- #1 Crafting Tycoon
97% matchNegative8% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Armagedoom Games
Windows
THE ROAD DESIGN-CRAFTING-TYCOON GAME !!
Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, Simulation 27.2%, Management 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 9.9%
- #2 RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
96% matchVery Positive94% of 8,087 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
One of the best games from acclaimed Tycoon series, with well designed gameplay mechanics, appealing graphics, and really high re-playability value. There’s no limit to what you can create so design and build the most thrilling roller coaster the world has ever seen!
Why similar: Management 24.4%, Classic 23.5% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Sandbox 10.5%, Strategy 8.9%
- #3 Tropico Reloaded
95% matchVery Positive88% of 970 reviews2009
Dev: PopTop SoftwarePub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
TROPICO RELOADED is the ultimate game compilation for hobby-dictators and those dreaming of their own Caribbean island. Tropico combines real-time strategy and simulation elements with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Caribbean flair to create a unique and critically acclaimed game experience.
Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 12.7%, Classic 12.5% ★
- #4 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,812 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Management 23.4%, Building 14%, Strategy 11.9%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #5 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,710 reviews2014
Dev: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
This compilation includes the entire RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 series, with the original game as well as the Time Twister and Wacky Worlds expansions.
Why similar: Management 24.7%, Classic 24% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Building 8.6%
- #6 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,924 reviews2017
Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Create incredible parks in the original rollercoaster sim from Chris Sawyer.
Why similar: Management 34.3%, Classic 18.1% ★, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 14%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #7 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
92% matchVery Positive92% of 5,223 reviews2008
Dev: Frontier
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
Why similar: Management 27.3%, Simulation 16.4%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 13.4%, Classic 10.7% ★
- #8 Dubai Simulator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Creativity ARPub: 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 28.1%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Sandbox 12%, Management 10%
- #9 Two Point Campus
91% matchVery Positive88% of 7,816 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: Management 23.8%, City Builder 22.3%, Building 12.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 10.5%
- #10 Starship Corporation
90% matchMixed42% of 555 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Management 29.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 21.2%, Space 14.3%, Indie 6.7%
- #11 Road to your City
89% matchMixed63% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Yheeky Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse.
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Management 11.9%, Building 7.7%
- #12 Cities XL Platinum
89% matchMixed58% of 1,631 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 44.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Management 13.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #13 Metropolis
88% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Studio by the Bay
Windows
Metropolis - The Ultimate City Simulator. In a game of construction, politics and real estate, build and manage your city to become the most liveable city in the world.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 22.6%, Management 22.3%
- #14 Spidle Tridle
86% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: solinvictus1313
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build your industry and earn credits to buy your ticket back home to Earth. Minimalist sci-fi base building about resource extraction and refinement. A 100% organic indie idle game with an oldschool lo-fi aesthetic and a light-hearted & relaxed atmosphere. Made to be played in a window on the side.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Strategy 12%, Management 11.6%, Building 9.9%, Simulation 9.8%
- #15 Project AURA
87% matchMixed64% of 698 reviews2018
Dev: Nexcentric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
Why similar: City Builder 27%, Management 16.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 12%, Building 8.9%
- #16 Ethics Empire
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Nullgrid Studios
Windows
Become the richest business owner in this strategy-based simulator, choose your playstyle trying to balance ethics and profits in this chaotic low poly world. Will you keep your ethical businesses thriving or will you let it all crumble down for a quick buck?
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Strategy 20.3%, Management 19%, Simulation 16.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #17 Project Highrise
86% matchVery Positive85% of 4,730 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 31.9%, Building 18.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 14.7%, City Builder 7.8%
- #18 Super Citycon
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben WillesPub: Ben Willes Games SL
Windows · Mac
A retro city-building game with huge maps, a sandbox mode, a map creator, and strategic tycoon puzzles. Build, create, and solve as you craft the city of your dreams!
Why similar: City Builder 31.9%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 11%
- #19 Pizza Connection 3
84% matchMixed50% of 1,103 reviews2018
Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mamma mia... Long awaited by fans around the world, the new installment of the cult series "Pizza Connection" returns to the PC with even more flavour and extra cheese. Make 'em a pizza they can't refuse!
