Skip to main content
Games like Metabolis

Games like Metabolis

Games like Metabolis

Looking for games like Metabolis? Here are top economy city builder recommendations with a economy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Traffic Architect, Highrise City or City Painter.

Change display type

Skip Platform filter

Skip Play Mode filter

Skip Price filter
  1. The city is the easy part. Making it move isn't.Traffic Architect is a relaxing but deep traffic-management sim. Buildings go up, demand grows, and the network underneath has to carry it: lay out roads, shape junctions, time the lights — then watch thousands of individually simulated cars find every flaw you missed. Spot the jam, find the cause, rebuild the bottleneck — and watch the city flow aga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traffic Architect.

    View Game
  2. 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.

    View Game
  3. Looks like a joke. Simulates like a beast.Don't let the simple Paint aesthetics fool you. Built by a solo developer, this game prioritizes raw simulation power over graphics. Under the hood lies a deep, complex, and unforgiving traffic engine. It is designed to challenge your city-planning skills without melting your PC. Key Features EVERY Resident is Simulated: There is no "fake" bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Painter.

    View Game
  4. View Game
    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,214 reviews

    InfraSpace is a sci-fi city builder - but every resource you produce has to go through your transport infrastructure. In order to thrive in this solar system, you'll not only have to start mining operations and manage production chains, but also make sure your road network is up to the task. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to InfraSpace.

    View Game
  5. Citystate Metropolis is a city-builder with grid-less zoning tools and procedurally generated buildings. The simulation is powered by a crowd-based model that can handle populations exceeding one million. The city planning tools can create neighborhoods of all types and shapes by allowing total control over building footprints, setbacks, floor counts and parking spaces. Beyond creativity and aes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citystate Metropolis.

    View Game
  6. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Terra Firma 2 is a powerful simulation of natural forces, giving you the creative freedom to sculpt entire worlds to your liking. Use intuitive tools to alter terrain, adjust rainfall, change temperatures, and tweak tectonic activity. Your changes set the stage, but the simulation takes over—generating lifelike rivers, eroding mountains, growing forests, and populating ecosystems down to individ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Firma 2.

    View Game
  7. View Game
  8. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    65% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    A-Train is back, and better than ever. The biggest and best city builder, transport simulation game returns with a host of new features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A-Train 9 V4.0: Japan Rail Simulator.

    View Game
  9. The Deeply Complex City Building and Management Game The most authentic city-building simulation experience ever. Building cities is great, but managing them is where the real fun begins. Build, grow, and manage a town of zero into a world-class city with up to a 10,000,000 population where each citizen is a fully simulated person with a job, an education, and a life. Take on the development and o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metropolisim.

    View Game
  10. Game featuresScenery Start scenery with a 60km x 110km environment located at the german coast More sceneries will follow Rebuild based on real height and depth data Real life seamarks, including lighting features for realistic navigation at sea More than 40 harbors where 20 of them are accessible for mission tasking via the radio menu Realistic weather system including Day night cycle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nautic XP Ship Simulator.

    View Game
  11. 'Out Past the Horizon' is a farming life sim built with realistic graphics and a hands-on, third-person feel. You arrive with almost nothing: a stretch of overgrown land, a few worn-out tools, and a long first day ahead of you. What happens next is up to you — and to how hard you're willing to work. Work the LandFarming here is physical. Walk your field, till each row with your hoe, plant what y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Past the Horizon.

    View Game
  12. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Step into the next generation of urban public transport with City Transport Simulator 2026! Experience the most immersive bus and tram simulation yet, with a dynamic city that reacts to your every decision. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Transport Simulator 2026.

    View Game
  13. 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.

    View Game
  14. 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.

    View Game
  15. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,687 reviews

    When the Old World collapsed, humanity fell into chaos. The solar flare destroyed every institution of human civilization, causing people to fend for themselves in a collective frenzy for survival. Your group grew up in such a world, a world of desperate tribalism where the very atmosphere is struggling to stay alive. Now, you seek to restore purpose and unity to humanity while ensuring the contin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Cycle.

