- #1 Tides of Tethys
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Rust LLC
Windows
A tactical exploration building game where you explore the uncharted depths of Tethys; scavenging resources and lost technologies, to survive the dangers of the abyss. As the Overseer, lead expeditions of Knights through the dark trenches and the unknown, and help them rebuild their lost Kingdom.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.4%, City Builder 16.9%, Medieval 11%, Open World 9.7%, Base Building 8.2%
- #2 Rogue Carrier
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wild FieldsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Lead a perilous expedition to study the mysteries of a sentient world in this roguelite colony management game. Build and manage a city atop an ocean-faring ship, and try to survive as the planet fights back!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.1%, City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 10.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #3 Hexroads
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ivan Konorkin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a small kingdom by day and survive the night. Hexroads is a fantasy city-builder RTS where you capture towns, grow your economy, command defenders, cast spells, and choose new rewards each dawn.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25%, City Builder 18.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Open World 9.2%, Base Building 8.7%
- #4 Before Arthur
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashwood Games
Windows
A medieval sim where you don’t just rule- you live the crown. A blend of city-building, 4X strategy, and RPG open world. Build your kingdom. Outsmart rival factions. And remember: your monarch’s life is the real adventure.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.4%, City Builder 16.5%, Open World 14.1%, Medieval 11.7%, Base Building 8.7%
- #5 Project Rebearth
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Program Sam
Windows · Mac · Linux
A massive online multiplayer where everyone plays on an exact replica of planet earth. The game is set 1000 years into the future where you rebuild society. Grow your town, trade with other players, face challenges and discover the rich history of this suspiciously empty planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.8%, City Builder 24.7%, Open World 8.7%, Base Building 7.3%, Casual 6.8%
- #6 ReFactory
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: AIVIK LLCPub: BIVAK LLC
Windows
Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.
Why similar: Automation 16.8%, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 14.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #7 Foundation
93% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 39.4%, Medieval 16.9%, Sandbox 8.5%, Simulation 8.2%, Open World 6.6%
- #8 Architect of Ruin
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Money LLCPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Architect of Ruin is a completely hand drawn sword and sorcery colony simulation game. Farm, hunt, build, and survive as you rebuild an ancient temple under the gaze of a vengeful god.
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Medieval 13.6%, Open World 11.5%, Automation 10.4%, Base Building 10.3%
- #9 POLDERS: A Dutch City Builder
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GeofrontPub: Otter Worlds
Windows · Linux
POLDERS is a relaxing Dutch-themed sandbox city builder where you take back land from the sea. Reclaim the seabed and create a crooked, bustling town in a world shaped by water.
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Medieval 14.8%, Cozy 13.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Base Building 7.9%
- #10 CivIdle
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,131 reviews2025
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.8%, City Builder 15.8%, Automation 15.4%, Medieval 11.3%, Idler 11%
- #11 Songs of Syx
90% matchVery Positive94% of 9,302 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.3%, City Builder 20.2%, Medieval 10.7%, Open World 10.2%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #12 CivDle
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: StarSoftware
Windows · Linux
A relaxing idle city-builder where a single hut grows into a sprawl of millions. Build production chains, let your civilisation expand while you're away, and Ascend to push the whole world up an order of magnitude.
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Automation 15.4%, Idler 14.2%, Base Building 12.5%, Simulation 8.6%
- #13 Junk Rise
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bario
Windows
Build your recycling empire from junk! Collect, process, and craft valuable products in a chill, satisfying simulator where garbage becomes gold ♻️ .
