City Building 2012 — top best games in the City Building genre

Dwarf Fortress - a game in the City Building genre

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building

Game released: Mac, Linux, PC → 22 February 2012

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

Strategy, City Building, Medieval era

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 24 October 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...

A Game of Dwarves

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Casual game, City Building

Game released: PC → 23 October 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...

Settlers Online

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, City Building

Game released: PC → 10 January 2012

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...

Cities XL 2012

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Simulation, City Building

Game released: PC → 29 February 2012

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...

Tropico 4

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 21 September 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

City Building, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 7 November 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...

Northland

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC, iOS → 2 February 2006

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...

Tropico 4: Gold Edition

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Tactics, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 28 November 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...

Tropico 3 (Gold Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building

Game released: Mac, PC → 25 January 2012

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...

Cafeteria Nipponica

Arcade, Simulation, Isometric, Strategy, Casual game, Role-playing game, City Building

Game released: Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PC → 5 April 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...

City Building

Best Games in the City Building genre of 2012 (Game released)