- #1 A-Train PC Classic
97% 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 19.7%, Trains 15% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.7% ★, Transportation 11.1% ★, Resource Management 8.4%
- #2 Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,769 reviews2020
Dev: SquarePlay Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Design and build the most efficient metro stations known to man! Excavate. Expand. Set staff priorities. And manage the commuter flow. Overcrowd is a 2.5D management/tycoon/simulator set below the bustling city of Lubdon Town.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Trains 16.3% ★, Transportation 9.4% ★, Resource Management 9.1%, Management 7.1%
- #3 Steam & Heather
96% 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 21.4% ★, City Builder 19.8%, Transportation 13.6% ★, Resource Management 9.6%, Historical 8.3%
- #4 Iron Roads
95% 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: Trains 23.2% ★, City Builder 14.4%, Transportation 13.5% ★, Sandbox 7.5%, Base Building 6.8%
- #5 STATIONflow
94% matchVery Positive86% of 505 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 21.1% ★, City Builder 15.4%, Resource Management 8.5%, Real-Time with Pause 8.5% ★, Transportation 7.8% ★
- #6 Railway Empire 2
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,651 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Transportation 13.7% ★, Resource Management 8.8%, Historical 7.3%
- #7 Civilize
93% 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 30.1%, Resource Management 14.8%, Transportation 12% ★, Building 8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #8 Metro Architect
91% matchMixed55% of 11 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: Trains 23.9% ★, City Builder 19.7%, Transportation 17.1% ★, Resource Management 8.5%, Management 6.8%
- #9 Rise of Industry
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,193 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 22.2%, Resource Management 11.3%, Trains 9.5% ★, Management 9.2%, Transportation 7.2% ★
- #10 Crowded Blue Dot
91% matchMixed59% of 53 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 27.7%, Resource Management 14.3%, Base Building 9.8%, Real-Time with Pause 9.7% ★, Management 7.8%
- #11 Transport Fever 2
90% matchVery Positive90% of 32,451 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: Trains 22.6% ★, City Builder 20%, Transportation 17.4% ★, Management 7.7%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #12 Sweet Transit
89% matchMixed68% of 1,268 reviews2024
Dev: Ernestas NorvaišasPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.3 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 19.2% ★, City Builder 17%, Transportation 12.8% ★, Resource Management 8.7%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #13 A列車で行こう8
89% 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 23.8% ★, City Builder 20.4%, Real-Time with Pause 18.2% ★, Management 6.3%, Sandbox 6.2%
- #14 Metroland
88% 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: City Builder 22.5%, Trains 18.8% ★, Transportation 17% ★, Management 7%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #15 OpenTTD
87% matchVery Positive95% of 16,941 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 21.7% ★, Transportation 14.6% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Sandbox 8.9%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #16 Railroad Engineer
86% 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 24% ★, City Builder 17.9%, Transportation 15.8% ★, Resource Management 9.5%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #17 Sumerians
86% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Decumanus 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 24.8%, Historical 10.1%, Real-Time with Pause 10% ★, Resource Management 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #18 Union Of Rivals
85% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: 2Play
Windows
A deep colony sim and city builder. Manage resources and production chains to build the railroad from East to West. Found towns, harvest and refine the goods that fuel the line, then persuade or outlast the settlements in your path. Every citizen has a name, a trait, and a breaking point.
Why similar: City Builder 19%, Trains 15.8% ★, Resource Management 10.3%, Colony Sim 9.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #19 Cargo Company
84% matchMixed58% of 73 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 25% ★, City Builder 17.4%, Transportation 16.1% ★, Management 7.5%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #20 Transport Fever 3
83% 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: City Builder 21.5%, Trains 20.6% ★, Transportation 17.4% ★, Management 7.2%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #21 Simutrans
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 675 reviews2016
Dev: The Simutrans Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 13.5 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 33.5% ★, City Builder 11.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Management 8.2%, Sandbox 7%
- #22 Crowncity
82% 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 26.2%, Historical 11.4%, Resource Management 10%, Building 8.1%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #23 My Train Arrives
82% matchVery Positive87% of 98 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 22.6% ★, City Builder 16%, Transportation 15.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.3% ★, Resource Management 7.4%
- #24 Subway Builder
81% matchMixed57% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: Colin MillerPub: Borough Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs. Craft the subway system your city deserves.
Why similar: City Builder 29.7%, Resource Management 11.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Trains 9.4% ★, Management 8.1%
- #25 Iron Village
80% matchVery Positive91% of 75 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 24.5% ★, City Builder 22.7%, Transportation 15.1% ★, Building 7.1%, Trading 6.4%
- #26 Railway Empire
81% matchVery Positive83% of 9,710 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 25.9% ★, City Builder 10.8%, Transportation 9.1% ★, Management 8.1%, Strategy 7.5%
- #27 Factory Town 2: Paradise
78% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Trains 18.6% ★, Base Building 8%, Colony Sim 7.4%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #28 Factory Town
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,475 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Resource Management 12.2%, Trains 11.6% ★, Base Building 9.1%, Transportation 8.9% ★
- #29 Railroad Corporation 2
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 417 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 25% ★, City Builder 14.9%, Transportation 12.9% ★, Historical 8.9%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #30 Train World
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 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 26.4% ★, Transportation 14.9% ★, City Builder 9.8%, Sandbox 9.4%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #31 Mars Rapid Transit
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Train tycoon game set on Mars. Engineer a fast and efficient train network, build a thriving business and grow a dynamic economy.
