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  1. #1 ISLANDERS: New Shores
    97% 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 30.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Relaxing 11.1%, Building 10.3%, Strategy 9%

  2. #2 Reefland
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: UnSweet
    Windows

    Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings.

    Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Relaxing 11.7%, Building 7.5%, Strategy 7.4%

  3. #3 Tile Cities
    96% 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 35.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Relaxing 8.5%, Top-Down 7.9%

  4. #4 Home Wind
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 830 reviews2022
    Dev: Adi Zhavo
    Windows · Mac

    Home Wind is a minimalist, relaxing and cozy city builder about creating large settlements based on proximity tactics. All for free!

    Why similar: City Builder 33.4%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Relaxing 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Hand-drawn 7.7%

  5. #5 ISLANDERS
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 16,710 reviews2019
    Dev: Coatsink
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

    Why similar: City Builder 37%, Relaxing 16.7%, Building 10.6%, Strategy 9%, Procedural Generation 7.4%

  6. #6 Tile Cities 2
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: yevhen8
    Windows

    City-building experience reimagined as a simple relaxing puzzle game bringing the original Tile Cities to a new level

    Why similar: City Builder 38.4%, Strategy 20.4%, Casual 12.4%, Building 9.6%, Simulation 9.1%

  7. #7 Dorfromantik
    93% 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 29.8%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Relaxing 12.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Strategy 7.9%

  8. #8 Heian City Story
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2025
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    A city-building sim with a historical twist

    Why similar: City Builder 43.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Building 9.9%, Top-Down 9.2%, Casual 8.2%

  9. #9 Land Above Sea Below
    92% 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 34.6%, Relaxing 12.7%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Building 11.3%, Strategy 9.4%

  10. #10 Pan'orama
    90% 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 35.5%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, Relaxing 13.7%, Building 12.9%, Strategy 6.2%

  11. #11 Townscaper
    89% 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 32%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Relaxing 13.3%, Building 12.6%, Family Friendly 7.4%

  12. #12 hexurb
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2021
    Dev: byMixNez
    Windows

    hexurb is a calm, peaceful city builder where you can relax after a hard day and just have a good time!

    Why similar: City Builder 42.2%, Relaxing 15.2%, Score Attack 12.8%, Strategy 10%, Casual 6.2%

  13. #13 SUMMERHOUSE
    89% 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 40.9%, Relaxing 18.9%, Building 14.4%, Casual 6.8%, Strategy 5.4%

  14. #14 River Towns
    87% 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 33.4%, Isometric 16.1%, Relaxing 11%, Building 9.3%, Strategy 9.2%

  15. #15 Pile Up!
    86% 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 30.3%, Isometric 21.1%, Relaxing 13.9%, Building 11.4%, Strategy 7.8%

  16. #16 Match Village
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Rising Moon Games
    Windows

    Match Village is a minimalist puzzle and strategy game about merge buildings to create villages on colorful islands.

    Why similar: City Builder 31.9%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Relaxing 11.8%, Score Attack 9.3%, Puzzle 7.2%

  17. #17 Can't Live Without Electricity
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 241 reviews2023
    Dev: MELOVITY
    Windows · Mac

    Can't Live Without Electricity is a 3D relaxing puzzle game in which you supply electricity by connecting houses to power plants.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Relaxing 12.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Top-Down 8.8%

  18. #18 Polyville Canyon
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 131 reviews2021
    Dev: Henagames
    Windows

    Polyville Canyon is a laid-back city builder where nothing bad ever happens! Relax while you build an entire city for your Neighbors piece by piece! Attract Neighbors and increase Ticket Prices by expanding your town and watch your profits soar!

    Why similar: City Builder 49.4%, Relaxing 20.5%, Building 12.6%, Casual 7.5%, Family Friendly 4.7%

  19. #19 Orrstead
    84% 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 35.8%, Isometric 17.8%, Building 12.2%, Relaxing 9.5%, Top-Down 8.3%

  20. #20 Diluvian Winds
    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 380 reviews2024
    Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.

