- #1 Citystate Metropolis
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
The creative, pragmatic, limitless city builder. Engineer a masterpiece of urban design, a small sustainable town or a futuristic metropolis. With procedurally generated buildings, grid-less zoning and powerful editor tools, everything is customizable: the city is yours.
Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Transportation 17.2% ★, Economy 12.2%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #2 Cities: Skylines II
96% 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 28.9%, Building 12.1%, Transportation 11.7% ★, Economy 11.2%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #3 Civilize
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NCAT
Windows
From the first stone tool to the first starship. One city carries an entire civilization across eight ages. Civilize is the first CivForge: a city-builder where multiple islands and 100+ resources let you forge an arc of human history that is entirely your own.
Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Transportation 17.4% ★, Building 12.3%, Economy 12.2%, Resource Management 8%
- #4 Rise of Industry
95% 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%, Economy 15.1%, Management 10.8%, Trading 10.8%, Transportation 10.5% ★
- #5 Iron Roads
94% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Cowleyfornia Studios
Windows · Linux
Optimise and grow your railways in this challenging train management game. Instead of waiting for money to arrive, earn resource tokens by refining your network until your towns are thriving. Avoid queues, jams, or angry passengers to be recognised as the unsung train hero you know you are.
Why similar: Transportation 20.6% ★, City Builder 13%, Economy 11%, Building 10.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #6 Project AURA
94% matchMixed64% of 698 reviews2018
Dev: Nexcentric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Economy 10.9%, Trading 9.7%, Management 9%, Building 9%
- #7 Metro Architect
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Northern21 Studio
Windows · Mac
In Metro Architect, you will design, expand, and optimize metro and subway networks in a metro simulator inspired by real-world transit systems. Build stations, manage trains, reduce congestion, and keep your city moving.
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Time Management 12.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Transportation 11.2% ★, Economy 8.6%
- #8 Truck City
91% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Mikel Fernandez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grow your truck fleet, build your city and design a supply chain to extract, refine and process natural resources into complex items. Manage your factories and optimize delivery logistics to prevent traffic jams. Unlock new research and turn your small mining town into an efficient industrial city.
Why similar: Transportation 21% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Economy 9.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #9 Mad Tower Tycoon
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, Transportation 15.9% ★, Economy 11.4%, Building 9.8%, Trading 9.3%
- #10 SOUL PARK
90% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: CLEDU
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build an infernal park, judge your customers' sins and give them what they deserve: a HELL of an entertainment!
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Time Management 13.1%, Economy 12.7%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #11 Cities in Motion 2
91% matchMixed58% of 2,500 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Transportation 33.1% ★, City Builder 19.1%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 9.3%, Sandbox 9%
- #12 City Masterplan
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Transportation 13.7% ★, Sandbox 12.4%, Simulation 9.2%, Economy 9.1%
- #13 City Country
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velikov Brothers
Windows
City Country is a city-building game where you manage resources, population, knowledge. You control various sectors of the city like education, medicine, culture, tourism, trading.
Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, Trading 15.1%, Economy 13.9%, Sandbox 9.6%, Management 9.1%
- #14 A-Train PC Classic
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: ARTDINKPub: STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
As president of a train company, lead city growth to make your transport business prosper. The retro style, square grid map, and complete tutorials are easy on the newcomer, but veterans will find a challenge with advanced resource management, research, and the passage of time.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Transportation 19% ★, Economy 11.7%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #15 Dubai Simulator
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mobilway S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Dubai Simulator, you'll have the chance to design and build your dream city, complete with towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, luxurious resorts, and awe-inspiring landmarks.
Why similar: City Builder 27%, Sandbox 14%, Economy 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Building 9.9%
- #16 Shopping Center Tycoon
86% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Shopping Center Tycoon Is : Market Simulation & Tycoon and Improve your market. Grow, Design and Manage your Shopping Center with the right Strategy.
Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Economy 14.8%, Building 14.3%, Management 13.7%, Sandbox 9%
- #17 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
86% 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 20.2%, Transportation 18.3% ★, Economy 12.4%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #18 Transport Fever 3
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.
Why similar: Transportation 26% ★, City Builder 19.2%, Economy 12.2%, Management 8.8%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #19 Iron Village
84% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Transportation 22.5% ★, City Builder 20%, Trading 12.9%, Economy 11.7%, Building 11.3%
- #20 Terminal One
84% matchMixed68% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Terminal Reality
Windows
Airport building and light business tycoon game. Build up an airport providing cargo, maintenance, and passenger service. Choose which upgrades to invest in, manage policies, organize finances, optimize layouts, and balance carbon emissions.
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Transportation 16.3% ★, Building 12.2%, Economy 11.6%, Sandbox 10%
- #21 Urbanist
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Halfcooked Games
Windows
Thousands of citizens, each with a life of their own. Urbanist is a strategy and simulation game about transforming small settlements into thriving cities and vibrant neighborhoods. Build up your island, manage resources and production chains, and earn your reputation as the next great Urbanist.
