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Games like Cities XL 2012

Games like Cities XL 2012

Games like Cities XL 2012

Looking for games like Cities XL 2012? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cities XL Platinum, SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition or Cities in Motion 2.

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  1. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    49% User Score Based on 1,202 reviews

    Cities XL (formerly Cities Unlimited) is a city-building computer game developed by Monte Cristo, which has prior development experience in City Life. It was originally scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2009, but was eventually released on October 8, 2009. The game allowed players to play online and interact with others on massive persistent planets, and to work together by trading res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities XL Platinum.

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  2. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 9,624 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition.

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  3. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    53% User Score Based on 1,144 reviews

    Cities in Motion 2 (CIM2) is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. Cities in Motion 2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities in Motion 2.

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  4. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    79% User Score Based on 670 reviews

    Highrise City is the next evolution of City Builders. Create cities with up to a million inhabitants where more than 30.000 buildings are placed and where countless people are walking down the streets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highrise City.

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  5. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 17,532 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Includes: 2 Tourist Outfits A Flamingo Pond for your customizable palace Digital Soundtrack Digital Calendar The El Prez Pack Upgrade contains an exclusive palace design, the captivating flamingo pond, something every dictator craves to impress his neighbouring states and a tourist costume for El Prez to enjoy those warm caribbean nights adequately. You can also treat your ears to the digital soun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico 6.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    55% User Score Based on 13,264 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German studios Related Designs and Ubisoft Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft. Anno 2070 requires Uplay to operate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anno 2070.

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  8. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    54% User Score Based on 48,084 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 21 reviews

    Includes: Cities Skylines II - Landmark Buildings+ Tampere Map Set your City apart with 9 Unique Buildings based on famous landmarks from around the world. Included is also a map based on the geography of Tampere, home of the Colossal Order. The Landmark Buildings include The London Eye, Notre Dame, National Gallery, Grand Hotel, Botanical Garden, Nasinneula, Xi'ian Bell Tower, Sungnye and Nationa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities: Skylines 2.

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  9. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 948 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself! Through dozens of missions, each offering an array of interesting decisions, players will be charged with building, nurturing and managing one of these great cities as they endeavor to lead the Roman Empire from… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CivCity: Rome.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 549 reviews

    Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citystate II.

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  11. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 6,551 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular ‘dictator sim’ series. Expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing an all-new set of challenges, including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, exploration and for the first time in Tropico history – cooper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico 5.

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  12. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 3,996 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Endzone is a post apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endzone: A World Apart.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 177 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Imagine a world of your own creation... in miniature form! In Tinytopia use charming toy-like structures to design your ideal city. Build a quaint town and grow it into a soaring metropolis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tinytopia.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    92% User Score Based on 1,408 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urbek City Builder.

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  15. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 14,636 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 23 reviews

    Improve your experience in Anno 1800 with the Gold Edition Year 3 including the Season 3 Pass and the deluxe pack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anno 1800.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

    As the newly instated dictator of an obscure Caribbean Island, you will build a path of progress for your sapling nation, overcoming poverty, strife and other evils. Combining building-oriented gameplay with a healthy dose of Latin American political intrigue - Tropico bundles it all up in a fun, totally original and utterly addictive package. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,106 reviews

    Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patron.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,564 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Fancy being a dictator? Well this is the ideal time! Build a Tropico and control who and what happens in it. Juggle foreign relations and run a nuclear program! Apply Edicts to make your people happier, or to scare them to obey the rules. Recruit soldiers and have them carry out your will. just make sure to watch out for rebel attacks and even international invasion! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico 4.

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  19. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 516 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Rendered in rich detail, four of the world’s greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam - await the steady hand of a planner to manage their transportation needs in Cities in Motion. Overseeing the changing needs of people from 1920 to 2020, it’s up to you to manage everything from buses, trams and subway trains to maximize profits while pleasing commuters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities in Motion.

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    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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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 5,222 reviews

    In this city-builder, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. With limited supplies you will claim land, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather supplies, build your city, expand commerce, and develop trades to build a bustling and unique town with a large population. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlement Survival.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Ages: Rome.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 16,426 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever 2.

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  25. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    53% User Score Based on 2,070 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Hellgate: London combines the depth of role-playing games and action of first-person titles, while offering infinite playability with randomly created levels, items and events. The player creates a heroic character, completes quests and battles through innumerable hordes of demons to advance through experience levels and branching skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly cust… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLGATE: London.

