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In SteamWorld Build, you must escape a dying planet by building a mining town to dig up vital long-lost technology. Meet the ever-growing needs of your citizens, trade resources and defend your mine from the creatures that lurk below.

73 rating3 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderSandbox

Create and manage your own city without restrictions. Offering a deep simulation and a living economy, Cities: Skylines II will challenge your decision-making skills and allow you to build the cities of your dreams. Get ready for a new epic

73 rating2 lists28 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.

46 rating1 list0.5 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

A new city-building game set in the oceanic world of The Great Ursee, by BAFTA-nominated developer Tomas Sala. Design, develop and defend your Bulwark, manage resources and make choices to create unique fortress settlements in a world reeli

85 rating2 lists17 h main storyOften paired

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SimulationStrategyCity builderSandboxBird view / Isometric

Build what only you can in LEGO Skylines. In this cozy, customizable city-builder, your choices bring a living, breathing metropolis to life. Go big or obsess over the details. No instructions. Unlimited space. And there’s just one rule. Ma

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City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderScience fiction

Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research n

72 rating1 list23 h main storyOften paired

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IndieSimulationStrategyCity builderSandbox

Once upon a Village.. Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is the ideal laid back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, trade and use diplomacy to ally or challenge your neighbors, and most importantly, find yourself a

76 rating1 list13 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyScience fiction

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

76 rating3 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

A roguelite city builder set in a fantasy world tormented by the everlasting rain. Settle the unknown wilds to discover and rebuild the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization. Develop technologies that will help your citizens tackle destruc

87 rating5 lists6 h main storyOften paired

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IndieSimulationStrategyCity builderSandbox

Endzone is a post apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant rad

64 rating1 list23 h main story

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City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

Get rich or die trying! In Tropico 7, you step into El Presidente’s shiny boots again to build your island nation and – literally – move mountains. As glorious leader you guide your loyal citizens (and your Swiss Bank Account) through the a

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Endzone is a post apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant rad

64 rating3 listsAlso in City-building games

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IndieSimulationStrategySandboxBird view / Isometric

This is a casual school-building game, you are entrusted by your old headmaster with the glorious task of reviving your alma mater. As the new principal, you will not only need to build a stylized school, but also train teachers, recruit st

68 rating2 lists24 h main storyOften paired

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SimulationStrategyScience fictionBird view / IsometricBusiness simulation

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s ground-breaking 2018 management simulation, Jurassic World Evolution, offering an all new narrative campaign voiced by cast members from across the Jurassic World film

72 rating6 lists6 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Take a fantastical journey - fly the desert and build your domain. Airborne Kingdom uniquely blends city management and exploration, with a world and lore all its own. Build housing, gather food, satisfy needs, and grow your tribe. Maintain

74 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game. The age of steam has passed and now, oil leads the way as humanity’s newest salvation. However, with new threats on the horizon, the future of the cit

81 rating6 lists12 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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IndieSimulationStrategySandboxBird view / Isometric

Imagine a magical factory, appearing right in your living room. A carefully planned masterpiece, where diligent workers throw together anything customers want. Rubber ducks and dressers, drones and electric guitars, scooters and other wonde

72 rating2 lists20 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyBird view / Isometric

Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.

1 list30 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderScience fiction

Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research n

72 rating7 listsAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingSimulationStrategyCity builderBird view / Isometric

Aquatico is a survival city builder set deep beneath the waves. Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard.

68 rating2 lists15 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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SimulationStrategySandboxBird view / IsometricAdventure

Dive into the thrilling world of Planet Coaster 2! Construct the theme park of your dreams with an intuitive piece-by-piece building system, as you meticulously craft and customise every aspect of your park down to the smallest detail. From

79 rating3 lists23 h main story

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyResource management

City Tales is a medieval city builder, allowing you to unleash your creativity and shape vast cities that break outside a traditional grid. Plan each district for your citizens needs and aid your companions in their tales, creating a city t

80 rating1 list13 h main story

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Outlanders is a charming town-builder simulation game that lets you play as the leader of a group of regular people building a town together. Some want to survive, while others want to build amazing things. It’s up to you to guide them towa

83 rating2 lists40 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Aven Colony is a city-building and management sim that tells the story of humanity’s first settlement of an extrasolar world. Land on exotic Aven Prime, where you must construct and maintain the infrastructure and ensure the well-being of y

68 rating4 lists26 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategySandbox

Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill y

79 rating2 lists5 h main story

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City-buildingStrategyResource managementCity builderBird view / Isometric

A society survival game set in a world destroyed by climate change. Explore, scavenge and build a city to unite the clans. Conflicting cultures and limited resources mean you need to make tough choices; have you got what it takes to lead yo

78 rating3 lists18 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is the ultimate real-time soviet-themed city builder tycoon game. Construct your own republic and transform a poor country into a rich industrial superpower!

95 rating2 lists68 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieStrategyCity builderSandbox

Islanders is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

81 rating1 list2 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSandboxSimulationBird view / Isometric

Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks int

72 rating3 lists1 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

The premiere floating garbage town survival game! Scavenge whatever debris you can from the ocean's surface and grow your city while doing your best to survive in this colorful post-apocalyptic world.

78 rating3 lists19 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategySandbox

Inspired by the SimCity series, Banished, and Stronghold, Kingdoms and Castles is a game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Your kingdom must survive a living and dangerous world. Do the vik

68 rating3 lists20 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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Nebuchadnezzar is a classic isometric city builder game inviting players to experience the mysterious history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia. In the campaign, players get to rule over influential historical cities filled with magnificen

64 rating3 lists38 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through conquest. Inspired by the art

78 rating7 lists11 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game with survival and rogue-like elements. Build a village on the back of a giant, wandering creature, farm crops and forage resources to keep your villagers alive and form a symbiotic re

70 rating3 lists14 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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SimulationStrategySandboxBird view / IsometricReal-time strategy

A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!

73 rating6 lists24 h main storyOften paired

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildl

77 rating2 lists5.5 h main story

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with the other Great Houses of Titan for resources, territory, and power. Do battle with ships, technology, influence, or the sheer productive power of your factories. Stake your claim to the Indu

60 rating1 list25 h main story

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IndieSimulationSandboxBird view / IsometricPuzzle

Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done!

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SimulationStrategyCity builderSandboxBird view / Isometric

Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build y

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play

3 lists8.5 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategySandbox

Rise of Industry is a strategic tycoon game that puts you in the shoes of an early 20th-century industrialist. Build and manage your growing empire in a living, breathing, and procedurally generated world that is constantly evolving and ada

65 rating6 lists19 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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SimulationStrategyScience fictionAdventureTurn-based strategy

Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fle

60 rating5 lists18 h main story

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SandboxSimulationStrategyBird view / IsometricDinosaurs

"From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players

60 rating1 list5.5 h main storyOften paired

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IndieSandboxSimulationStrategyBird view / Isometric

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas. In Cloud Gardens players must harness the power of nature to overgrow lo-fi scenes of urban decay and manufactured landscapes. By planting seeds in the right places,

69 rating2 lists5.5 h main story

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyResource management

Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.

1 list12 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyScience fiction

Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of scientifically-based interplanetary

80 rating1 list20 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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City-buildingIndieSimulationStrategyCity builder

Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalyps

67 rating2 lists21 h main storyAlso in City-building games

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