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  1. #1 Tiny Glade
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,365 reviews2024
    Dev: Pounce Light
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 33%, Building 15.5%, Sandbox 13.7%, Medieval 8.4%, Nature 7.7%

  2. #2 Townscaper
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
    Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

    Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Nature 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.3%

  3. #3 Cozyrama
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: Sandwich Games 🥪Pub: Frozen District
    Windows

    Cozyrama is a peaceful sandbox where you shape your own magical dioramas. Sculpt it, pick the right colors, decorate with hundreds of items and add cute animals. Observe a cozy world grow around you! No pressure or timers. Just relax, unwind, and let your imagination bloom!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 12.9%, Nature 12.7%, Procedural Generation 8%

  4. #4 SUMMERHOUSE
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,193 reviews2024
    Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.

    Why similar: City Builder 27%, Sandbox 23.3%, Building 18.5%, Relaxing 10.6%, Design & Illustration 5.5%

  5. #5 Islands & Trains
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 550 reviews2025
    Dev: Akos MakovicsPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. No rules or timers - just design, build, and enjoy.

    Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13.6%, Nature 12.7%, Level Editor 12.3%

  6. #6 MakeRoom
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 950 reviews2025
    Dev: KenneyPub: Wholesome Games Presents
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Build rooms, gardens, and camper vans with 1,100+ objects and the ability to make your own furniture from scratch. Learn with gentle design requests, then relax and create at your own pace.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 40.4%, Sandbox 16.8%, Building 16.1%, City Builder 6.8%, Relaxing 6.3%

  7. #7 Pan'orama
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,317 reviews2023
    Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends!

    Why similar: City Builder 20%, Design & Illustration 20%, Building 14.1%, Procedural Generation 11%, Sandbox 10.8%

  8. #8 Gourdlets
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,096 reviews2024
    Dev: AuntyGamesPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!

    Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Sandbox 20.7%, Building 17.7%, Relaxing 8.7%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

  9. #9 Tiny House Simulator
    91% matchMixed66% of 126 reviews2024
    Dev: FarFromSky
    Windows · Mac

    Design and build custom tiny homes for various clients in this relaxing open-world building game. Create unique spaces suited to each client’s requirements, and dive into different layouts with the sandbox mode for total creative freedom.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 29.4%, City Builder 18%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 12.8%, Nature 12.7%

  10. #10 My Dream Setup
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,455 reviews2023
    Dev: Campfire Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 43.2%, Building 17.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Relaxing 8%, Simulation 4.6%

  11. #11 Train Yard Builder
    90% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: Frozen Way
    Windows

    Enter the world of Train Yard Builder and customize your railway to your heart's content. Work with different models of trains and wagons, control them the way you want, and use modeler tools to unleash your creativity.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.4%, City Builder 16.9%, Sandbox 12.7%, Building 12.6%, Base Building 12%

  12. #12 Dorfromantik
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,027 reviews2022
    Dev: Toukana Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

    Why similar: City Builder 33.3%, Sandbox 21.9%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, Simulation 6.2%

  13. #13 Hometopia
    89% matchMixed57% of 816 reviews2025
    Dev: Hometopia Inc.
    Windows

    Hometopia is a sandbox home-building game featuring thousands of assets and customization options. Choose from a variety of environments where you can design your dream homes—solo or with friends. Bring your architectural visions to life exactly as you imagine, with no budget limitations.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.5%, City Builder 14.3%, Level Editor 11%, Sandbox 10.3%, Building 10.3%

  14. #14 Diorama Builder
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 498 reviews2024
    Dev: Virtual Arts Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The pleasure of assembling, admiring, and interacting with your own Dioramas collection, without ever losing a piece.

    Why similar: Building 35.1%, Sandbox 21.5%, Simulation 14.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, 3D 7.5%

  15. #15 Atlas Architect
    88% matchMostly Positive72% of 225 reviews2021
    Dev: Danial RashidiPub: Rashidi Interactive
    Windows

    A creative game where your imagination is your limit.

