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24 alternatives to Skyscrapers

Explore the tallest buildings in the world.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Skyscrapers launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Tower▲90

   Build the tallest tower in the world

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tower Crush▲57

   Build 1 tower, up to 6 floors, and fight fantastic battles

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cities: Skylines▲76

   A modern take on the classic city builder

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rooms for iOS▲206

   3D interactive rooms

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tap the Blocks▲57

   Famous Indian buildings are made with blocks.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Highrise▲108

   The creative world where everyone belongs

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Project Skyscraper▲6

   Instagram Data Science: Skyscrapers visualised!

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cities: Skylines▲12

   Build the city of your dreams.

   2015 · paradoxinteractive.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Block Craft 3D : City Building Simulator▲58

   Craft and grow your own village

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Interactive WebGL visualization of all 47K buildings in Manhattan▲151

    An interactive 3D visualization of the all the buildings in Manhattan.

    2018 · tbaldw.in · its alternatives →

11. 11
    iOS 8▲183

    The new iOS—Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else.

    2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · whatliesbelow.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Skyrise▲2

    game, platformer, android

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quakes▲71

    Easily view details of the world’s most recent earthquakes

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Ascension▲56

    Ascend as high as you can

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Kingdom Rush▲78

    The greatest tower defence game

    2015 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Kingdom Rush Origins▲93

    A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

    2014 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CoSpaces▲95

    Explore numerous virtual reality worlds on your iPhone

    2017 · cospac.es · its alternatives →

19. 19
    What Happened Today in History▲154

    Discover significant historical events depicted in pics

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Seven Wonders AR▲114

    Explore the Seven Wonders anywhere with AR

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Planet Coaster▲62

    CREATE and SHARE the world's greatest coaster parks.

    2016 · planetcoaster.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BuildBox▲135

    Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

    2015 · signup.buildbox.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Defend the Dam▲77

    A tower defense game. Help the beavers defend the dam!

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    My Tower, My Home▲66

    A blend between a tower defense and shooter-platformer game

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · 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 →