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24 alternatives to Cities: Skylines

A modern take on the classic city builder

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.

1. 1
   Cities: Skylines▲12

   Build the city of your dreams.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Big City▲76

   Build your own Bit City!

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SimCity BuildIt▲79

   Build the metropolis of your dreams (iOS and Android)

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit▲6

   Latest expansion for the award-winning city-building game

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Streetmix▲67

   DIY urban planning

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Banished▲89

   City-building strategy survival game

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7AT
   A tiny isometric city builder in JavaScript▲593

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SubaraCity▲54

   City making puzzle game.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   City Lines▲69

   Solve puzzles to create beautiful cities

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Block Craft 3D : City Building Simulator▲58

    Craft and grow your own village

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Concrete Jungle▲64

    A city planning deck building game!

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Need For Speed▲86

    An open world of urban car culture and speed

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Construct▲14

    Build the games you imagine.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gamewheel▲73

    Empowering creators in the digital world

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skyscrapers▲76

    Explore the tallest buildings in the world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fallout Shelter▲180

    Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    21st Century Game Design▲83

    Who are we designing games for and how do we do it best?

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Empires & Allies▲57

    A modern take on command and conquer

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Games on GitHub▲72

    A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SimplePLanes▲62

    An interactive airplane building game

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Block'hood▲77

    A neighborhood-building simulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Planet Coaster▲62

    CREATE and SHARE the world's greatest coaster parks.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mini Metro for Mobile▲73

    A minimalistic subway layout game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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 →