- #1 A-Train PC Classic
97% matchVery Positive81% of 147 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: Trains 16.4% ★, City Builder 15.7%, Real-Time with Pause 13.9% ★, Transportation 13% ★, Sandbox 7.5%
- #2 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,748 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: Trains 17.9% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Transportation 11% ★, Management 8.1%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #3 Iron Roads
96% matchPositive85% of 48 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: Trains 24.9% ★, Transportation 15.5% ★, City Builder 11.3%, Base Building 7.6%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #4 STATIONflow
95% matchVery Positive86% of 500 reviews2020
Dev: DMM GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
Why similar: Trains 22.6% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Real-Time with Pause 9.8% ★, Transportation 9% ★, Base Building 8.6%
- #5 Steam & Heather
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Flag Hippo Games
Windows
A cosy railway management builder set in 19th-century Scotland. Shape the land, lay track, connect industries, and watch towns grow as steam reshapes the Scottish landscape.
Why similar: Trains 23.7% ★, Transportation 16.1% ★, City Builder 16%, Historical 9.2%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #6 Sweet Transit
93% matchMixed68% of 1,248 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.5 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: Trains 20.9% ★, Transportation 15% ★, City Builder 13.6%, Resource Management 7.6%, Base Building 6.4%
- #7 A列車で行こう8
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2015
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
Railroad management and City Development simulation game, A-Train 8 keeps the strong mechanics of the A-Train series with the whole map in 3D for the first time. A game to both control a 3D city, and enjoy watching the landscape you helped create.This game is only available in Japanese.
Why similar: Trains 25.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 21.2% ★, City Builder 16.1%, Management 7%, Transportation 6.5% ★
- #8 OpenTTD
92% matchVery Positive95% of 16,621 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: Trains 23.6% ★, Transportation 17% ★, City Builder 11.4%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 9%
- #9 Transport Fever 2
91% matchVery Positive90% of 31,697 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.9 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: Trains 24.9% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 16%, Management 8.7%, Sandbox 6%
- #10 Railroad Engineer
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build railroads, drive trains, collect resources, deliver goods, and grow cities.
Why similar: Trains 26.1% ★, Transportation 18.5% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Resource Management 8.2%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #11 Railway Empire 2
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,561 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Trains 22% ★, Transportation 16.3% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Historical 8.2%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #12 My Train Arrives
89% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Kochkin Dmitry
Windows
My Train Arrives is a railway construction simulation game. Build railroads, open new routes for trains. Enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the game.
Why similar: Trains 24.2% ★, Transportation 17.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.1% ★, City Builder 12.6%, Management 6.3%
- #13 Metroland
89% 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: Trains 20.6% ★, Transportation 20% ★, City Builder 18%, Management 8%, Building 6.7%
- #14 Cargo Company
88% matchMixed58% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Cargo Company is a transport simulation tycoon game where you make money by transporting passengers, wood, steel, goods, cars, tanks and more - using trains, trucks, busses, and even rockets between planets.
Why similar: Trains 27% ★, Transportation 18.7% ★, City Builder 13.8%, Management 8.4%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #15 Railroad Corporation 2
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 370 reviews2026
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 26.9% ★, Transportation 15% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Historical 9.6%, Sandbox 8%
- #16 Train World
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 28.4% ★, Transportation 17.1% ★, Sandbox 9.4%, City Builder 7.7%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #17 Simutrans
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 660 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.
Why similar: Trains 36.5% ★, City Builder 9.3%, Management 9.2%, Transportation 7.9% ★, Simulation 7.9%
- #18 Crowded Blue Dot
85% 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 23.1%, Resource Management 12.9%, Real-Time with Pause 11.9% ★, Base Building 11.6%, Management 9.2%
- #19 Railway Empire
84% matchVery Positive83% of 9,652 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Trains 28.5% ★, Transportation 10.7% ★, Management 9.2%, City Builder 8.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #20 Factory Town
83% matchVery Positive91% of 4,433 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 15.5%, Trains 12.7% ★, Resource Management 10.7%, Transportation 10.5% ★, Base Building 10.4%
- #21 Transport Fever 3
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Urban Games
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: Trains 23.2% ★, Transportation 20.8% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Management 8.3%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #22 Train Fever
84% matchMixed64% of 3,525 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Trains 40% ★, City Builder 10.8%, Transportation 9.3% ★, Management 9.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #23 Iron Village
81% 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: Trains 27.3% ★, City Builder 18.6%, Transportation 18% ★, Building 8.4%, Management 6.8%
- #24 Civilize
82% 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 25.5%, Transportation 14.9% ★, Resource Management 13.6%, Building 9.8%, Historical 8.2%
- #25 Stoplights
79% matchPositive91% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Wicked Blobfish
Windows
Stoplights is a strategy simulation game about creating an efficient train network to support the growing needs of your cities. Make connections by building rails, control train routes with traffic signals to get essential resources where they need to be - in time.
