Most Reviewed City Builder Games Under $40
The most-reviewed City Builder games for games under $40, ranked by total review count.
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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.
- 1Sid Meier’s Civilization VI379,97986.22%86.17%
- 2Cities: Skylines291,17292.71%92.86%
- 3RimWorld247,49997.47%97.85%
- 4Factorio235,52397.14%97.52%
- 5Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition183,11194.56%94.91%
- 6Frostpunk137,55692.23%92.74%
- 7Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 8Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 9Planet Zoo97,81090.45%90.98%
- 10Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,78085.64%85.68%
- 11Cities: Skylines II93,32358.52%55.66%
- 12Manor Lords91,90484.21%84.10%
- 13Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 14Prison Architect74,93087.54%87.86%
- 15Planet Coaster72,20990.58%91.32%
- 16Northgard: Definitive Edition68,76785.24%85.25%
- 17Sid Meier's Civilization VII62,19852.61%47.38%
- 18Jurassic World Evolution55,29887.09%87.44%
- 19Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition55,06685.84%85.96%
- 20They Are Billions51,47385.13%85.12%
- 21Jurassic World Evolution 247,15189.44%90.35%
- 22Banished43,35089.45%90.43%
- 23Timberborn41,85293.89%95.97%
- 24Kingdom Two Crowns39,84989.18%90.18%
- 25Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 26Two Point Hospital34,98790.46%91.97%
- 27inZOI33,10879.18%77.36%
- 28Transport Fever 232,87389.12%90.32%
- 29Anno 180032,42582.27%81.37%
- 30Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 31Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 32Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 33Tropico 629,53887.08%87.73%
- 34Train Simulator Classic29,45275.14%71.73%
- 35HUMANKIND28,83973.27%69.14%
- 36Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 37Frostpunk 227,16877.59%74.79%
- 38Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 39Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 40Foundation24,26986.23%86.66%
- 41Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 42Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 43Bellwright21,67781.77%80.20%
- 44Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 45Going Medieval21,45187.83%89.07%
- 46Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 47Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 48Infection Free Zone18,66482.25%80.67%
- 49Stronghold Crusader 218,11376.98%72.45%
- 50Dawn of Man17,85486.22%86.80%
- 51IXION17,83581.09%78.79%
- 52Craft The World17,10087.43%88.40%
- 53OpenTTD17,00991.13%94.62%
- 54ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 55Cossacks 316,18883.39%82.28%
- 56Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 57Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,67484.63%84.29%
- 58A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA14,90376.44%70.57%
- 59Planet Coaster 214,73778.74%74.36%
- 60Kingdom Heroes 814,71166.76%54.23%
- 61Construction Simulator14,65682.55%80.75%
- 62Tropico 514,42481.33%78.67%
- 63Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,87290.44%94.23%
- 64Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 65Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 66Stonehearth13,07879.50%75.16%
- 67Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 68Anno 207012,71571.26%60.31%
- 69Diplomacy is Not an Option12,69585.39%85.55%
- 70Captain of Industry11,62987.94%90.31%
- 71Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom11,16384.30%83.51%
- 72Space Haven11,14685.49%85.76%
- 73Transport Fever10,84684.19%83.28%
- 74The Universim10,66482.23%79.46%
- 75Smalland: Survive the Wilds10,53783.35%81.61%
- 76Norland10,49583.36%81.63%
- 77Planetbase10,46082.42%79.78%
- 78Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 79Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,38785.87%86.53%
- 80Endzone - A World Apart10,04380.93%76.70%
- 81SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition9,87083.72%82.25%
- 82Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.75%90.38%
- 83Railway Empire9,72483.96%82.70%
- 84Stronghold Kingdoms9,58874.61%63.59%
- 85下一站江湖Ⅱ9,46978.85%72.17%
- 86Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 87Songs of Syx9,28289.55%94.25%
- 88Colony Survival9,01488.47%92.11%
- 89Terra Nil8,78086.26%87.48%
- 90Ancestors Legacy8,66382.29%78.96%
- 91The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 92Airport CEO8,35884.21%83.05%
- 93RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 94Two Point Campus8,21686.38%87.84%
- 95Parkitect8,15089.22%94.18%
- 96War for the Overworld8,12985.52%85.93%
- 97Settlement Survival8,09985.12%85.04%
- 98Fabledom7,87685.18%85.17%
- 99Sengoku Dynasty7,86980.59%74.75%
- 100Mad Games Tycoon 27,82188.99%93.86%
