- #1 Sweet Transit
97% matchMixed68% of 1,256 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sweet Transit is a unique city builder where the railway is king. Build and automate the dream supply chain for your citizens, giving them all they need to expand quaint villages into bustling cities. Progress from steam power to diesel and beyond in this advanced train-driven experience.
Why similar: Transportation 16.9% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Moddable 12.4%, Level Editor 10.7%, Economy 9.1%
- #2 Citystate II
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,124 reviews2021
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.
Why similar: City Builder 17.8%, Political Sim 16.7% ★, Economy 12.1%, Political 11.9% ★, Building 8.9%
- #3 Citystate
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 812 reviews2018
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Political Sim 24.8% ★, Economy 11.9%, Building 9.3%, Management 7.3%
- #4 Microlandia
94% matchVery Positive89% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Information Superhighway Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy little city on top of a brutally honest economy. Every citizen is simulated, one by one: they work, pay rent, get sick, go broke and turn to crime. Set taxes and policy, win elections, and survive a newspaper that blames you for everything.
Why similar: City Builder 18.3%, Transportation 17.7% ★, Economy 12.6%, Capitalism 12.1%, Political 9.8% ★
- #5 Megacity Builder
95% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Andrew Rowe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A city builder that has all the bells and whistles you know and love with one twist. In Megacity Builder you build a whole nation not just a city. Pass laws at the national level. Build cities like in classic city builders while producing resources to feed your massive capital.
Why similar: Political Sim 19.7% ★, Political 13.4% ★, City Builder 13.4%, Capitalism 11.6%, Economy 9.1%
- #6 Urbek City Builder
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,880 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.
Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Political Sim 18.6% ★, Economy 11.5%, Building 11%, Modern 10%
- #7 InfraSpace
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,928 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Transportation 19.6% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Moddable 11.3%, Economy 10%, Capitalism 9%
- #8 Power to the People
92% matchVery Positive81% of 553 reviews2022
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Economy 15.9%, Modern 12.8%, Building 12.7%, Management 12.3%
- #9 Highrise City
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,294 reviews2023
Dev: Fourexo EntertainmentPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Sandbox 12.6%, Economy 12.2%, Modern 11.7%, Building 11.4%
- #10 Smart City Plan
91% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Smart City Plan is a modern old-school style city builder game: Plan zones, roads, public transport like trains, trams, buses, subways and even the hypertube. Set taxes and policies and implement smart city technologies.
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Modern 15.4%, Building 14.1%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #11 Global City
89% matchMixed70% of 1,400 reviews2021
Dev: Red Brix WallPub: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City!
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Modern 15.3%, Capitalism 15.1%, Economy 14.8%, Building 11%
- #12 NewCity
90% matchMixed58% of 477 reviews2020
Dev: Lone Pine Games, LLC
Windows · Linux
The Regional City Builder: Let's Build Something New.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Management 12.6%, Transportation 12.1% ★, Building 11.8%, Isometric 9.7%
- #13 Skyline Urban Story
88% matchVery Positive90% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: PandaUpStudio
Windows · Mac
From barren land to towering metropolis, every decision you make shapes the destiny of your city. Industrial flow, global trade, surging land values, and growing wealth, offers deep management gameplay, perfect for players who love strategic city-building and economic simulation.
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Economy 16.4%, Modern 14.9%, Building 13.6%, Capitalism 13.2%
- #14 SimCasino
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 755 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: City Builder 16.9%, Capitalism 14.4%, Economy 10.9%, Moddable 10.5%, Building 9.9%
- #15 Airport CEO
87% matchVery Positive83% of 8,268 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Moddable 18.1%, Transportation 16.4% ★, Capitalism 12.3%, City Builder 11.9%, Economy 9.8%
- #16 Cities: Skylines
86% matchVery Positive93% of 290,162 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.5 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 35%, Moddable 13.6%, Building 13.2%, Management 9.7%, Economy 9.6%
- #17 Nebuchadnezzar
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,817 reviews2021
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Economy 14.7%, Moddable 12.9%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #18 TheoTown
84% matchVery Positive95% of 4,630 reviews2019
Dev: Lobby DivinusPub: blueflower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.
Why similar: Political Sim 18.7% ★, City Builder 18.4%, Moddable 16.4%, Building 9.9%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #19 Kapital: Sparks of Revolution
85% matchMixed61% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Lapovich TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandbox economic simulation game about class struggle. European country is in a deep crisis. You are the mayor of the capital. Social unrest is inevitable. What price will you pay to save your people from anarchy?
