- #1 Farlanders
97% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Mars 27.4% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Base Building 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Space 9.5%
- #2 Dorfromantik
96% 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 23%, Board Game 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #3 Terraformers
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
Why similar: Mars 31.2% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Space 10.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #4 Tile Cities
95% matchVery Positive94% of 568 reviews2022
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tile Cities turns city-building experience into a simple relaxing puzzle game and does so with style
Why similar: City Builder 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #5 Land Above Sea Below
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Building 11.5%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #6 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 818 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Mars 30.7% ★, City Builder 23.5%, Base Building 14.7%, Building 10.4%, Space 9.7%
- #7 Scorchlands
93% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Base Building 17.3%, Management 13.1%, Stylized 10.2%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #8 Drill Core
91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Base Building 13.3%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, Management 7.7%
- #9 Terraforming Mars
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 7,108 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Why similar: Mars 31.5% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Space 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Base Building 8.4%
- #10 Preserve
90% matchVery Positive93% of 713 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
Why similar: City Builder 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Base Building 9.7%
- #11 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
91% matchVery Positive89% of 696 reviews2021
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.
Why similar: Mars 29.1% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Management 7.8%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #12 EcoGnomix
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Irox GamesPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A quirky mix of roguelite and city builder. Build a lively little city above, by looting mystical caves with a team of gnomes below! Use multiple runs to unlock upgrades and abilities to help your gnomes venture deeper into the dangerous underground.
Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Base Building 11.4%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #13 Pile Up!
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,047 reviews2025
Dev: RemoobPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did.
Why similar: City Builder 22.8%, Base Building 16.3%, Building 11.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Management 10%
- #14 Pan'orama
88% 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 33.3%, Building 16.7%, Base Building 13.7%, Relaxing 11.9%, Stylized 9.8%
- #15 Hexagod
86% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
A satisfying roguelike village builder set in the eye of an apocalyptic storm. Place hexagon tiles, unlock adjacency bonuses, and find powerful relics to create game breaking synergies. Prove you are worthy of becoming the next Hexagod… before the storm destroys it all.
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Roguelike 13.5%, Base Building 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
- #16 Terra Nil
86% matchVery Positive88% of 8,333 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Relaxing 15.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Strategy 10.2%
- #17 Tile Tale
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Push colorful tiles into the grid creating fields of the same type to gain new tile types. Create different worlds such as jungle islands, wasteland volcano land or even a big city!
Why similar: City Builder 41.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Building 14%, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #18 Plan B: Terraform
84% matchVery Positive91% of 3,463 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
Why similar: Mars 43.1% ★, Base Building 18.2%, Management 12.6%, Building 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #19 Land Above Sea Below Prologue
85% matchVery Positive82% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Land Above Sea Below Prologue is an atmospheric first chapter of the building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, City Builder 25.6%, Board Game 19.2%, Building 11.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #20 Pan'orama: Prologue
84% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 28%, City Builder 25.9%, Base Building 17.1%, Building 14.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #21 Planet S
82% matchVery Positive92% of 2,816 reviews2023
Dev: Glimmerlight Games
Windows · Linux
Planet S is a real-time strategy game where your goal is to colonize multiple planets in a solar system to advance your civilization, build a city and supply it to grow your faction.
Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Space 17.2%, Building 14%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Management 8.7%
- #22 TerraScape
81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,107 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Board Game 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Relaxing 10.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #23 Zero Orders Tactics
82% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Board Game 13.3%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #24 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
83% 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 39.9%, Strategy 16%, Base Building 11%, Space 10.3%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #25 River Towns
80% matchVery Positive93% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Frogsong StudiosPub: Metaroot
Windows
Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Board Game 25.5%, Building 11%, Puzzle 8.9%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #26 Clonizer
79% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Space 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 13.8%
- #27 Tile Town
78% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: City Builder 27.8%, Board Game 26.9%, Relaxing 10.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #28 Planetbase
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: City Builder 35.2%, Base Building 20.5%, Space 17.3%, Building 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #29 ISLANDERS: New Shores
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,154 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 31%, Building 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Relaxing 10.5%, Score Attack 8.8%
- #30 SteamWorld Build
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,093 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 34.1%, Base Building 14.9%, Management 13.8%, Building 13.2%, Relaxing 12%
- #31 Oxytone
77% matchVery Positive93% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: OxGamesPub: Tate Multimedia
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Relax and listen to the hypnotizing world of Oxytone, slow paced puzzle game where you rotate hexagonal tiles with paths. Each tile can be used up to six times, creating tangled paths.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Board Game 20.9%, Relaxing 10.6%, Score Attack 9%, Space 8.4%
- #32 Isle of Arrows
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,065 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?
