City Builder and Base Building PC Games | Ranked by Rating

Building games are defined by what you grow. City builders expand population, roads and districts with no end unless things collapse. Colony sims keep a few settlers from hunger and cold, with crisis built in and relief when you pull through. Between the two, quiet games about tending a small settlement have grown in number. The list favours steady ratings with fewer reviews, so small towns appear ahead of the big cities. A World of Keflings and Bubblegum Galaxy, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

3,427 titles match. 573 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,162 support Japanese, and 404 are free.

1,729 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

A World of Keflings: Build a Tiny Kingdom, Big Adventures!7/29$11.9999%478co-opcity-buildercozybuildingcraftingS

Bubblegum Galaxy: Design Colorful Planets in a Cozy Strategy Builder3/11$13.99100%126city-builderpuzzleindiestrategybuildingS

ShantyTown: Cozy City Builder Focused on Detail and Decoration4/16$14.9998%458relaxingcity-buildersingleplayercozydecoratingS

Red Rocket Defencism: Build Bases to Protect Rockets from Capitalists9/3$7.9999%171tower-defensestrategycity-builderminimalistrogueliteS

Worlds Upon The Wind: A Peaceful Roguelite Deckbuilder of Restoration7/23$9.9998%231roguelitedeckbuildingstrategyhand-drawnlanguage-learningS

Cafe Master Story: Build Your Dream Coffee Shop10/15$12.9997%434simulationcasualstrategysandboxcolony-simS

The Final Earth 2: Vertical Space City Builder7/15$9.9997%431colony-simstrategyspacemanagementbuildingS

ShellMobile: Titan Rampart - Build Your Mech Defense Against Aliens12/31$5.9998%183strategywargamemechsbase-buildingcasualS

Shanshui Haven: Casual City Building for Busy Lives7/24$7.9999%86casualstrategyrelaxingcity-builder2dS

Medieval Businessman: Build Your Dream Kingdom6/20Free98%129real-time-tacticscity-builderindietop-downstrategyS

Keep Her Safe: Survive the Acid Rain Apocalypse8/18$9.9996%407survivalbase-buildingzombiespost-apocalypticresource-managementS

SkyShard: City Battler - Build Magical Cities in Auto-Battler Skies5/25$14.9998%103auto-battlerinventory-managementpvppveroguelikeS

Sebil Engineering: Open-Ended Road Repair Simulation11/9$11.9998%963d-platformereducationpuzzlecity-builderbuildingS

Burger Joint: Build a Burger Empire, Evade the Law10/14$2.99100%49strategycasualcrimepixel-graphicsrtsS

Midori no Kaori: Build Your Serene Japanese Restaurant10/21$9.9995%499relaxingbuildingincrementalcinematicemotionalS

MicroTown: Build Your Dream Village in This Relaxing Strategy Sim8/30$9.9995%478city-buildercolony-simbase-buildingresource-managementmedievalS

Byte Lynx: A Unit-less RTS of Tactical Network Combat10/12$9.9998%89base-buildingrtsstrategyaction-rtspuzzleS

Rift Riff: Strategic Tower Defense with a Forgiving Twist5/9$12.9995%394tower-defenseminimaliststrategybase-buildingpveS

Mega Mall Story: Build Your Dream Shopping Empire7/3$8.9995%3372d-platformercolony-simsandboxdungeon-crawlercity-builderS

Yap Wizards Tower Defence: Defend the Dirt Path!5/30Free96%156casualstrategytower-defense2dcartoonyS

Galaxy Defense War: Strategic Tower Defense with Roguelite Twists12/15$7.7296%138strategyroguelitetower-defense2dbase-buildingS

StarShip-DF: Build Your Space Colony and Defend It7/20$5.99100%40simulationcolony-simsci-fispacebase-buildingS

STARIO: Haven Tower - Build a Vertical Colony9/25$13.9994%359city-builderresource-managementstrategypost-apocalypticsimulationS

