City builder games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
12 games on Steam carry the City Builder tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 68,603 reviews and 100% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2015
- 0 2016
- 0 2017
- 3 2018
- 2 2019
- 1 2020
- 0 2021
- 0 2022
- 1 2023
- 1 2024
- 0 2025
- 2 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 68,603 | about 2.3M |
| Top 25% | 197,330 | about 6M |
| Top 10% | 248,484 | about 7.2M |
83% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $34.99
- Free 9%
- Under $5 9%
- $5 to $15 0%
- $15 to $30 27%
- $30 to $60 55%
- $60 and up 0%
Most reviewed City Builder releases of the last 24 months
Timberborn
96% positive of 42,524
770k to 1.6M owners
$34.99
Heartopia
66% positive of 16,385
Free
Desk Garden
No reviews yet
$2.99
Dragon Spot: Cozy Sandbox
No reviews yet
$5.99
Final War: Frozen Defense
No reviews yet
Free
Foundation
No reviews yet
$34.99
inZOI
No reviews yet
$39.99
Nested Lands
No reviews yet
$14.99
Upcoming City Builder games 2 on Steam
- Cardopolis Oct 26, 2026
- Node Crown Nov 4, 2026
- Jurassic Architect Nov 24, 2026
- Brushland Coming soon
- Cubox Coming soon
- Hero Academy Legacy To be announced
- Templar Castle Builder Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- Strategy 11
- Simulation 10
- Management 8
- Resource Management 8
- Singleplayer 8
- Building 7
- Survival 7
- Base Building 6
- Colony Sim 6
- Sandbox 6
What good store pages do
Medians across the 12 most reviewed City Builder games.
- Screenshots
- 11.5
- Trailers
- 1.5
- Description length
- 4,811 characters
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