- #1 PolyTown
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Threading Squirrel
Windows
PolyTown is a modern, low poly city building game. Zone areas for residents and businesses, connect them and build services and utilities to keep your citizens satisfied. But don’t get too comfy, if you don’t do your job well, people will make you pay the price.
Why similar: City Builder 28.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Isometric 11.5%, Economy 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #2 Crowncity
96% 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 24.2%, Building 15.7%, Historical 10.7%, Simulation 9.9%, Isometric 8.3%
- #3 Power of the Ancients
95% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Cortex Code
Windows · Linux
A mostly peaceful pixely isometric city builder with a bit of magic. Four different people live in the four quadrants of the pyramid. Fishermen, farmers, fire people, magicians. Gather resources, build homes, challenge demons and create a thriving city while preparing for winter.
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Isometric 17.4%, Building 16.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #4 My Tiny Park
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Cabin
Windows
My Tiny Park is a management sim where you design and manage parks of all kinds - from schoolyard playgrounds to sprawling nature reserves. Balance budgets, attract visitors, and craft the perfect outdoor space in this relaxing yet strategic game!
Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 12%, Economy 7%
- #5 Macropolis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RiceGames
Windows · Linux
A cozy 2D city-building game where you gather resources, upgrade buildings, and grow a small pixel town brought to life with cars, dynamic weather and beautiful sunsets.
Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, Simulation 20.8%, Building 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Economy 6.8%
- #6 Block'hood
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Plethora ProjectPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 200+ building blocks to combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs.
Why similar: City Builder 40.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 13%, Isometric 9.7%
- #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 30.7%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 14%, Resource Management 8.5%, Economy 7.9%
- #8 Metropolis 1998
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yesbox Studios
Windows
A fresh, modern city builder with charming aesthetics. Detailed agent-based simulation and scheduling. See inside buildings. Design and customize almost anything. Business-specific zoning, and mixed use zones too!
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Isometric 15.1%, Building 15.1%, Simulation 9%, Economy 7.7%
- #9 Kıraathane Tycoon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cemil Bora Miskioğlu
Windows
Build and manage your own neighborhood coffeehouse. Serve tea, keep your customers happy, and turn a small kıraathane into a legendary chain!
Why similar: City Builder 27.9%, Simulation 18%, Isometric 15.8%, Strategy 12%, Building 10.5%
- #10 Pixel Metropolis
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shamaan
Windows · Mac
Guide Paris through 10,000 years of history in a cosy city builder where your people build their own homes. Lay roads, provide services, shape society, and watch a tiny prehistoric settlement grow into a bustling modern metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Historical 11.2%, Building 9.6%, Sandbox 9.3%, Isometric 9.1%
- #11 RPG Tycoon
91% 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 22.6%, Isometric 16%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 7.6%
- #12 Dubai Simulator
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mobilway S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Dubai Simulator, you'll have the chance to design and build your dream city, complete with towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, luxurious resorts, and awe-inspiring landmarks.
Why similar: City Builder 31.1%, Simulation 21%, Building 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Strategy 9%
- #13 Urbanist
88% 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 31.8%, Building 18.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #14 Towns
88% matchMostly Negative27% of 2,837 reviews2012
Dev: Xavi Canal, Ben PalgiPub: SMP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Why similar: City Builder 41.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Simulation 12%, Building 8.3%, Strategy 8.2%
- #15 County of Fortune
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows · Linux
Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Building 16.3%, Historical 11.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #16 Life In Planet
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batuhan YılmazPub: Codeks Studio
Windows
Build, arrive, and move into new regions and planets in the depths of space. Whether you will establish a colony and trade or train soldiers and fight, everything is in your hands.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Simulation 18.5%, Isometric 15.3%, Sandbox 12.9%, Strategy 11.8%
- #17 BlockUrbs
86% matchPositive85% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
BlockUrbs is a small city builder game where you can place a variety of structures and roads on tiles to create tiny, detailed and beautiful city sections without worrying about any goals or scores.
Why similar: City Builder 41.1%, Simulation 18.7%, Building 18.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #18 Chinese Empire: Prologue
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YeyunaPub: G11 S.A.
Windows
Chinese Empire is an economic city-building strategy taking place in the picturesque areas of China. The prologue will introduce you to the world of Chinese Empire!
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Building 18%, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Economy 9%
- #19 Paris in 2000 Years
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Windforce
Windows
'Paris in 2000 Years' is a city-builder game focused on the history of Paris. From the Gallo-Roman era to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, you can construct, upgrade, and beautify various buildings. Completing historical quests will also reward you with iconic landmark architectures.
Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Building 17.6%, Historical 10.9%, Economy 9.8%, Old School 7.9%
- #20 Indoorlands
84% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
Why similar: City Builder 19.6%, Building 19.4%, Isometric 16.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #21 Two Point Museum
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,533 reviews2025
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Building 18.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Isometric 12.5%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #22 School Owner
83% matchMostly Negative23% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Owner Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
School Owner is a construction and management simulation game where you manage an entire school, from pre-school to college.
Why similar: City Builder 19.1%, Simulation 18.2%, Building 16.1%, Isometric 13.1%, Strategy 11%
- #23 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
82% 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%, Simulation 17%, Isometric 14.4%, Strategy 13%, Historical 9.5%
- #24 Stardustry
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryBit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the new manager of Stardustry, the pinnacle of resource extraction and production in outer space! Mine ores, process them and create complex resources in this chill industry simulator set in space.
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 13.9%, Building 13%, Economy 7%
- #25 PyramidValley: Reborn
81% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: AuthenTiiq
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt with PyramidValley, a management game where you develop your pharaonic city by constructing iconic monuments and gathering various resources to ensure prosperity.
Why similar: City Builder 31%, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 14%, Isometric 13.2%, Historical 8.1%
- #26 VIKING - Sagas of the Norse Lands
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keliosis Studio
Windows
VIKING - Sagas of the Norse Lands is a city-builder where you forge your legend. Become a Jarl, transform a camp into a thriving city, manage your people's expansion, and build your legacy. Explore, fight, and erect monuments to etch your saga in history!
Why similar: City Builder 22.6%, Building 13.7%, Historical 10.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Isometric 9.7%
- #27 CityArchitect
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pedro Seabra Medeiros
Windows
Design and build your dream city — one building at a time. CityArchitect lets you create both the city and its architecture, combining styles, designing buildings, managing neighborhoods, and shaping a unique urban landscape.
Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Building 20.3%, Isometric 19.1%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 11.5%
- #28 Two Point Campus
79% matchVery Positive88% of 8,220 reviews2022
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Building 20%, Isometric 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #29 Roadworks 2
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Taxsoft
Windows
City building real time strategy economy simulation game. Manage the resources on the map and build a city connected through road networks of different types of road so that you can meet production targets.
Why similar: City Builder 31.7%, Building 24.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Economy 11.7%, Strategy 11.3%
- #30 Nebuchadnezzar
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,840 reviews2021
Dev: Nepos GamesPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.6 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 27.8%, Building 14.9%, Isometric 13.1%, Sandbox 10.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #31 Cities XXL
78% matchMixed41% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design, build, and manage the world’s largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Building 19.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Economy 10.4%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #32 Anno 1800
76% matchVery Positive81% of 32,498 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: City Builder 45.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Economy 10.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Sandbox 6%
- #33 Model City
77% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Shape a peaceful medieval town beside winding rivers. Lay roads, zone homes, farms, workshops and markets, then watch them grow as you balance demand, services, resources and land value. A relaxing pixel-art city builder with no combat, fail states or imposed objectives.
Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Isometric 11.2%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.9%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #34 Dream Corp 梦想公司
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: zhangkun
Windows
This is an integrated company simulation game combining construction, management, and life elements. As the boss, precisely control each character without cumbersome page operations. Encounter random events, explore employees' hobbies, quirks, and build a dream company together.
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Building 19.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Economy 9.1%
- #35 Subway Builder
74% matchMixed60% of 422 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 31.7%, Building 17.7%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Resource Management 7%
- #36 Cities: Skylines II
74% matchMixed56% of 92,848 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.7 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: City Builder 38.2%, Building 18.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, Economy 8%
- #37 Tropico 5
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,424 reviews2014
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
Why similar: City Builder 44%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Economy 7.3%
- #38 CloudCity VR
76% matchNegative8% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Floating Point Interactive
Windows
Build your magnificent metropolis from scratch in VR. Keep your citizens happy and grow your economy to watch your city prosper around you. Experience your city in a full day/night cycle in rain or shine from both giant and first-person perspectives.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 16.5%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 10%
- #39 ATLASPIA: The Tower Manager
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IGM Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a tower-building simulation where you place offices, homes, shops, restaurants, hotels, and more inside a growing high-rise. People move autonomously toward their destinations, using elevators as the building comes to life. Balance profit and expansion as you create a busy tower of your own.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Simulation 18.1%, Building 17.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #40 Anno 117: Pax Romana
71% matchMixed69% of 12,872 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Building 15%, Simulation 11.4%, Sandbox 10.7%, Historical 9.8%
- #41 Persian Empire Builder
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dominate the ancient world economically and conquer it leading the greatest empire known in history of mankind. As a ruler of Persia build cities, roads and aqueducts, develop your economy, settle disputes, issue orders to armies and fleet.