Why similar: Trains 22.5% ★, City Builder 18.6%, Transportation 15.1% ★, Resource Management 10.8%, Colony Sim 7%
- #32 A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 205 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 23.3%, Trains 16.2% ★, Transportation 12.5% ★, Resource Management 10.3%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #33 Hamlet
75% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: K2 Games
Windows
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Real-Time with Pause 11.1% ★, Colony Sim 11.1%, Resource Management 8.7%, Base Building 8%
- #34 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 24%, Trains 13% ★, Colony Sim 10.9%, Base Building 10%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #35 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,472 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 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: City Builder 22.4%, Real-Time with Pause 17.8% ★, Resource Management 11.7%, Colony Sim 9.4%, Base Building 7.6%
- #36 Transports
76% 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: Trains 20.4% ★, Transportation 15.3% ★, City Builder 13.9%, Resource Management 9.9%, Management 7%
- #37 Egypt
74% 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 24%, Resource Management 11.2%, Base Building 9.3%, Colony Sim 8.9%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #38 Stoplights
73% matchPositive90% of 39 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 26.7% ★, Transportation 17.5% ★, City Builder 16.9%, Resource Management 12.1%, Management 8.1%
- #39 Cities in Motion
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,089 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Trains 21.2% ★, City Builder 21.1%, Transportation 15.5% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Management 11.6%
- #40 MiniTrans
74% matchMixed50% of 20 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: City Builder 23.8%, Trains 23.5% ★, Transportation 18.1% ★, Building 7.2%, Management 6.4%
- #41 Mini Settlers: Prologue
72% 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: City Builder 17.8%, Trains 13.3% ★, Transportation 12.3% ★, Resource Management 12.1%, Colony Sim 9.8%
- #42 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
72% 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 28.1%, Colony Sim 12.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Historical 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%
- #43 Train Fever
73% matchMixed64% of 3,527 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.6 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 37.2% ★, City Builder 13.7%, Management 8.2%, Transportation 8% ★, Simulation 7.8%
- #44 Offshore Prophets
71% matchNo user reviews
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 26.8%, Resource Management 13.9%, Real-Time with Pause 9.7% ★, Colony Sim 9.6%, Management 7.9%
- #45 Age of Pyramids
71% matchMostly Negative35% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Cassagi Entertainment s.r.o.
Windows
Age of Pyramids is a sandbox city builder and simulator set in Ancient Egypt. You take on the city governor and architect’s mantle to build the most incredible city on Earth. You will have to gather dozens of resources to maintain happiness of your people and prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 35.9%, Colony Sim 11.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 10.1%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #46 Oxygen: First Breath
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,662 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.0 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: City Builder 26.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Base Building 11%, Colony Sim 10.7%, Sandbox 6.7%
- #47 Civitatem
70% matchMixed63% of 134 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 34.5%, Resource Management 11.8%, Real-Time with Pause 9.7% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Base Building 8.5%
- #48 Ostriv
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,621 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.5 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 26.4%, Historical 10.8%, Resource Management 10.6%, Colony Sim 9.6%, Base Building 7.8%
- #49 Truck City
68% 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: City Builder 21.9%, Transportation 15.5% ★, Resource Management 11.7%, Base Building 8.3%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #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 25.6%, Transportation 11% ★, Colony Sim 10.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #51 Cities in Motion 2
71% 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 23.7% ★, City Builder 23.2%, Trains 10.4% ★, Simulation 10%, Management 9.9%
- #52 Nebuchadnezzar
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,834 reviews2021
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Sandbox 9.6%, Historical 8.8%, Resource Management 7.6%, Building 7.1%
- #53 Power to the People
68% matchVery Positive81% of 557 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 22%, Real-Time with Pause 17.4% ★, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 8.5%, Building 7.4%
- #54 Smart City Plan
69% 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 25.5%, Real-Time with Pause 17.4% ★, Resource Management 11.3%, Strategy 9.4%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #55 Urbanist
67% 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 33.7%, Resource Management 14.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 9.5%, Management 8.1%
- #56 Wild West Pioneers
67% 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 23.2%, Transportation 10.4% ★, Colony Sim 10.3%, Sandbox 8.9%, Historical 8.2%
- #57 Toxic Trains
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graphixela
Windows
Toxic Trains is a strategy simulation game about optimizing rail routes. Build tracks to transport passenger and freight trains to their destinations. Choose upgrades to modify the land and your network. Switch tracks to avoid collisions and spills. Can you keep the trains from exploding?
Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Trains 24.4% ★, Transportation 13.5% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Resource Management 11.5%
- #58 StarScraper
68% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Mitchell GarrettPub: Rosae Ex Ludis
Windows
So, you’re the new Boss? Seems like every year I get a new entrepreneur to babysit. It takes more than dreams to build a skyscraper! You need to track stocks, utilities, prestige—ah who am I kidding? You're rich, you can do whatever you want. Go on, build rockets into it like the last clown did.
Why similar: City Builder 24.6%, Transportation 15.3% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Resource Management 7.9%, Base Building 7.1%
- #59 Transport Fever
67% matchVery Positive83% of 10,841 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 21.5% ★, City Builder 20%, Transportation 14.6% ★, Sandbox 8.2%, Management 6.4%
- #60 Angkor
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Trippy Bento Studio
Windows
Build the Khmer empire from a delta village to the temple-city of Angkor. Dig canals, route monsoon floodwater into rice paddies, and raise stone monuments. A compact historical city builder, no combat, where every city you found lives or dies by the water you can hold.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Historical 12.1%, Resource Management 11.7%, Colony Sim 10.5%, Base Building 7.3%