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Games like A Scale of Two Cities

Games like A Scale of Two Cities

Games like A Scale of Two Cities

Looking for games like A Scale of Two Cities? Here are top city builder recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Foundation, Designer City: building game or Alien Horizon.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 13,488 reviews

    Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full mod support and is optimized for the thousands of moving parts that come with building humongous cities. The game features in-depth resource management akin to the Anno (Dawn of Disc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foundation.

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  3. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Alien Horizon is a sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected. Can you survive anyway? Features complex resource management, no contact with Earth, exploration… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Horizon.

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  4. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 377 reviews

    The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and breathtaking adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Promised Land.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 562 reviews

    CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CivIdle.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,120 reviews

    Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microcivilization.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mandate Order.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Catizens.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Build medieval cities teeming with life and tales untold. Forge organic urban landscapes and manage a rich economy whilst building bonds with companions whose stories are intertwined with the fate of your city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Tales: Medieval Era.

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  12. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 13 reviews

    Build a nation and lead your people throughout history to the pinnacles of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove you are the greatest ruler ever known. It's Your World Now. The Deluxe Edition Includes •Ara: History Untold Base Game •Exclusive Leader Collection - featuring five exclusive leaders not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ara: History Untold.

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  13. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    A relaxing game where you become a power engineer and iteratively design, test and build power grid designs. Balance budget and efficiency across a variety of biomes. Will you build resilient systems, or cobble something together with duct tape? It's your choice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Green With Energy.

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  14. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    69% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mistward.

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  16. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    55% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    In this unique take on turn-based 4X strategy, play as a nature goddess that defends her island by playing cards to use nature as your ally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flora Domina.

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  17. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    76% User Score Based on 475 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caesar IV.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    57% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Pixel Survivors is a god management game. Create some land and build structures to keep your small society settled. See how long you can keep your village alive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Survivors.

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  19. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 663 reviews

    Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Planet Farming.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    42% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    TownCraft is a chill-out crafting and city-building game. Instead of just surviving, you must turn your empty plot of land and its rarely-used road into a bustling town full of shops, workers and taverns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TownCraft.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    61% User Score Based on 231 reviews

    Urban Rivals WORLD is the biggest update the game has had in 16 years. This is a soft-reboot economy with brand new twisted game mechanics and classic gameplay for our old school fans. UR is the underground card battler, now available on mobile for fans and new players: If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Rivals.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    88% User Score Based on 485 reviews

    Home Wind is a minimalist, relaxing and cozy city builder about creating large settlements based on proximity tactics. All for free! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Wind.

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  23. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Poly Universe is a survival city-building game in a galaxy where planets are only slightly larger than the colonists who inhabit them. Some of the base principles are like Banished, but there is more focus on modern technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poly Universe.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Build, Export, PlayIn Virtual Battlemap you build a 3D battle maps, and then export Print & Web Quality 2D map images to be used in tabletop play or online play. Using the simple but powerful map editor you can build any battle map you want. You can also use the 3D maps with table projectors and Screen in table systems. Works with Fantasy Grounds, Roll20 and many others! High Print Quality E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virtual Battlemap.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    77% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Welcome to the 1980s! This is a city which just started to develop, and you're in charge of this small urban village. How will the city's future be tied to this place? Manage your land, construct new buildings, explore the stories, and find out the ultimate fate of this urban village! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1980.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 700 reviews

    Lead your tribe through the Stone Age—build, hunt, and survive in Stonies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stonies.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    These Doomed Isles: The First God is a prologue chapter of the main game, These Doomed Isles. Play as Cernunnos, the Celtic god of nature, and lead the Celtic civilisation to victory against waves of invaders, curses and more! Raise land from the sea, build a settlement for your followers and provide them with the means to gather the resources they need to prosper. Expand from humble beginnings t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to These Doomed Isles: The First God.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Chaos and devastation devoured the last sparkles of life. Surviving is the main task. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes.

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  31. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,625 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 4 reviews

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pioneers of Pagonia.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,484 reviews

    Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Town to City.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 826 reviews

    Build rooms, gardens, and camper vans with 1,100+ objects and the ability to make your own furniture from scratch. Learn with gentle design requests, then relax and create at your own pace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MakeRoom.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    A minimalist roguelike village builder where you place hexagon tiles, manage resources, and command your villagers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexagod.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,016 reviews

    Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEMORIAPOLIS.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 202 reviews

    Build and manage a quiet town by the lake or expand it into a picturesque city state in this side-scrolling city builder featuring hybrid mechanics. Construct marvelous buildings, epic wonders and become the envy of the known world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LakeSide.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 1,046 reviews

    In TerraScape you build your own dream city. Each pack of cards in TerraScape offers different buildings and ways to expand your kingdom. Place your cards wisely in the game world to earn points and receive new cards as rewards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TerraScape.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oriental Empires.

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  40. Due to some kind of sorcery, you are no longer welcome among your own kind. This page hosts my entry for Acerola Jam 0. The theme of this game jam is Aberration. Source code can be found on GitHub. Controls: To move your beast, use the WSAD keys. Aim by moving the mouse. Press the left mouse button to attack. To quit the game, press Ctrl+Q. Toggle fullscreen mode by pressing  F11. Changelog:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bound in the Wizard's Scheme.

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  41. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Islands.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    In Goblin Camp, you’re in charge of a little band of goblins who want to make a new home for themselves in the middle world. Featuring 60 unique structures, over 100 items and over 80 crafting recipes, as well as 31 unlockable technologies, Goblin Camp has a lot for you to discover! Grow your camp from a collection of shacks and lean-tos into a bustling city of stone, develop new technologie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin Camp.

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  43. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 7,962 reviews

    Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the world, using real geographical data! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone.

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  44. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    El Dorado The Golden City Builder is a single-player city-building economic strategy game that is set in the mysterious land of pre-Columbian Latin America, where wealth does not always lead to happiness, and the anger of the Gods can bring disaster to anyone who is not favorable to them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to El Dorado: The Golden City Builder.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 1,653 reviews

    MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMORPG Tycoon 2.

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  46. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Tile Lands is a minimalist, City Building strategy game about managing and optimising buildings using a limited deck of tiles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tile Lands.

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  47. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    95% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields, conquering rent, and expanding your farm through random tile choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farm Keeper.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 567 reviews

    Imagine Earth is a real-time simulation game. Whole planets become your playground and keep the excitement going with strategy and puzzle element. Build up huge civilizations and deal with the self-inflicted climate change. It all depends on your individual development plans and growth management abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imagine Earth.

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  49. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 966 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before We Leave.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home! Key features: Guide your settlement from the stone age until the late ages. Hunt, craft useful tools, breed animals, plant crops Arrange the production of the necessary spare parts for the construction of a new time machine Trade with caravans If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paleon.

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