Why similar: City Builder 29.3%, Isometric 19.3%, Building 16.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Historical 9.6%
- #42 Bonanza Burger
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dawg Patch Games
Windows
Bonanza Burger: Build, manage, and compete! Design your restaurant, hire a top-notch team, and battle rival managers. Conquer challenges, expand, and prove you're the ultimate fast-food mogul!
Why similar: City Builder 30%, Simulation 20%, Building 14%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #43 GastroCity: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Expoison Games
Windows
Build your restaurant, plan the layout of tables and equipment, and hire your staff. Choose the dishes to include on the menu, analyze customer reviews, and fix any shortcomings. Use your income wisely to invest in decor and equipment, and improve service quality. This is your amazing restaurant!
Why similar: Simulation 21.1%, Isometric 20.3%, Sandbox 14.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Building 13.4%
- #44 Cities XL Platinum
73% matchMixed58% of 1,637 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 52%, Simulation 22.2%, Sandbox 9.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Building 4.8%
- #45 Super Company
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Dawn Studio
Windows
You will act as an entrepreneur in the 1990s, producing all kinds of goods that citizens need; Providing residential and educational services for citizens; Carry out international trade and upgrade industries. You should choose the right development strategy to grow the company.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Economy 11.5%
- #46 Parkdens
70% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
Parkdens is a minimalistic and relaxing nature park building game where you can place tiles and choose variety of objects ranging from statues, sitting areas, shelters to bushes, playgrounds, trees etc. to populate the placed tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 37%, Simulation 24%, Building 16%, Sandbox 15.1%, Strategy 5.9%
- #47 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
72% matchVery Positive84% of 169 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Children of the Nile: Alexandria is an addition to the base Children of the Nile game, adding a new mini-campaign focused on the rise of the city of Alexandria. Using the unique city-building dynamics of Children of the Nile, you will carve out a new dynasty to rule all of Egypt, and build the greatest city of the ancient world!
Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Simulation 24%, Strategy 12.7%, Historical 10.3%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #48 SuperCitycon
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sunapie Games
Windows · Mac
Classic city building meets a crisp, modern 3D world with a retro-inspired 16-bit palette. Shape vast maps, build living cities in a sandbox, and use SCC Studio to create or customize everything from terrain to buildings, vehicles and citizens. Share your creations through the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Building 18.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Isometric 11%, Simulation 10%
- #49 Cities: Skylines
69% matchVery Positive93% of 292,422 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: City Builder 43.8%, Building 17.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Sandbox 8.5%, Economy 6.1%
- #50 Empire Architect
71% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Batholith Entertainment
Windows
Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects
Why similar: City Builder 30.8%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Isometric 10%, Strategy 8.7%
- #51 Lords of Solgrund
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Sillylas
Windows
Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.
Why similar: City Builder 23.9%, Building 15.4%, Isometric 14.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Economy 8.8%
- #52 Sideways Motorways
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gentle Citadel Games
Windows
Turns and corners? No thank you! In this traffic-simulation game all roads are straight and cars never brake. A smart city planner like you would do the sensible thing and move the houses around instead, to avoid intersections. Or would you rather take the thrill of a close call for a higher score?
Why similar: City Builder 29.5%, Simulation 18.7%, Isometric 16.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #53 Office Manager
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jan Štěpánek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and manage your own office empire. Design buildings, find tenants, negotiate contracts, and keep them happy. Research new technologies, expand your business, and handle unexpected events in a living office world.
Why similar: Building 19.1%, City Builder 16.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Economy 9.2%
- #54 Tinytopia
68% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: City Builder 29.8%, Building 18.1%, Sandbox 11.4%, Old School 10.3%, Simulation 9.5%
- #55 Floodpunk
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Floodpunk LLC
Windows · Mac
Build up your island in this resource management strategy game, battling the rising tides and the incoming flood. Grow your industry. Build the tower. Escape the flood!
Why similar: City Builder 40.7%, Building 23.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #56 Hotel Magnate
67% matchMixed58% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Building 17.8%, Sandbox 11.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Economy 8.9%
- #57 Pixel Airport Tycoon 3D
66% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: PAT-Studios
Windows
Build and manage your own airport – in classic 2D or full 3D. From your first runway to an international hub: terminals, cargo, customs, weather & de-icing, airline contracts, staff and research. Plan smart and become the world's best airport tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Building 19.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Economy 12.5%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #58 Chinese Empire
67% matchMostly Negative39% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Yeyuna
Windows
Chinese Empire is an economic city-building strategy taking place in the picturesque areas of China. Create your own new empire that will go down in history!
Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Building 20.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Economy 10.1%, Strategy 9.2%
- #59 simpliCity
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: altaf-creatorPub: Vixenia Game
Windows
A sandbox game about building a city without all those hassle from complicated systems.
Why similar: City Builder 31.9%, Building 20.7%, Isometric 20.5%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 9.5%