- #1 Mox Modular
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raadios
Windows
Help the gnome village of Mox Modular to grow in this incremental game. Play minigames, earn resources and build new buildings to progress. Can you earn all the achievements to make the village thrive?
Why similar: City Builder 32.9%, Colony Sim 24.5%, Economy 20.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #2 Big Market Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mobaroid
Windows
Build and manage a massive supermarket. Order products, stock shelves, serve customers, and expand your business into the ultimate shopping destination.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Colony Sim 23.1%, Simulation 15.4%, 3D Platformer 13%, Economy 12.6%
- #3 Hexagge
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technical Khaos
Windows
A group of travelers has left their home and is trying to restart their lives in a new land. They don't have much but they are determined to thrive. However, an invisible force seems to be guiding them. Will this force help guide them to success or doom them?
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Colony Sim 25.3%, Simulation 17.3%, Economy 15.4%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #4 AI Society
95% matchMixed63% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: b8ve
Windows · Linux
Build your society powered by AI characters. Give your townsfolk unique personalities, hobbies, and traits; then watch them work, argue, form friendships, fight on their own, and more. Complete dungeons & play mini-games with your characters to win artifacts. Runs 100% locally on your machine.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Colony Sim 22.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Economy 11.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #5 Konbini Simulator
94% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: mobaroid
Windows
Konbini Simulator lets you manage your own convenience store! Handle inventory, serve customers, and expand your business. Customize your shop, complete daily challenges, and manage a wide range of products to create the ultimate shopping experience. Perfect for casual players and simulation fans.
Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Economy 25.5%, 3D Platformer 18.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #6 Croakwood
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Croakwood, a relaxed town-building and management game where tiny frogs settle into life in the wild woods. Design and create structures, plan and decorate your town, explore an ancient forest filled with secrets, and guide a charming frog community as it grows.
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Colony Sim 19.5%, Economy 17.5%, Decorating 16.4% ★, Cozy 7.5%
- #7 Isla Paradiso
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradiso Studio
Windows
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: City Builder 33.8%, Colony Sim 25.3%, Economy 23.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Cozy 3.8%
- #8 Arcane Shores
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Absent Slumber
Windows
Arcane Shores is a city-building strategy game infused with magic. Build, defend, and expand your settlement while casting powerful spells that bend nature, restore what’s broken, and turn the tide against your enemies.
Why similar: City Builder 34.4%, Colony Sim 27%, Economy 22.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 3%
- #9 Banished
91% matchVery Positive90% of 43,280 reviews2014
Dev: Shining Rock Software LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Why similar: City Builder 42.2%, Colony Sim 32.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Economy 7%, Sandbox 5.6%
- #10 Empluna
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BigCodersPlanet
Windows
Sandbox city building meets automation: Design unique buildings, create vibrant cities, and perfect production chains. Create a civilization that suits your style. Perfect for anyone who loves creativity and strategy!
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Economy 17.3%, Abstract 12%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #11 Frontera
90% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Duality LLC
Windows
Frontera is primarily a fantasy city builder with emphasis on producing items for unit wants and combat. Units have four stats trainable at buildings that will also sell technology. Available items and production will grow strong enough to challenge the monsters that infest the rest of the island.
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Colony Sim 25.7%, Economy 23.6%, Simulation 17.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #12 Colonus
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badhenke Studios
Windows · Mac
A medieval village-building game about shaping a charming settlement, cultivating the land, and watching a small community flourish.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7%, City Builder 30.7%, Simulation 20.7%, Sandbox 11.7%, 3D 4.7%
- #13 Country Architect
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: purple_mimosaPub: Tribesylvania Studios
Windows · Linux
Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.
Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Colony Sim 21.2%, Economy 15.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #14 What's Left Behind
89% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Hoovler Industries, Inc.
Windows
A tile-based city re-builder set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Colony Sim 26.8%, Economy 22.7%, Simulation 10.4%, 3D 3.3%
- #15 Highrise City
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,299 reviews2023
Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.
Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Colony Sim 21.6%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #16 Farmman
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: City Builder 30.3%, Colony Sim 24.7%, Economy 22.4%, Sandbox 9.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #17 Dawn of Man
86% matchVery Positive87% of 17,818 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 47%, Colony Sim 31.8%, Economy 8.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Sandbox 4.9%
- #18 Abyssals
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Abyssals is a Survival City Builder in the dark depths of an inhospitable planet. Build your underwater colony, explore where light can’t reach, and hunt for scarce resources. Expand your infrastructure and power your lamps, as danger lies in the deep, hidden in the dark.
Why similar: City Builder 34.3%, Colony Sim 26.1%, Simulation 17.3%, Economy 15.8%, 3D 4.3%
- #19 Mountain Resort Manager
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: collisdecus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy alpine resort where gondolas glide, guests explore, and your mountain evolves through seasons. Place trails and buildings, manage staff and finances, and watch the resort come alive at your pace.
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Simulation 19.4%, Economy 15.9%, Sandbox 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #20 Construction Simulator 4 - Pocket Edition
83% matchNegative18% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Experience Construction Simulator 4 across three beautiful regions with unique campaigns and challenges. Over 100 missions and 80 detailed vehicles and machinery deliver a varied gameplay experience for your growing construction company.
Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Economy 15.8%, Sandbox 12%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #21 Dungeon Overseer
84% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Ripknot
Windows
Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Colony Sim 24.5%, Economy 24.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
- #22 Civica: Italian Renaissance
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Vertex Studios
Windows · Mac
Build your Italian empire in this realistic medieval RTS that combines truly organic city building and immersive roleplaying. City-states compete for influence, families such as the Medici try to divide power among themselves and artists create masterpieces that define an entire era.
Why similar: City Builder 36%, Colony Sim 22.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Economy 10.6%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #23 NOVA ATLANTIS
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Silvio Reis
Windows
The ultimate management challenge: rebuild the lost utopia of Atlantis after its fall. Restore essential services, appease the gods, and forge a new Atlantean civilization stronger and more resilient than ever, ensuring the cataclysm never returns.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Colony Sim 31.1%, Simulation 23%, 3D 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #24 Wheat and Wrath
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Past Imperfect Games
Windows
Wheat and Wrath is a fantasy city-builder about straw people transitioning from nomadic wheat gathering to a settled farming village with a patron god. To survive, players must sustain and grow the community, manage wrathful gods, trade for technology, and defend the village from raiders.
Why similar: City Builder 36.6%, Colony Sim 17.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Agriculture 6.5% ★
- #25 Blueprint Tycoon
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.8%, City Builder 22.7%, Economy 19.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #26 Skyline Settlers
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riza Ozhan
Windows
Build your colony on a floating island, keep your settlers happy and manage your resources wisely. Turn limited space into an advantage, create a peaceful town and enjoy a strategic life in the sky.
Why similar: City Builder 38.5%, Colony Sim 27.6%, Economy 24%, Simulation 4.1%, Relaxing 3.7%
- #27 Foundation
78% matchVery Positive87% of 24,095 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.1 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 47.9%, Economy 16.9%, Colony Sim 11.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #28 My Colony
81% matchVery Positive90% of 279 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.
Why similar: City Builder 49.4%, Colony Sim 36.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #29 Mushroom Island
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedboyGamesPub: Red Sandbox Publisher
Windows
Ever dreamed of owning your own tropical paradise? Dive into this soothing casual game where worries dissolve like sea foam! Harvest rare resources, modernize quaint villages, and nurture your islanders as you transform barren sands into a glittering metropolis - all from your cozy couch!
Why similar: City Builder 26.5%, Colony Sim 21.5%, Wholesome 13.7%, Economy 11.8%, Cozy 8.7%
- #30 PolyTown
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Threading Squirrel
Windows
PolyTown is a modern, low poly city building game. Zone areas for residents and businesses, connect them and build services and utilities to keep your citizens satisfied. But don’t get too comfy, if you don’t do your job well, people will make you pay the price.