Why similar: Management 18.6%, City Builder 14.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Classic 12.7% ★, Building 11.2%
- #20 Tropico 4
83% matchVery Positive92% of 12,642 reviews2011
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Management 17.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #21 Dream Corp 梦想公司
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zhangkun
Windows
Build a company where you can indulge your whims, but remember, staff have tempers too; don't hurt their feelings. Beyond overseeing operations, manage every staff's life, emotions, and relationships. Direct them to fulfill your demands and discover their hobbies, embarrassing moments, and talents
Why similar: Management 24.7%, City Builder 17.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 16.1%, Building 14.7%
- #22 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
82% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 40%, Simulation 21.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 6.1%
- #23 Ant War: Domination
81% matchMixed58% of 250 reviews2015
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emerge from the ant hill with a handful of ants and a dream... to conquer the world. Train your ants, manage their daily workload, and travel across the town in search of new land. Sharpen your pincers and be ready to fight everyone from beetles and slugs, to the town police and the army!
Why similar: Management 23.4%, Strategy 21.3%, Simulation 19.2%, Classic 15.1% ★, Building 7.2%
- #24 Casino Inc.
81% matchVery Positive85% of 392 reviews2015
Dev: Hothouse Creations LtdPub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Classic strategy game from 2003. Run your own casino in the 1970s. It's classy. It's glitzy. It's all yours. Take a gamble. Start small with a slot machine or two. Employ some staff. People will be talking about your place from coast to coast. Includes The Management Expansion Pack.
Why similar: Simulation 25.1%, Strategy 24.3%, Management 23.6%, Classic 19.3% ★, Retro 7.7%
- #25 Block'hood
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,256 reviews2017
Dev: Plethora ProjectPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Why similar: City Builder 39.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Building 9.5%
- #26 Orbital Nexus
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ZxStudio
Windows
Start on a barren planet, expand your empire through resource management, fleet building, and planetary conquest. Discover cosmic relics, trade or fight with neutral factions, and build galactic wonders like particle colliders. Balance strategy, exploration, and combat to dominate the galaxy!
Why similar: City Builder 29.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Futuristic 12.1%, Building 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #27 Stardustry
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryBit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the new manager of Stardustry, the pinnacle of resource extraction and production in outer space! Mine ores, process them and create complex resources in this chill industry simulator set in space.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 17%, Management 9.2%, Building 8.9%
- #28 Wildlife Park 3
79% matchMixed59% of 522 reviews2014
Dev: b-alive gmbh
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!
Why similar: Management 21.8%, City Builder 16.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 14%, Building 10.7%
- #29 Hundred Nights: DIFU
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelsCove Games
Windows
Run the Chinese Hell in this cozy management simulation! Design your underworld, staff it with quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Meanwhile, build Fengdu City where souls enjoy the afterlife, meet legends from Chinese myths, and explore the worlds above.
Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Management 15.1%, Building 12.1%
- #30 Planet Coaster
77% matchVery Positive91% of 71,331 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Management 19.9%, Building 16.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, City Builder 10%
- #31 Urbanist
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Halfcooked Games
Windows
Thousands of citizens, each with a life of their own. Urbanist is a strategy and simulation game about transforming small settlements into thriving cities and vibrant neighborhoods. Build up your island, manage resources and production chains, and earn your reputation as the next great Urbanist.
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Management 16%, Building 13.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Strategy 11.5%
- #32 Shopping Center Tycoon
76% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Shopping Center Tycoon Is : Market Simulation & Tycoon and Improve your market. Grow, Design and Manage your Shopping Center with the right Strategy.
Why similar: Management 24.2%, City Builder 18.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Building 13.6%
- #33 Indoorlands
75% matchVery Positive81% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: Management 21.6%, City Builder 18.9%, Building 13.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 12%
- #34 Dubai Builder
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Dubai Builder is a strategy game in which you build, develop and manage a city in the desert and are responsible for all aspects related to it and struggle with difficult climatic conditions.
Why similar: City Builder 28.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Management 17.5%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 11.4%
- #35 Space Station Alpha
76% matchMixed46% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: NuclearFirecracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Build and manage a space station in the outer reaches of space. The challenges will be many, oxygen will escape through every tiny hole in the hull, you'll contend with asteroid showers and nebulous alien blobs.
Why similar: City Builder 33.4%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 20.1%, Space 18%, Indie 6.7%
- #36 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 915 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Management 18.4%, City Builder 17.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Building 10.9%
- #37 Anno 2205™
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 6,263 reviews2015
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
Why similar: City Builder 34%, Strategy 13.8%, Management 10.2%, Futuristic 9%, Simulation 9%
- #38 School Owner
73% matchMostly Negative22% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: City Builder 18%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 16%, Management 14%, Building 11.3%
- #39 Geopogo Cities: Windsor–Detroit
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geopogo
Windows
A real-world city-building simulation where you shape the future of downtown Windsor–Detroit. Zone, redevelop, and experiment with growth using real map data in a living urban sandbox.
