- #1 Dorfromantik
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,653 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 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 17.6%, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Logic 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive tile-placement puzzle game that shares the same relaxing, procedural, and hex-grid DNA as TerraScape.
- #2 ISLANDERS
96% matchVery Positive94% of 16,788 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 45.1%, Relaxing 19.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar minimalist, procedural city-building experience where placement logic is the key to high scores.
- #3 Terra Nil
96% matchVery Positive87% of 8,852 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 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 22.2%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Isometric 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Relaxing 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-focused city-builder shares the same strategic, turn-based approach to transforming terrain into thriving ecosystems.
- #4 Pan'orama
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,380 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 44.4%, Procedural Generation 28.3%, Relaxing 16%, Strategy 7%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful hex-based building system that focuses on creating diverse, relaxing landscapes through tile placement.
- #5 Townscaper
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,651 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 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 40.4%, Procedural Generation 22.9%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Relaxing 15.8%, Casual 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the pure, meditative joy of building medieval-inspired structures without the pressure of complex resource management.
- #6 Stacklands
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,373 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: City Builder 51%, Deckbuilding 32.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Casual 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the deckbuilding city-builder mechanic where cards represent buildings and resources to be placed strategically.
- #7 Preserve
92% matchVery Positive93% of 789 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 23.4%, Board Game 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15%, Relaxing 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This nature-focused, hex-based puzzle game emphasizes strategic placement to grow and maintain a balanced environment.
- #8 Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
93% matchVery Positive84% of 2,801 reviews2017
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.
Why similar: Board Game 29.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Medieval 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Family Friendly 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct digital adaptation of the classic board game, it provides the foundational tile-laying mechanics that inspired TerraScape.
- #9 Tile Cities
91% matchVery Positive94% of 577 reviews2022
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Tile Cities turns city-building experience into a simple relaxing puzzle game and does so with style
Why similar: City Builder 43.5%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Relaxing 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying, puzzle-heavy approach to city building where tile adjacency rules dictate your success.
- #10 Foundation
90% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 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 50.6%, Medieval 21.1%, Resource Management 12.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Relaxing 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more organic, grid-free medieval city-building experience that focuses on aesthetic growth and simulation.
- #11 URBO
91% matchVery Positive92% of 683 reviews2023
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.2%, Isometric 21.2%, Logic 17.6%, Relaxing 11.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-centric city builder that focuses on the relaxing satisfaction of placing buildings to grow a village.
- #12 Dice Kingdoms
89% matchVery Positive84% of 699 reviews2024
Dev: Fivemid Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Compete against friends in games filled with unpredictable twists and turns. Roll the dice to gather resources and test your adaptability. Lead your kingdom to success through military power, religious knowledge, or architectural ingenuity.
Why similar: City Builder 30.4%, Medieval 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, PvP 14.9%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings a medieval board-game feel to life with dice-rolling mechanics and strategic city development.
- #13 Zen World
89% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2026
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: Hex Grid 20.5% ★, City Builder 14.7%, Board Game 14.6%, Medieval 8.2%, Resource Management 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the board-game aspect of city building, prioritizing relaxation and puzzle-solving over complex management.
- #14 Hexarchy
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Hex Grid 31.5% ★, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Co-op 11%, PvP 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines hex-grid exploration with deckbuilding mechanics, offering a more combat-oriented but still strategic experience.
- #15 Rising Lords
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 974 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.9% ★, Medieval 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, City Builder 16.3%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the medieval theme and turn-based strategy elements through a board-game-inspired interface.
- #16 River Towns
86% matchVery Positive92% of 257 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 22.5%, Board Game 21.8%, Logic 13.6%, Isometric 11.2%, Family Friendly 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based city builder that utilizes board-game mechanics to challenge the player's spatial reasoning.
- #17 Before We Leave
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2021
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Hex Grid 35.8% ★, City Builder 25.3%, Resource Management 13.1%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Relaxing 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, hex-grid city builder that emphasizes resource management and expansion across multiple islands.
- #18 Dawnfolk
84% matchVery Positive95% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: Darenn KellerPub: Klei Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Board Game 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Medieval 11.7%, Resource Management 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a puzzle-driven city-building experience that rewards careful planning and resource management.
- #19 Match Village
85% matchVery Positive84% of 73 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: Hex Grid 23.6% ★, City Builder 20.6%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Medieval 10.7%, Logic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends match-3 puzzle mechanics with city-building to create a unique and relaxing strategic loop.