Why similar: City Builder 40%, Economy 30.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Sandbox 7.2%, 3D 3%
- #31 ATLASPIA: The Tower Manager
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IGM Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a tower-building simulation where you place offices, homes, shops, restaurants, hotels, and more inside a growing high-rise. People move autonomously toward their destinations, using elevators as the building comes to life. Balance profit and expansion as you create a busy tower of your own.
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Colony Sim 19.6%, Economy 19.5%, Simulation 18.4%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #32 Food Store Simulator
76% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: mobaroid
Windows
Run your own food store! Buy products, stock shelves, serve customers, and expand your shop into a bigger business.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Colony Sim 23.4%, Simulation 17.1%, 3D Platformer 12.3%, Economy 11.9%
- #33 Dubai Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mobilway S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Dubai Simulator, you'll have the chance to design and build your dream city, complete with towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, luxurious resorts, and awe-inspiring landmarks.
Why similar: City Builder 38.1%, Simulation 22.8%, Economy 20.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, 3D 5.4%
- #34 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,397 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 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 34.6%, City Builder 31%, Simulation 17.7%, Economy 11.7%, Sandbox 4.1%
- #35 Terrarium Builder
76% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Errant Interactive
Windows
Build as many terrariums as you like, enjoying lo-fi peaceful and relaxing music. Sculpt the terrain, choose plants and decorations, and finally take pictures to share with everyone.
Why similar: City Builder 32.3%, Colony Sim 26.6%, Simulation 21.2%, Sandbox 9.4%, Relaxing 5.4%
- #36 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Redkar LimitedPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars - Prologue! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.
Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Colony Sim 27.3%, Simulation 20.9%, Sandbox 8.9%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #37 Everstead: Origins
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beaver Fever Games
Windows
Everstead: Origins is a unique idle simulation experience that allows you to watch a self-sustaining village evolve over time. Without direct control, you observe the settlers’ daily routines, social bonds, and the consequences of their decisions in a fully autonomous world.
Why similar: City Builder 29.4%, Colony Sim 25.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9%, Economy 8.5%
- #38 Orbit Engineer
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Albion Games
Windows
Orbit Engineer – Build, grow, and survive in your own space station. Manage crew morale, supplies, and research while facing unpredictable space events and system failures. Every decision matters as you expand and fight to keep your station alive in space.
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Colony Sim 24.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Economy 14.3%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #39 Anno 1800
73% matchVery Positive81% of 32,147 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 53.4%, Economy 28.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Sandbox 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #40 Settlement Survival
72% matchVery Positive85% of 8,039 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 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 38.5%, Colony Sim 26.5%, Economy 11%, Simulation 8.6%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #41 Exile
72% matchMixed60% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: JD7 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival city-builder unlike any other—shaped by rolling hills, guide generations, and grow without limits. No cap on scale, no slowdown, just strategy and survival at your pace.
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Colony Sim 24.9%, Economy 21.6%, Simulation 10%, Agriculture 8.3% ★
- #42 Trailer Park Life
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Northern Dev Studio
Windows
Build and manage your own trailer park to either become a peaceful haven or a pit of unruly partiers. Expand on services and amenities to keep tenants happy. Manage staff to keep your park safe and clean or let chaos run amuck and risk it all for higher gains.
Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Economy 20.5%, Simulation 20.3%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, 3D 2.8%
- #43 Cities XL Platinum
74% matchMixed58% of 1,635 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 60.1%, Simulation 22.8%, Sandbox 8.7%, Economy 8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #44 City Masterplan
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: City Builder 37.3%, Simulation 19.6%, Economy 17.2%, Sandbox 11%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #45 Macropolis
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RiceGames
Windows · Linux
A cozy 2D city-building game where you gather resources, upgrade buildings, and grow a small pixel town brought to life with cars, dynamic weather and beautiful sunsets.
