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  1. #1 The City Must Grow
    97% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
    Dev: Tunaic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A new city will be established on a flat plain and its administration has been given to you. In order to keep the administration in your hands, the city needs to develop continuously.

    Why similar: City Builder 50.8%, Simulation 20.2%, Building 12.9%, Resource Management 12.2%, Indie 2.5%

  2. #2 Crowded Blue Dot
    96% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2020
    Dev: cys20 studio
    Windows · Linux

    Crowded Blue Dot is a game about producing various items to make people happy and growing a city from a small village to a metropolis.

    Why similar: City Builder 31.3%, Colony Sim 20.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Resource Management 10.6%

  3. #3 One More Island
    96% matchMixed68% of 250 reviews2022
    Dev: Berg GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    As the Queen's latest governor, build a colonial empire in Her name. Claim islands, collect their natural resources, build production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a rebellious, bustling metropolis at the heart of a New World commercial empire!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.9%, City Builder 28.3%, Building 10.7%, Base Building 10.2%, Simulation 8.5%

  4. #4 Oxygen: First Breath
    95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2%, City Builder 27.9%, Base Building 12.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Resource Management 9.1%

  5. #5 Ratopia
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,645 reviews2025
    Dev: Cassel Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, City Builder 22.1%, Base Building 11.1%, Building 10.8%, Simulation 7.9%

  6. #6 My Colony
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 263 reviews2018
    Dev: Ape Apps
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 43%, City Builder 42.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Indie 1.8%

  7. #7 Mini Settlers: Prologue
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 801 reviews2024
    Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, City Builder 22.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Base Building 12.1%, Resource Management 10.2%

  8. #8 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
    92% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,339 reviews2019
    Dev: HandyGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 42%, City Builder 27.5%, Simulation 19.3%, Building 5.5%, Resource Management 4.1%

  9. #9 Colony Simulator
    91% matchMixed67% of 424 reviews2022
    Dev: Indie Marc
    Windows

    Can your Colony survive 10 days or more in the desert? Find food, build your colony, recruit new workers, feed your population, craft tools and equipment, cook food and research technologies!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4%, City Builder 33.9%, Simulation 20.8%, Base Building 9.4%, Indie 0.9%

  10. #10 Urbek City Builder: Prologue
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2022
    Dev: Estudios KremlinoisPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 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: City Builder 46.2%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 18.1%, Resource Management 16%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  11. #11 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 629 reviews2023
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.

    Why similar: City Builder 35.7%, Colony Sim 29.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Resource Management 11.9%, Base Building 5.8%

  12. #12 Dungeon Overseer
    91% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Ripknot
    Windows

    Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.8%, City Builder 26.3%, Base Building 12.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Building 9.6%

  13. #13 Settlement Survival
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
    Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

    Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Colony Sim 31.8%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Base Building 7.1%

  14. #14 Empire City Simulator
    87% matchMixed61% of 75 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 48.9%, Simulation 23.5%, Building 14.9%, Colony Sim 8%, Resource Management 4.4%

  15. #15 Blueprint Tycoon
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 46.2%, City Builder 22.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Resource Management 9.5%, 2D 2.1%

  16. #16 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Redkar LimitedPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows

    Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars - Prologue! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.5%, City Builder 31.9%, Simulation 24.8%, Base Building 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  17. #17 Microtopia: Prologue
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2024
    Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows

    Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in this free version of Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32%, City Builder 23%, Base Building 12.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 10.1%

  18. #18 Romopolis
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2016
    Dev: Lonely Troops
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 53.5%, Simulation 20.9%, City Builder 17%, Building 5.3%, Indie 2.8%

  19. #19 Gnomoria
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,532 reviews2016
    Dev: Robotronic Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 39.6%, City Builder 31.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Building 9%, Base Building 2.6%

  20. #20 Pocket City
    83% 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 43.3%, Simulation 21.5%, Cartoony 12.7%, Building 11.1%, 2D 5.4%

  21. #21 Venture Towns
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!