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  26. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 906 reviews

    Strategic economical trading and war game with a very detailed map of Europe, Nord Africa, and the west part of the middle East. The sea can also be used for transportation and war. Building city's from scratch and gain diplomatic trust from npc's or actual online players using chatrooms or audiopartys. In overall a heavily complex game to play. This game was created for the ones who have absolute… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Ages: Medieval.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 4,608 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. You start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, you construct stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 49,448 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Banished! In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banished.

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  29. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 2,198 reviews

    Aven Colony is a city-building and management sim that tells the story of humanity’s first settlement of an extrasolar world. Land on exotic Aven Prime, where you must construct and maintain the infrastructure and ensure the well-being of your citizens, all while dealing with the often harsh realities of an exotic alien world. On top of this, you’ll face the greatest challenge of all — keeping yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aven Colony.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    77% User Score Based on 487 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with the world conquest of strategy games in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KAISERPUNK.

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  31. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    39% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    The new evolution of Geopolitical Simulator series, the hyperrealistic simulator of today's world! em geopolitical simulator 5 , play as the Head of State ou CEO de uma compania and extend your influence around the globe. By playing as several countries, try to change the destiny of our planet with orchestrated actions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geo-Political Simulator 5.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    80% User Score Based on 943 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    A fully realised 3D gaming world scaling from eye in the sky views of entire continents down to incredibly detailed close-ups of beautifully modelled locomotives, buildings and landscapes. As well as the 25 challenging scenarios to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history, players can pick from over 40 locomotives over 35 different cargoes and in excess of 150 buildings ? all to be used i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroad Tycoon 3.

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  34. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 816 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 2 reviews

    As a feared Pirate King, you have to keep both your buccaneers and prisoners under control and send your ships on the prowl for treasury. Apart from an entirely new setting, the official sequel to the original Tropico offers gameplay improvements, new features and scenarios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico Reloaded.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers - Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 978 reviews

    Voxel Tycoon — a tycoon strategy game about transportation, building complex factories, and mining in a beautiful voxel landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voxel Tycoon.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,868 reviews

    Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pharaoh + Cleopatra.

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  38. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 7,142 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Discover the diversity of Mexico - take on new and challenging missions in the arid northern regions all the way to the dense jungles in the south of the country. Boost Mexico’s economy in the new scenario by building a thriving infrastructure and exporting to the USA. Features New scenario: “Viva Mexico!” (1873-1893) Map expansion: Mexico (available in Free Game and Sandbox modes) New goods (e.g.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railway Empire.

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  40. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    32% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Have you always dreamed of swimming in money? In “Industry Empire” you are the boss of all bosses. Carry out research, extract raw materials, process them in your factories and distribute your products! Send off trucks packed with your goods to far off cities and watch how booming trade lets your locations and the region grow and fills your coffers! Grow your business, get rich and enjoy the fruit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Industry Empire.

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  41. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    57% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Train Fever is a railroad-focused business simulation game. In other words, it's a modern-day Transport Tycoon with procedural content and a sophisticated city simulation. It's the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people's n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Fever.

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  42. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 361 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy. New features abound with political alliances between multiple empires, a top-dow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Empires V.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    75% User Score Based on 671 reviews

    A city building game that let you create a micro-nation from scratch and experiment with your own political ideals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citystate.

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  44. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 2,221 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition of Might & Magic: Heroes VII is a compilation that includes: - Might & Magic: Heroes VII (base game) - Exclusive hero and scenario map - Digital soundtrack - Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Might & Magic Heroes VII.

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  45. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 1,276 reviews

    Hail Governor, your city awaits. As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome our mission is clear: build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is entirely up to you. Gain wealth and power, make a career out of pleasing the emperor, battle Barbarians and repel invaders or concentrate on building the next Eternal City. Fail and you’ll end up as… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caesar™ 3.

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  46. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 13,898 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 23 reviews

    Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time. Immerse yourself in the award-winning strategy experience. Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time. Command mighty European powers looking to explore new lands in the New World; or jump eastward to Asia and det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires III.

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  47. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    58% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game built using live data from US, UK, Irish, and French cities. Real-World Passenger Simulation Millions of commuters are generated from Census and Redistricter data and simulated using the same pathfinding algorithms you use on your phone. Your job is to design a route network that gets the most people to their destination as fast as pos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subway Builder.

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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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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 2,380 reviews

    Techtonica is a first-person factory building game set beneath the surface of an alien planet. Work alone or in co-op to build factories, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Techtonica.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 12,147 reviews

    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is the ultimate real-time soviet-themed city builder tycoon game. Construct your own republic and transform a poor country into a rich industrial superpower! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic.

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