Tile Town: Medieval Hex Grid Strategy and City Building7/20$9.9998%63strategycasualhex-gridboard-gamerelaxingS

Cozy Keep: Become a Medieval Shopkeeper & Master Merchant10/1$14.9994%330shop-keepercozymedievalcraftingfarming-simS

Sengoku Voxel Castle With Zundamon: Build, Defend, and Conquer in Voxel Style12/6$12.9996%119strategyrtsvoxeltower-defensemedievalS

Banana Drama: Monkey RTS Mayhem on a Dinosaur Island3/29$1.9994%306actionstrategyrtscolony-simaction-rtsS

EVERDAWN: A Peaceful Tile-Placement Strategy and Puzzle Game4/2$9.9998%61puzzlecasualstrategyrelaxingcity-builderS

Omnibullet: Build Automated Factories to Charge Batteries2/19$11.99100%37puzzlelogicbuildingautomationmanagementS

Verde: Build a Cozy Nature Town for Adorable Seedlets8/12$9.99100%37city-buildercozycasualbuildingrelaxingS

Tactical Annihilation: Sci-Fi Turn-Based Strategy with Base Building8/28$15.9998%59board-gameturn-based-strategybase-building3dwargameS

Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle: Relaxing Island City Builder Puzzle8/30$1.9994%245puzzlepoint-&-clickcity-buildercasualtabletopS

The Sushi Spinnery: Build Your Dream Revolving Sushi Restaurant5/22$8.9993%456simulationcookingpixel-graphicsstrategysingleplayerS

Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue - Build Your Eco-Empire8/23Free93%405simulationbuildingautomationresource-managementsingleplayerS

The People of Sea, Sun & Salt: Mediterranean Island Civilization Builder4/1$6.49-35%98%53strategycity-buildersimulationcolony-simtime-managementS

Microtopia: Prologue - Build a Robot Ant Colony10/10Free95%132automationcolony-simbase-buildingresource-managementsandboxS

Paperwork: Grow Your Corporate Empire in This Incremental City Builder2/17$3.9996%92incrementalcity-builderpuzzleautomationcapitalismS

Humanica: Forge Humanity from Stone Age to Iron Age3/3$11.24-25%94%191city-buildersimulationsurvivalmanagementstylizedS

Heroic Songs: the Remix! — Build an Idol's Fan Sanctuary10/7$16.9996%89city-buildersimulationvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurefantasyS

City Painter: Deep Traffic Simulation with Minimalist Aesthetics4/1$9.9997%66simulationcity-buildersandbox2dminimalistS

The Pyraplex: Build a Desert Wonder of Commerce and Culture2/13$8.9996%85simulationstrategycasualcolony-simlife-simS

Farlanders: Prologue - Master Earth Before Mars5/18Free93%289base-buildingcolony-simmarsstrategyprocedural-generationS

Frog Island: Caretake Adorable Frogs and Uncover Island Secrets8/20$7.9995%118simulationcreature-collectorexplorationfarming-simnatureS

Mega Mall Story 2: Build Your Dream Retail Empire3/6$8.9994%174simulationstrategycasualcolony-simpixel-graphicsS

Pocket Academy 3: Build Your Dream School & Host a Festival7/17$10.9993%278simulationcasualcolony-simstrategylife-simS

All Quiet Roads: Minimalist City Builder Strategy4/11$5.9994%170simulationstrategyminimalistcity-buildertop-downS

Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game - A Deeper Look at Life After Loss4/2$14.9996%82farming-simlife-simsurvivalstory-richromanceS

Castles on Clouds: Roguelike Tower Defense with Deckbuilding Strategy8/25$2.99100%32tower-defenserogueliteroguelikestrategybase-buildingS

Roody:2d - Design Your Own Machines in a Sandbox Automation Puzzle10/20$14.9998%48automationbuildingprogrammingresource-managementsandboxS

Colony Siege – Master RTS and Tower Defense with Base Building and Unit Physics9/7$19.9993%259co-opstrategysimulationtower-defensesci-fiS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.