The Best Building Games - Page 2

Update : Mad Smartphone Tycoon added at rank #50.
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TerraTech (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

TerraTech is the perfect game for creative kids who love to build their own vehicles and explore a randomly generated world. Construct powerful machines, bases, and weapons to defend against rival miners, gather resources, and improve your standing with the Mining Corporations. Explore treacherous mountain ranges, luscious grasslands, and huge deserts while building and creating your own unique style. The gameplay is fun and intuitive, and the simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware.


What we like:
  • Fun and intuitive gameplay
  • Creative freedom with lots of room for your own style
  • Enticing game with interesting mechanics
  • Simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware
  • Provides a unique and addictive experience
What could be improved:
  • Feels empty with repetitive fetch quests
  • Lack of big updates
  • Multiplayer needs a lot of work

  • sandbox
  • building
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • construction
  • vehicle
  • survival
  • robots
  • physics
  • early-access
  • exploration
  • funny-looking
  • online
  • vehicles

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Paragon Pioneers (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.


What we like:
  • Detailed explanations and tutorials
  • No ads or premium currencies
  • Easy to pick up and put down
  • Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
  • No inherent time limit
  • Over 100+ buildings to advance through
What could be improved:
  • Long waiting times
  • Lack of a thrilling narrative
  • Game mechanics become increasingly complex
  • Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
  • Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting

  • idler
  • city-building
  • colony
  • tutorial
  • management
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • crafting
  • economy
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • resource-management

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Urbek City Builder (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 l

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.


  • city-building
  • voxel
  • agriculture
  • building
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • modern
  • management
  • economy
  • procedural
  • political
  • sandbox
  • minimalist
  • replay-value
  • family-friendly

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Constructor Plus (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Constructor Plus is a building simulation game where you design cities, manage tenants, and sabotage other developers. With 147 buildings, 65 city scenarios, and a humorous British atmosphere, this game offers plenty of content and entertainment. The game combines RTS and city-building genres, adding fun gameplay hours. Although the game has steep learning curves and limited freedom in missions, Constructor Plus is a well-constructed sim that's worth the entry price.


What we like:
  • Plenty of content and gameplay hours
  • Campaign mode with narration and additional missions added
  • Fun and unique mix of RTS and city-building genres
  • Humorous and charming British cultural atmosphere
  • The game has been improved and polished in Constructor Plus release
What could be improved:
  • Buildings are difficult to build and a lot of micro-management is needed
  • Missions have strict time limits and limited player freedom

  • simulation
  • building
  • management
  • construction
  • city-building
  • city-dwelling
  • strategy
  • well-constructed
  • classic
  • buildings
  • space
  • online
  • comedy

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Dinkum (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Step into the rugged and beautiful Australian wilderness in Dinkum. This game lets you explore the harsh conditions of the outback, build a thriving town, and gather resources for survival. You can customize your home, care for animals, and cultivate crops. Enjoy the gameplay with friends, and experience the unique setting and design. You can even show off your interior designing skills in your cozy abode!

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What we like:
  • Lots to unlock and build
  • Easy money earning
  • Cute animals and easy relationship building
  • Vehicles for quicker travel
  • Constant improvements and unique Australian setting
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive and shallow NPC quests
  • Unengaging mechanics in combat
  • Lack of future development information

  • crafting
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • life
  • farming
  • mining
  • hunting
  • fishing
  • agriculture
  • simulation
  • building
  • survival
  • character
  • sandbox
  • cute

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Synergy (2024)

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early access Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Synergy is a city-building game in which humanity must survive in a strange and hostile world. Build a city while respecting the ecosystem. Explore and analyze your environment. Provide for the needs of your citizens.


  • diplomacy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • economy
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • building
  • trading
  • steampunk
  • resource-management
  • survival
  • management
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • farming

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Sprocket (2021)

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early access Android PC Windows ps2 gamecube

Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.


  • i
  • war
  • wargame
  • cold
  • building
  • world-war-2
  • beat-em-up
  • tps
  • military
  • sandbox
  • customization
  • pve
  • gun
  • tokusatsu
  • side-scrolling

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Cityscapes: Sim Builder (2023)

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IOS iPhone

As Mayor you need to make meaningful decisions and build carefully thought out systems. Stunning 3D architecture and vistas will captivate your imagination as you watch your city grow. You can even build famous architectural landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.


  • city-building
  • building
  • education
  • rich
  • endless
  • simulation
  • classic

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Trailmakers (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Trailmakers lets you explore the adventure of building creative vehicles that can be unleashed into the open world. Simulate the driving capabilities of your favorite vehicle: from helicopters to racing cars, combat jets, robots, hovercrafts and many more. The limit is your imagination.


  • jet
  • vehicle
  • sandbox
  • building
  • moddable
  • submarine
  • destruction
  • racing
  • tanks
  • space
  • physics
  • open-world
  • flight
  • multiplayer
  • robots

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IIslands of War (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows

IIslands of War is a 2D roguelike where you build floating islands out of blocks and modules. Travel through different realms to various locations to collect powerful items, shop for items, forge your items to become more powerful, and battle the Dark Order.

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  • building
  • action
  • rogue-like
  • adventure
  • pirates
  • endless
  • pixel

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