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Open World 14.8%, Base Building 14.6%, Automation 11.4%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #14 Belts of Iron
86% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Builderment LLC
Windows
Explore, automate, and fight in this new open world factory automation game. Build factories connected by miles of conveyor belts. Manage power and fluid networks. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with resources to harvest and hostile creatures to defeat. Play solo or online with friends
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Automation 17.2%, Open World 15.3%, Base Building 11.9%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #15 Sand Tanble War: The Crusandes
87% matchMostly Negative40% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: CHONGQING SHENZUOZHILU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Windows
Be sure to become the King of the Kingdom of Jerusalem!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.2%, City Builder 22.5%, Medieval 19.5%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #16 Colonial Winds
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Shift Games
Windows · Mac
Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Grand Strategy 24.2%, Time Manipulation 11% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Base Building 9.8%
- #17 MiniMap Kingdom
85% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9%, City Builder 18.4%, Open World 11.8%, Medieval 11.7%, Base Building 9.1%
- #18 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,737 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 46.3%, Medieval 21.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 11%, City Builder 5.7%
- #19 Economika
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Permadyn Interactive
Windows
Build a company from the ground up and scale it into a global economic empire. Manage production, logistics, real estate, stocks, commodities, and finance in a deep, open-ended sandbox where every decision shapes your growth.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Automation 10.8%
- #20 Bobbitz
82% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Indie Katana
Windows
A cozy underground colony sim where nothing can ever go wrong. You never dig, you give the orders, and the Bobbitz do the rest. Carve a home out of the dark, raise a town of little burrowers, and light the deep together. No death, no fail states. Dig at your own pace.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, Cozy 16%, Automation 12.5%, Wholesome 11.9%, Base Building 11%
- #21 Dynasty of the Sands
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rocket Flair Studios
Windows
Be the architect of your own Egyptian empire in this meditative survival city builder, where every decision, no matter how small, has lasting consequences. Survive alongside your people, expand your influence across the Nile and create a grand Dynasty to rival the gods themselves. Paradise awaits.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5%, City Builder 21%, Automation 12.3%, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #22 Crafting Idle Clicker
83% matchMixed49% of 934 reviews2020
Dev: Bling Bling Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.9%, Automation 15.4%, Idler 11.2%, Sandbox 10.1%, Open World 7.8%
- #23 Scribed castle
80% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Marginalact
Windows
Medieval city builder with tower defense elements, where you scribble charming towns and gothic wonders in the gentle, timeless style of hand-painted manuscripts.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Cozy 16.1%, Medieval 12.6%, Sandbox 8.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #24 Desktop Trains
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Clirgo GamesPub: Clirgo Interactive
Windows
Turn your taskbar into a railway line! Help Sonya restore the railway after the cataclysm. Transport people and cargo, build new routes, and unlock shiny new trains in this cozy idle game for your desktop!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.3%, City Builder 23.2%, Idler 10.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Automation 6.6%
- #25 Tavern Adventures
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Paper
Windows
A cozy fantasy management game where you build and run a tavern for adventurers. Serve humans, dwarves, and elves, gather rumors from your customers, and turn those into quests to grow your fame and expand your tavern.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Sandbox 13.4%, Idler 10.6%, Medieval 9.9%
- #26 Model City
81% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Shape a peaceful medieval town beside winding rivers. Lay roads, zone homes, farms, workshops and markets, then watch them grow as you balance demand, services, resources and land value. A relaxing pixel-art city builder with no combat, fail states or imposed objectives.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Medieval 16.9%, Cozy 14.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Wholesome 10.1%
- #27 Nova Roma
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3%, City Builder 19.8%, Open World 10.9%, Base Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #28 Altstadt
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IsegrimGames
Windows · Mac
Build a colorful miniature German old town, one house and street at a time. Make houses taller, expand them into larger connected buildings, and lay streets to form squares and courtyards. Repaint and renovate your compact diorama without management, timers, or failure.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Cozy 16.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Medieval 13.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #29 新城镇
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: 初稿
Windows
这是一个休闲放置类的城市模拟游戏,玩家可以通过人口增长和发展经济来建造更多的建筑,在游戏中体验从小乡镇发展成为大城市的过程。
Why similar: City Builder 41.7%, Sandbox 17.2%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 12.4%, Casual 11.3%
- #30 LEGO® Skylines
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Build what only you can in LEGO® Skylines. In this cozy, customizable city-builder, your choices bring a living, breathing metropolis to life. Go big or obsess over the details. No instructions. Unlimited space. And there’s just one rule. Make it yours.
