- #1 Twas The Night
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Mayham Games
Windows
Build and manage Santa's North Pole mega-workshop in this festive city builder where workshops produce toys for the world's children. Spend Christmas Spirit to create new holiday traditions and upgrade your workshops, but lose your spirit and you'll cease to exist.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Simulation 24.7%, Resource Management 19.9%, Management 12.3%, Isometric 9.4%
- #2 My Tiny Park
96% 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 29.1%, Simulation 24.9%, Sandbox 17.6%, Resource Management 16%, Management 11.9%
- #3 As The Light Goes Out
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moon Falcon
Windows
As The Light Goes Out is a simulation game utilizing Emergency and Rescue services from across the globe as its background. Become the Emergency Services Commander and take charge of the Fire, Police, and Paramedic departments! Instruct your teams and ensure public safety!
Why similar: Simulation 33.3%, Resource Management 27.3%, Sandbox 23.3%, Management 10.1%, 3D 3.5%
- #4 Indoorlands
95% matchVery Positive82% of 271 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Resource Management 19.8%, City Builder 18.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Management 13.6%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #5 Urbanist
94% 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 30.5%, Resource Management 19.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 10.5%
- #6 Dubai Simulator
94% 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 30.4%, Simulation 28.8%, Sandbox 18.1%, Resource Management 11%, Management 7%
- #7 模拟经营我的大学 Be president of a university
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 9mi
Windows
Simulate to be the president of a university, run a start-up university, and strive to make it a world famous university.
Why similar: Simulation 30.2%, City Builder 28.6%, Resource Management 21.6%, Management 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #8 Cities XL Platinum
92% matchMixed58% of 1,633 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 47.9%, Simulation 28.8%, Sandbox 13%, Management 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #9 Smart Factory Tycoon: Beginnings
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
This is a free version of Smart Factory Tycoon, a game inspired by Little Big Workshop introducing the first productions. Smart Factory Tycoon is a tycoon management game where you design your dream factory with robots, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!
Why similar: Resource Management 26.1%, Simulation 17.7%, City Builder 17.3%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 12%
- #10 Numbers & Nodes
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LPT Games
Windows
In this management game you’ll control the simulation on multiple levels. Build, connect, create a sustainable industry, with the help of Andy everything is possible. In the end, everything is just Numbers and Nodes
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Resource Management 28.8%, Simulation 21%, Sandbox 10.3%, Management 8.9%
- #11 Towns
91% matchMostly Negative27% of 2,832 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 41.6%, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Resource Management 8.4%, Isometric 5.2%
- #12 Power of the Ancients
89% 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 20.8%, Resource Management 20%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 16.2%, Isometric 14.2%
- #13 Gnomepunk
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Create an army of gnomes, train builders, gather resources, develop technology, overcome the fauna, understand the flora and use it for alchemy. Conquer or ally with other factions and dominate the forest!
Why similar: Mythology 22%, City Builder 20%, Resource Management 15.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Isometric 9.9%
- #14 Pet Shop World
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tul Games
Windows · Mac
Manage your own Pet Shop like no one else!
Why similar: Simulation 37.7%, Sandbox 24.5%, Resource Management 18.8%, Management 11.8%, 3D 4%
- #15 Hundred Nights: DIFU
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelsCove Games
Windows
Run the Chinese Hell in this cozy management simulation! Design your underworld, staff it with quirky soulkeepers, and punish sinful souls. Meanwhile, build Fengdu City where souls enjoy the afterlife, meet legends from Chinese myths, and explore the worlds above.
Why similar: City Builder 27.3%, Simulation 25.6%, Mythology 18.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Management 10.3%
- #16 Dream Corp 梦想公司
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 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: Simulation 24.5%, Resource Management 20.9%, City Builder 19.1%, Management 17.3%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #17 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,861 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Management 17.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Resource Management 15.3%
- #18 Oboro no Ichi
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TheLaba
Windows
Build and manage a spiritual market inspired by Japan, welcome wandering spirits, produce and sell resources, and grow your space through memories and a cozy atmosphere.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Simulation 20.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Management 14.4%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #19 PyramidValley: Reborn
84% matchVery Positive88% of 84 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 36.3%, Simulation 36%, Sandbox 24.2%, Casual 3.5%
- #20 Medieval Castle Simulator
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Outerlynx
Windows
Run your own castle, trade goods, set prices, hire villagers, and expand your market into a thriving medieval empire. Customize your layout, keep order, and secure your prosperity… or lose it all.
Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Simulation 25.9%, Sandbox 16.9%, Resource Management 10.5%, Management 7.4%
- #21 Tycoon City: New York
84% matchMixed43% of 286 reviews2008
Dev: Deep Red Games Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Here's your chance to make it big in the Big Apple... New York City, the city that never sleeps! Go for broke building your own Manhattan empire, creating and customizing over 100 types of major businesses: run a hot nightclub, oversee a media conglomerate, open a lucrative Broadway theater - the choices are endless.
Why similar: Simulation 44.4%, City Builder 36.7%, Management 18.9%
- #22 Parkdens
82% matchNo user reviews2026
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 35.2%, Simulation 32.1%, Sandbox 20.8%, Casual 5.9%, 3D 3.3%
- #23 Nightclub Architect
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Setfire Ent.
Windows
Nightclub Architect is a nightclub construction and management simulator with strategic management elements. Design, build, and control the atmosphere as you transform an empty space into the heart of urban nightlife.
Why similar: Simulation 26.8%, Resource Management 21.6%, Management 21.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Stylized 8%
- #24 Aegers Borg
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Underground Pie Studio
Windows
You are in charge of the village called "Aegers Borg" manage the village her resources through assigning villagers, resolving events or by completing special rituals, develop and prepare the village because "winter is coming".
Why similar: Resource Management 32%, Simulation 25.6%, Mythology 22.9%, Management 16.1%, Casual 1.5%
- #25 Tavern Adventures
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Paper
Windows
A cozy fantasy management game where you build and run a tavern for adventurers. Serve humans, dwarves, and elves, gather rumors from your customers, and turn those into quests to grow your fame and expand your tavern.
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Simulation 23.4%, Sandbox 17.9%, Isometric 10.7%, Resource Management 10%
- #26 Block'hood
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,256 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 43.5%, Simulation 22.9%, Sandbox 20.6%, Isometric 7.8%, Management 2.3%
- #27 Mountain Resort Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: collisdecus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a cozy alpine resort where gondolas glide, guests explore, and your mountain evolves through seasons. Place trails and buildings, manage staff and finances, and watch the resort come alive at your pace.
Why similar: City Builder 31.6%, Simulation 27.1%, Sandbox 19.1%, Resource Management 8.1%, Management 6.6%
- #28 Paleo Collector
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tenacis
Windows
Excavate, process, and display your fossils in Paleo Collector. Manage your museum and unlock amazing upgrades. Decorate it and attract bone enthusiasts. A journey through time to create the ultimate prehistoric museum.
Why similar: City Builder 28.6%, Simulation 24.3%, Sandbox 17.2%, Isometric 9.9%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #29 Medicus
77% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: FF GamesPub: DropoutCode
Windows
Step into the role of a medieval medicus! Manage your own medieval potion shop! Craft potions, serve customers, expand your workspace, and grow your reputation in a relaxing isometric simulation with strategic resource management.
Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, City Builder 22.2%, Sandbox 17.6%, Isometric 10.5%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #30 RPG Tycoon
79% 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 23.7%, Simulation 17.7%, Management 16.6%, Resource Management 14.7%, Isometric 12.9%
- #31 VIKING - Sagas of the Norse Lands
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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 22.7%, Mythology 18%, Resource Management 14.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Simulation 12.7%
- #32 Cultivation Fantasy
77% matchMixed55% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Peach
Windows
Why would a cultivator have to repay debts?
Why similar: Mythology 37.7%, Simulation 29.8%, Resource Management 26.7%, Casual 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #33 Life In Planet
76% 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 27.9%, Simulation 27%, Sandbox 19.4%, Isometric 12.3%, Resource Management 9%
- #34 Civilize
76% 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 33.3%, Resource Management 24%, Simulation 21.3%, Management 9.1%, Sandbox 8%
- #35 SOUL PARK
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: CLEDU
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build an infernal park, judge your customers' sins and give them what they deserve: a HELL of an entertainment!
Why similar: City Builder 24.1%, Resource Management 20.3%, Mythology 15.8%, Sandbox 15.4%, Management 10.6%
- #36 新城镇
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: 初稿
Windows
这是一个休闲放置类的城市模拟游戏,玩家可以通过人口增长和发展经济来建造更多的建筑,在游戏中体验从小乡镇发展成为大城市的过程。
Why similar: City Builder 42.2%, Simulation 27.2%, Sandbox 23.5%, Casual 4.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #37 School Owner
75% matchMostly Negative22% of 64 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: Simulation 26.3%, City Builder 19.7%, Resource Management 17.4%, Isometric 10.4%, Management 9.9%
- #38 Hotel Magnate
73% matchMixed59% of 486 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 23.4%, Resource Management 20.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 13.1%
- #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 25.1%, Mythology 18.1%, Resource Management 17.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Sandbox 13.9%
- #40 Chess Club Manager
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouet
Windows · Linux
Build and manage your own chess club from the ground up. Recruit amateurs, train them into champions, expand your facility, and rise to global fame.
