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.
- 1RimWorld246,29197.36%97.85%
- 2Factorio234,61497.02%97.51%
- 3Dyson Sphere Program91,70696.23%97.42%
- 4Age of Empires II (Retired)102,85194.90%95.83%
- 5Kenshi116,65094.78%95.59%
- 6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition182,32894.42%94.92%
- 7Timberborn41,65393.91%95.97%
- 8Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,07993.60%97.48%
- 9Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 10Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 11Thronefall23,67492.92%96.13%
- 12Cities: Skylines292,25392.62%92.87%
- 13Against the Storm37,48292.52%94.43%
- 14Dwarf Fortress31,50392.48%94.75%
- 15Frostpunk137,36692.24%92.74%
- 16Townscaper21,64492.14%95.28%
- 17Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 18Empires of the Undergrowth18,90591.26%94.36%
- 19OpenTTD16,99191.18%94.63%
- 20Two Point Museum13,43091.11%95.41%
- 21Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,88991.10%94.68%
- 22ISLANDERS16,78591.04%94.44%
- 23Stronghold HD (2012)10,44490.58%95.53%
- 24Two Point Hospital34,97090.49%91.96%
- 25Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,79790.27%94.26%
- 26Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 27Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,33289.62%91.19%
- 28Ostriv7,66489.54%95.03%
- 29Banished43,33889.48%90.43%
- 30RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,31389.41%94.31%
- 31Parkitect8,14089.36%94.20%
- 32Songs of Syx9,23489.34%94.28%
- 33Tavern Master13,27489.22%92.14%
- 34Kingdom Two Crowns39,74489.21%90.17%
- 35Transport Fever 232,69689.15%90.32%
- 36Mad Games Tycoon 27,81889.08%93.87%
- 37Kingdom: Classic22,74589.02%90.64%
- 38Tropico 412,74988.93%91.69%
- 39Prison Architect73,84388.76%89.22%
- 40Colony Survival8,99388.58%92.10%
- 41Littlewood6,83088.52%93.18%
- 42Let's School7,45688.48%92.70%
- 43TheoTown4,80588.37%94.67%
- 44The Wandering Village8,46788.07%91.96%
- 45Dystopika3,49888.05%95.80%
- 46Captain of Industry11,57288.03%90.29%
- 47Going Medieval21,41287.92%89.09%
- 48Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.86%90.37%
- 49Bloons Monkey City6,78487.68%91.02%
- 50dotAGE2,68487.39%95.04%
- 51Cattails: Wildwood Story1,94287.32%97.53%
- 52Craft The World17,08787.30%88.41%
- 53SUMMERHOUSE3,37287.26%92.97%
- 54Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,80287.19%89.48%
- 55Clanfolk4,05687.18%91.72%
- 56Zeus + Poseidon1,96987.15%96.34%
- 57Tropico 629,50987.12%87.73%
- 58Go-Go Town!2,75987.08%93.40%
- 59Project Hospital9,37587.05%88.89%
- 60Reus 22,30087.04%94.43%
- 61Factory Town4,47986.98%90.65%
- 62RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack5,86486.92%89.63%
- 63Parkasaurus3,14186.78%93.16%
- 64Autonauts4,96686.71%89.49%
- 65Stronghold 2: Steam Edition5,76486.65%88.79%
- 66Pharaoh + Cleopatra2,58686.63%91.65%
- 67Gourdlets2,19786.60%92.35%
- 68Heart of the Machine2,12286.47%91.47%
- 69Two Point Campus8,20686.45%87.81%
- 70Cataclismo4,34186.42%88.74%
- 71Rise to Ruins7,75886.40%87.68%
- 72Dawn of Man17,84486.34%86.80%
- 73Ratropolis5,54386.28%87.84%
- 74Foundation24,23686.27%86.65%
- 75Ratopia4,88286.13%87.75%
- 76Sid Meier’s Civilization VI379,08586.13%86.15%
- 77Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story57486.06%98.61%
- 78Terra Nil8,76086.04%87.48%
- 79TerraScape2,24485.99%88.59%
- 80Cliff Empire4,37585.98%87.29%
- 81Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,37485.97%86.50%
- 82Factory Town Idle1,25885.95%90.86%
- 83Unholy Heights1,64985.95%89.21%
- 84Station to Station1,96185.94%89.04%
- 85Realm Grinder7,43785.89%86.63%
- 86Preserve78485.88%92.86%
- 87Predynastic Egypt1,93085.87%91.55%
- 88Farthest Frontier25,49885.86%86.03%
- 89Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition54,95985.85%85.95%
- 90Oxygen: First Breath1,66585.85%88.95%
- 91Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition2,73385.84%87.71%
- 92Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim1,67285.78%87.98%
- 93Nordhold3,36785.73%86.66%
- 94Buggos1,43585.66%87.94%
- 95The Sushi Spinnery45785.66%92.78%
- 96Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,64885.66%85.69%
- 97War for the Overworld8,12785.65%85.94%
- 98Border Pioneer1,91485.60%86.57%
- 99Space Haven11,13085.55%85.75%
- 100Slow living with Princess61985.51%88.37%
