Best Rated City Builder Games Under $20
The best rated City Builder games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Dyson Sphere Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 2Age of Empires II (Retired)102,75394.87%95.83%
- 3Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 4Dorfromantik29,51293.45%96.34%
- 5Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 6Thronefall23,42692.80%96.16%
- 7Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 8Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 9OpenTTD16,88791.08%94.71%
- 10Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 11ISLANDERS16,77590.89%94.43%
- 12Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,68390.44%94.29%
- 13Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 14Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 15Banished43,25989.40%90.43%
- 16RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,26089.17%94.30%
- 17Kingdom Two Crowns39,27989.14%90.21%
- 18Tavern Master13,17088.92%92.13%
- 19Kingdom: Classic22,67788.88%90.62%
- 20Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 21Littlewood6,82288.14%93.20%
- 22Let's School7,38288.10%92.73%
- 23TheoTown4,74688.04%94.58%
- 24Dystopika3,44287.70%95.73%
- 25Kingdoms Reborn9,69787.65%90.45%
- 26Bloons Monkey City6,74887.39%91.02%
- 27Craft The World17,03087.11%88.39%
- 28dotAGE2,67287.08%95.10%
- 29SUMMERHOUSE3,35186.97%93.02%
- 30Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,75686.91%89.44%
- 31Zeus + Poseidon1,95786.80%96.32%
- 32Cattails: Wildwood Story1,92486.75%97.51%
- 33Factory Town4,47286.71%90.68%
- 34RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,83586.57%89.61%
- 35Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,74386.36%88.84%
- 36Pharaoh + Cleopatra2,57986.31%91.62%
- 37Autonauts4,94986.30%89.57%
- 38Rise to Ruins7,75686.15%87.71%
- 39Gourdlets2,17686.09%92.56%
- 40Ratropolis5,50686.06%88.10%
- 41Predynastic Egypt1,92386.01%91.58%
- 42Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,52685.71%85.85%
- 43Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,29985.70%86.45%
- 44Realm Grinder7,42285.70%86.73%
- 45Cliff Empire4,36685.67%87.36%
- 46Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story56085.66%98.57%
- 47Station to Station1,94385.62%89.14%
- 48TerraScape2,21885.61%88.64%
- 49Factory Town Idle1,25385.56%90.90%
- 50Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 51Oxygen: First Breath1,66285.52%89.05%
- 52Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 53Preserve76485.50%92.80%
- 54Nordhold3,31585.41%86.85%
- 55Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,66485.36%87.92%
- 56Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71685.30%87.56%
- 57The Sushi Spinnery44385.27%92.78%
- 58Border Pioneer1,88985.22%86.71%
- 59Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,56585.19%86.77%
- 60Egypt: Old Kingdom1,25585.15%86.85%
- 61Slow living with Princess61885.14%88.35%
- 62Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,04285.13%86.04%
- 63High Sea Saga DX52385.02%82.22%
- 64Settlement Survival8,02184.96%85.30%
- 65Project Highrise4,80784.92%84.88%
- 66Academia : School Simulator3,06284.91%85.66%
- 67Reshaping Mars83284.89%84.25%
- 68Dice Kingdoms69184.87%83.79%
- 69Knights and Merchants4,94884.86%85.23%
- 70Marble Age74684.79%82.84%
- 71The Infected6,97684.68%84.32%
- 72Holyday City: Reloaded1,63884.59%81.07%
- 73Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,57284.53%84.26%
- 74Soul Academy46184.48%74.62%
- 75Pathless Woods1,11084.37%79.28%
- 76The Guild II Renaissance4,18084.33%83.49%
- 77Anno 1404 - History Edition3,57684.27%82.41%
- 78Republic of Pirates52884.27%71.59%
- 79Microcivilization1,44584.19%79.03%
- 80Love Tavern81784.07%73.44%
- 81Havendock1,93984.04%79.42%
- 82Cardboard Town2,29784.00%79.89%
- 83Construction Simulator 20156,84783.97%82.23%
- 84Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation2,26383.96%80.78%
- 85Gladiator Guild Manager4,05983.83%81.10%
- 86Nebuchadnezzar1,82483.79%78.89%
- 87Becastled5,58183.79%81.72%
- 88Before We Leave1,72283.72%78.11%
- 89Farm Manager 20212,38283.60%79.05%
- 90SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition9,80883.59%82.22%
- 91ContractVille6,15483.42%80.94%
- 92Cossacks 316,07583.31%82.30%
- 93Medieval Kingdom Wars2,61483.06%75.86%
- 94Pure Farming 20181,70383.05%73.46%
- 95Driftland: The Magic Revival2,01082.83%72.34%
- 96Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes2,52982.81%74.38%
- 97Kingdom Eighties3,30182.54%75.28%
- 98Cartel Tycoon3,79982.32%76.10%
- 99The Tenants7,75582.30%78.90%
- 100Planetbase10,40482.28%79.73%