Why similar: City Builder 35.7%, Simulation 23.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Resource Management 12.7%, Management 11.9%
- #41 Children of the Nile: Alexandria
74% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2008
Dev: Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 45.1%, Simulation 33.5%, Management 10.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Super Company
72% 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 30.3%, Resource Management 21%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 17.6%, Management 11.3%
- #43 Smart Factory Tycoon
71% matchMixed61% of 869 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Smart Factory Tycoon inspired by Little Big Workshop is a tycoon management game about running your dream factory with robots. Design your dream factory, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!
Why similar: Resource Management 22.2%, City Builder 21.9%, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 15%, Management 12.4%
- #44 Arabia Palace Builder
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
In Arabia Builder you will get the chance to prove yourself as the most skilled artisan in the medieval Middle East. Repair palaces, dig aqueducts, tend to beautiful gardens and make the realm fit for a sultan!
Why similar: Simulation 33.3%, City Builder 29.3%, Management 15.1%, Resource Management 12.5%, Casual 4.9%
- #45 Arc of Icarus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 13B Productions
Windows
Build and lead your colony on a lost ringworld, where deadly conditions await on both sides while the world keeps turning! Progress through technological evolution, survive cultural revolution, and govern with a wise and steady hand!
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Simulation 20.7%, Resource Management 14.8%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 11.5%
- #46 Colonus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badhenke Studios
Windows · Mac
A medieval village-building game about shaping a charming settlement, cultivating the land, and watching a small community flourish.
Why similar: Simulation 30.8%, City Builder 28.7%, Sandbox 20.3%, Resource Management 14.4%, 3D 3%
- #47 Builders of Greece: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 616 reviews2023
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try your hand as a ruler of an ancient Greek city-state, practice your management skills, and learn basic game mechanics.
Why similar: Mythology 25.7%, City Builder 25.5%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #48 Goblin Camp
68% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Korppi Games Ltd
Windows
Build a new home for your goblins! Grow your settlement from a little encampment to a bustling city in a beautiful procedurally generated northern forest. Fish, farm, explore the forest and harness the spirits in a unique fantasy citybuilder inspired by Finnish mythology.
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Resource Management 20.8%, Mythology 19.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #49 PolyTown
69% 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 32.5%, Simulation 22.1%, Resource Management 13%, Sandbox 10.9%, Isometric 10.2%
- #50 Road to your City
70% matchMixed63% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Yheeky Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse.
Why similar: City Builder 35.6%, Simulation 24.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 9.2%
- #51 Cities: Skylines II
68% matchMixed54% of 88,593 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.5 hrsMean: 73.7 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 39.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Sandbox 16%, Management 11.3%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #52 Overthrown
67% matchMixed60% of 286 reviews2026
Dev: BrimstonePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Lift and throw anything as you build and manage your kingdom in this chaotic city builder for 1-6 players. Harness the power of your soul-stealing crown to defend your citizens from bandits and mutants, farm the land, and gather resources. Keep citizens happy or see them desert you!
Why similar: City Builder 32%, Sandbox 20.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Resource Management 15.3%, Management 13.9%
- #53 City Masterplan
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: City Builder 32.3%, Simulation 27.5%, Sandbox 18%, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 8.3%
- #54 New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~
69% matchMostly Negative39% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~" is a town-building simulation game, where you command your pioneers to colonize a new land.
Why similar: Simulation 57%, City Builder 40.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #55 Project AURA
68% matchMixed64% of 698 reviews2018
Dev: Nexcentric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Resource Management 21%, Simulation 19.5%, Management 12.3%, Sandbox 11.9%
- #56 Kıraathane Tycoon
67% 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 31.1%, Simulation 28.2%, Isometric 13.5%, Resource Management 10.6%, Management 7.5%
- #57 Tropico 5
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,348 reviews2014
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.1 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 43.9%, Simulation 21.6%, Sandbox 16.4%, Resource Management 10.2%, Management 7.2%
- #58 Foundation
64% matchVery Positive86% of 23,739 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 44.3%, Resource Management 16.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Sandbox 13%, Management 9.3%