deck to craft game-breaking combos, and grow your settlements to glory in this ultra-satisfying roguelike!
Why similar: City Builder 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Minimalist 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Building 9.6%
- #52 Hot Springs Story
70% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Colony Sim 21.3%, Building 19.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Immersive Sim 6%
- #53 Fantasy Village Simulator
70% 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 27.9%, Deckbuilding 27.1%, Building 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Strategy 10%
- #54 Heian City Story
66% matchVery Positive89% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A city-building sim with a historical twist
Why similar: City Builder 39.2%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Tactical 8.3%
- #55 Let Them Trade
65% matchVery Positive86% of 1,125 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 35.8%, Building 15.1%, Medieval 15%, Relaxing 10.7%, Cute 6.7%
- #56 LakeSide
68% matchMixed68% of 196 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 31.8%, City Builder 25.3%, Minimalist 10.9%, Medieval 8.2%, Relaxing 7%
- #57 A Game of Humans
71% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Scion Studios
Windows
A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, City Builder 26.5%, Medieval 10.3%, Building 8.7%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
- #58 Legends of Heropolis DX
67% matchMixed69% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.4%, City Builder 28.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 6.3%, Building 6.3%
- #59 Humanica
63% matchVery Positive94% of 164 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 28.4%, City Builder 27.8%, Building 10.7%, Medieval 7.8%, Relaxing 6%