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Best City Builder Games

Top 50 of 314 qualifying games — tagged City Builder (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

RimWorld

RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · $34.99 97.9%244,121 reviews 2

Factorio

Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · $35.00 97.5%232,859 reviews 3

Dyson Sphere Program

Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · $19.99 97.5%91,376 reviews 4

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · $9.99 97.5%21,008 reviews 5

Minami Lane

Minami Lane (2024) Cute · Casual · Life Sim · $4.99 97.4%6,624 reviews 6

Cattails: Wildwood Story

Cattails: Wildwood Story (2023) Cats · Life Sim · Farming Sim · $19.99 97.5%1,919 reviews 7

Dorfromantik

Dorfromantik (2022) Puzzle · Relaxing · City Builder · $13.99 96.3%29,503 reviews 8

Mini Motorways

Mini Motorways (2021) Strategy · Simulation · Casual · $9.99 96.3%24,281 reviews 9

Thronefall

Thronefall (2024) Tower Defense · Strategy · City Builder · $12.99 96.2%23,412 reviews 10

From Glory To Goo

From Glory To Goo (2024) Base-Building · Colony Sim · Tower Defense · $11.99 96.7%1,749 reviews 11

Timberborn

Timberborn (2026) City Builder · Voxel · Colony Sim · $34.99 96.0%40,851 reviews 12

Age of Empires II (Retired)

Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · $19.99 95.8%102,744 reviews 13

Kenshi

Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · $29.99 95.6%115,293 reviews 14

Zeus + Poseidon

Zeus + Poseidon (2016) City Builder · Strategy · Colony Sim · $4.99 96.3%1,955 reviews 15

Stronghold HD (2012)

Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · $5.99 95.5%10,412 reviews 16

Rolling Line

Rolling Line (2018) Trains · Simulation · Sandbox · $19.99 95.9%2,565 reviews 17

Townscaper

Townscaper (2021) Experimental · Building · Relaxing · $5.99 95.3%21,589 reviews 18

Dystopika

Dystopika (2024) Cyberpunk · Dystopian · Sandbox · $6.99 95.7%3,421 reviews 19

Two Point Museum

Two Point Museum (2025) Simulation · Casual · Strategy · $22.49 95.4%13,009 reviews 20

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · $34.99 94.9%181,177 reviews 21

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress (2022) Dwarf · Colony Sim · Strategy · $29.99 94.8%31,334 reviews 22

Ostriv

Ostriv (2020) Early Access · Strategy · City Builder · $24.99 95.0%7,581 reviews 23

OpenTTD

OpenTTD (2021) Simulation · Building · Free to Play · Free 94.7%16,876 reviews 24

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · $19.99 94.7%15,813 reviews 25

Against the Storm

Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · $29.99 94.5%37,055 reviews 26

dotAGE

dotAGE (2023) Resource Management · Turn-Based · Rogue-lite · $17.59 95.1%2,669 reviews 27

ISLANDERS

ISLANDERS (2019) Relaxing · City Builder · Strategy · $4.99 94.4%16,777 reviews 28

Empires of the Undergrowth

Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · $29.99 94.4%18,604 reviews 29

Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx (2020) Early Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · $24.99 94.5%9,037 reviews 30

Cloud Gardens

Cloud Gardens (2021) Nature · Sandbox · Atmospheric · $17.99 94.9%2,306 reviews 31

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard

Yog-Sothoth’s Yard (2023) Simulation · Dating Sim · RPG · $10.99 94.3%13,675 reviews 32

TheoTown

TheoTown (2019) City Builder · Simulation · Pixel Graphics · $9.99 94.6%4,730 reviews 33

RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe

RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe (2014) Simulation · Management · Classic · $5.99 94.3%8,254 reviews 34

Parkitect

Parkitect (2018) Relaxing · Level Editor · Simulation · $29.99 94.2%8,116 reviews 35

Reus 2

Reus 2 (2024) God Game · Colony Sim · Puzzle · $24.99 94.5%2,285 reviews 36

Mad Games Tycoon 2

Mad Games Tycoon 2 (2023) Management · Economy · Game Development · $24.99 93.8%7,749 reviews 37

Kingdoms and Castles

Kingdoms and Castles (2017) City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · $14.99 93.6%31,331 reviews 38

Aground

Aground (2020) Exploration · Open World · Survival · $14.99 94.0%2,014 reviews 39

Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines (2015) City Builder · Simulation · Building · $29.99 92.9%290,991 reviews 40

Frostpunk

Frostpunk (2018) City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · $29.99 92.7%136,668 reviews 41

Littlewood

Littlewood (2020) Pixel Graphics · Life Sim · City Builder · $14.99 93.2%6,820 reviews 42

Tracks - The Train Set Game

Tracks - The Train Set Game (2019) Simulation · Sandbox · Building · $19.99 93.6%1,543 reviews 43

Parkasaurus

Parkasaurus (2020) Management · City Builder · Dinosaurs · $24.99 93.2%3,118 reviews 44

The Tenants - Free Trial

The Tenants - Free Trial (2021) Simulation · Management · Building · Free 93.4%2,034 reviews 45

Go-Go Town!

Go-Go Town! (2024) Early Access · Simulation · City Builder · $24.99 93.2%2,612 reviews 46

Let's School

Let's School (2023) Management · City Builder · Strategy · $19.99 92.7%7,376 reviews 47

SUMMERHOUSE

SUMMERHOUSE (2024) Sandbox · Relaxing · Singleplayer · $4.99 93.0%3,342 reviews 48

Let's School Homeroom

Let's School Homeroom (2023) Casual · Simulation · City Builder · Free 93.6%1,006 reviews 49

Tavern Master

Tavern Master (2021) Management · Simulation · Building · $14.99 92.1%13,161 reviews 50

Two Point Hospital

Two Point Hospital (2018) Simulation · Management · Medical Sim · $29.99 92.0%34,837 reviews