The Best Construction simulation Games

Update, : Poly Bridge 3 added at rank #39.
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Production Line (2017)

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PC Windows

Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?


  • management
  • automation
  • simulation
  • economy
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • building
  • development
  • resource-management
  • construction
  • overlay
  • strategy
  • moddable
  • isometric

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Nefertari: Journey to Eternity (2018)

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PC Windows HTC Vive

For the first time ever, step inside Nefertari's tomb and immerse yourself in the story of its art, history, construction, and mythology through interactive elements.

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  • simulation
  • mythology
  • vr
  • construction
  • interactive

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Captain of Industry (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Land your crew of survivors on an abandoned island and survive! Mine raw materials, grow food, build factories, manufacture products, research new tech, and trade with others. Become an industrial superpower! But this is no easy task, you will be put to the test to keep your settlement alive.

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  • simulation
  • automation
  • colony
  • base-building
  • management
  • economy
  • city-building
  • agriculture
  • building
  • resource-management
  • construction
  • immersive
  • political
  • sims
  • crafting

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Factorio (2020)

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Linux Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Factorio is an absorbing factory management game. You play the role of a handy person who needs to build a rocket and craft almost anything with little more than spit and elbow grease. Automation is the key to success as you establish production chains and assembly lines to make sure all the hard work is done for you.


Pros:
  • Complex puzzle-solving
  • Open-ended gameplay
  • Automation mechanics
  • Creative assembly lines
  • Captivating story
Cons:
  • Tedious combat
  • Limited environmental resources
  • Environmental consequences of mass manufacturing

  • management
  • automation
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • construction
  • robots
  • trains
  • resource-management
  • factory
  • crafting
  • aliens
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • empire
  • multiplayer

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Planet Zoo (2019)

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PC Windows Android

Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.


  • management
  • zoo
  • building
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • nature
  • city-building
  • construction
  • economy
  • cute
  • resource-management
  • family-friendly
  • piece-by-piece
  • realistic

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Parkitect (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!


  • management
  • moddable
  • city-building
  • building
  • economy
  • editor
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • level
  • isometric
  • construction
  • park
  • sandbox
  • cartoony
  • family-friendly

7

Klondike Adventures (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android

Spring is coming to Klondike! Enjoy the new update. Spring brings new rewards. Join Professor and Larry and relive past adventures.

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  • farming
  • construction
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • soccer
  • arena
  • management
  • relaxing
  • wrestling
  • trains
  • sailing
  • cooperative
  • horizontal
  • buildings
  • strategy

8

Bridge Constructor Portal (2017)

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

Take on the role of a tester at the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and help guide the little stick folk - Bendies - in their vehicles from their starting point to the nearby exit. Use scaffold planks, strong cables and triangles to create an appropriate structure for them to traverse each test chamber. Enjoy GLaDOS' dark humour as she guides you through your missions!


Pros:
  • Authentic feel with Ellen McLain's voiceover
  • Fun and challenging puzzles
  • Easy-to-use controls
  • In-game handbook of best practices for constructing structures
  • No punishment or limit to money spent on materials
Cons:
  • Limited list of different materials available
  • Not much variety between levels

  • physics
  • puzzle
  • construction
  • vehicle
  • simulation
  • building
  • challenging
  • bridge-building

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Dwarf Fortress (2022)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Dwarf Fortress is an incredibly detailed, complex game where you help a colony of dwarves build a settlement by carving out bedrooms, dining halls and other necessary structures from the side of a mountain. You don't control individual dwarves but instead provide instructions for them to follow, with each dwarf having their own needs and wants that you become familiar with as you play.


Pros:
  • Robust mouse support
  • New tutorial to help new players understand menus
  • Complex web of characters and relationships
  • Simulated world is full of surprises both big and small
  • Ability to create artifacts and engravings that tell stories
Cons:
  • Inscrutability can be off-putting for those expecting a more streamlined experience
  • Convoluted user interface can make it difficult to figure out what is even possible in the game or how to access the different menus

  • simulation
  • colony
  • management
  • city-building
  • procedural
  • moddable
  • base-building
  • pixel
  • survival
  • economy
  • fantasy
  • construction
  • sandbox
  • text
  • resource-management

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Tropico 3 (2009)

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IOS iPhoneos Mac OS Xbox 360 PC Windows

Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?


  • simulation
  • city-building
  • economy
  • political
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • management
  • construction
  • military

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