The Best Building Games for PC Windows

Update, : Poly Bridge 3 added at rank #9.
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TerraTech (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

TerraTech is the perfect game for creative kids who love to build their own vehicles and explore a randomly generated world. Construct powerful machines, bases, and weapons to defend against rival miners, gather resources, and improve your standing with the Mining Corporations. Explore treacherous mountain ranges, luscious grasslands, and huge deserts while building and creating your own unique style. The gameplay is fun and intuitive, and the simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware.


Pros:
  • Fun and intuitive gameplay
  • Creative freedom with lots of room for your own style
  • Enticing game with interesting mechanics
  • Simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware
  • Provides a unique and addictive experience
Cons:
  • Feels empty with repetitive fetch quests
  • Lack of big updates
  • Multiplayer needs a lot of work

  • sandbox
  • building
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • construction
  • vehicle
  • survival
  • robots
  • physics
  • early-access
  • exploration
  • funny-looking
  • online
  • vehicles

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Besiege (2020)

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PC Windows Android Xbox Series X Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines. Battle your way through a 54 level singleplayer campaign, unleash chaos with your friends in multiplayer, create your own worlds with the level editor, customize your game with mods through the workshop.


  • sandbox
  • building
  • physics
  • medieval
  • destruction
  • lego
  • science
  • vehicle
  • funny
  • humor
  • editor
  • level
  • gilliam
  • relaxing
  • strategy

3

Lego Bricktales (2022)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

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
  • park
  • puzzle
  • building
  • construction
  • sandbox
  • amusement
  • lego
  • physics
  • isometric
  • medieval
  • adventure
  • relaxing
  • controller-support

4

Going Medieval (2021)

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PC Windows

In Going Medieval, you step into a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly plague. As the leader of a small colony, you must build, expand, and defend your community from raiders, animals, and the elements. With simple-to-use terrain building tools, you can design your own perfect fortress. Protect your villagers from starvation and emotional distress, and watch them form relationships and grow over time. Will you survive in this lawless new world?


Pros:
  • Active and dedicated dev team
  • Vast research options
  • Unique underground feature
  • Great for city and castle building
  • Replayability with seeded environments
  • Easy to learn but complex enough to keep coming back
Cons:
  • AI and pathing issues
  • Micro management required
  • Lack of variety in environments
  • Lack of consistent flow of settlers
  • Combat system needs improvement

  • colony
  • building
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • base-building
  • survival
  • resource-management
  • real-time
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • buildings
  • mech
  • crafting
  • management

5

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.

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Pros:
  • 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
Cons:
  • 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

6

Trailmakers (2019)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

Trailmakers lets you explore the adventure of building creative vehicles that can be unleashed into the open world. Simulate the driving capabilities of your favorite vehicle: from helicopters to racing cars, combat jets, robots, hovercrafts and many more. The limit is your imagination.


  • sandbox
  • jet
  • submarine
  • vehicle
  • moddable
  • building
  • destruction
  • racing
  • tanks
  • space
  • physics
  • driving
  • flight
  • exploration
  • open-world

7

Megaquarium (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.


  • building
  • simulation
  • business
  • management
  • park
  • tanks
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • zoo

8

Tavern Master (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!


  • medieval
  • management
  • building
  • resource-management
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • time-management
  • beat-em-up
  • stress-free
  • relaxing
  • table
  • top-down
  • strategy
  • stylized
  • historical

9

Poly Bridge 3 (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The best just got better! Rediscover your engineering creativity in this genre-defining bridge engineering and puzzle solving masterpiece.

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  • bridge-building
  • physics
  • building
  • bridge
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • sandbox
  • colourful
  • construction
  • drafting
  • editor
  • vehicle
  • cartoony
  • level
  • guitar

10

Sprocket (2021)

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early access Android PC Windows ps2 gamecube

Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.

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  • i
  • war
  • wargame
  • cold
  • building
  • world-war-2
  • beat-em-up
  • tps
  • military
  • sandbox
  • customization
  • pve
  • gun
  • tokusatsu
  • side-scrolling

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