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.

3,661 titles match. 588 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,250 support Japanese, and 420 are free.

1,773 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Craft Hero - Prologue: Build, Defend, and Conquer Dark Lords3/7Free94% positive 160craftingsandboxbase-buildingpixel-graphicstop-downS

Dungeon Dreams — Deep RPG with Roguelike and Dating Sim Elements2/20$11.9993% positive 242rpganimedating-simjrpgdungeon-crawlerS

diorama: Craft Your Own Cozy World8/2$4.9995% positive 100casualsimulationcozycity-builderfarming-simS

Barbaria: VR Combat and Builder Mashup2/9$19.9994% positive 139vrmultiplayerhack-and-slashaction-rpgswordplayS

Casino Resort Tower: Build Your Empire from the Ground Up6/22$19.9994% positive 136simulationshop-keepereconomymanagementbase-buildingS

Biletide: Defend Against a Toxic Flood in This Voxel Strategy Game7/15$5.99100% positive 30strategytower-defensertsreal-time-tacticsbase-buildingS

Fantasy Forest: Nurture and Collect Unique Phantom Beasts11/5$3.00100% positive 30casualsimulationfarming-simcity-builderidlerS

Islets Defense: Build Your Village, Command Your Towers6/18$9.9993% positive 198strategytower-defensecity-builderresource-managementbase-buildingS

Polyville Canyon: A Relaxing City Builder Without the Hassle5/20$1.9994% positive 130relaxingcity-buildercasualcartoonystylizedS

Convenience Stories: Build Your Dream Corner Store6/18$12.9992% positive 306simulationcasualstrategycolony-simrtsS

T-Minus 30: Build Your Escape Fleet Before Earth Dies8/26$9.9993% positive 187city-builderstrategysimulationbase-buildingcolony-simS

Tranquil Builds: Relaxing Construction Simulation9/10$2.99100% positive 29singleplayercontroller-supportidlerrelaxingcozyS

Pocket City: Build Your Dream Metropolis in a Casual City Builder8/22$2.9992% positive 276casualsimulationcity-builderstrategy2.5dS

Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood: Forge Your Legend in Magical England7/17$19.9995% positive 85choices-matterchoose-your-own-adventurebase-buildinginteractive-fictionstrategy-rpgS

MoteMancer: Alchemical Automation on Elemental Planes7/14$29.9992% positive 263automationbase-buildingresource-managementfantasysandboxS

River Towns: A Cozy City Builder Puzzle Game3/24$9.74-35%92% positive 258puzzlecity-builderboard-gamestrategylogicS

CosmoOdyssey: Trip to Mars - A Farming Tycoon's Space Adventure8/18$1.9993% positive 162casual3dsingleplayerspace-simadventureS

Forests, Fields and Fortresses: Build Your Kingdom in This Puzzle Strategy Game4/5$4.9995% positive 81casualstrategypuzzlecity-buildertabletopS

Jumbo Airport Story: Build Your Dream International Hub6/4$8.9991% positive 393simulationcasualstrategyflightrtsS

Wolf's Gang: Rebuild the Dark Lord's Tower as a Monster8/20Free93% positive 150jrpg2danimetop-downsingleplayerS

Lazy Witch's Factory: Build, Automate, and Escape Debt in a Roguelite Frenzy8/21$15.9992% positive 218automationbase-buildingcuteroguelitefemale-protagonistS

Pocket Stables: Train Your Way to Triple Crown Glory9/26$8.9992% positive 214simulationsportsracingstrategycasualS

Magazine Mogul: Build Your Town Through the Power of the Press9/5$8.9996% positive 57simulationstrategycasualcolony-simcity-builderS

Eternal Warfare: Turn-Based Strategy with Simultaneous Online Play9/5$11.99100% positive 26turn-based-strategystrategybase-buildingwargamemultiplayerS

Shiny Ski Resort: Build Your Winter Paradise11/28$8.9993% positive 123simulationcasualcolony-simpixel-graphicsstrategyS