    Why similar: City Builder 41.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Building 11.4%, Relaxing 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%

  21. #21 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2026
    Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
    Windows

    Relaxing city builder where you grow a vibrant metropolis, produce goods, manage transit and build iconic landmarks at your own pace.

    Why similar: City Builder 40.5%, Isometric 17.6%, Building 12%, Relaxing 8%, Casual 7.9%

  22. #22 Pan'orama: Prologue
    83% 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: City Builder 35.2%, Procedural Generation 19.4%, Building 14.2%, Relaxing 6.5%, Simulation 5.8%

  23. #23 Ballads of Hongye: REBORN
    81% 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: City Builder 48.8%, Relaxing 15.1%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Casual 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

  24. #24 Havendock
    80% matchVery Positive80% of 1,861 reviews2025
    Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.

    Why similar: City Builder 41.8%, Relaxing 15.8%, Building 15.2%, Strategy 12%, Casual 6.2%

  25. #25 Zen World
    82% 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 33.7%, Relaxing 14%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Building 11.5%, Strategy 10.4%

  26. #26 Biomisland
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2022
    Dev: Remi Song
    Windows

    BIOmISLAND is a relaxing minimalist nature builder game. Visit randomly generated islands and restore nature at your own pace using diverse plants at your disposal.

    Why similar: City Builder 48.7%, Strategy 22.1%, Casual 13.7%, Relaxing 11.6%, Indie 2.4%

  27. #27 Gourdlets
    78% 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 35%, Relaxing 13.3%, Building 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Isometric 10.9%

  28. #28 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
    79% 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 48.8%, Building 12.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Family Friendly 8%, Simulation 7.7%

  29. #29 Tropical Resort Story
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2023
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!

    Why similar: City Builder 40.4%, Relaxing 10.5%, Building 9.6%, Casual 9.5%, Simulation 7.5%

  30. #30 Land Above Sea Below Prologue
    78% 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: City Builder 42%, Building 14.1%, Strategy 10.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%

  31. #31 TerraScape
    75% 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 28.4%, Isometric 18.2%, Procedural Generation 17%, Relaxing 11.1%, Strategy 7.9%

  32. #32 MicroTown
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 472 reviews2019
    Dev: Snowy Ash Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.

    Why similar: City Builder 44.7%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Relaxing 12.3%, Strategy 10%, Top-Down 9.7%

  33. #33 Teeny Tiny Town
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Short Circuit Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'

    Why similar: City Builder 34.2%, Building 12.1%, Relaxing 11.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 8.3%

  34. #34 Islands & Trains
    74% 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 35.5%, Procedural Generation 18%, Building 12.4%, Relaxing 12.2%, Family Friendly 6.8%

  35. #35 Pocket City
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2022
    Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    A casual city building game. Become the mayor and create your own metropolis! Create residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Build parks and recreation spots. Respond to crime and disasters. Watch your city come alive!

    Why similar: City Builder 37.5%, Isometric 19.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Building 8.9%, Casual 7.1%

  36. #36 Block'hood
    77% 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 52.7%, Isometric 11.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Building 9.5%, Simulation 6.8%

  37. #37 URBO
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 648 reviews2023
    Dev: Door 407
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    URBO is a relaxing cozy city-building puzzle game where you create beautiful towns on floating islands. Begin with an empty grid of landscape, choose an architectural style and build. Watch the population grow and the city flourish.

    Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Isometric 20.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Building 11.1%, Strategy 7.4%

  38. #38 Tile Town
    74% 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 37.7%, Relaxing 15.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Top-Down 8.4%, Casual 7%

  39. #39 Tilecraft
    75% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Stephen HubbardPub: Hubbard Games
    Windows · Mac

    'Tilecraft: A New Horizon' is a minimalist and relaxing strategy game about discovering and building on your explored tiles. Explore a procedurally generated set of resources across the map in this unique and casual atmosphere.

    Why similar: Strategy 21.4%, Procedural Generation 18.1%, Relaxing 14.2%, Top-Down 13.6%, Exploration 13.1%

  40. #40 Terra Nil
    72% 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 27.5%, Isometric 15.4%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Relaxing 12.9%, Strategy 9.4%

  41. #41 Growth
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 315 reviews2023
    Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles.

