City Builder indie games
indielist tracks 48 indie city builder games with the Steam user tag "City Builder", together holding 1,065,080 reviews at an average of 88% positive. The most reviewed is RimWorld with 206,422 reviews.
Tagged titles
48
Total reviews on Steam
1,065,080
Avg positive %
88%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best city builder indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open City Builder data reportRelated tags
Building (44) Strategy (43) Simulation (40) Management (38) Sandbox (38) Base-Building (30) Resource Management (29) Economy (23) Colony Sim (21) Survival (21)
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Two Point Hospital
2018 · Indie
26,514 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementMedical SimBuildingFunny
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
16,834 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Captain of Industry
2022 · Indie
10,722 reviews · 90% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationResource ManagementManagementSimulation
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,335 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,208 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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The Tenants
2022 · Casual
7,046 reviews · 79% positive
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuilding
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Adventure
3,116 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
3,087 reviews · 93% positive
SandboxRelaxingSingleplayerCasualCity Builder
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Go-Go Town!
2026 · Casual
2,216 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessSimulationCity BuilderSandboxBuilding
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Airborne Kingdom
2022 · Adventure
2,094 reviews · 87% positive
City BuilderBase-BuildingExplorationBuildingSingleplayer
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
906 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best city builder indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 48 tracked city builder indie games led by RimWorld (206,422 reviews).
- How is the city builder list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.