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Capitalism 17.1%, Economy 13.9%, Political 11.4% ★, Management 8.7%
- #20 NIMBY Rails
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,255 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Transportation 20.7% ★, Political Sim 14.1% ★, City Builder 10.8%, Economy 10.6%, Capitalism 9.6%
- #21 Cities XXL
84% matchMixed41% of 2,361 reviews2015
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.9 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 31.6%, Economy 16.2%, Building 14.2%, Moddable 11.8%, Management 10.6%
- #22 Highrise Mogul
83% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Olli Arkko
Windows
Highrise Mogul: design, build and manage your own skyscraper. Make floor plans, place rentable rooms, hire staff, design a beautiful garden, manage your own power grid and much more!
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Capitalism 20%, Economy 15.1%, Building 15%, Management 10.6%
- #23 Urbek City Builder: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2022
Dev: Estudios KremlinoisPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Why similar: Political Sim 20.6% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Modern 12.1%, Economy 11.3%, Building 9.9%
- #24 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
81% matchVery Positive81% of 1,753 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, Transportation 16.2% ★, Management 11.7%, Building 11.6%, Isometric 10.2%
- #25 Cities: Skylines II
80% matchMixed55% of 90,178 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 73.8 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 28.1%, Building 12.7%, Economy 11.6%, Transportation 11.6% ★, Moddable 10.5%
- #26 Capital Simulator
82% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: chenjd
Windows · Mac
A game that simulates the use of capital to build a complex industrial chain, stock investment and business challenges
Why similar: City Builder 22.7%, Transportation 22.4% ★, Management 15.1%, Capitalism 13.9%, Economy 13.3%
- #27 Pocket City 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 135 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 30.1%, Economy 18.9%, Capitalism 16.2%, Sandbox 15.6%, Building 9.2%
- #28 MEMORIAPOLIS
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,767 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, City Builder 26.2%, Building 12.5%, Management 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #29 Citadelum
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,038 reviews2024
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.
Why similar: Moddable 24%, City Builder 18.3%, Level Editor 15.7%, Economy 11.2%, Building 10.7%
- #30 City Painter
76% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Blunix Games
Windows
Advanced city simulator with minimalist "Paint" graphics. Build complex intersections, edit traffic rules, and solve traffic jams without melting your PC.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Transportation 20.6% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, Moddable 9.4%, Building 9.2%
- #31 Technicity
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Osaris GamesPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, build roads and use vehicles to travel to different cities that you or your friends create in solo or coop mode.
Why similar: Transportation 22.6% ★, City Builder 18.9%, Modern 15.7%, Economy 12.5%, Building 11.6%
- #32 Production Line : Car factory simulation
77% matchVery Positive82% of 3,474 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 17.7%, Economy 17%, Building 13.2%, City Builder 12%, Moddable 11.2%
- #33 Voxel Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,774 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon is a management sim set in an infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods in your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
Why similar: Transportation 28.9% ★, Economy 14.3%, Moddable 12.5%, Management 11.7%, City Builder 10.1%
- #34 Rise of Industry
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,178 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Economy 16.8%, Management 13.6%, Transportation 11.1% ★, Capitalism 8.6%
- #35 City Tales - Medieval Era
73% matchVery Positive89% of 589 reviews2026
Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 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 31%, Economy 20.3%, Building 18.6%, Management 13.5%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #36 Good Company
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,782 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Economy 20%, City Builder 18.1%, Building 16%, Management 14.5%, Sandbox 14.3%
- #37 SuperTaxCity
73% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: soramame-koubouPub: KIC Games
Windows
A new sensation!? City-building × Roguelike game *Super Tax City*. Choose and place your favorite facilities from randomly drawn options! The combinations are endless! Create a profitable city that's uniquely yours!
Why similar: City Builder 44.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Capitalism 12.5%, Economy 10.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #38 Industry Giant 4.0
75% matchMostly Negative37% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: Don VS DodoPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Build an industrial empire from scratch in Industry Giant 4.0. Produce goods, build up your industries, construct transportation networks, plan production, manage finances, and navigate global events. Become the next business tycoon and write history!
Why similar: City Builder 17.4%, Modern 15.3%, Economy 12.9%, Capitalism 12.4%, Management 11.4%
- #39 Empire City Simulator
74% matchMixed59% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Red Brix Wall
Windows
Become a ruler and build the ancient city of your dreams in Empire City! Unlock new opportunities for your city's prosperity, gain the support of the gods, construct grand buildings, and create unique infrastructure. Transform a small settlement into a magnificent center of civilization!