    Why similar: City Builder 34.2%, Colony Sim 29.2%, Simulation 19.9%, Building 8.1%, 2D 3.4%

  22. #22 The Final Earth 2
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 386 reviews2022
    Dev: Florian van Strien
    Windows

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9%, City Builder 18.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Building 11%, Simulation 10%

  23. #23 Virtual City Playground®: Build Your Metropolis
    79% 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 57.5%, Building 18.5%, Simulation 10.4%, 2D 6.3%, Resource Management 6.2%

  24. #24 Kingdoms and Castles
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 30,837 reviews2017
    Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.0 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 36.6%, Colony Sim 35.7%, Building 8.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Base Building 6.2%

  25. #25 Cities XL Platinum
    82% matchMixed58% of 1,631 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 65.1%, Simulation 30.3%, Building 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  26. #26 City idle
    80% matchMostly Positive72% of 214 reviews2023
    Dev: Grest Games OÜ
    Windows

    Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 55.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 5.1%, Resource Management 2.9%

  27. #27 Civitatem
    81% 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 43.6%, Simulation 20%, Base Building 11.9%, Resource Management 9.8%, Building 8%

  28. #28 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 729 reviews2025
    Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1%, City Builder 28%, Base Building 11.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Building 10.4%

  29. #29 Planetbase
    78% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 38%, City Builder 31.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Resource Management 5.1%

  30. #30 Power to the People
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 543 reviews2022
    Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 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 39.6%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 14.7%, Base Building 11.9%

  31. #31 Idle Commonwealth
    76% matchMixed66% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Qbusik Games
    Windows

    Idle Commonwealth is an idle game that pays homage to the best of the idle genre. Start small, grow your commonwealth, maintain morale, establish governance, invent technologies, trade and conquer your neighbors.

    Why similar: City Builder 48.3%, Resource Management 20%, Building 15.2%, Base Building 7.4%, 2D 6.4%

  32. #32 Dream Town Island
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 450 reviews2023
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, City Builder 31.9%, Simulation 15.8%, Building 9.3%, 2D 3.8%

  33. #33 Incremental Town RPG
    76% matchMixed60% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: Overaction Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1%, City Builder 23.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Base Building 12.5%, Resource Management 10%

  34. #34 City Builder
    78% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2018
    Dev: Cow Corp.
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    You're a government worker who is building a city one building at a time. Place parts of your building to build the tallest building ever created in this fun filled endless stacker!

    Why similar: City Builder 49.1%, Simulation 43.4%, Indie 7.5%

  35. #35 United Penguin Kingdom
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 427 reviews2024
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    Why similar: City Builder 38.7%, Colony Sim 26.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Simulation 9.9%, Building 9.1%

  36. #36 1980
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 681 reviews2020
    Dev: Merxon22
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to the 1980s! This is a city which just started to develop, and you're in charge of this small urban village. How will the city's future be tied to this place? Manage your land, construct new buildings, explore the stories, and find out the ultimate fate of this urban village!

    Why similar: City Builder 62%, Building 15.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 1.9%

  37. #37 Townopolis
    77% matchMixed67% of 139 reviews2016
    Dev: Lonely Troops
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.

    Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, City Builder 38%, Building 14.2%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  38. #38 Masterplan Tycoon: Foundations
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 246 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%

    Foundations is a free version of Masterplan Tycoon, a minimalist resource management sim. The world is your playground: start with simple production lines for basic needs and evolve into a production powerhouse in an elegant and stress-free setting

    Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Building 30.4%, Resource Management 29.1%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  39. #39 Orrstead
    73% 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: Colony Sim 32.9%, City Builder 30.2%, Building 11.1%, Base Building 10.5%, Simulation 8.2%

  40. #40 Hell Architect: Prologue
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 833 reviews2021
    Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Leonardo Interactive
    Windows

    Hell Architect is a hell colony sim. Build and manage your hell. Take care of the sinners with funny cartoon-style tortures, fill their needs, develop buildings, gather resources, grow your population. Prologue is a free standalone version of the game 'Hell Architect'.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 35.7%, City Builder 31.1%, Base Building 12.9%, Building 10.6%, Cartoony 6.3%

