What games are like Cities: Skylines?

The best games like Cities: Skylines on Steam right now include Planet Zoo, Cities: Skylines II, Against the Storm. They share Cities: Skylines's genre and gameplay (City Builder, Simulation, Building) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Cities: Skylines, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Cities: Skylines (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Cities: Skylines? The closest matches on Steam right now are Planet Zoo, Cities: Skylines II, Against the Storm — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (City Builder, Simulation, Building) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Cities: Skylines

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Cities: Skylines
1	Planet Zoo ▲	Casual	Management, Funny, Realistic, Economy
2	Cities: Skylines II ▲	Simulation	Management, Realistic, Economy, Great Soundtrack
3	Against the Storm ▲	Simulation	Management, Real-Time with Pause, Economy, Moddable
4	Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic	Simulation	Management, Real-Time with Pause, Economy, Moddable
5	Empires of the Undergrowth	Simulation	Management, Real-Time with Pause, Economy, Moddable
6	Clanfolk	RPG	Management, Real-Time with Pause, Economy, Moddable
7	Planet Coaster	Action	Management, Funny, Realistic, Economy
8	Urbek City Builder	Indie	Management, Modern, Economy, Sandbox
9	House Flipper	Action	Management, Realistic, Economy, Moddable
10	Manor Lords	Simulation	Management, Real-Time with Pause, Economy, Moddable
11	Planet Coaster 2	Simulation	Management, Funny, Realistic, Economy
12	Two Point Museum	Casual	Management, Funny, Economy, Sandbox

Why these are like Cities: Skylines

1. Planet Zoo

Both are tagged management, funny, realistic; both offer single-player. Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo.

2. Cities: Skylines II

Both are tagged management, realistic, economy; both offer single-player. Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever.

3. Against the Storm

Both are tagged management, real-time with pause, economy; both offer single-player. A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains.

4. Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Both are tagged management, real-time with pause, economy; both offer single-player. Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy.

5. Empires of the Undergrowth

Both are tagged management, real-time with pause, economy; both offer single-player. Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building.

6. Clanfolk

Both are tagged management, real-time with pause, economy; both offer single-player. Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands.

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