    Why similar: Relaxing 19.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 9.3%

  42. #42 Foundation
    70% 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 59%, Strategy 10.2%, Relaxing 9.7%, Building 9.2%, Simulation 5.1%

  43. #43 Outlanders
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 484 reviews2023
    Dev: Pomelo Games
    Windows

    Outlanders is a town-building strategy game, populated by hard-working, charming folk in search of a simpler life. Some just want to survive off the land, others want to create amazing things.

    Why similar: City Builder 34.1%, Building 12.2%, Relaxing 11.8%, Top-Down 9.4%, Strategy 9.2%

  44. #44 Cloud Gardens
    71% 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: Procedural Generation 23%, Relaxing 18.5%, City Builder 15.8%, Building 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  45. #45 SteamWorld Build
    70% 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 40.9%, Relaxing 15.5%, Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Family Friendly 8.8%

  46. #46 Folklands
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
    Windows · Linux

    Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.

    Why similar: City Builder 35.4%, Isometric 13.5%, Building 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Exploration 7.5%

  47. #47 Minami Lane
    68% 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 27.4%, Isometric 17.6%, Relaxing 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Building 8.8%

  48. #48 Civitatem
    73% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
    Dev: LW Games
    Windows

    Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.

    Why similar: City Builder 44.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Building 7.6%, Relaxing 7%

  49. #49 Scorchlands
    69% 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 42.7%, Relaxing 16.4%, Top-Down 14.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Casual 6.4%

  50. #50 Pocket City 2
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 128 reviews2025
    Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.

    Why similar: City Builder 47.6%, Relaxing 14.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Building 8.8%, Casual 8.1%

  51. #51 Tails of Trainspot
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: Poly Poly GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac

    Relax and challenge your mind in Tails of Trainspot, a cozy logic puzzle game where you build railway networks, connect numbered stations, and explore a mysterious island filled with stories, animal residents, and mini-games.

    Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Relaxing 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 9.4%

  52. #52 Ink Reverie
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 reviews2025
    Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
    Windows · Mac

    Ink Reverie is a casual city-building game set in a fictional historical era with art inspired by the Tang and Song dynasties. As a diligent manager, you'll guide hardworking villagers to transform a remote village into a prosperous home through exploration, construction, production, and trade.

    Why similar: City Builder 43.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Top-Down 11.1%, Casual 10.5%, Simulation 8.2%

  53. #53 Coral Cove
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 147 reviews2023
    Dev: Sandro FigoPub: MediaCube Games
    Windows

    Coral Cove is a relaxing match 3-like underwater game in which you try to build the largest reef without running out of corals to place.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Building 12.9%, Relaxing 12%, Strategy 10.3%

  54. #54 Two Point Museum
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,346 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

    Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Isometric 16.1%, Building 13.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Casual 5.9%

  55. #55 Townframe
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2024
    Dev: norrimo
    Windows

    A relaxing puzzle game where you recreate towns from people's memories. These people will give you written puzzles and to solve them you'll be able to either modify the buildings or use different tools, such as one that makes wind, and many others. Each puzzle will surprise you in a different way.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Relaxing 19.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Casual 6.9%

  56. #56 Town to City
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,836 reviews2025
    Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.

    Why similar: City Builder 57.5%, Building 13.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 3.9%

  57. #57 NewCity
    71% matchMixed58% of 476 reviews2020
    Dev: Lone Pine Games, LLC
    Windows · Linux

    The Regional City Builder: Let's Build Something New.

    Why similar: City Builder 37.4%, Isometric 15.7%, Top-Down 10.1%, Building 9.7%, Strategy 9.2%

  58. #58 Station to Station
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,833 reviews2023
    Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    ‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!

    Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Procedural Generation 18.9%, Relaxing 15.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Strategy 8.3%

  59. #59 Mini Motorways
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,591 reviews2021
    Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?

    Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Relaxing 13.4%, Building 9.6%, Casual 8.8%

  60. #60 Preserve
    64% 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 32.1%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Relaxing 12%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%

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