City Builder gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged City Builder, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 3,493 games in the catalog, 1,986 with a sales estimate.
Games
3,493
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$4.9B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$11.5K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
30.7%
610 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 12.7%
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII 4.3%
- Cities: Skylines 4.3%
- Manor Lords 4.1%
- Factorio 3.3%
- Other (1981 games) 71.3%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning City Builder games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 380,963 | 162,314 | 10,476,483 | $627,541,332 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-10 | 63,081 | 84,558 | 3,007,087 | $210,435,948 |
| 3 |  Cities: Skylines Colossal Order | 2015-03-10 | 291,964 | 57,421 | 7,007,136 | $210,144,009 |
| 4 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 93,307 | 170,000 | 5,100,000 | $203,921,538 |
| 5 |  Factorio Wube Software LTD. | 2020-08-14 | 236,725 | 118,166 | 4,631,576 | $162,105,160 |
| 6 |  RimWorld Ludeon Studios | 2018-10-17 | 249,449 | 95,796 | 4,490,082 | $157,107,969 |
| 7 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive | 2019-11-14 | 183,968 | 38,725 | 4,415,232 | $154,488,968 |
| 8 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 138,372 | 29,195 | 4,677,363 | $140,274,116 |
| 9 |  Jurassic World Evolution 2 Frontier Developments | 2021-11-09 | 47,373 | 17,298 | 1,989,666 | $119,360,063 |
| 10 |  Cities: Skylines II Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order | 2023-10-24 | 93,625 | 76,549 | 2,296,470 | $114,800,535 |
| 11 |  Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | 2021-10-28 | 96,680 | 64,911 | 2,126,960 | $85,057,130 |
| 12 |  Prison Architect Introversion Software, Double Eleven | 2015-10-06 | 73,976 | 16,211 | 2,777,017 | $83,282,740 |
| 13 |  Jurassic World Evolution Frontier Developments | 2018-06-11 | 55,362 | 60,296 | 1,808,880 | $81,381,511 |
| 14 |  Planet Zoo Frontier Developments | 2019-11-05 | 98,362 | 38,457 | 1,573,792 | $70,804,902 |
| 15 |  Transport Fever 3 Urban Games | 2026-09-29 | 8,040 | 47,109 | 1,413,270 | $70,649,367 |
| 16 |  Timberborn Mechanistry | 2026-03-12 | 42,449 | 25,121 | 1,964,582 | $68,732,305 |
| 17 |  Banished Shining Rock Software LLC | 2014-02-18 | 43,422 | 24,568 | 3,126,384 | $62,496,416 |
| 18 |  Against the Storm Eremite Games | 2023-12-08 | 37,911 | 12,832 | 2,064,043 | $61,900,650 |
| 19 |  Dyson Sphere Program Youthcat Studio | 2021-01-20 | 92,127 | 59,339 | 3,000,453 | $59,979,055 |
| 20 |  FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time LEVEL5 Inc. | 2025-05-21 | 13,628 | 65,347 | 980,205 | $58,802,498 |
| 21 |  Train Simulator Classic Dovetail Games | 2015-09-17 | 29,588 | 3,806 | 1,952,808 | $58,564,712 |
| 22 |  Tropico 6 Limbic Entertainment, Realmforge Studios | 2019-03-29 | 29,721 | 11,907 | 1,436,077 | $57,395,211 |
| 23 |  Planet Coaster Frontier Developments, Aspyr (Mac) | 2016-11-17 | 72,303 | 21,828 | 1,156,848 | $52,046,592 |
| 24 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten Empires | 2013-04-09 | 102,991 | 27,618 | 2,471,784 | $49,410,962 |
| 25 |  Frostpunk 2 11 bit studios | 2024-09-20 | 27,512 | 35,533 | 1,065,990 | $47,958,890 |
Releases per year
Is City Builder trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
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2010
3
2011
5
2012
12
2013
19
2014
29
2015
40
2016
39
2017
56
2018
92
2019
96
2020
169
2021
188
2022
243
2023
304
2024
421
2025
490
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased City Builder games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Bustling World FireWo Games | 41 |
| 2 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 64 |
| 3 |  LEGO® Skylines Iceflake Studios | 108 |
| 4 |  My Time at Evershine Pathea Games | 110 |
| 5 |  Canyons RedRuins Softworks | 127 |
| 6 |  KingFish Firevolt | 152 |
| 7 |  Citystate Metropolis Andy Sztark | 167 |
| 8 |  BELTFED Hello World Studios | 182 |
| 9 |  Viking City Builder PlayWay S.A., President Studio | 186 |
| 10 |  Tropico 7 Gaming Minds Studios | 194 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning City Builder games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $70,649,367 |
| 2 | | $68,732,305 |
| 3 |  | $24,156,773 |
| 4 |  | $18,676,062 |
| 5 |  | $15,611,427 |
| 6 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 7 |  | $14,255,866 |
| 8 |  | $7,648,800 |
| 9 |  | $6,215,813 |
| 10 |  | $5,955,021 |