City Builder gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged City Builder, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 3,201 games in the catalog, 1,731 with a sales estimate.
Games
3,201
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$4.8B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$15.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
33.0%
571 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 13.1%
- Manor Lords 6.4%
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII 5.0%
- Cities: Skylines 4.4%
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 4.1%
- Other (1726 games) 67.1%
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 | 379,187 | 162,314 | 10,427,643 | $624,615,816 |
| 2 |  Manor Lords Slavic Magic | 2024-04-26 | 91,731 | 170,000 | 7,650,000 | $305,882,308 |
| 3 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-11 | 61,977 | 84,558 | 3,408,735 | $238,543,275 |
| 4 |  Cities: Skylines Colossal Order | 2015-03-10 | 292,321 | 57,421 | 7,015,704 | $210,400,963 |
| 5 |  Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive | 2019-11-14 | 182,409 | 38,725 | 5,622,883 | $196,744,676 |
| 6 |  Factorio Wube Software LTD. | 2020-08-14 | 234,774 | 118,166 | 5,317,470 | $186,111,450 |
| 7 |  RimWorld Ludeon Studios | 2018-10-17 | 246,435 | 95,796 | 4,435,830 | $155,209,692 |
| 8 |  Frostpunk 11 bit studios | 2018-04-24 | 137,419 | 29,195 | 4,645,149 | $139,308,019 |
| 9 |  Cities: Skylines II Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order | 2023-10-24 | 92,660 | 76,549 | 2,296,470 | $114,800,535 |
| 10 |  Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio | 2022-10-25 | 61,219 | 69,663 | 2,234,058 | $111,628,431 |
| 11 |  Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | 2021-10-28 | 95,682 | 64,911 | 2,105,004 | $84,179,110 |
| 12 |  Prison Architect Introversion Software, Double Eleven | 2015-10-06 | 73,852 | 16,211 | 2,772,362 | $83,143,136 |
| 13 |  Jurassic World Evolution Frontier Developments | 2018-06-11 | 55,288 | 60,296 | 1,808,880 | $81,381,511 |
| 14 |  Timberborn Mechanistry | 2026-03-12 | 41,735 | 25,121 | 2,099,246 | $73,443,621 |
| 15 |  Planet Zoo Frontier Developments | 2019-11-05 | 97,756 | 38,457 | 1,564,096 | $70,368,679 |
| 16 |  Jurassic World Evolution 2 Frontier Developments | 2021-11-09 | 47,121 | 17,298 | 1,130,904 | $67,842,931 |
| 17 |  Banished Shining Rock Software LLC | 2014-02-18 | 43,343 | 24,568 | 3,120,696 | $62,382,713 |
| 18 |  FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time LEVEL5 Inc. | 2025-05-21 | 13,590 | 65,347 | 980,205 | $58,802,498 |
| 19 |  Train Simulator Classic Dovetail Games | 2015-09-17 | 29,447 | 3,806 | 1,943,502 | $58,285,625 |
| 20 |  Dyson Sphere Program Youthcat Studio | 2021-01-20 | 91,731 | 59,339 | 2,817,976 | $56,331,340 |
| 21 |  Planet Coaster Frontier Developments, Aspyr (Mac) | 2016-11-17 | 72,190 | 21,828 | 1,155,040 | $51,965,250 |
| 22 |  Age of Empires II (Retired) Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten Empires | 2013-04-09 | 102,860 | 27,618 | 2,468,640 | $49,348,114 |
| 23 |  Frostpunk 2 11 bit studios | 2024-09-20 | 27,091 | 35,533 | 1,065,990 | $47,958,890 |
| 24 |  Anno 1800 Ubisoft Mainz | 2019-04-16 | 32,363 | 25,214 | 758,585 | $45,507,514 |
| 25 |  Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition World's Edge, Tantalus Media, Forgotten Empires | 2020-10-15 | 54,996 | 18,142 | 1,209,912 | $42,334,821 |
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
54
2018
92
2019
88
2020
151
2021
160
2022
203
2023
250
2024
377
2025
366
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased City Builder games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Bustling World FireWo Games | 44 |
| 2 |  Stronghold 4 Firefly Studios | 80 |
| 3 |  Transport Fever 3 Urban Games | 82 |
| 4 |  My Time at Evershine Pathea Games | 116 |
| 5 |  Planet Zoo 2 Frontier Developments | 134 |
| 6 |  LEGO® Skylines Iceflake Studios | 138 |
| 7 |  Canyons RedRuins Softworks | 152 |
| 8 |  KingFish Firevolt | 174 |
| 9 |  Citystate Metropolis Andy Sztark | 186 |
| 10 |  Viking City Builder PlayWay S.A., President Studio | 195 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning City Builder games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $73,443,621 |
| 2 |  | $38,231,027 |
| 3 |  | $31,929,603 |
| 4 |  | $24,156,773 |
| 5 |  | $18,457,766 |
| 6 |  | $15,210,996 |
| 7 |  | $14,139,745 |
| 8 |  | $7,463,012 |
| 9 |  | $6,537,384 |
| 10 |  | $6,121,800 |