    Why similar: Building 19.2%, Sandbox 18.5%, City Builder 16.9%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Medieval 5.6%

  16. #16 Dream Garden
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Campfire Studio
    Windows · Mac

    An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 33.7%, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 15.2%, Nature 13.7%, Relaxing 6.8%

  17. #17 Block'hood
    87% 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 42.8%, Sandbox 22.7%, Building 15%, Nature 10%, Simulation 8.6%

  18. #18 Model Builder: Complete Edition
    85% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,276 reviews2022
    Dev: Moonlit S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Become a master model maker in the Complete Edition of this beloved crafting simulator, featuring all DLCs. Assemble, customize and display your creations, whether you’re a veteran or a novice. Get building, and get creative!

    Why similar: Sandbox 37.4%, Building 33.3%, Relaxing 10.4%, Simulation 7.5%, 3D 7.5%

  19. #19 SUPER BUILD
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 241 reviews2019
    Dev: MOONBEAR
    Windows · Mac

    Build, design, and explore your own fantasy world using over 1000+ items, in this relaxing sandbox game. No missions, no objectives, no timers. Just stress-free building, exploration, and good vibes.

    Why similar: Sandbox 26.6%, Building 18.9%, City Builder 17.6%, Base Building 8.7%, Relaxing 7.2%

  20. #20 Cloud Gardens
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,285 reviews2021
    Dev: Noio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

    Why similar: Nature 20.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Building 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11%, City Builder 7.9%

  21. #21 Furnish Master
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 1,082 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex Blintsov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 35.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, Building 15.5%, Base Building 11.6%, Relaxing 6.7%

  22. #22 Dystopika
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,250 reviews2024
    Dev: Voids Within
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    A city-building sandbox for futuristic cities. No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 20%, City Builder 18.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Building 10.9%, Base Building 10.3%

  23. #23 Small Spaces
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,147 reviews2025
    Dev: Niklas TomkowitzPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Design and decorate beautiful apartments you’d love to live in! Relax and let your creativity flow — organize a simplistic flat in Tokyo, fill a cozy place with flowers in Berlin, or unpack an industrial loft in New York.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.1%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Relaxing 7.5%, Realistic 6.1%

  24. #24 FlowScape
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2019
    Dev: Pixel Forest Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    In FlowScape you can create your own nature scene simply by painting. Choose from 20 landscapes and more than 300 models to create your own little paradise by painting trees, changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjusting your camera for that perfect photo.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 32.6%, Sandbox 14.1%, Nature 12%, Building 10.8%, City Builder 8.7%

  25. #25 The Architect: Paris
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 234 reviews2021
    Dev: Enodo GamesPub: 5PM Studio
    Windows

    The Architect: Paris is a construction game that allows you to shape the city of Paris into what you want. Destroy, draw, build your own architectural projects, customizing each building carefully or entire districts at once.

    Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Building 20.7%, Sandbox 19.9%, Procedural Generation 7.2%, Realistic 6.7%

  26. #26 Interior Designer
    81% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: RoomvasPub: Games Operators
    Windows

    Step into the world of Interior Designer. Embark on client jobs, dominate the Design League, and create stunning interiors. Shape your spaces, and unleash your style. Your masterpiece awaits.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 26.5%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 18.4%, Relaxing 6.9%, Cute 5.8%

  27. #27 Architect Life: A House Design Simulator
    80% matchMixed50% of 252 reviews2025
    Dev: Shine ResearchPub: Nacon
    Windows

    Create dream homes! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while giving free rein to your creativity, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 31.9%, Building 19%, Sandbox 17.5%, Realistic 8%, Relaxing 7.6%

  28. #28 House Builder 2
    78% matchMixed53% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: FreeMind S.A.
    Windows

    In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 41.9%, Building 19.7%, Sandbox 19.1%, Realistic 7.5%, 3D 4.2%

  29. #29 diorama
    78% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2024
    Dev: Lane
    Windows

    Comfy and carefree room, home or whatever designer.