  41. #41 New Cycle
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,783 reviews2024
    Dev: Core EngagePub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Colony Sim 30.1%, City Builder 28.6%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.6%, Simulation 10.4%

  42. #42 CivIdle
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 974 reviews2025
    Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 79.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

    Why similar: City Builder 34.1%, Base Building 21.8%, Resource Management 14.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Building 11.3%

  43. #43 El Dorado: The Golden City Builder - Prologue
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 236 reviews2024
    Dev: Hobo BunchPub: Gameparic
    Windows

    The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. El Dorado - Prologue is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.9%, City Builder 28.6%, Simulation 11.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Resource Management 9.5%

  44. #44 Urbek City Builder
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,808 reviews2022
    Dev: FridusPub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 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 47.5%, Building 17.9%, Simulation 17.8%, Resource Management 13.9%, Indie 1.6%

  45. #45 Global City
    72% matchMixed70% of 1,363 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Brix WallPub: MY.GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 34.3 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 38.6%, Base Building 17%, Simulation 15.2%, Resource Management 14.1%, Building 13.8%

  46. #46 Foundation
    67% 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 47.8%, Colony Sim 15.8%, Simulation 13%, Building 8%, Resource Management 7.7%

  47. #47 Territory: Farming and Warfare
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 690 reviews2026
    Dev: Wit Studio
    Windows

    From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

    Why similar: City Builder 28.7%, Colony Sim 23.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Base Building 13.2%, Building 9.4%

  48. #48 Mistward
    69% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, City Builder 32%, Simulation 14.8%, Base Building 7.8%, 2D 4.3%

  49. #49 Paragon Pioneers
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: Tobias Arlt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 34.9%, City Builder 29.4%, Building 11.6%, Base Building 10.4%, Simulation 8.4%

  50. #50 Fill Up The Hole
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,071 reviews2025
    Dev: Fluffy Lotus
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31%, City Builder 28.4%, Building 10.4%, Base Building 10.4%, Simulation 8.8%

  51. #51 RPG Tycoon
    72% matchMixed51% of 487 reviews2016
    Dev: Skatanic StudiosPub: Macrocosmic Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!

    Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Colony Sim 24.5%, Simulation 18.3%, Building 12%, Resource Management 8.7%

  52. #52 Buildings Have Feelings Too!
    71% matchMixed45% of 80 reviews2021
    Dev: Blackstaff GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
    Windows

    An exciting new city-management/puzzle game about buildings and the city they inhabit. You must grow your city to a bustling metropolitan centre with an array of shops, offices, entertainment facilities and amenities, to help your buildings thrive; or risk them being demolished forever.

    Why similar: City Builder 49.4%, Building 16.6%, Base Building 14%, Simulation 10.4%, 2D 5.3%

  53. #53 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 62.8%, Building 15.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Resource Management 6.2%, Indie 1.1%

  54. #54 Citizens: Far Lands
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2022
    Dev: RedKar DevsPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1%, City Builder 28.5%, Resource Management 11%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 9.9%

  55. #55 First Feudal
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 627 reviews2021
    Dev: Harpoon Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, City Builder 22.3%, Base Building 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Building 10.1%

  56. #56 Home Wind
    67% 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 55.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.2%, 2D 4%

  57. #57 TFM: The First Men
    68% matchMixed62% of 406 reviews2022
    Dev: Gathering Tree
    Windows

    An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 43.5%, Base Building 16.1%, City Builder 11.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Building 8.2%

  58. #58 Factory Town Idle
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,204 reviews2024
    Dev: Erik Asmussen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 37.2%, City Builder 34%, Resource Management 13.5%, Simulation 8.2%, 2D 5.5%

  59. #59 Wauies - The Pet Shop Game
    70% matchMixed66% of 350 reviews2018
    Dev: upjers
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 227.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    In the tycoon game "Wauies – The Pet Shop Game," you run your own pet store. Prove your managerial skills, build pens, take care of cats, dogs, rodents and fish, fulfill your customers' wishes and expand your pet store. Play now!

    Why similar: City Builder 51.2%, Simulation 22.5%, Dog 18.9%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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