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 Program91,26896.24%97.47%
- 2Age of Empires II (Retired)102,73294.87%95.83%
- 3Kenshi114,92294.72%95.56%
- 4Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 5Dorfromantik29,47093.47%96.35%
- 6Mini Motorways24,23492.97%96.27%
- 7Thronefall23,36992.83%96.18%
- 8Frostpunk136,35692.20%92.73%
- 9Townscaper21,58092.03%95.30%
- 10Kingdoms and Castles31,28591.47%93.55%
- 11OpenTTD16,82891.08%94.71%
- 12Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,78390.90%94.66%
- 13ISLANDERS16,77590.90%94.43%
- 14Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 15Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,62390.35%94.29%
- 16Minami Lane6,60589.94%97.46%
- 17Banished43,22789.40%90.42%
- 18RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,24189.19%94.31%
- 19Kingdom Two Crowns39,10789.15%90.22%
- 20Transport Fever 232,17989.06%90.33%
- 21Tavern Master13,14389.05%92.14%
- 22Kingdom: Classic22,64688.91%90.64%
- 23Tropico 412,71388.76%91.74%
- 24Littlewood6,81588.31%93.21%
- 25Let's School7,35988.27%92.73%
- 26The Wandering Village8,35388.15%91.95%
- 27TheoTown4,70288.04%94.53%
- 28Dystopika3,39487.71%95.76%
- 29Kingdoms Reborn9,68287.68%90.47%
- 30Bloons Monkey City6,72987.42%91.05%
- 31dotAGE2,66887.11%95.09%
- 32Craft The World17,00987.11%88.36%
- 33Jurassic World Evolution55,21687.05%87.43%
- 34Tropico 629,26787.00%87.69%
- 35SUMMERHOUSE3,33786.99%93.02%
- 36Cattails: Wildwood Story1,91486.99%97.49%
- 37Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,73886.94%89.47%
- 38Zeus + Poseidon1,95186.83%96.31%
- 39Factory Town4,46786.73%90.66%
- 40RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,82586.69%89.61%
- 41Autonauts4,94786.50%89.57%
- 42Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,72586.39%88.86%
- 43Pharaoh + Cleopatra2,57286.33%91.60%
- 44Gourdlets2,16886.32%92.48%
- 45Rise to Ruins7,75686.17%87.71%
- 46Heart of the Machine2,07486.12%91.61%
- 47Ratropolis5,50686.08%88.09%
- 48Sid Meier’s Civilization VI376,70486.06%86.09%
- 49Predynastic Egypt1,92186.04%91.57%
- 50Ratopia4,75485.89%87.80%
- 51Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26185.73%86.46%
- 52Realm Grinder7,42085.72%86.73%
- 53Cliff Empire4,36785.70%87.36%
- 54Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story54885.68%98.54%
- 55TerraScape2,20485.66%88.75%
- 56Station to Station1,93685.66%89.15%
- 57Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,26185.63%85.75%
- 58Factory Town Idle1,24585.63%90.84%
- 59Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 60Oxygen: First Breath1,66185.57%89.10%
- 61Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,70985.54%87.60%
- 62Preserve74885.52%92.78%
- 63Nordhold3,29485.45%86.89%
- 64Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,65885.41%88.00%
- 65Space Haven10,99185.41%85.80%
- 66Buggos1,42185.34%87.90%
- 67The Sushi Spinnery43885.30%92.69%
- 68Border Pioneer1,87485.24%86.66%
- 69Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,55885.22%86.78%
- 70Egypt: Old Kingdom1,25285.18%86.82%
- 71Slow living with Princess61885.18%88.35%
- 72Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,04285.16%86.04%
- 73Settlement Survival8,00685.15%85.36%
- 74Academia : School Simulator3,04985.14%85.67%
- 75Knights and Merchants4,95685.06%85.23%
- 76Fabledom7,69685.05%85.15%
- 77Project Highrise4,79984.95%84.89%
- 78Reshaping Mars83084.93%84.34%
- 79Dice Kingdoms68984.90%83.74%
- 80Citadelum1,04884.87%83.78%
- 81High Sea Saga DX51684.84%82.17%
- 82Marble Age74784.83%82.86%
- 83The Infected6,96684.70%84.31%
- 84Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,53384.56%84.29%
- 85The Guild II Renaissance4,16684.54%83.49%
- 86Soul Academy46184.52%74.62%
- 87Holyday City: Reloaded1,63684.43%81.05%
- 88Pathless Woods1,10984.41%79.26%
- 89Anno 1404 - History Edition3,56584.31%82.44%
- 90Microcivilization1,44084.25%79.17%
- 91Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom11,13284.21%83.52%
- 92Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation2,26284.19%80.73%
- 93Love Tavern81584.12%73.62%
- 94Havendock1,93584.07%79.38%
- 95Cardboard Town2,28284.05%79.97%
- 96Nebuchadnezzar1,82184.04%78.91%
- 97Before We Leave1,72083.97%78.08%
- 98Gladiator Guild Manager4,04983.88%81.18%
- 99Railway Empire9,68783.88%82.74%
- 100Construction Simulator 20156,84483.86%82.23%