    Why similar: City Builder 45.2%, Sandbox 29.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Cute 8.7%, Casual 6%

  30. #30 House Designer : Fix & Flip
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2023
    Dev: Karate Goose Studio
    Windows

    House Designer is a simulator that allows you to try yourself as an interior and landscape designer, using your imagination, creativity and creative ideas. Buy abandoned houses, renovate and decorate them. Give them a second life and live in them or sell them for a profit!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 37.8%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 13%, Base Building 10%, Simulation 7.4%

  31. #31 City Tales - Medieval Era
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 542 reviews2026
    Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city to be proud of!

    Why similar: City Builder 32.7%, Building 22.9%, Medieval 12.6%, Relaxing 9.7%, Procedural Generation 7.9%

  32. #32 House Builder
    76% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,523 reviews2024
    Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.3%, Building 17.1%, Sandbox 16.2%, Realistic 8.1%, Relaxing 7.2%

  33. #33 Pan'orama: Prologue
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
    Windows

    Pan'orama is a relaxing and soothing puzzle simulation game in which you create amazing landscapes using different types of tiles, but most of all by discovering the connections between them and finding unique combinations.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 19%, City Builder 18.7%, Base Building 14.8%, Building 14.7%, Procedural Generation 9.9%

  34. #34 Castle Flipper
    77% matchMixed65% of 1,091 reviews2021
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Gaming Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 23.3%, Real-Time 21.9%, Building 18.2%, Medieval 10.7%, Base Building 10.2%

  35. #35 Outside the Window
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Liujiajun
    Windows

    Outside the Window is a simple pile of pixel houses game, you need to build up your own pixel cityscape piece by piece, after that, quietly admire their results to relax.

    Why similar: City Builder 66%, Simulation 20.4%, Casual 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  36. #36 Panelka
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 747 reviews2025
    Dev: MonsterAttack
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Panelka is a nostalgic, relaxing game where you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the post-Soviet era. Create your cozy apartment or garage with that familiar, warm interior from your childhood. You have a wide selection of furniture and many other interior details at your disposal.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 40.2%, Building 17.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Relaxing 8%, Simulation 5.3%

  37. #37 The Block
    75% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2022
    Dev: Paul SchnepfPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    The Block is the world's smallest city builder. Place randomly generated buildings on a square and build up a tiny but perfectly formed city block! It's a very small game - more of a tiny little toy with no goals or challenges - hence the very small price :)

    Why similar: City Builder 24%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 10.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Nature 9.8%

  38. #38 Garden Galaxy
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,593 reviews2022
    Dev: Anneka Tran
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!

    Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Building 18.3%, Nature 17%, Design & Illustration 13.4%, Relaxing 9.9%

  39. #39 Twinkleby
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 238 reviews2025
    Dev: Might and Delight
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Twinkleby is a cozy decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring Neighbours. Expand your collection, discover antique secrets, decorate, and when you change your mind – evict everyone and throw their furniture into space!

    Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Building 18.6%, Nature 16.1%, Sandbox 15.1%, Relaxing 8.3%

  40. #40 Tinytopia
    74% 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 34.6%, Building 22.9%, Sandbox 21.5%, Simulation 6%, 3D 5.7%

  41. #41 Builder Simulator
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,078 reviews2022
    Dev: Live Motion Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 35.8%, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 15.5%, Base Building 11.5%, Relaxing 6.4%

  42. #42 WW2 Rebuilder
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,515 reviews2023
    Dev: Madnetic Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 29.2%, City Builder 17.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 11.4%, Sandbox 9.3%

  43. #43 Mech Builder 3D
    69% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: Don Pachi
    Windows

    Become a master modeler in Mech Builder 3D. Experience the relaxing process of assembling, customizing, posing and displaying all the 61 model kits with complete freedom without ever losing a piece.

    Why similar: Relaxing 32.4%, Building 22.9%, 3D 22.3%, Casual 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  44. #44 Orrstead
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: IndividualKex
    Windows

    Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Sandbox 16.8%, Building 16%, Base Building 14.3%, Medieval 13.9%

  45. #45 Mini Maker: Make A Thing
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Casa Rara
    Windows

    A hero thing, a monster thing, a robo thing… in Mini Maker, you can make any ‘thing’! Use an arsenal of plastic limbs, wonky tools, rainbow stickers and googly eyes to assemble creations, please demanding clients, and laugh in the face of perfectionism.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 40.9%, Sandbox 18.7%, Building 17%, Relaxing 5.5%, Simulation 4.4%

  46. #46 Foundation
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 reviews2025
    Dev: Polymorph Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 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 37.6%, Medieval 16.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Building 11.3%, Base Building 8.2%

  47. #47 My House
    74% matchMixed59% of 147 reviews2019
    Dev: RewindApp
    Windows

    Build your house according to your desires in My House! Let your creativity express itself in a chill atmosphere!

    Why similar: Building 46.3%, Simulation 24%, Relaxing 15%, Casual 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  48. #48 Going Medieval
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
    Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

    Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 14.8%, Nature 14%, Historical 14%, Sandbox 13.9%

  49. #49 Hokko Life
    71% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
    Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?

    Why similar: Building 39.7%, Relaxing 18.4%, Cute 17%, Simulation 14.5%, Casual 8.1%

  50. #50 LEGO® Bricktales
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,942 reviews2022
    Dev: ClockStonePub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 44.7%, Building 17.2%, Sandbox 15.8%, Relaxing 8.4%, 3D 5%

  51. #51 Canvas of Kings
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 764 reviews2023
    Dev: Hannes Breuer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Canvas of Kings is a minimalistic mapmaking tool that focuses on randomness and auto-generated elements on user-definable and interactive paths, plots and rooms.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 27.8%, Building 14%, Sandbox 13.3%, Level Editor 12.7%, Medieval 11.3%

  52. #52 Block Factory
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2025
    Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows

    Block Factory is a relaxing and creative building game where you craft delightful 3D figurines from blocks. Shape your designs and build flowing production lines in a peaceful factory world.

    Why similar: Building 23.7%, Sandbox 22.9%, Base Building 22.6%, Relaxing 11%, Simulation 7.2%

  53. #53 Log Away
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2025
    Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: Wired Productions
    Windows

    Build a cozy cabin that feels like home. Travel to peaceful Retreats in changing seasons and weather, decorate at your own pace, and collect Keepsakes with gentle backstories. No grind. No pressure. Just nature, animals, and time to breathe.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 32.5%, Building 15.8%, Nature 14.3%, Sandbox 12.4%, Relaxing 7.7%

  54. #54 Indoorlands
    70% 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: Building 27.3%, City Builder 25.4%, Sandbox 19.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Cute 7.4%

  55. #55 House Builder: First Job
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2021
    Dev: FreeMind S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 30.3%, City Builder 14.9%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 11.7%, Base Building 10.2%

  56. #56 Minami Lane
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,345 reviews2024
    Dev: DootPub: Doot Tiny Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 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 36%, Building 22.4%, Relaxing 13.7%, Cute 12.9%, Simulation 8.1%

  57. #57 Ballads of Hongye: REBORN
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,158 reviews2024
    Dev: 珠海金山数字网络科技有限公司Pub: 海南西山居互动娱乐科技有限公司
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    《东方:平野孤鸿》是一款休闲、轻度的“国风造景”游戏。游戏中包含大量细节精美的国风建筑,还原了许多祖国的大好河山和人文景观,你将沉浸在古建筑的精致美学和壮阔的东方情怀之中,并由此打造出自己心中独一无二的、充满东方韵味的古代盛世。

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 27.4%, City Builder 26.3%, Nature 13.4%, Base Building 11.3%, Relaxing 6.9%

  58. #58 Poly Bridge
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 18,451 reviews2016
    Dev: Dry Cactus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!

    Why similar: Building 41.9%, Level Editor 20.6%, Sandbox 20.1%, Simulation 9.4%, Cute 6.3%

  59. #59 Chinese Frontiers
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 485 reviews2025
    Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
    Windows

    Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.

    Why similar: Historical 16.9%, City Builder 16.2%, Medieval 16.1%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 12.3%

  60. #60 Party Maker
    68% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2022
    Dev: Forestlight Games
    Windows

    Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Building 16.6%, Realistic 6.4%, Relaxing 6%

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