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Building 14.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 11.6%, Management 9.2%
- #22 My Tiny Park
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Cabin
Windows
My Tiny Park is a management sim where you design and manage parks of all kinds - from schoolyard playgrounds to sprawling nature reserves. Balance budgets, attract visitors, and craft the perfect outdoor space in this relaxing yet strategic game!
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Sandbox 14.1%, Building 12.3%, Economy 11.9%, Management 10.6%
- #23 ROADS: Tangled in Traffic
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SamPub: Super Swine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The city is strangled by its own explosive growth. Identify the chokepoints, invest in infrastructure, and redesign the network. One well-placed roundabout could nurse it back to life. Can you relieve the pressure and let prosperity flow as freely as the traffic?
Why similar: Transportation 31% ★, City Builder 15.5%, Management 11.4%, Building 10.8%, Economy 9.6%
- #24 Hotel Management Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ice Drop Coding
Windows
Build, renovate and manage your hotel to keep your guests happy. Increase your star rating, but be careful - unhappy guests leave bad reviews and you don't want to lose your hotel!
Why similar: Time Management 15.1%, City Builder 14.8%, Economy 14.1%, Building 14%, Base Building 12.2%
- #25 NationForge
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakanu Games
Windows
A nation-scale city builder focused on city planning and production chains. Strategically place and develop multiple cities, shape them with synergistic policies, and use transportation and trade as supporting systems for a growing planned economy.
Why similar: Transportation 27.6% ★, City Builder 25.3%, Trading 9.8%, Simulation 6.8%, Economy 5.9%
- #26 Mad Smartphone Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 613 reviews2024
Dev: MiradilPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build Your smartphone Empire in Mad Smartphone Tycoon, your main goal in this game is to create the ultimate smartphone that combines both performance and aesthetics. Expand your company, dominate the global market, become a tycoon in the world of mobile phones!
Why similar: City Builder 14.5%, Management 13.9%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Economy 9%
- #27 Cities XXL
81% 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 33.9%, Economy 16.2%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 10%, Management 9.4%
- #28 The Archaeologists
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: dogvsbear
Windows · Linux
The Archaeologists is a single-player settlement builder. Establish multiple settlements through manufacturing and trade. Raise great structures across the mountain to link them into one interconnected economy. Dig into the rock to unearth valuable artifacts and uncover a forgotten past.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Economy 14.9%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Base Building 7.7%
- #29 MiniTrans
78% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: DD Metaverse
Windows
MiniTrans is a city building and traffic simulation game. Players independently build main cities and satellite cities, develop metropolitan areas and city clusters, and build various transportation facilities between urban areas to transport commuters to earn taxes.
Why similar: Transportation 27% ★, City Builder 20.9%, Economy 12.6%, Building 11.5%, Management 7.7%
- #30 Oceanarium World
78% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Mazemind
Windows · Mac
Build your ultimate aquarium and water park! Manage marine park and make it successful by building aquariums and attractions. Display beautiful, rare or monstrous fishes that your visitors demand and make them satisfied.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Time Management 12.6%, Sandbox 10.4%, Management 9.6%, Base Building 9.4%
- #31 Times of Progress
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pressing Thumbs Games
Windows · Linux
Times of Progress is a City Builder set during the Industrial Revolution. Build industries to extract natural resources. Produce goods to satisfy the population. Manage transportation routes by train and ship. Expand on procedurally generated maps and trade with nearby cities.
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Transportation 15.3% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Resource Management 8%, Base Building 7.1%
- #32 National Transit
76% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: NationQ Studio
Windows · Mac
A sandbox strategy game. Build your nation's transport network, grow your economy, and raise your people's prosperity. Every map is procedurally generated and unique.
Why similar: City Builder 25%, Transportation 19.1% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Economy 11.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #33 Metroland
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anglia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a transport tycoon in 1900s London. Expand transport lines, housing, and businesses to fund your transport empire. Make use of urban planning to create communities that will use your services.
Why similar: Transportation 26.9% ★, City Builder 20.9%, Economy 13%, Building 9.7%, Management 9%
- #34 Transport Fever 2
76% matchVery Positive90% of 31,979 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Transportation 27.5% ★, City Builder 18.7%, Economy 11.7%, Management 9.9%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #35 OpenTTD
75% matchVery Positive95% of 16,779 reviews2021
Dev: OpenTTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Why similar: Transportation 23.2% ★, Economy 15.2%, Building 13.8%, City Builder 13.4%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #36 Mountain Resort Manager
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: collisdecus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy alpine resort where gondolas glide, guests explore, and your mountain evolves through seasons. Place trails and buildings, manage staff and finances, and watch the resort come alive at your pace.
Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Time Management 13.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Economy 9.6%
- #37 Country Architect
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: purple_mimosaPub: Tribesylvania Studios
Windows · Linux
Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Transportation 16.2% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 10.5%, Economy 9.7%
- #38 VoltHaven
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ARTilleryPub: ARTillery Studio
Windows
Build electric grid in small settlement. Advance from outdated generators to modern powerplants, use fossils and renewables. Accomodate growing customer base and weather changes. Farms or mines provide extra income. Map-free layout with drag-and-drop simplicity. Simulation based on european data.
Why similar: City Builder 17%, Economy 14.2%, Building 10.7%, Management 9.4%, Base Building 8.4%
- #39 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
73% 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 20.3%, Transportation 16.7% ★, Building 11.3%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 10%
- #40 Intergalactic Transfer Station
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Games Operators
Windows
Build & manage your Intergalactic Transfer Hub. Receive travellers and dock ships. Help passengers transfer, but also control them. Expand hub, build shops, take care of everyone's needs. Increase profits, change taxes. But beware: dangerous diseases and asteroids may alter your plans!
Why similar: Transportation 17.2% ★, City Builder 17%, Simulation 11.5%, Building 10%, Economy 9.3%
- #41 Atmocity
74% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Correcture Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Atmocity allows you to build impressive, gravity-defying cities. Test your skills as a mayor in the campaign mode with set objectives, or let your creativity go wild in the free-roaming mode.
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Management 11.1%, Building 10.1%
- #42 Entertainment Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Grizzbera StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
"Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.
Why similar: City Builder 17.2%, Trading 12.5%, Building 11.7%, Time Management 10.5%, Modern 10%
- #43 Coffee Noir - Business Detective Game
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: DOJI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London.
Why similar: Economy 15.9%, City Builder 15.4%, Management 13.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 9.4%
- #44 Frack the World
72% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Beef Cat
Windows
Frack the World is a lite-management game where players run a hydrofracking company, balancing the challenges of generating oil while addressing environmental concerns.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Time Management 14.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Economy 10%, Building 9.2%
- #45 Casino Resort Tower
71% matchVery Positive94% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Cyperk Software
Windows · Mac
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
Why similar: Transportation 17.6% ★, Economy 13.1%, City Builder 11.6%, Building 9.5%, Base Building 9.5%
- #46 Power to the People
71% 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 14.8%, Building 11.8%, Management 10.2%, Time Management 7.9%
- #47 Metrocity - Discovery Town
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Zepta game
Windows
Play Metrocity, a challenging and innovative city builder game. prove your ability to organize and create the best city in the world. develop your city from 0 to thousands of people only in this game.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Building 12.8%, Economy 12.7%, Management 9.8%, Modern 8.9%
- #48 Transports
71% matchMixed66% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Transports is a transportation business simulation game. Build your business empire by building transportation routes for trucks, trains, ships and planes to transport goods between industrial buildings and cities.
Why similar: Transportation 23.9% ★, City Builder 12.8%, Economy 12.6%, Trading 11.7%, Building 9.4%
- #49 SimAirport
70% 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!
Why similar: City Builder 23%, Economy 15.7%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #50 InfraSpace
69% 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 22.4% ★, City Builder 18.1%, Economy 10.9%, Building 9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #51 Hotel Magnate
67% matchMixed59% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Economy 14.1%, Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Management 11%
- #52 Smart Factory Tycoon
69% matchMixed61% of 909 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Smart Factory Tycoon inspired by Little Big Workshop is a tycoon management game about running your dream factory with robots. Design your dream factory, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 11.6%, Sandbox 11.3%, Building 10.4%, Management 10.4%
- #53 Synergy
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,057 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 18.2%, Economy 13%, Trading 12.6%, Building 9.3%, Base Building 8.5%
- #54 Smart City Plan
70% 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 22.5%, Economy 11.9%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Simulation 8.4%
- #55 Railway Empire 2
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,601 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Transportation 22.8% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Trading 11.7%, Economy 11.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #56 Cliff Empire
68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,363 reviews2019
Dev: Lion's Shade
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Economy 13.6%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.8%, Time Management 8.1%
- #57 Metropixia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CasualPixel
Windows · Mac
Build and manage your city in this strategic city builder. Optimize resources, place buildings efficiently, and recruit architects to maximize your city's growth.
Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Time Management 17.1%, Economy 13%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #58 Dream Corp 梦想公司
66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: zhangkun
Windows
This is an integrated company simulation game combining construction, management, and life elements. As the boss, precisely control each character without cumbersome page operations. Encounter random events, explore employees' hobbies, quirks, and build a dream company together.
Why similar: City Builder 20%, Economy 15%, Building 14.7%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #59 Transport INC
68% matchMixed70% of 1,079 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Transportation 23% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Economy 12%, Building 8.8%, Time Management 8.6%
- #60 Skyline Airways
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meridian
Windows
Build and manage your own airline. Purchase aircraft, plan routes, set ticket prices, customize onboard services, and navigate an ever-changing aviation market where every decision affects your profits.
Why similar: Transportation 27.6% ★, Time Management 15.3%, Sandbox 14.2%, Economy 14%, Modern 11%