Why similar: City Builder 37.4%, Simulation 19.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Cozy 10.8%, Casual 9.1%
- #31 Truck Company
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: GameCode
Windows
TruckCompany - is a strategic game in which you develop your transport enterprise, the aim of which is to create a great consortium with other players and compete with others for the title of the best businessmen
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.1%, City Builder 26.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Open World 7.5%
- #32 Modulus: Factory Automation
75% matchVery Positive91% of 869 reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Automation 17.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, Open World 10%
- #33 Knights of the Crusades
76% matchMixed69% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.1%, City Builder 20.6%, Medieval 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Base Building 8.1%
- #34 Simple Builder
78% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Tom's Feral Cat Games
Windows
Simple Builder is basically exactly what it's name is a simple building game. You can build a large number of structures and/or large ones and have five save locations to try out. As you build more in each save location your gathering range increases.
Why similar: City Builder 33.7%, Simulation 18.2%, Medieval 15.9%, Casual 15%, Base Building 9.6%
- #35 Little Christmas Workshop
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tom Horwath Games
Windows
An adorable, stocking stuffer-sized factory automation game
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Sandbox 15.7%, Casual 13.5%, Open World 9.1%
- #36 Automation Station
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boxbot Games
Windows
Explore a mysterious planet, harvest and refine resources, discover new technology, craft machines, and set up automated factories.
Why similar: Automation 19.6%, Open World 13.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, City Builder 12.4%, Base Building 11.9%
- #37 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
73% matchVery Positive91% of 27,451 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3%, City Builder 21.9%, Open World 9.5%, Base Building 9.5%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #38 Corsair Cove
71% matchVery Positive85% of 3,566 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.8%, City Builder 20.1%, Open World 10.3%, Base Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #39 Ever Onward
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artificium Games
Windows
Build the town of your dreams in this cosy fantasy city-builder. Pass policies which impact future gameplay, unravel the mysteries which led to the horrifying downfall of your predecessors and try to keep things together as invisible forces claw at the edges of your hard-fought peace.
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Grand Strategy 19.3%, Medieval 13.8%, Automation 11.4%, Simulation 8.9%
- #40 Blacksmith Master
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: City Builder 21.5%, Medieval 14.6%, Open World 12.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #41 Stranded Engineers
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Virtual Art Division
Windows
Stranded Engineers is a city-building game in which your strategy and economy skills are required. Build large citys on several islands, take care of your resource buildings and make your citizens happy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.6%, City Builder 21.8%, Automation 13.3%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #42 Urban Ascend
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: BitQuest Studio
Windows
A casual city builder where growth is constant, production chains expand, citizens thrive, and upgrades push your city toward a bustling metropolis.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3%, City Builder 25.1%, Automation 12.1%, Base Building 7.6%, Management 7.5%
- #43 Theos: Cities Of Myth
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triskell InteractivePub: Dotemu
Windows
A modern take on classic city-builders, Theos: Cities of Myth lets you develop a thriving metropolis dedicated to one of 7 Greek Deities. Raise an imposing sanctuary, meet your citizens’ needs, and found a city worthy of the Gods.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.4%, City Builder 29.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 4.2%
- #44 Skybound Colonies
70% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: CCadori Studios
Windows
Grow your own kingdom among the clouds. From humble beginnings on a single isle, expand across the skies, balancing harmony and growth as you shape a peaceful empire that floats beyond the edge of the world.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Cozy 21.3%, Base Building 14%, Medieval 12.4%, Idler 10.8%
- #45 Candy Luna Park
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Power Up TeamPub: Power Up Publishing
Windows
Harvest candy, build whimsical rides, and design your dream getaway in this cozy theme park builder. Relax as you expand your sugary world and watch your slice of paradise flourish. One attraction at a time!