- #20 Tile Town
84% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 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: Hex Grid 30.5% ★, Board Game 18.5%, City Builder 17.8%, Medieval 11%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This casual, hex-grid builder focuses on the simple pleasure of placing tiles to create a cohesive town.
- #21 Pioneers of Pagonia
81% matchVery Positive81% of 5,512 reviews2025
Dev: Envision Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Medieval 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Resource Management 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy game that focuses on colony building and resource management with a strong emphasis on visual satisfaction.
- #22 Reefland
83% matchVery Positive93% of 83 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: Hex Grid 26.4% ★, City Builder 24%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Relaxing 8.7%, Family Friendly 8%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural, puzzle-focused city builder that shares the relaxing, tile-based growth mechanics of the seed game.
- #23 EVERDAWN
81% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: SOLIDS Studio
Windows
EVERDAWN is a relaxing tile-based puzzle game where every placement shapes a living, evolving world. Stack scoring systems, combine biomes, unlock new and powerful Wonder tiles, and collect adorable Michis, little creatures that provide extra tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 21%, Board Game 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Relaxing 8.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-oriented city builder that emphasizes strategic tile placement for long-term growth.
- #24 Kingdoms Reborn
82% matchVery Positive90% of 9,742 reviews2020
Dev: Earthshine
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: City Builder 39.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Resource Management 10%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more complex management experience while retaining the medieval city-building theme and procedural map generation.
- #25 ISLANDERS: New Shores
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,303 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 35.2%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Relaxing 12%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This expansion of the original formula offers more procedural building challenges in a beautiful, relaxing setting.
- #26 Land Above Sea Below
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 152 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 28.3%, Logic 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Relaxing 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based city builder where tile placement is essential to keeping your landmass above the rising water.
- #27 Going Medieval
78% matchVery Positive89% of 21,464 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: City Builder 53.3%, Procedural Generation 32.9%, Strategy 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based colony sim that allows for deep medieval building customization and strategic planning.
- #28 Shanshui Haven
79% matchVery Positive99% of 86 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 28.8%, Isometric 18.2%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Relaxing 10.9%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This relaxing, 2D city builder focuses on aesthetic placement and peaceful progression.
- #29 Islantiles
77% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Islantiles is a cozy but compulsive roguelike deckbuilder. Unlock powerful technology cards, shape your deck to craft game-breaking combos, and grow your settlements to glory in this ultra-satisfying roguelike!
Why similar: City Builder 16.7%, Board Game 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Deckbuilding 8.7%
- #30 Cloudscrapers
76% matchVery Positive99% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Relaxing 12.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Logic 8.9%
- #31 Qianli: The Vastscape Scroll
76% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: Betobe StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Shape the world to your will in lush landscapes inspired by Chinese watercolors in this Zen hex-tile building game that blends puzzle and roguelite elements with beautiful Asian aesthetics. Befriend mystical creatures in your journey while you make the world come alive beneath your fingertips.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Board Game 19.9%, Hex Grid 18.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #32 Kingdomino
77% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Meeple Corp
Windows · Mac
Kingdomino is a cosy 1-4 player tile-laying strategy game of kingdom building. Place colorful dominoes, match terrains, and crown your lands to create the most prosperous realm. Simple to learn yet deeply strategic game perfect for quick sessions, solo challenges, or competitive multiplayer.
Why similar: Board Game 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Medieval 14%, Relaxing 10%, Family Friendly 9.6%
- #33 MicroTown
78% matchVery Positive95% of 478 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 26.9%, Hex Grid 21.5% ★, Medieval 15.3%, Resource Management 14%, Procedural Generation 10%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that focuses on small-scale resource management and building placement.
- #34 hexurb
79% matchMostly Positive77% 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: Hex Grid 36.1% ★, City Builder 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Logic 8.9%, Relaxing 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a minimalist, hex-grid building experience that is perfect for players who enjoy the relaxing pace of TerraScape.
- #35 Let Them Trade
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,191 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 31.4%, Resource Management 17.7%, Medieval 17.6%, Board Game 16.9%, Relaxing 11.3%
- #36 Town to City
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,135 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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 51.4%, Relaxing 12.8%, Resource Management 12.4%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Strategy 7.8%
- #37 ShoreTiles
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Voxel StudiosPub: Noovola
Windows
Build your island around a fragile lighthouse in this Gloomy tile-placement strategy game. Balance growth, economy, and defense - because when night falls, THEY will rise from the depths.