Why similar: City Builder 28.5%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 17.8%, Sandbox 12.2%, Management 8.4%
- #40 BlockUrbs
72% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 39.7%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 16.2%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #41 Roller Coaster Park Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frost Panda Studio
Windows
Switch between first- and third-person as you build your park, ride your coasters, and serve your guests. Design rides, manage staff, and keep the chaos under control in your very own roller coaster park!
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Management 22.1%, Strategy 14.8%, Building 13.5%, Simulation 12.6%
- #42 Mini Estate
71% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Entertainment
Windows
A minimalist game about building skyscrapers.
Why similar: Strategy 23.8%, City Builder 20.4%, Simulation 20%, Management 19.8%, Building 8.4%
- #43 Planet Zoo
70% matchVery Positive91% of 93,912 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 23.9%, City Builder 19.9%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Sandbox 11%
- #44 Pizza Connection
71% matchMixed68% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Pizza Connection is a humorous business strategy game that challenges you to build a pizza empire from scratch.
Why similar: Strategy 23.6%, Classic 22.2% ★, Simulation 21.8%, Management 21.7%, Retro 6.6%
- #45 Toons City
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Conanfredleseul
Windows
Toons City is a modified version of the classic city simulation. The game introduces gameplay elements to reproduce the sensations and difficulties inherent in creating and managing a real small town.
Why similar: City Builder 29.6%, Management 22.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Building 11.5%
- #46 Spacebase DF-9
72% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 4,324 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Why similar: Space 18.4%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #47 Metropolisim
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roy H
Windows · Mac · Linux
The deepest city-building simulation experience ever. Build, grow, and manage a bustling metropolis. Take on the administrative tasks necessary to keep a modern-day city functioning. Construction, zoning, transportation, budgets, city services, and more. You're in control of it all. Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Strategy 22.5%, City Builder 21.9%, Simulation 21.4%, Management 12.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #48 Cities XXL
71% matchMixed40% of 2,356 reviews2015
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 51.1 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 37.2%, Management 16.6%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 9.9%
- #49 My Tiny Park
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Cabin
Windows
My Tiny Park is a management sim where you design and manage parks of all kinds - from schoolyard playgrounds to sprawling nature reserves. Balance budgets, attract visitors, and craft the perfect outdoor space in this relaxing yet strategic game!
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Management 18.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Building 11.8%
- #50 SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
67% matchVery Positive85% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!
Why similar: City Builder 42.4%, Simulation 22.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Classic 13.5% ★, Singleplayer 2%
- #51 Pizza Connection 2
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 305 reviews2017
Dev: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
It's your empire... Take control! The game has it all! the depth of gameplay will have you on the edge of your seat for hours on-end. Build, manage, strategize and conquer the competition with the richest gameplay tycoon product ever offered!
Why similar: Management 28%, Strategy 22.6%, Simulation 22.6%, Classic 17.5% ★, Retro 5.5%
- #52 Cities: Skylines II
67% matchMixed54% of 86,513 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 35.6%, Management 15.7%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #53 Life In Planet
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batuhan YılmazPub: Codeks Studio
Windows
Build, arrive, and move into new regions and planets in the depths of space. Whether you will establish a colony and trade or train soldiers and fight, everything is in your hands.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 17.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #54 Startup Freak
69% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: PulPul Games
Windows
In Startup Freak you take the role of a budding entrepreneur, and grow your very own software startup from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar company. Along the way you will have to overcome countless challenges. But the ultimate question you must answer: are you a Startup Freak?
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Strategy 23.6%, Simulation 23.2%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #55 Anno 2070™
68% matchMixed60% of 12,622 reviews2011
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
Why similar: City Builder 40.7%, Strategy 18.2%, Futuristic 9.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 8%
- #56 Tinytopia
67% matchVery Positive84% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, Old School 10.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #57 Cities: Skylines
66% matchVery Positive93% of 286,936 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: City Builder 40.6%, Management 14.9%, Building 12.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Sandbox 8%
- #58 Atmocity
68% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Correcture Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Atmocity allows you to build impressive, gravity-defying cities. Test your skills as a mayor in the campaign mode with set objectives, or let your creativity go wild in the free-roaming mode.
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #59 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Save fantasy creatures and protect them until releasing them into their natural habitat. Build your shelter, explore the neighboring region, and encounter a series of events.
Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Building 10.8%, Management 10.4%