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Cozy 20.3%, Automation 16.4%, Management 10.1%, Cute 8.3%
- #46 Grand Ages: Medieval
74% matchMixed48% of 1,977 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6%, Medieval 18.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%
- #47 Ranchbound
68% matchMixed49% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: Eldersong Games
Windows
Raise cattle, develop your ranch, hire cowboys, buy land, and invest in local businesses in a real-time economic strategy with survival challenges.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4%, City Builder 21.8%, Open World 10.5%, Base Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #48 Corposlop
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andreasintech
Windows
Corposlop is an automation game that lives on your desktop. Harvesting resources using bureaucracy, and refine it into components to feed the corporate machine. Make advanced factories and efficient pipelines to make the most out the limited land you have.
Why similar: Automation 23.6%, City Builder 15.8%, Casual 10.5%, Sandbox 9.4%, Idler 8.5%
- #49 Le Château
69% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: TheShelfman
Windows
Create your own Medieval Kingdom and watch your world come to life in this minimalistic city builder. Choose your world's size and shape, and turn it into a kingdom any ruler would be jealous of.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Cozy 17.5%, Medieval 16.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Base Building 10.5%
- #50 PlayFortress
73% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: PlayFortress
Windows
PlayFortress is a castle building game where the player controls characters such as the Lord, Master Mason and Engineer, using them to construct elaborate castle fortifications and settlements whilst managing their economy.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Simulation 22.4%, Medieval 20.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Sandbox 13.3%
- #51 Settlements Rising
68% matchVery Positive81% of 436 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: City Builder 29.3%, Medieval 14.7%, Base Building 9%, Open World 8.2%, Sandbox 8%
- #52 挂机工厂 AFK Industarry
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: weathering
Windows
从钻木取火,到飞向银河!《挂机工厂》是一款麻雀虽小,五脏俱全的流水线建设游戏。种田→畜牧→冶金→工业革命→开辟航线→电子芯片→改造星球→探索宇宙,用你的双手创造这一切!
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Automation 25.2%, Base Building 15.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Open World 8.4%
- #53 Oraiah
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: PageBoy
Windows
Become the King of your own nation and restore the ancient empire of Oraiah. Claim the imperial throne by submitting your enemies by strength or by shining so much that it will force the other pretenders to the throne to submit to you. What will you do, my Lord?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.4%, City Builder 27%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 12.4%, Management 10.4%
- #54 Shipwrecked: A Quick Automation
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JPG
Windows
A short and sweet escape automation game meant to scratch that factory itch. Crash land from space into a randomly generated world with 4 basic resources and then gather, upgrade, and construct a factory to build your spacecraft back up from rubble and escape. A 2-3 hour experience (no game saves).
Why similar: City Builder 33.5%, Sandbox 14.9%, Casual 13.8%, Automation 12.1%, Idler 11.1%
- #55 Communite
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jimjum Studios
Windows
Communite is a wholesome, cozy, MULTIPLAYER City Builder based on kindness and co-operation! Restore life, unlock new tiles, and work together to rescue adorable creatures to join your world and make it grow!
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Wholesome 15.7%, Open World 13.8%, Cozy 13.3%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #56 Galaxy Scavengers
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Asterisk
Windows
Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge planets in a base-building resource management sim. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to survive in a hostile galaxy. Launch your base to the next zone before planetary threats overwhelm you.
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Sandbox 13.8%, City Builder 11.7%, Open World 10.7%, Automation 9.7%
- #57 FluxWerks
64% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Metallibitti Oy
Windows
Every block of this planet is real, including fluids! Dig it, flood it, process it. FluxWerks is a factory automation game on a fully destructible voxel world with physical fluid and heat simulation. Dig anywhere, automate everything, and survey a world that was supposed to be empty.
Why similar: City Builder 23.5%, Automation 20.2%, Base Building 13%, Open World 9.9%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #58 Substructure
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dubious DesignPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Harness the power of automation in this factory game set on a rogue planet in the far reaches of the solar system. Dig down and explore the depths of an alien world, exploit its resources across complex production chains, and travel towards the core to uncover its deepest secrets.
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Automation 18.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 11.8%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #59 Whiskerwood
64% matchVery Positive92% of 3,795 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9%, City Builder 19.4%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 9.5%, Sandbox 8.8%