Why similar: Trains 28.8% ★, Transportation 20.2% ★, City Builder 13.4%, Resource Management 10.4%, Management 9.1%
- #26 Mars Rapid Transit
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Engineer a fast and efficient train network on Mars. Build a thriving business and grow a dynamic economy in this Transport and Economy Management game.
Why similar: Trains 24.9% ★, Transportation 17.9% ★, City Builder 15.1%, Resource Management 9.4%, Colony Sim 7.6%
- #27 Factory Town 2: Paradise
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Build and automate a tropical island village at the base of a sentient volcano. Use conveyor belts, boats, trains, catapults and ziplines to produce and deliver everything your town needs!
Why similar: Trains 20.6% ★, City Builder 17.5%, Base Building 9.2%, Colony Sim 8.1%, Building 7.6%
- #28 Sumerians
79% matchVery Positive88% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus GamesPub: Melqart Games
Windows
Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade.
Why similar: City Builder 20.9%, Real-Time with Pause 12.4% ★, Historical 11.7%, Base Building 7.9%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #29 Rise of Industry
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,169 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 18.9%, Management 11.1%, Trains 11% ★, Resource Management 10.4%, Transportation 9% ★
- #30 MiniTrans
77% 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: Trains 25.8% ★, Transportation 21.3% ★, City Builder 19.2%, Building 8.4%, Management 7.3%
- #31 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,397 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.3% ★, City Builder 18.2%, Colony Sim 10.3%, Resource Management 10.2%, Base Building 8.8%
- #32 Mini Settlers: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive89% of 803 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 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: Trains 14.6% ★, Transportation 14.5% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Colony Sim 10.7%, Resource Management 10.5%
- #33 Cities in Motion
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Trains 23.3% ★, Transportation 18% ★, City Builder 17.1%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 11.4%
- #34 Railroad Corporation
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,482 reviews2019
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th century North America. Bring settlements together, produce and trade goods and develop new technologies to stay ahead of the competition. Want more? RAILROAD CORPORATION 2 Out Now!
Why similar: Trains 25.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.2% ★, Transportation 14.1% ★, Historical 10.8%, Management 7.5%
- #35 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 203 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 19.2%, Trains 18% ★, Transportation 15% ★, Sandbox 9.3%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #36 Lost Heaven Station
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Varnonsoft
Windows
Lost Heaven Station is a game BASE Build-Colony-Sim for players to manage crew to survive in their train and travel to find a ‘Lost Heaven’
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Trains 14.6% ★, Colony Sim 12.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #37 Transports
76% matchMixed65% 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: Trains 22.7% ★, Transportation 18.3% ★, City Builder 11.4%, Resource Management 8.7%, Management 8.1%
- #38 Crowncity
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haon Games
Windows
Building and managing a late medieval city is a series of challenges. Build wells to provide drinking water, markets to provide bread and food, and theaters to collect performance tax. Stage mode continues an interesting story and journey, random map mode fills each game with a new experience.
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Historical 13.2%, Building 9.9%, Resource Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #39 Egypt
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ancient Cat
Windows
Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Base Building 11%, Resource Management 10%, Colony Sim 10%, Historical 9.5%
- #40 Union Of Rivals
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 2Play
Windows
The rails are coming. Build, Trade, or break them. Connect East to West in a harsh frontier where every citizen has a name, a trait, and a breaking point. Harvest resources, refine goods, and persuade stubborn towns to let the tracks through. The West is untamed, and so are the people.
Why similar: Trains 16.8% ★, Transportation 13.3% ★, City Builder 13.2%, Colony Sim 9.5%, Base Building 7.7%
- #41 Cities in Motion 2
74% matchMixed58% of 2,499 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 27.9% ★, City Builder 18.6%, Trains 11.4% ★, Management 11.2%, Simulation 9.1%
- #42 Transport Fever
73% matchVery Positive83% of 10,810 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Trains 23.4% ★, Transportation 16.9% ★, City Builder 15.9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Building 7.2%
- #43 Steam To Electric
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Build and optimize your railway network in this elegant voxel rail tycoon. Transport passengers and goods, unlock crazy-but-real historical train inventions, and evolve from steam to electric. Easy to start, deep to master. From the creators of Station to Station and Town to City.
