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24 alternatives to Cities: Skylines
Build the city of your dreams.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cities: Skylines launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A modern take on the classic city builder
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Build the metropolis of your dreams (iOS and Android)
2014 · ea.com · its alternatives →
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Latest expansion for the award-winning city-building game
2017 · paradoxinteractive.com · its alternatives →
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Craft and grow your own village
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Fallout Shelter▲180Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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BuildBox▲135Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.
2015 · signup.buildbox.com · its alternatives →
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Sky City VR▲68Explore an abandoned futuristic city to uncover a mystery
2016 · indiedb.com · its alternatives →
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Crashlands▲68Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Discover and budget your next move to 100+ startup cities.
2015 · its alternatives →
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A city planning deck building game!
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Improve your visual memory while learning about cities.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →