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.
- 1RimWorld248,58197.47%97.85%
- 2Factorio236,11397.14%97.52%
- 3Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 4Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 5Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition183,56194.55%94.91%
- 7Timberborn41,85293.89%95.97%
- 8Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 9Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 10Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 11Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 12Cities: Skylines290,99992.71%92.87%
- 13Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 14Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 15Frostpunk137,55692.23%92.74%
- 16Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 17Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 18Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 19OpenTTD17,00991.13%94.62%
- 20Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 21Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 22ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 23Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 24Two Point Hospital34,98790.46%91.97%
- 25Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,87290.44%94.23%
- 26Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 27Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 28Songs of Syx9,28289.55%94.25%
- 29Ostriv7,68189.46%95.03%
- 30Banished43,35089.45%90.43%
- 31RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 32Parkitect8,15089.22%94.18%
- 33Kingdom Two Crowns39,84989.18%90.18%
- 34Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 35Transport Fever 232,87389.12%90.32%
- 36Mad Games Tycoon 27,82188.99%93.86%
- 37Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 38Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 39The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 40Colony Survival9,01488.47%92.11%
- 41Littlewood6,83188.43%93.18%
- 42Let's School7,46688.40%92.70%
- 43Captain of Industry11,62987.94%90.31%
- 44Going Medieval21,45187.83%89.07%
- 45Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.75%90.38%
- 46TheoTown4,81987.65%94.69%
- 47Bloons Monkey City6,79687.55%91.04%
- 48Prison Architect74,93087.54%87.86%
- 49Craft The World17,10087.43%88.40%
- 50Reus 22,31687.37%94.26%
- 51dotAGE2,68487.28%95.08%
- 52Dystopika3,50987.25%95.75%
- 53Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94687.18%97.43%
- 54Tropico 629,53887.08%87.73%
- 55Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 56Zeus + Poseidon1,97287.02%96.35%
- 57Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 58Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,77286.88%88.79%
- 59Factory Town4,48486.86%90.61%
- 60RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,87186.83%89.64%
- 61Predynastic Egypt1,93186.71%91.56%
- 62Rise to Ruins7,76286.60%87.67%
- 63Autonauts4,96886.60%89.45%
- 64Ratropolis5,54486.53%87.88%
- 65SUMMERHOUSE3,37586.46%92.98%
- 66Parkasaurus3,17186.39%93.09%
- 67Clanfolk4,06286.39%91.61%
- 68Two Point Campus8,21686.38%87.84%
- 69TerraScape2,24886.30%88.61%
- 70Heart of the Machine2,13386.29%91.51%
- 71Cataclismo4,34786.28%88.80%
- 72Terra Nil8,78086.26%87.48%
- 73Cliff Empire4,37986.24%87.30%
- 74Go-Go Town!2,76186.24%93.37%
- 75Foundation24,26986.23%86.66%
- 76Dawn of Man17,85486.22%86.80%
- 77Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67886.09%87.96%
- 78Ratopia4,89586.02%87.74%
- 79Egypt: Old Kingdom1,26485.91%86.95%
- 80Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization1,58185.90%86.72%
- 81Border Pioneer1,92385.90%86.53%
- 82Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,38785.87%86.53%
- 83Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition55,06685.84%85.96%
- 84Realm Grinder7,44285.80%86.63%
- 85Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 86Pharaoh + Cleopatra2,58785.78%91.65%
- 87Unholy Heights1,65285.75%89.16%
- 88Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73785.73%87.72%
- 89Gourdlets2,20285.72%92.33%
- 90Reshaping Mars83385.66%84.27%
- 91Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,78085.64%85.68%
- 92Factory Town Idle1,25885.61%90.86%
- 93Marble Age74585.58%82.95%
- 94Nordhold3,38685.53%86.56%
- 95Buggos1,43685.52%87.88%
- 96War for the Overworld8,12985.52%85.93%
- 97Space Haven11,14685.49%85.76%
- 98Diplomacy is Not an Option12,69585.39%85.55%
- 99Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville2,05085.34%86.10%
- 100Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure2,28985.33%83.40%
