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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By price
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.
- 1Cities: Skylines290,99992.71%92.87%
- 2RimWorld248,58197.47%97.85%
- 3Factorio236,11397.14%97.52%
- 4Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition183,56194.55%94.91%
- 5Frostpunk137,55692.23%92.74%
- 6Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 7Age of Empires II (Retired)102,87194.89%95.83%
- 8Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition95,78085.64%85.68%
- 9Manor Lords91,90484.21%84.10%
- 10Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 11Prison Architect74,93087.54%87.86%
- 12Northgard: Definitive Edition68,76785.24%85.25%
- 13Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition55,06685.84%85.96%
- 14They Are Billions51,47385.13%85.12%
- 15Banished43,35089.45%90.43%
- 16Timberborn41,85293.89%95.97%
- 17Kingdom Two Crowns39,84989.18%90.18%
- 18Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 19Two Point Hospital34,98790.46%91.97%
- 20inZOI33,10879.18%77.36%
- 21Transport Fever 232,87389.12%90.32%
- 22Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 23Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 24Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 25Tropico 629,53887.08%87.73%
- 26Train Simulator Classic29,45275.14%71.73%
- 27HUMANKIND28,83973.27%69.14%
- 28Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic27,40189.58%91.18%
- 29Frostpunk 227,16877.59%74.79%
- 30Farthest Frontier25,57585.79%86.02%
- 31Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 32Foundation24,26986.23%86.66%
- 33Thronefall23,72392.88%96.13%
- 34Kingdom: Classic22,75488.98%90.64%
- 35Bellwright21,67781.77%80.20%
- 36Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 37Going Medieval21,45187.83%89.07%
- 38Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)21,10893.72%97.48%
- 39Empires of the Undergrowth18,94591.19%94.36%
- 40Infection Free Zone18,66482.25%80.67%
- 41Stronghold Crusader 218,11376.98%72.45%
- 42Dawn of Man17,85486.22%86.80%
- 43IXION17,83581.09%78.79%
- 44Craft The World17,10087.43%88.40%
- 45OpenTTD17,00991.13%94.62%
- 46ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 47Cossacks 316,18883.39%82.28%
- 48Rise of Nations: Extended Edition15,90991.01%94.68%
- 49Age of Empires: Definitive Edition15,67484.63%84.29%
- 50A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA14,90376.44%70.57%
- 51Kingdom Heroes 814,71166.76%54.23%
- 52Construction Simulator14,65682.55%80.75%
- 53Tropico 514,42481.33%78.67%
- 54Yog-Sothoth’s Yard13,87290.44%94.23%
- 55Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 56Tavern Master13,28989.14%92.12%
- 57Stonehearth13,07879.50%75.16%
- 58Tropico 412,76388.83%91.69%
- 59Anno 207012,71571.26%60.31%
- 60Diplomacy is Not an Option12,69585.39%85.55%
- 61Captain of Industry11,62987.94%90.31%
- 62Space Haven11,14685.49%85.76%
- 63Transport Fever10,84684.19%83.28%
- 64The Universim10,66482.23%79.46%
- 65Smalland: Survive the Wilds10,53783.35%81.61%
- 66Norland10,49583.36%81.63%
- 67Planetbase10,46082.42%79.78%
- 68Stronghold HD (2012)10,44590.76%95.53%
- 69Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,38785.87%86.53%
- 70Endzone - A World Apart10,04380.93%76.70%
- 71SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition9,87083.72%82.25%
- 72Kingdoms Reborn9,73487.75%90.38%
- 73Railway Empire9,72483.96%82.70%
- 74Stronghold Kingdoms9,58874.61%63.59%
- 75下一站江湖Ⅱ9,46978.85%72.17%
- 76Project Hospital9,38886.98%88.89%
- 77Songs of Syx9,28289.55%94.25%
- 78Colony Survival9,01488.47%92.11%
- 79Terra Nil8,78086.26%87.48%
- 80Ancestors Legacy8,66382.29%78.96%
- 81The Wandering Village8,49388.62%91.97%
- 82Airport CEO8,35884.21%83.05%
- 83RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe8,32589.33%94.31%
- 84Two Point Campus8,21686.38%87.84%
- 85Parkitect8,15089.22%94.18%
- 86War for the Overworld8,12985.52%85.93%
- 87Settlement Survival8,09985.12%85.04%
- 88Fabledom7,87685.18%85.17%
- 89Sengoku Dynasty7,86980.59%74.75%
- 90Mad Games Tycoon 27,82188.99%93.86%
- 91Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete7,81287.07%89.49%
- 92The Tenants7,78082.39%78.80%
- 93Rise to Ruins7,76286.60%87.67%
- 94Ostriv7,68189.46%95.03%
- 95Let's School7,46688.40%92.70%
- 96Realm Grinder7,44285.80%86.63%
- 97The Infected7,01984.73%84.09%
- 98Construction Simulator 20156,85783.99%82.25%
- 99Littlewood6,83188.43%93.18%
- 100Bloons Monkey City6,79687.55%91.04%