Why similar: Board Game 25.4%, Roguelike 15%, City Builder 15%, Roguelite 12.2%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #33 Before We Leave
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,697 reviews2021
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Space 12.8%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 9.9%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #34 Drop Duchy
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,795 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 15%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #35 Bubblegum Galaxy
74% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy tile by tile. Discover and design new planets, complete missions, explore your office and befriend your co-workers... all while trying to find out who deleted the galaxy!
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Building 12.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, Relaxing 7.2%
- #36 Flocking Hell
75% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Sextant Studios
Windows
Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and thought-provoking gameplay. It also has a LOT of sheep 🐑😈
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Roguelite 11%, Base Building 9.9%
- #37 Rogue Station
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Space 12.2%, Roguelite 11.4%, Building 11%
- #38 Hexguardian
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 19.8%, Stylized 11.9%, Strategy 9.3%
- #39 Farlanders: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2021
Dev: Andriy Bychkovskyi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
Why similar: Mars 30.7% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Building 8.7%
- #40 Slipways
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,269 reviews2021
Dev: Beetlewing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Management 12.3%, Building 12%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Space 11.6%
- #41 Refactor
73% matchVery Positive84% of 465 reviews2022
Dev: GAGAPub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Building 12.9%, Roguelite 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Space 10.4%
- #42 Mineral Defense
71% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Management 9.4%, Space 9.1%
- #43 Surviving Mars: Relaunched
71% matchMixed52% of 1,856 reviews2025
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
Why similar: Mars 31.7% ★, City Builder 21.4%, Space 10.2%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 8.4%
- #44 Per Aspera
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,662 reviews2020
Dev: Tlön IndustriesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.
Why similar: Mars 28.6% ★, City Builder 19.5%, Base Building 12.3%, Building 9.6%, Management 9.5%
- #45 Politon
69% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 50%, Turn-Based Strategy 34.9%, Strategy 15.2%
- #46 Rogue Hex
68% matchVery Positive89% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: City Builder 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Roguelike 17.1%, Building 11.9%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #47 Tower Tactics: Liberation
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 16.6%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Management 11.8%
- #48 Zen World
71% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Cartboard Games
Windows
Zen World is a strategy game that can be as relaxing as you want it to be. Build a calm and colorful landscape with hexagonal tiles, matching their borders to each other, collect valuable boxes, and explore the tech tree.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Board Game 24.8%, Building 12.6%, Relaxing 10.3%, Management 10.3%
- #49 Masterplan Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.
Why similar: Building 20.5%, Management 19.1%, Relaxing 11.6%, Top-Down 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #50 Reus 2
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,219 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Base Building 19.5%, Management 14.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Building 9.1%
- #51 ReFactory
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 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: Base Building 33.9%, City Builder 30.3%, Strategy 19.1%, Management 16.7%
- #52 Moons of Ardan
70% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Pandora Technology
Windows
Embark on a space city-building adventure in Moons of Ardan! Develop a thriving civilization in a real-time planetary system. Oversee production chains, cater to the needs of your axonauts, recover their lost technologies, and navigate resource transportation.
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Space 16.5%, Building 15.5%, Management 11.8%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #53 Exogate Initiative
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: Xeno Bits
Windows
Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.
Why similar: City Builder 23.7%, Base Building 15.6%, Building 12.1%, Management 11.8%, Space 10.8%
- #54 Planetary Life
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 743 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: Management 32.9%, Relaxing 26.5%, Space 24%, Atmospheric 9%, 3D 7.7%
- #55 Mistward
66% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: City Builder 53.9%, Base Building 18.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Relaxing 13.1%
- #56 Shanshui Haven
66% matchVery Positive99% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: LeeT Game
Windows
"Shanshui Haven" is a casual city-building game, offering a relaxing and engaging experience with strategic elements.
Why similar: City Builder 34.4%, Relaxing 12.9%, Score Attack 11.7%, Building 10.4%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #57 Flick Shot Rogues
64% matchVery Positive89% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Butter By The FishPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Board Game 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #58 shapez 2
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,196 reviews2024
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.
Why similar: Management 22.4%, Base Building 21.6%, Building 18.7%, Sci-fi 12%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #59 MoteMancer
64% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
Windows
An alchemical automation game of logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element offers unique tools for power, transport, and defense, rewarding adaptation and experimentation. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this Hex-Grid sandbox.
Why similar: Base Building 30%, Management 17.2%, Building 16.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Strategy 9.6%