Why similar: City Builder 32.3%, Isometric 18.3%, Economy 16.1%, Building 15.1%, Management 10.5%
- #40 Factory Town
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,454 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Transportation 15% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Moddable 11.1%, Economy 10.6%
- #41 Democracy 4
72% matchVery Positive82% of 6,345 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Political Sim 26.7% ★, Political 20% ★, Economy 13%, Capitalism 11.4%, Modern 10%
- #42 Nova Roma
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Moddable 20.2%, Economy 15.6%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #43 Technotopia
70% matchVery Positive85% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: YustasPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to Technotopia, a city-builder card game. Take on the role of an AI designed to build a perfect city. Build districts, meet the needs of diverse communities and maintain the delicate balance between factions vying for control over you!
Why similar: Political Sim 31.8% ★, City Builder 25.1%, Building 15%, Management 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #44 Pocket City
71% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Codebrew Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 35.5%, Isometric 15.5%, Economy 15.1%, Building 14%, Simulation 8.4%
- #45 Epoch Cycle
70% matchMostly Positive69% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: GeometricUniverse
Windows
Apocalypse is Not the End, It's Your Beginning. Become the supreme leader of a civilization in an apocalyptic world. Every collapse fuels the rise of a new era—your choices will forge a legacy across four monumental epochs.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.1% ★, City Builder 25.9%, Building 13.3%, Management 12.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #46 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
67% matchVery Positive91% of 26,420 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Economy 16.7%, Moddable 16.3%, Building 13.8%, Management 12.4%
- #47 Soviet City
74% matchMixed59% of 111 reviews2016
Dev: chickeninthecornstudio
Windows
Soviet City is a game made up of quick game plays, where building and control is essential. We take a lot from classic city builders. The player takes the role of mayor of the city. Soviet law and economy have their own laws. Every building influences a terror bar. Be careful, because excessive terror level leads to a rebellion.
Why similar: City Builder 74.4%, Simulation 25.6%
- #48 Pompeii: The Legacy
68% matchVery Positive83% of 259 reviews2026
Dev: Siscia Games
Windows
Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.7% ★, City Builder 25.1%, Economy 16.3%, Isometric 10.1%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #49 Skid Cities
72% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Vittorio Banfi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Cyberpunk City Building Game. Define the city of a twisted, dark, utopian, or dystopian future. Build it in the sky, underground, on the ground. Navigate evil corporations, the Yakuza, android revolts, and unrest. Or embrace them - your choice.
Why similar: City Builder 43.8%, Building 18%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 11.3%, Isometric 8.2%
- #50 New Cycle
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,839 reviews2024
Dev: Core EngagePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 43.1%, Building 24.5%, Management 17.5%, Simulation 7.5%, 3D 5.1%
- #51 Political Arena
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wayside Press
Windows · Mac
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Why similar: Political 29.7% ★, Political Sim 21.8% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, Modern 11.3%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #52 Academia : School Simulator
69% matchVery Positive86% of 3,039 reviews2021
Dev: Squeaky Wheel Studio IncPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Capitalism 16.5%, Moddable 14%, Economy 13.2%, Management 11.5%
- #53 Megapolis
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 162 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct beautiful city zones with plenty of modern blocks. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: City Builder 34%, Simulation 19.9%, Building 18.3%, Isometric 13.7%, Management 12.5%
- #54 Town to City
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,670 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 37.1%, Building 16.8%, Economy 16.8%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 12%
- #55 Cities XL Platinum
71% matchMixed58% of 1,635 reviews2013
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Why similar: City Builder 52.5%, Sandbox 12.4%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 5.9%
- #56 Lethis - Path of Progress
70% matchMixed68% of 1,214 reviews2015
Dev: Triskell Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lethis - Path of Progress is a city-builder in a victorian steampunk setting.
Why similar: City Builder 45.8%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 12.1%, Isometric 7.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #57 City Bus Manager
64% matchVery Positive91% of 2,804 reviews2024
Dev: PeDePe GbRPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your own bus depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own hometown or any famous city in the world with real map data. Buy buses, maintain them, take care of your staff and lead your bus company to become the #1 in town!
Why similar: Economy 25.7%, Capitalism 25.6%, Management 19.5%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 8.4%
- #58 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 204 reviews2021
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
In the world of A-Train, people gather around stations, gradually developing the surrounding town. What kind of railroad will you create? How will you develop the town? All these choices and more are yours to make.
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Transportation 18.6% ★, Economy 13.2%, Building 11.8%, Level Editor 10.7%
- #59 Software Inc.
66% matchVery Positive94% of 7,733 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Why similar: Capitalism 20%, Moddable 19.7%, Economy 16.6%, Building 13.1%, Management 12.9%
- #60 SimAirport
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,031 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
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