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Best City Builder Games

Top 50 of 295 qualifying games — tagged City Builder (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · 5M–10M owners · $34.99 98.0%210,517 reviews 2 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.7%85,088 reviews 3 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 97.7%19,811 reviews 4 Minami Lane (2024) Cute · Casual · Life Sim · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 97.8%5,307 reviews 5 Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · 5M–10M owners · $35.00 97.0%215,209 reviews 6 Cattails: Wildwood Story (2023) Cats · Life Sim · Farming Sim · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 97.7%1,538 reviews 7 Thronefall (2024) Tower Defense · Strategy · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $12.99 96.6%20,544 reviews 8 Dorfromantik (2022) Puzzle · Relaxing · City Builder · 1M–2M owners · $13.99 96.5%27,597 reviews 9 Mini Motorways (2021) Strategy · Simulation · Casual · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 96.2%21,432 reviews 10 OpenTTD (2021) Simulation · Building · Free to Play · 1M–2M owners · Free 96.2%14,394 reviews 11 Dystopika (2024) Cyberpunk · Dystopian · Sandbox · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 96.5%2,491 reviews 12 Age of Empires II (Retired) (2013) Strategy · RTS · Medieval · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 95.8%101,351 reviews 13 Songs of Syx (2020) Early Access · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 96.2%5,822 reviews 14 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 95.5%98,135 reviews 15 Timberborn (2026) City Builder · Voxel · Colony Sim · 1M–2M owners · $34.99 95.5%31,678 reviews 16 Townscaper (2021) Experimental · Building · Relaxing · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 95.6%21,028 reviews 17 Zeus + Poseidon (2016) City Builder · Strategy · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.2%1,758 reviews 18 Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 95.6%9,897 reviews 19 Rolling Line (2018) Trains · Simulation · Sandbox · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.0%2,187 reviews 20 Against the Storm (2023) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 95.0%31,412 reviews 21 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) Strategy · RTS · City Builder · 2M–5M owners · $34.99 94.8%162,462 reviews 22 Dwarf Fortress (2022) Dwarf · Colony Sim · Strategy · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 94.9%28,579 reviews 23 dotAGE (2023) Resource Management · Turn-Based · Rogue-lite · 100K–200K owners · $17.59 95.5%2,371 reviews 24 Ostriv (2020) Early Access · Strategy · City Builder · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 95.0%6,626 reviews 25 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) Strategy · RTS · Classic · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.7%14,744 reviews 26 ISLANDERS (2019) Relaxing · City Builder · Strategy · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 94.6%16,316 reviews 27 Reus 2 (2024) God Game · Colony Sim · Puzzle · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 95.2%1,928 reviews 28 Empires of the Undergrowth (2024) Strategy · Simulation · City Builder · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%15,284 reviews 29 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard (2023) Simulation · Dating Sim · RPG · 200K–500K owners · $10.99 94.5%11,705 reviews 30 Cloud Gardens (2021) Nature · Sandbox · Atmospheric · 100K–200K owners · $17.99 95.0%2,214 reviews 31 Two Point Museum (2025) Simulation · Casual · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $22.49 94.5%5,975 reviews 32 Parkitect (2018) Relaxing · Level Editor · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.5%7,560 reviews 33 RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe (2014) Simulation · Management · Classic · 500K–1M owners · $5.99 94.5%7,709 reviews 34 SUMMERHOUSE (2024) Sandbox · Relaxing · Singleplayer · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 94.6%2,910 reviews 35 Captain of Industry (2022) Base-Building · Automation · Resource Management · 200K–500K owners · $34.99 94.2%7,154 reviews 36 TheoTown (2019) City Builder · Simulation · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 94.1%3,309 reviews 37 Mad Games Tycoon 2 (2023) Management · Economy · Game Development · 500K–1M owners · $24.99 93.8%7,041 reviews 38 Kingdoms and Castles (2017) City Builder · Colony Sim · Strategy · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 93.4%29,715 reviews 39 Gourdlets (2024) Sandbox · City Builder · Relaxing · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 94.2%1,735 reviews 40 Aground (2020) Exploration · Open World · Survival · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 94.1%1,841 reviews 41 Cities: Skylines (2015) City Builder · Simulation · Building · 10M–20M owners · $29.99 93.0%275,770 reviews 42 Go-Go Town! (2024) Early Access · Simulation · City Builder · 100K–200K owners · $24.99 93.9%1,828 reviews 43 Littlewood (2020) Pixel Graphics · Life Sim · City Builder · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 93.3%6,679 reviews 44 Tracks - The Train Set Game (2019) Simulation · Sandbox · Building · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.0%1,432 reviews 45 Parkasaurus (2020) Management · City Builder · Dinosaurs · 100K–200K owners · $24.99 93.3%3,020 reviews 46 Frostpunk (2018) City Builder · Survival · Resource Management · 2M–5M owners · $29.99 92.5%123,546 reviews 47 Let's School (2023) Management · City Builder · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 93.0%6,293 reviews 48 The Tenants - Free Trial (2021) Simulation · Management · Building · 200K–500K owners · Free 93.4%2,055 reviews 49 Let's School Homeroom (2023) Casual · Simulation · City Builder · 100K–200K owners · Free 93.7%1,019 reviews 50 Tavern Master (2021) Management · Simulation · Building · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.3%11,332 reviews