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Games like Cities: Skylines

Enjoyed Cities: Skylines? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Cities XXL, Urbek City Builder, Ostriv. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Cities: Skylines: Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. As mayor you build a city from the ground up and balance education, water, electricity, police, fire fighting and healthcare along with a real economy, while citizens react to gameplay. It offers a detailed traffic simulation, the option to make parts of the city into districts with their own policies, and a day and night cycle that shapes residents‘ schedules – traffic is slower at night and some zones do not run at full efficiency. Extensive modding support lets you create and improve maps and structures and share them on Steam.

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

About these games

Cities XXL

Cities XXL is a simulation in which you design, build and manage large and varied cities, becoming the mayor of your own sprawling metropolis. Players plan residential, retail, office, industrial and infrastructure zones across 47 architectural styles, keeping citizens content through leisure activities, landmarks, and ecology and pollution management. New ecological structures and upgrades, such as park & ride, an electric car dealership and bike hire, add a greener approach to the game. Resources can be shared between several cities across maps within the ‘Cities Planet’, and player-made content can be shared and downloaded via Steam Workshop.

Urbek City Builder

Urbek City Builder is a strategy and simulation game about building a city, in which you design its neighbourhoods yourself – from a nightlife district to an industrial one. There is no money in Urbek; everything is built from resources such as food, coal or skilled work, and you manage more than thirty of them, making sure they are not used up before they can be replaced. Education is fundamental, since enough qualified and scientific work unlocks more advanced buildings. The city grows organically according to the conditions around it, you can observe it at street level, and every decision has its pros and cons.

Ostriv

Ostriv is a city-building game in which the player acts as governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town, testing their creativity and management skills. It sets out to push the city-building experience further by adding many possibilities and removing restrictive limits, so towns can grow organically, without grid or angle rules on a three-dimensional landscape. The goal is for what players build to become living, believable communities where real-life problems arise, so the late game stays a challenge. Development is still ongoing and slow, and updates may be far apart.

Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic

A city builder in which you turn a poor country into a rich industrial superpower of the Soviet kind. The planned economy gives you control from mining raw materials to manufacturing goods and providing services, and you must handle intricate production chains within a fully simulated global economy. You manage the lives of citizens from education and work to party loyalty and criminal activity. As a non-aligned nation you trade with both the Western and Soviet blocs, using rubles and dollars, while handling more than 30 commodities.

Cities in Motion 2

Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to a mass transit simulation game. The player builds and manages a transportation network whose choices shape city growth: affordable transport brings middle-class housing and workplaces, while pricier and exotic options attract high-end businesses. Buses, trams, ferries and other vehicles are available, along with bus lanes and timetables for handling rush hour, and the game includes day and night cycles. It can be played alone or cooperatively with a friend, and offers multiplayer modes with co-op and competitive play, plus campaign and sandbox modes.

Tropico 6

El Presidente returns in Tropico 6. Players rule the island state of Tropico as a feared dictator or a peace-loving statesman, shaping the fate of their own banana republic across four distinct eras. For the first time in the series, players manage extensive archipelagos, build bridges and tunnels, and move citizens and tourists by taxi, bus or aerial cable car. Tropicans are sent on raids for world wonders, the palace can be customized, and election speeches are given from the balcony; research is revised around politics, and online multiplayer takes up to four players.