The Best City-building Games - Page 3

Update : Manor Lords added at rank #20.
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Square Valley (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone

Square Valley is a unique and satisfying city-building puzzle game where you play as the Spirit of the Valley tasked with building lands for your citizens. The game offers a narrative-driven experience with lovely visuals and chill music. Each tile on the board has specific requirements that players need to pay attention to, adding a deep strategic thinking element to the game. Despite the focus on fulfilling requirements rather than building a particular aesthetic, Square Valley puts a creative spin on a tired genre, making it a highly compelling puzzle game that is well worth checking out.

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What we like:
  • Deep strategic thinking element
  • Narrative-driven experience
  • Lovely visuals
  • Chill music
  • Satisfying gameplay
What could be improved:
  • No session suspension or save feature
  • Some building features such as walls and rivers are not entirely clear on how to 'paint' them onto the map
  • More focused on fulfilling requirements than building a particular aesthetic

  • tile
  • city-building
  • puzzle
  • sandbox
  • grand-strategy
  • programming
  • board
  • auto-running
  • chapter
  • board-game
  • meditative
  • difficult
  • relaxing
  • zombies
  • real-time

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Dwarrows (2020)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Linux Mac OS

A peaceful 3rd person adventure and town-building game. Explore, gather, build, befriend, and quest in a beautifully handcrafted world. Build and grow a new settlement and explore the lands surrounding it in this Peaceful Action-Adventure & Town-Builder. Search the lush forests of the Dusken Woodlands for resources, and adventure through mysterious new places to find lost artifacts. Meet strange and quirky characters along the way, invite wandering people to join your town, and befriend cute animals who may help you in your travels. Control your team of three uniquely skilled characters to gather resources, build structures, and find treasure.


  • city-building
  • economy
  • kickstarter
  • -
  • 3d
  • platform
  • soundtrack
  • base-building
  • exploration
  • management
  • open-world
  • third-person
  • building
  • cute
  • puzzle

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Airborne Kingdom (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X

Airborne Kingdom is a strategy simulator game that presents a unique concept of relocating a civilization to the skies. The game has a mysterious set up and setting, which intrigues and immerses the player in a vibrant and alive game world with organic world building and lore. Manage your air kingdom as you move to discover new resources, all while making sure your residents are happy, and enjoy the immersive experience of this visually stunning game world.


What we like:
  • Innovative mechanics
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Compelling gameplay
  • Relaxing and meditative
  • Ear-worm soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Lack of replay value & short gameplay time
  • Limited depth in city development
  • Slow progression
  • High price for amount of content

  • city-building
  • relaxing
  • steampunk
  • resource

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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

25

Dawn of Man (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4

Dawn of Man is a thrilling journey through human prehistory where you guide your tribe through challenges of survival and expansion. With realistic challenges and beautiful graphics, you will hunt wild animals, gather resources, expand and fortify your settlement, research technologies, and build megalithic structures while planning for harsh winters and domesticate animals to provide food and resources. If you love city-builders and survival games, Dawn of Man is a must-play.


What we like:
  • Realistic challenges
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Clever worker AI
  • Automated tasks
  • Engaging gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Tedious micromanagement during large tribes
  • AI issues with harvest and carts
  • Limited scenarios and map variety

  • city-building
  • colony
  • survival
  • strategy
  • simulation

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Foundation (2019)

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early access PC Windows

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.


  • city-building
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • building

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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 ?

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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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Frostpunk (2018)

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Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

Survive in a frozen post-apocalyptic world in Frostpunk, where every decision matters. Lead your community, manage scarce resources, and face tough moral dilemmas. Experience the unique city-builder mechanics and immerse yourself in the captivating story. Can you build the last city on Earth?


What we like:
  • Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • Unique city-builder and resource management mechanics
  • Deep and emotional storytelling
  • High replayability with different modes
  • Immersive atmosphere and visuals
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve
  • Limited city customization
  • Difficulties in handling missions

  • city-building
  • survival
  • steampunk

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Zoo Park Story (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!


  • simulation
  • colony
  • zoo
  • zoo-goers
  • top-ranking
  • nature
  • life
  • city-building
  • pixel
  • casual
  • top-down
  • building
  • snow
  • romance
  • 2d

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Galaxy Life (2022)

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Android PC Windows

The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!


  • strategy
  • wargame
  • city-building
  • 2.5d
  • aliens
  • base-building
  • isometric
  • mmo
  • cartoony
  • real-time
  • pirates
  • sci-fi
  • multiplayer
  • pvp
  • military

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