The Best Building Games for IOS iPhone

Update : Craft Lands added at rank #9.
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Lego Bricktales (2022)

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In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.


  • brick-by-brick
  • building
  • puzzle
  • park
  • lego
  • sandbox
  • construction
  • amusement
  • physics
  • isometric
  • relaxing
  • medieval

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Paragon Pioneers (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.


What we like:
  • Detailed explanations and tutorials
  • No ads or premium currencies
  • Easy to pick up and put down
  • Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
  • No inherent time limit
  • Over 100+ buildings to advance through
What could be improved:
  • Long waiting times
  • Lack of a thrilling narrative
  • Game mechanics become increasingly complex
  • Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
  • Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting

  • idler
  • city-building
  • colony
  • tutorial
  • management
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • crafting
  • economy
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • resource-management

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Global City: Building Games (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City!


  • city-building
  • modern
  • management
  • time-management
  • capitalism
  • grand-strategy
  • building
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • economy
  • isometric
  • crafting
  • strategy
  • farming
  • colourful

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Cityscapes: Sim Builder (2023)

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IOS iPhone

As Mayor you need to make meaningful decisions and build carefully thought out systems. Stunning 3D architecture and vistas will captivate your imagination as you watch your city grow. You can even build famous architectural landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.


  • city-building
  • building
  • education
  • rich
  • endless
  • simulation
  • classic

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Broken Universe - Tower Defense (2022)

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l Playstation 4 IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.


  • tower-defense
  • deckbuilder
  • base-building
  • pve
  • building
  • space
  • attack
  • score
  • hand-drawn
  • logic
  • strategy
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • survival

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Settlement Survival (2021)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

In Settlement Survival, you lead your people to a new settlement and must protect them from threats of nature while providing shelter, food, and happiness. Customize your settlement by carving out the land and choose the route of development that suits you best. Every map is randomly generated, making each experience unique. Trade is key to survival, so prepare to challenge even the most experienced player. Will you be able to overcome disasters like the bubonic plague ?


What we like:
  • Realistic and complex gameplay
  • Customizable difficulty
  • Variety of resources, animals, and buildings
  • Importance of citizen happiness and health
  • Great building architecture
What could be improved:
  • Poorly balanced technology tree
  • Linear progression and lack of urgency
  • Limited starting options
  • Poor AI and menu system

  • city-building
  • building
  • colony
  • management
  • survival
  • simulation
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • sandbox
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • economy
  • type

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Poly Bridge 2 (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Linux

Poly Bridge 2 is a physics-based bridge building game where you have to design and develop bridges in order to get vehicles from point A to point B. You must account for the weight of the vehicles, as well as any obstacles like ships or checkpoints, without causing your bridge to collapse. With over 60 levels and an unlimited amount of trials, you can explore and experiment with your designs at your own pace.


What we like:
  • Unlimited trials
  • Relaxing atmosphere
  • Variety of levels
  • Visuals look great
  • Creative freedom
What could be improved:
  • No progression system
  • Physics can be difficult to understand

  • physics
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • building
  • sandbox
  • construction
  • bridge-building
  • crafting
  • vehicle
  • editor
  • level
  • feature
  • fun
  • simulation-puzzle
  • early-childhood

8

Fun with Ragdolls (2019)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows

Choose from a collection of Cannons, Black Holes, giant Fans, Ragdolls (obviously), Mines, Lasers, Cars, Jump Pads, Telepads, glass, destructible Pillars, Lasers, and more! Attackers, Defenders, Seekers (hide & seek), Followers, Explorers, and more! You can use items and adjust their properties to make mazes, stunt courses, mini-games, art, at this point I'm sure you get the idea.


  • sandbox
  • physics
  • building
  • funny
  • mech
  • simulation
  • family-friendly
  • resource
  • 3d
  • waves
  • real-time
  • endless
  • trains
  • workshop

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Craft Lands (2024)

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Let's develop the village! Craft Lands is a development simulation game where you plant trees in a vast empty space and develop a village. Defend your village from enemies and use resources to build houses and increase your population. What kind of village you create is entirely up to you.


  • city-building
  • 3d
  • building
  • simulation
  • nature
  • immersive
  • open-world
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • casual
  • platform
  • third-person
  • dystopian
  • crafting

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Marble Age: Remastered (2020)

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Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows

Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!


  • turn-based
  • building
  • city-building
  • colony
  • 4x
  • historical
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • strategy
  • survival
  • management
  • economy
  • 2d
  • time-management
  • education

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