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.5% ★, City Builder 25.1%, Isometric 12.4%, Logic 12%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #38 Terraformers
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,758 reviews2023
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Board Game 32%, Procedural Generation 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Resource Management 19.3%
- #39 Urbek City Builder
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.3 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 39.6%, Resource Management 18%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #40 City Tales - Medieval Era
71% matchVery Positive89% of 627 reviews2026
Dev: Irregular ShapesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 36%, Resource Management 15.9%, Logic 13.3%, Medieval 13%, Relaxing 11.7%
- #41 Farlanders
73% matchVery Positive90% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: City Builder 28.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Resource Management 16.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #42 Airborne Empire
71% matchVery Positive87% of 948 reviews2026
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: City Builder 38.3%, Resource Management 21.4%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #43 Per Aspera
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,783 reviews2020
Dev: Tlön IndustriesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.0 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: Online Co-Op 31.7%, City Builder 31.6%, Resource Management 17.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #44 Drop Duchy
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,324 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28.8%, Medieval 19.5%, Logic 18.1%, Procedural Generation 17%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #45 Kingdoms and Castles
72% matchVery Positive94% of 31,455 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: City Builder 44.4%, Resource Management 18.8%, Medieval 18.2%, Relaxing 10.4%, Strategy 8.1%
- #46 Isle of Arrows
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.6%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, City Builder 16.3%, Medieval 12.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #47 Airborne Kingdom
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,406 reviews2022
Dev: The Wandering Band LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
Why similar: City Builder 51.9%, Resource Management 23.5%, Relaxing 14.3%, Strategy 9%, Casual 1.3%
- #48 Synergy
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 36.7%, Isometric 24.2%, Resource Management 19.1%, Relaxing 11.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #49 Automatic Kingdom
69% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Board Game 22.5%, City Builder 22.2%, Medieval 17.8%, Resource Management 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%
- #50 Flotsam
68% matchVery Positive81% of 4,643 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: City Builder 40.1%, Procedural Generation 23.8%, Resource Management 23.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Casual 4.3%
- #51 Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,448 reviews2026
Dev: Crux Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!
Why similar: City Builder 31.7%, Deckbuilding 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Strategy 10.8%
- #52 Pile Up!
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,182 reviews2025
Dev: RemoobPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"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 39.8%, Isometric 28.4%, Relaxing 17.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Casual 5.5%
- #53 SkyShard: City Battler
67% matchVery Positive98% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: ItsBen321Pub: RegisKillbin
Windows
City Building Auto Battler! Build your kingdom with powerful weapons, walls, houses, and endless synergies, then battle other players in asynchronous multiplayer, or overcome various solo challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Isometric 16.7%, Medieval 14.2%, PvP 14%, Logic 14%
- #54 Forests, Fields and Fortresses
70% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Forests, Fields and Fortresses - is a mix of a puzzle and a board game in which you have to build your kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 30.8%, Board Game 23.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Strategy 9.4%
- #55 Mayor Match: City Builder & Match-3
67% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: G5 Entertainment AB
Windows
Become the Mayor in a unique game that blends thrilling match-3 puzzles with strategic city building!
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Isometric 16%, Puzzle 9.6%, Resource Management 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.6%
- #56 Dawnmaker
68% matchVery Positive91% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Arpentor StudioPub: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dawnmaker is a turn-based city building and deckbuilding game, made by 2 strategy fans. It feels like playing a solo board game. Build luminous cities, optimize your deck and create powerful combinations between buildings and cards to bring life back to a dead world. Play the demo now!
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Board Game 22.9%, Hex Grid 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Deckbuilding 13.3%
- #57 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,112 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 42.4%, Isometric 18.3%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Relaxing 7.8%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #58 Plan B: Terraform
65% matchVery Positive91% of 3,674 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Hex Grid 50.1% ★, Resource Management 24.2%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Strategy 7.2%
- #59 SteamWorld Build
67% matchVery Positive85% of 2,285 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 39.1%, Resource Management 20.7%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Relaxing 13.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #60 URBO: Dream One
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,363 reviews2023
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
URBO: Dream One is a meditative puzzle game where you build houses around the mysterious Tower. Let your mind wander through visions of an enchanted city on an island in the middle of the crystal clear waters of a vibrant lake.
Why similar: City Builder 33.2%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Relaxing 10.8%