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Best Games in the City Building genre of 2012

Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building
August 8, 2006
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...
Stronghold 3
Stronghold 3
Strategy, City Building, Medieval era
October 24, 2011
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 26/100
Metacritic: 47/100
A medieval castle-building strategy game set ten years after the events of the original Stronghold. The Wolf, having survived a near-fatal ordeal, returns to take...
Settlers Online
Settlers Online
Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, City Building
September 20, 2011
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 37/100
This browser-based real-time strategy game follows the growth of a settlement into a kingdom. Starting with a small village, players complete quests, defeat enemy...
A Game of Dwarves
A Game of Dwarves
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, City Building
October 23, 2012
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 60/100
A Game of Dwarves is a real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to stand at the head of a gnome settlement and protect it from the...
Tropico 4
Tropico 4
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation
August 30, 2011
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...
Towns
Towns
City Building, Indie, Sandbox
November 7, 2012
Steam: 25/100
A city-building game with RPG elements, Towns centers on managing a settlement above an active dungeon. Rather than venturing underground as a hero, the player...
Cities XL 2012
Cities XL 2012
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Simulation, City Building
October 20, 2011
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 61/100
Cities XL 2012 — city ​​simulator developed by Focus Home Interactive. Cities XL 2012 is the third game in the Cities XL franchise. The game is single-player...
Northland
Northland
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building
September 23, 2003
Players: 10/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 62/100
A real-time strategy game with city-building and adventure elements, Northland is set in a world drawn from Norse mythology. Banished from Asgard by Odin, Loki...
Cafeteria Nipponica
Cafeteria Nipponica
Arcade, Simulation, Isometric, Strategy, Casual game, Role-playing game, City Building
April 5, 2012
Steam: 86/100
A restaurant management sim in which the player finds ingredients, plans menus, and develops an establishment. Research unlocks new recipes, while the restaurant’s...
Tropico 3 (Gold Edition)
Tropico 3 (Gold Edition)
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
September 23, 2010
Steam: 90/100
This city-building strategy with economic simulation elements is set on a tropical island during the Cold War, where the player takes the role of a dictator trying...
Tropico 4: Gold Edition
Tropico 4: Gold Edition
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Tactics, City Building, Simulation
November 28, 2012
Steam: 91/100
A strategy and city-building simulation about ruling an island nation, where El Presidente develops the economy and seeks public support amid shifts in global...