Why similar: Trains 33.2% ★, Transportation 14.9% ★, Resource Management 10.6%, City Builder 9.2%, Management 7.7%
- #44 Offshore Prophets
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dofu Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Carve out a home on a perilous island in this roguelite city builder. Build production chains, discover powerful synergies, and endure catastrophic disasters as each attempt reveals new strategies to survive against the odds.
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Resource Management 12.4%, Real-Time with Pause 11.8% ★, Colony Sim 10.8%, Management 9.3%
- #45 Train Station Simulator
72% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 41.4% ★, Management 12.7%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%, City Builder 7.1%
- #46 Power to the People
70% matchVery Positive82% of 547 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: Real-Time with Pause 20.9% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Resource Management 11%, Management 9.8%, Building 8.8%
- #47 Wild West Pioneers
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmpireCraft StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Forge your destiny on the untamed frontier in the city-builder Wild West Pioneers. Build and manage a growing town, establish production chains, scout for new outposts and build trade routes to support your settlements. Build, survive, and thrive in the land of opportunity!
Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Transportation 12.4% ★, Colony Sim 11.4%, Historical 9.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #48 Voxel Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,756 reviews2021
Dev: Voxel Tycoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on 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: Trains 27.1% ★, Transportation 21.5% ★, Resource Management 9%, City Builder 8.9%, Management 8.8%
- #49 A-Train 9 V5.0 : Japan Train Simulator Ultimate Edition
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
Build railroads. Construct your city. Master transport economics. A-Train 9 V5.0 Ultimate Edition is a realistic railroad management and urban development sandbox where every choice – from track layout to industry logistics – affects the prosperity of your metropolis.
Why similar: Trains 32.3% ★, City Builder 22.6%, Transportation 17.1% ★, Building 8.8%, Simulation 8.1%
- #50 Country Architect
69% 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 21.2%, Transportation 13.3% ★, Colony Sim 11.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Building 8%
- #51 Humanica
67% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Historical 11.2%, Colony Sim 10.3%, Resource Management 9.9%, Base Building 9.7%
- #52 Truck City
67% 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 18.7% ★, City Builder 18.1%, Resource Management 10.5%, Base Building 9.7%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #53 Mashinky
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,795 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Trains 26.8% ★, Transportation 17.8% ★, Sandbox 8.6%, Historical 8.4%, Management 8.1%
- #54 A-Train 8
71% matchMixed48% of 63 reviews2013
Dev: ARTDINKPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?
Why similar: Trains 24.1% ★, City Builder 18.8%, Transportation 17.1% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, Building 8.2%
- #55 Ostriv
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,467 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 21.8%, Historical 12.4%, Colony Sim 10.9%, Resource Management 9.5%, Base Building 9.3%
- #56 Frostliner
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nathan Gane
Windows · Linux
The moon shattered. The world froze. Take command of a nomadic train city hurtling through a war-ravaged frozen wasteland. In this survival city builder on rails, gather survivors, scavenge resources, and do whatever it takes to keep the engine running and stay ahead of the frost.
Why similar: Trains 26.8% ★, City Builder 18.4%, Transportation 13.2% ★, Resource Management 10%, Colony Sim 8.2%
- #57 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TreeByte Software
Windows
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Colony Sim 14%, Historical 11%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 8.7%
- #58 Mini Settlers
66% matchVery Positive84% of 652 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic 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: Trains 15.7% ★, Transportation 14.3% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Colony Sim 9.7%, Base Building 9.2%
- #59 Ranchbound
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eldersong Games
Windows
Grow your ranch, raise cattle, lead cowboys, and trade with settlers in a new real-time economic strategy with survival challenges.
Why similar: City Builder 17.7%, Real-Time with Pause 14.5% ★, Base Building 8.9%, Historical 8.6%, Management 8.5%
- #60 Steel Artery: Train City Builder
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: SoulAge23Pub: Crytivo
Windows
Build a living city on rails in this steampunk fantasy train-city builder. Manage multiracial colonies with thousands of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, manage the economy, and create logistics as you explore distant regions to ensure the prosperity of your Empire.
Why similar: Trains 23% ★, City Builder 17%, Colony Sim 10.6%, Sandbox 8.6%, Base Building 8.4%