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City Building Games

Games featuring city building elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the gameplay category.

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33 games
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Gameplay
turn-based exploration-heavy
90
Metacritic Score: 90
Universal Acclaim

Sid Meier's Civilization V

epic contemplative
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Gameplay
turn-based exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

epic contemplative
Cities: Skylines
Gameplay
real-time city-building
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Cities: Skylines

relaxing satisfying
Anno 2070
Gameplay
real-time city-building
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Anno 2070

relaxing intense
SimCity 4: Rush Hour
Gameplay
city-building resource management
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

SimCity 4: Rush Hour

relaxing intense
SimCity 3000 Unlimited
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

SimCity 3000 Unlimited

relaxing contemplative
Concrete Jungle
Gameplay
turn-based puzzle-solving
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Concrete Jungle

relaxing intense
Tropico 6
Gameplay
turn-based city-building
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Tropico 6

relaxing funny
City Life
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

City Life

relaxing satisfying
City Life: World Edition
Gameplay
city-building resource management
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

City Life: World Edition

relaxing contemplative
Caesar IV
Gameplay
turn-based city-building
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Caesar IV

relaxing intense
Caesar 4
Gameplay
city-building resource management
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Caesar 4

relaxing contemplative
Nebuchadnezzar
Gameplay
turn-based city-building
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Nebuchadnezzar

relaxing contemplative
Anno 2205
Gameplay
real-time resource-management
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Anno 2205

relaxing intense
Cities XL 2011
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
70
Metacritic Score: 70
Mixed or Average

Cities XL 2011

relaxing contemplative
Cities XL
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
69
Metacritic Score: 69
Mixed or Average

Cities XL

relaxing rewarding
Rise of Venice
Gameplay
turn-based management
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Rise of Venice

relaxing contemplative
SimCity
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

SimCity

relaxing contemplative
Urban Empire
Gameplay
turn-based management
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Urban Empire

relaxing contemplative
Cities XL 2012
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

Cities XL 2012

relaxing satisfying
Cities XXL
Gameplay
city-building resource-management
47
Metacritic Score: 47
Generally Unfavorable

Cities XXL

relaxing intense
Citadels
Gameplay
turn-based resource-management
20
Metacritic Score: 20
Overwhelming Dislike

Citadels

intense atmospheric
Seaport - Build & Prosper!
Gameplay
turn-based resource management

Seaport - Build & Prosper!

relaxing cozy
Big Company: Skytopia
Gameplay
turn-based resource management

Big Company: Skytopia

relaxing contemplative
TheoTown
Gameplay
city-building resource management

TheoTown

relaxing satisfying
Tropico 4: Vigilante
Gameplay
turn-based city-building

Tropico 4: Vigilante

relaxing intense
Dawn of Discovery: Venice
Gameplay
turn-based resource management

Dawn of Discovery: Venice

relaxing contemplative
Drive Megapolis
Gameplay
city-building racing

Drive Megapolis

relaxing satisfying
Caesar 3
Gameplay
turn-based city-building

Caesar 3

relaxing contemplative
Mob Rule Classic
Gameplay
turn-based city-building

Mob Rule Classic

intense relaxing
4 Coins Premium
Gameplay
turn-based resource management

4 Coins Premium

relaxing strategic
3D Modern Tower
Gameplay
turn-based city-building

3D Modern Tower

relaxing satisfying
4X：My Empire
Gameplay
turn-based city-building

4X：My Empire

strategic focused

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