The Best City-building Games for all - Page 2

Update : Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles added at rank #20.
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Pharaoh: A New Era (2023)

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PC Windows

Pharaoh: A New Era is a city builder game that transports you back to Ancient Egypt where you can build your own city, construct iconic monuments, and manage all aspects of your city's development from trade to religion. With over 50 missions and 100 hours of gameplay, this Ultra HD remake of a cult classic is a rich and complex city builder that offers a great experience for both newcomers and fans of the original game.


What we like:
  • Remastered version of a classic game
  • Positive changes to the game's quality of life
  • Active development and patching of game by developers
  • Charming graphics and music
  • New global worker pool feature improves gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Bugs
  • Missing complex functionality from original game, such as the combat system and event planners

  • city-building
  • management
  • remake

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Frozen City (2022)

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IOS iPhone Android

Help survivors build their city and fight to survive in a frozen land in Frozen City, a strategy game that keeps you on your toes with decision-making and anticipation. The game is frustrating and rewarding as you build from scratch, facing many decisions and hardships to keep your people alive. Despite needing some fine-tuning, it is a wonderful play for those who love strategy games and want to survive an ice age.

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What we like:
  • Challenging decision-making
  • Frustrating and rewarding
  • Events for extra rewards
  • Keeps players on their toes
  • Fun for those who love strategy games
What could be improved:
  • Heroes are game's biggest issue
  • Build order is pretty rigid
  • Gacha mechanics feel in the way
  • Combat is dull auto-battle
  • Too much waiting time

  • survivor
  • city-building
  • team
  • simulation
  • card
  • town
  • font-family
  • farming
  • resource
  • adventure
  • hardcore
  • strategy
  • challenging
  • chess
  • buildings

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Farlanders (2023)

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92
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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Farlanders is a turn-based city builder set on Mars, with a puzzle game mentality and an engaging story that challenges you to think about the right you have to change the face of a planet. You play as Marco, an architect who discovers that all is not what it seems. Balance resources, build structures and manage colony happiness in this demanding but rewarding space colony simulator.


What we like:
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Realistic environments
  • Dynamic building system
  • Strategic choices
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Turn-based city builder
  • Procedurally generated maps
What could be improved:
  • Complexity can be overwhelming for some players
  • Steep learning curve
  • Requires careful resource management

  • city-building
  • turn-based
  • mars
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • building
  • strategy
  • space
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • management
  • survival

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Kingdoms and Castles (2017)

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Linux Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 Playstation 4 j

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.


  • city-building
  • colony
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • farming
  • management

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Before We Leave (2020)

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80
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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Before We Leave is a city-building game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you can grow your own civilization across various islands and planets. The game's atmosphere is calming and relaxed, and the music matches the gameplay perfectly. There are no violent elements, and you can grow your society at your own pace. With a good mix of resource management and logistics, the game is enjoyable for players who want a peaceful way to spend their time.


What we like:
  • Well-paced tutorial
  • Cute and relaxing game style
  • Variety of progression and resources
  • Good logistics challenge
  • Smart Shipping makes trading easier
What could be improved:
  • Limited tech tree depth
  • Population growth doesn't add value
  • Lack of equalization across planets
  • Game-breaking bug in late trading

  • city-building
  • 4x
  • resource
  • resource-management
  • hex

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Timberborn (2021)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

Timberborn is a unique city builder game where you manage a society of beavers in a post-apocalyptic world. With a focus on water and food resources, players must create dams and other structures to control rivers and survive droughts. The game offers a relaxed building experience with a novel water mechanic that refreshes the genre. It is a worthy purchase for fans of colony/survival simulators seeking a unique and refreshing challenge.


What we like:
  • Unique beaver cast of characters
  • High degree of control over society shape
  • Novel water mechanic
  • Verticality offers multi-layered societies
  • Challenging gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Perfomance issue on big town
  • Lack of late-game content
  • Early game only provides traditional needs
  • No storyline or scripted challenges

  • city-building
  • colony
  • survival
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • automation
  • management
  • post-apocalyptic
  • agriculture
  • resource-management
  • science
  • editor

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Songs of Syx (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

'Songs of Syx' is an immersive fantasy city-builder where you evolve from a tiny colony to a sprawling empire. Battle with legions, manage a diverse population, and shape your society in a living world of gods and creatures. With a blend of strategy and simulation, every decision can lead your kingdom to prosperity or downfall. Ready to rule?


What we like:
  • Unique blend of city-building and grand strategy
  • Tactical battles with huge armies
  • Dynamic world with evolving narrative
  • Deep management of population and resources
  • Regular updates enhancing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Combat system needs refinement
  • User interface can be unclear in battle and on world map

  • city-building
  • colony
  • grand-strategy
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • moddable
  • building
  • empire
  • fantasy

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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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Pocket City (2018)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Dive into Pocket City, where you're the architect of your own urban masterpiece! Manage, expand, and overcome challenges to ensure your citizens thrive. No ads or wait times, just pure city-building bliss awaits you in this engrossing strategy game.


What we like:
  • No in-app purchases or ads
  • Engaging city management and expansion
  • Challenging events keep gameplay fresh
  • Simple, one-currency system
  • Progressive unlocking of content
What could be improved:
  • Limited building options can be frustrating
  • Some performance issues reported

  • city-building
  • cartoony
  • 2.5d
  • crime

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Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles (2024)

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Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles is an open world builder with freedom and expression at its core. You are in command of creating the last great settlement upon the Great Ursee - a vast, fantastical oceanic world filled with lost myths and danger.


  • city-building
  • building
  • open-world
  • resource
  • strategy
  • exploration
  • minimalist
  • controller-support
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • base-building

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