    View Game
  16. View Game
  17. View Game
  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 6,007 reviews

    Next-gen train simulation made for VR. Drive a train with your own hands. Plan your route and reposition rolling stock on time - unless, of course, you derail off a cliff! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Derail Valley.

    View Game
  19. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    79% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population - all while fighting off potential disaster - in this thrilling resource management experience. Sell energy and earn money in order to expand your company. Provide more power to existing customers and supply it to newly constructed cities. It's time for you to give Power to the People! Feature Summary: Multiple modes (Main Camp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power to the People.

    View Game
  20. A huge number of parts make up a car. Each part has its own properties and wear, which affect the car's power, reliability, and sound. An entirely interactive car interior with a multimedia system! Press any button, switch the on-board computer's modes, and feel complete control over every function. Realistic physics: every part has weight and takes up space. There are no invisible inv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back To Drive.

    View Game
  21. From one shack to a city of millionsYou found a settlement, put up a sawmill - and then it takes off on its own. The governor lays out districts along the roads, caravans do the rounds of your neighbours, and the population counter jumps from thousands to millions. It runs without you. With you, it just runs faster. Everything feeds into everythingWood into planks, planks into furniture. O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CivDle.

    View Game
  22. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 7 reviews

    From the creators of Bus Simulator 21 and Bus Simulator 18 comes Bus Bound, an all-new driving-focused experience set in an evolving city. Take the wheel of licensed American buses and turn everyday routes into a journey of urban transformation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bus Bound.

    View Game
  23. View Game
  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,343 reviews

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Roma.

    View Game
  25. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    65% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Legendary Pilots is an indie flight simulator that doesn't aim to be the most "realistic" flying game ever, but rather offers a fun, stylised experience centred on the pilot's career. Developed by someone who truly loves aviation, it delivers a rich and immersive world where you manage many aspects of flight — from dealing with routes and passengers to buying and maintaining your own pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legendary Pilots.

    View Game
  26. View Game
    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Realistic simulation of a 1930s-era vintage hydro-electric power station Interact with vintage machinery and manage your fatigue levels - across day and night shifts Realistic day and night cycle and player rest phases Dynamic weather system - random fog, rain, thunder and lightning affecting game play React to over three dozen (36+) unique demands for township power and get rewards (or no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hydro.

    View Game
  27. View Game
  28. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    84% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Possible One is the ultimate colony management game set in space, and the only space-related RTS game based on proven or very feasible technologies, avoiding sci-fi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Possible One: Lunar Industries.

    View Game
  29. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 434 reviews

    Create and control your urban empire with more power than ever before. With SimCity 3000 Unlimited, you get all the great features of the original SimCity 3000 plus much more. Expand your SimCities with 2 new building sets from Asia and Europe. Take on 13 challenging scenarios, or create your own. Unleash 4 new disasters, including an unforgiving whirlpool and plummeting space junk. This is truly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited.

    View Game
  30. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 129 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.

    View Game
  31. View Game
    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    97% User Score Based on 2,283 reviews

    Dystopika is a small city-builder inspired by cyberpunk and the wanderlust of cities that never sleep. Place buildings, giant billboards, and towering holograms, working in harmony with procedural generation for landscape, traffic, and lights to create your own future metropolis rich with vibes and ambience. Escape to your own little dystopian dreams (or nightmares). No goals, no objectives, no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dystopika.

    View Game
  32. View Game
    View Game
  33. 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.

    View Game
  34. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,091 reviews

    Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mashinky.

    View Game
  35. 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.

    View Game
  36. 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.

    View Game
  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,744 reviews

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cliff Empire.

    View Game
  38. Build an entire medieval county, not just one town. You place whole settlements across the county and lay each one out on a medieval grid. Each one grows, specializes, and knits into a living region where rivers and resources decide what thrives. As the county matures, a second game begins. Named mayors run each settlement. Rival noble houses weave politics across the region. And migrating cult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to County of Fortune.