Kriegsfront Battlescaper: Free Mecha Diorama Building Tool8/4Free94% positive 88mechslevel-editorcharacter-customizationcity-builderutilitiesS

Mineral Defense: Forge Your Path in a Roguelite Tower Defense11/15$7.49-50%91% positive 255strategyroguelitetower-defensecard-gameroguelikeS

National Transit: Build a Nation's Transport Infrastructure6/23$7.9995% positive 66simulationcity-buildersandboximmersive-simreal-time-tacticsS

FATAL ERROR: RTS Combat in a Digital World9/27$4.9995% positive 65rtsstrategyindiebase-buildingaction-adventureS

The Home County: Build Your Edwardian Village Dream9/22$13.9994% positive 84life-simcolony-simfarming-simmanagementbase-buildingS

Go To Hell Must — Become the Arbiter of Souls in this Hell Management Sim8/8$2.39-60%92% positive 157casualgod-gamedating-sim2dcartoonyS

Gunma's Ambition: You and Me are Gunma - Reiwa 2nd Census Edition7/13$3.99100% positive 25casualsimulationstrategytriviaeducationS

Pool Slide Story: Build Your Dream Water Park7/4$10.9991% positive 227simulationcasualcity-builderstrategypixel-graphicsS

Annihilate The Spance: Autonomous Fleets in a Space RTS1/14$29.9990% positive 367base-buildingspacertsbuildingindieS

Crystal Guardians Prologue: Free Roguelike Tower Defense1/8Free94% positive 79tower-defenseroguelikestrategyrogueliteprocedural-generationS

Slimeward: Turn Slime Infestations into a Thriving Medieval City4/15$2.9990% positive 354side-scrollerincrementalstrategyidlersimulationS

Skating Rink Story: Build Your Dream Ice Rink6/9$12.9993% positive 104casualsimulationsportslife-simcity-builderS

Castle Formers: Strategic Survival Meets Platforming Action7/13$10.0096% positive 49strategypixel-graphicssurvivalindiecolony-simS

DSS War Party: Grand Strategy RTS with City Building6/19Free93% positive 103strategysimulationfree-to-playmedievalgrand-strategyS

FluxWerks: Build an Industrial Base on a Hostile Alien World9/23$24.9993% positive 99automationbase-buildingsimulationbuildingcity-builderS

Scavenger of Dunomini: A Nervous Match-3 Tower Defense Hybrid9/13$4.49-25%100% positive 24match-32d-platformertower-defensebase-buildingscore-attackS

Uptime: A Cloud Provider Sim - Get Hands-On with Server Hardware7/17$7.49-25%95% positive 59immersive-simsandboxautomationbuildingmanagementS

Qianli: The Vastscape Scroll - Zen Hex-Tile Building & Puzzle7/17$8.49-15%92% positive 135city-builderpuzzlerelaxingsandboxsimulationS

Aquapark Tycoon: Build Your Dream Water Park7/22$18.39-20%90% positive 302strategysimulationsandboxcity-builderimmersive-simS

Tavern Manager Simulator: Prologue – Build Your Fantasy Inn7/11Free91% positive 185simulationcasualeconomybase-building3dS

Room Craft: Design and Build Your Dream Interior7/13$5.9996% positive 46casualdesign-&-illustrationbuildingcozysandboxS

Flocking Hell: 5-Minute Turn-Based Strategy & City Builder3/25$9.9995% positive 55turn-based-strategystrategycity-builderdeckbuildingpixel-graphicsS

Voxel Eras: Build Automated Factories Through Technological Ages7/16$14.9995% positive 55sandboxautomationbuildingcraftingrelaxingS

Terraforming Titans: Become an AI Colony Builder on Mars7/17$5.0094% positive 69simulationmarsincrementalcolony-simspaceS

Nekokami: Internship - The Prologue Adventure: Build a Cute City2/28Free92% positive 119board-gamecity-buildernaturecutebuildingS

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.