Best Rated City Builder Games Under $40
The best rated City Builder games on Steam for games under $40. 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.
- 1RimWorld244,38597.35%97.85%
- 2Factorio233,08997.00%97.51%
- 3Dyson Sphere Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 4Age of Empires II (Retired)102,75394.87%95.83%
- 5Kenshi115,45194.73%95.57%
- 6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition181,33294.40%94.93%
- 7Timberborn40,93793.81%95.98%
- 8Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,01293.46%97.52%
- 9Dorfromantik29,51293.45%96.34%
- 10Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 11Thronefall23,42692.80%96.16%
- 12Cities: Skylines291,09792.62%92.88%
- 13Against the Storm37,09992.45%94.47%
- 14Dwarf Fortress31,36592.41%94.79%
- 15Frostpunk136,77492.20%92.73%
- 16Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 17Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 18Empires of the Undergrowth18,63291.08%94.38%
- 19OpenTTD16,88791.08%94.71%
- 20Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,82490.90%94.67%
- 21ISLANDERS16,77590.89%94.43%
- 22Two Point Museum13,03990.84%95.37%
- 23Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,68390.44%94.29%
- 24Two Point Hospital34,84990.40%91.96%
- 25Stronghold HD (2012)10,41390.35%95.54%
- 26Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 27Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic26,84189.52%91.23%
- 28Songs of Syx9,06589.45%94.43%
- 29Banished43,25989.40%90.43%
- 30RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,26089.17%94.30%
- 31Kingdom Two Crowns39,27989.14%90.21%
- 32Ostriv7,58589.14%95.00%
- 33Parkitect8,11989.09%94.20%
- 34Transport Fever 232,34089.04%90.31%
- 35Tavern Master13,17088.92%92.13%
- 36Kingdom: Classic22,67788.88%90.62%
- 37Tropico 412,72288.74%91.72%
- 38Prison Architect73,66788.73%89.25%
- 39Mad Games Tycoon 27,75488.69%93.85%
- 40Colony Survival8,96288.33%92.11%
- 41The Wandering Village8,39088.15%91.97%
- 42Littlewood6,82288.14%93.20%
- 43Let's School7,38288.10%92.73%
- 44TheoTown4,74688.04%94.58%
- 45Going Medieval21,26987.80%89.14%
- 46Captain of Industry11,37887.77%90.25%
- 47Dystopika3,44287.70%95.73%
- 48Kingdoms Reborn9,69787.65%90.45%
- 49Bloons Monkey City6,74887.39%91.02%
- 50Craft The World17,03087.11%88.39%
- 51dotAGE2,67287.08%95.10%
- 52Tropico 629,33787.00%87.70%
- 53SUMMERHOUSE3,35186.97%93.02%
- 54Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,75686.91%89.44%
- 55Go-Go Town!2,62486.85%93.25%
- 56Zeus + Poseidon1,95786.80%96.32%
- 57Cattails: Wildwood Story1,92486.75%97.51%
- 58Project Hospital9,26886.74%88.96%
- 59Factory Town4,47286.71%90.68%
- 60Clanfolk4,01686.70%91.73%
- 61RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,83586.57%89.61%
- 62Reus 22,28686.51%94.49%
- 63Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,74386.36%88.84%
- 64The Stronghold Collection5,74386.36%88.84%
- 65Pharaoh + Cleopatra2,57986.31%91.62%
- 66Autonauts4,94986.30%89.57%
- 67Two Point Campus8,10586.20%87.75%
- 68Cataclismo4,26086.19%89.13%
- 69Rise to Ruins7,75686.15%87.71%
- 70Dawn of Man17,81086.13%86.81%
- 71Terra Nil8,69886.12%87.48%
- 72Foundation24,04486.09%86.57%
- 73Gourdlets2,17686.09%92.56%
- 74Heart of the Machine2,09086.08%91.53%
- 75Ratropolis5,50686.06%88.10%
- 76Predynastic Egypt1,92386.01%91.58%
- 77Ratopia4,81685.83%87.69%
- 78Farthest Frontier25,26285.76%86.08%
- 79Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,52685.71%85.85%
- 80Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,29985.70%86.45%
- 81Realm Grinder7,42285.70%86.73%
- 82Cliff Empire4,36685.67%87.36%
- 83Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story56085.66%98.57%
- 84Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,01985.64%85.71%
- 85Station to Station1,94385.62%89.14%
- 86TerraScape2,21885.61%88.64%
- 87Factory Town Idle1,25385.56%90.90%
- 88Unholy Heights1,64385.55%89.29%
- 89Oxygen: First Breath1,66285.52%89.05%
- 90Buggos1,42885.51%87.96%
- 91Preserve76485.50%92.80%
- 92Nordhold3,31585.41%86.85%
- 93War for the Overworld8,10285.38%85.93%
- 94Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,66485.36%87.92%
- 95Diplomacy is Not an Option12,45385.32%85.63%
- 96Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,71685.30%87.56%
- 97The Sushi Spinnery44385.27%92.78%
- 98Space Haven11,04585.24%85.75%
- 99Northgard: Definitive Edition68,60485.24%85.28%
- 100Border Pioneer1,88985.22%86.71%