    View Game
  39. Day one: a coal mine, an iron mine, a well, a farm. That's it. Earth is modern but empty of space infrastructure, and the only way forward is to build it yourself. Mine coal to make power. Smelt iron into steel. Refine oil into rocket fuel. Process air into oxygen and nitrogen. Grow the supply chain until you've got electronics, composites, and a rocket assembly plant. Then you launch. Low orb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heliodawn.

    View Game
  40. In This Little World, you work to rebuild Great Britain, following a devastating cataclysm. To reveal the mystery of what happened, you must collect tools and resources to regenerate the rivers, fields, forests, roads, and towns across the land, in a 1:1 recreation of the entire country, exquisitely recreated from real-world data, down to the individual buildings and trees. Beginning on foot, you'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Little World.

    View Game
  41. Drive the roads you know — in a 1:1 real-world world.Cruise through real cities, towns, and countryside recreated at true 1:1 scale, with roads and buildings placed where they exist in reality. No fictional “open-world streets” — just authentic locations you can explore at your own pace. WorldDrive: Real Open-World Driving Simulator is a driving sandbox built around one simple idea: the real worl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WorldDrive: Real Open-World Driving Simulator.

    View Game
  42. The world went dark. Someone still has to keep the lights on.You've inherited the last store on Earth — a ruined shop, swallowed by dust and forgotten by everyone — and it's up to you to bring it back to life. Last Store on Earth is a hands-on simulator split into two halves: first you restore the shop, then you run it. Bring the Shop Back to LifeNo one's going to clean up after you. Pick up … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Store on Earth.

    View Game
  43. Paint pixels. Watch chaos unfold.Pixel Rain is a relaxing falling-sand physics sandbox where every cell on a giant grid obeys its own rules. Pour water, drop sand, ignite lava, grow crystals — then sit back and watch it all interact. There's no campaign, no fail state, no pressure. Just you, a canvas full of physics-driven pixels, and a lot of satisfying emergent behaviour. 19 Materials to Paint… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Rain.

    View Game
  44. Join PolyTown Newsletter About the GamePolyTown lets you build the city both you, and your people, desire. Do you think building another landfill is a better solution than increasing the quality of city schools? Well you can go for that, just make sure that you, as the mayor, haven’t promised the opposite. Your city will be built on compromises: the wealthy will gladly replenish your treasury … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PolyTown.

    View Game
  45. H2My Park Game - A structure-, simulation- and strategy game with the production of solar energy and hydrogen. Do you want to experience the energy transition firsthand? Then H2My-Park is your game and challenge! (Early-Access) Build modern energy parks, supply and trade with cities and industrial facilities.** Develop the perfect strategy to make your energy park productive. Strategic t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to H2My Park Game.

    View Game
  46. Blockville is a peaceful stylized city building simulation game where you can relax and build a city inspired by the toys you all used to play with when you were young. Now you have an excuse to play again as an adult in this stylized city sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blockville.

    View Game
  47. Pixel Airport Tycoon 3DPlan, build and manage your very own airport – from your first small runway all the way to an international hub. Pixel Airport Tycoon 3D is the big evolution of the airport-building classic: experience your airport either in the classic top-down 2D view or in a full 3D world with a free-orbit camera, shadows and a day/night mood – switchable at any time with a single key. 2… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Airport Tycoon 3D.

    View Game
  48. View Game
  49. View Game
    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,288 reviews

    Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plan B: Terraform.

    View Game
  50. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    ABOUT THIS GAME Adrift in the ruins of a collapsed empire, you and your ship are a tenuous lifeline to the scattered peoples that make the few remaining green islands their home. Brave hostile seas and dying lands to transport goods that can be the difference between starving and survival for those that watch the rising sun for your sails on the horizon. Following Seas is a game about ships… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Following Seas.

    View Game