Why similar: City Builder 42.9%, Simulation 24%, Economy 20.8%, Top-Down 9.2%, Atmospheric 1.8%
- #46 Corral
73% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: The Sherrinford
Windows
Welcome to your corral, enter the cutthroat business of raising the perfect brood and a successful ranch. Breed and mix more than 15 chicken breeds to achieve your needs. Club a few predators on the head. Create a Fried Chicken Empire or become the largest wholesale egg vendor on the valley.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Economy 32.8%, Simulation 23.8%, Relaxing 7%
- #47 HistoriCity: Florence
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stratagem Interactive
Windows · Mac
Rebuild a shattered settlement from the devastation of the Black Plague into a flourishing Renaissance metropolis. Manage production, construct iconic landmarks, and recruit powerful masters as you play through historically inspired narrative missions.
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Economy 23%, Colony Sim 22.8%, Agriculture 10.9% ★, Simulation 6.7%
- #48 Lords and Villeins
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 975 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: City Builder 29.1%, Colony Sim 26.3%, Economy 18.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Sandbox 8%
- #49 Camping Keeper
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Studio Durand
Windows
Build your campground from the ground up: tent sites, cabins, showers, pools, and the pipes and power lines behind them. Watch autonomous campers live, complain... and review you. Set prices, hire staff, and climb from a muddy one-star field to a five-star resort.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Economy 17.1%, Simulation 10.4%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #50 LowPolis
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BroWar Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, advance, reshape! For all those who have missed relaxing strategy classics. LowPolis is a friendly-paced city builder game where you become the ruler of a rising community. Begin with a handful of resources and pave your way to a truly majestic kingdom!
Why similar: City Builder 41.5%, Colony Sim 26%, Economy 14.2%, Simulation 7.1%, Relaxing 4.3%
- #51 Hotel Architect
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,248 reviews2026
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 26.3%, Economy 21.8%, Decorating 19.5% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #52 Cities XXL
71% matchMixed41% of 2,364 reviews2015
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build, and manage the world’s largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 47.6%, Economy 28.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Sandbox 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #53 City Build Island
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xreemu
Windows
Collect resources, build structures, and develop a small island in this island-building simulation. As the overseer, you’ll grow your village while defending against invading enemies. Enjoy a unique experience that blends city-building and tower defense gameplay.
Why similar: City Builder 40.8%, Colony Sim 19.7%, Simulation 17.1%, 3D Platformer 10.1%, Sandbox 7%
- #54 Colony Simulator
68% matchMixed66% of 424 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Marc
Windows
Can your Colony survive 10 days or more in the desert? Find food, build your colony, recruit new workers, feed your population, craft tools and equipment, cook food and research technologies!
Why similar: City Builder 41.9%, Colony Sim 30.7%, Simulation 21%, 3D 5.1%, Indie 0.8%
- #55 Ostriv
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,602 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Colony Sim 21.1%, Economy 18%, Simulation 8.8%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #56 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TreeByte Software
Windows
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Colony Sim 27.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Economy 14.1%, 3D 4.9%
- #57 Tropico 5
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,405 reviews2014
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
Why similar: City Builder 52.4%, Economy 20.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Atmospheric 0.5%
- #58 Dream Corp 梦想公司
65% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: zhangkun
Windows
This is an integrated company simulation game combining construction, management, and life elements. As the boss, precisely control each character without cumbersome page operations. Encounter random events, explore employees' hobbies, quirks, and build a dream company together.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Economy 25.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Sandbox 8.9%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #59 National Transit
64% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: NationQ Studio
Windows · Mac
A sandbox strategy game. Build your nation's transport network, grow your economy, and raise your people's prosperity. Every map is procedurally generated and unique.
Why similar: City Builder 35.9%, Economy 21.3%, Simulation 18.7%, Sandbox 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #60 A Game of Humans
68% 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: City Builder 30.4%, Colony Sim 23.9%, Economy 15.5%, Sandbox 7.9%, Simulation 7.6%