Cities XL (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as City Building Games

The best City Building Game alternative to Cities XL (Series) is Tiny Glade. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cytopia or Micropolis. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Cities XL (Series) and 17 are City Building Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting City Building Game alternatives to Cities XL (Series) are Cities: Skylines, SimCity, Islanders and Citybound.

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The game (developed by Monte Cristo and originally released on October 2009) offers challenging gameplay about money and space management as well as urban planning. It provides a variety of planning tools and a unicque...

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    Tiny Glade

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    Tiny Glade is a relaxing free-form building game. Tap into the joy of making something pretty with no management, no combat, or wrong answers — just kick back, doodle some castles, and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.

    36 Tiny Glade alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
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    Tiny Glade Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Single player
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Building game
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    • Tiny Glade is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • Tiny Glade is the most popular commercial alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • Tiny Glade is Paid and ProprietaryCities XL (Series) is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Cities: Skylines

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    Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    28 Cities: Skylines alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Cities: Skylines Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Moddable
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    • Cities: Skylines is the most popular Mac alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • Cities: Skylines is Paid and ProprietaryCities XL (Series) is also Paid and Proprietary
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    SimCity

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    SimCity is a series of city-building simulation games, where you are given the task of founding and developing a city, while maintaining the happiness of the citizens and keeping a stable budget.

    35 SimCity alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • ReactOS

    SimCity Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Texture Baking
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    • SimCity is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • SimCity is Paid and ProprietaryCities XL (Series) is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Cytopia

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    Cytopia is a free, open source retro pixel-art city building game with a big focus on mods. It utilizes a custom isometric rendering engine based on SDL2.

    29 Cytopia alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Cytopia Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Building game
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    Cytopia VS Cities XL (Series)

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    • Cytopia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • Cytopia is Free and Open SourceCities XL (Series) is Paid and Proprietary
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    Micropolis

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    Micropolis is a open city-building simulator game and is based on the original source code of SimCity , which was donated to the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project by Electronic Arts as free and open source software under the terms of the...

    39 Micropolis alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The online version and theFacebook app are unavailable. The source code and the Java version are available from Google Code.

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    • Micropolis is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • Micropolis is Free and Open SourceCities XL (Series) is Paid and Proprietary
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    Islanders

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    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

    28 Islanders alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Islanders Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Single player
    4.  Works Offline
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    Citybound

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    Citybound is a city building game with a focus on realism, collaborative planning and simulation of microscopic details.

    36 Citybound alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Citybound Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Building game
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    SimCity BuildIt

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    Build, craft, and control! SimCity BuildIt is an all-new SimCity game designed just for mobile.

    33 SimCity BuildIt alternatives
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    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    SimCity BuildIt Features

    1.  Building game
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    • SimCity BuildIt is the most popular iPad alternative to Cities XL (Series).

    • SimCity BuildIt is Freemium and ProprietaryCities XL (Series) is Paid and Proprietary
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    Deep Sea Tycoon

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    Deep Sea Tycoon is a 2003 video game developed by Anarchy Enterprises and published by Unique Entertainment. This game involves you building an underwater city in 3D. It has a sequel, Deep Sea Tycoon 2, developed by Pixel after Pixel.

    29 Deep Sea Tycoon alternatives
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    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The game's page is no longer available at the official website. It is however available via Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20140207232644/http://www.anarchyent.com/deepseatycoon/index.asp

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    Bit City

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    Grow a small town into a thriving metropolis in this city building simulation. Invest in upgrades and buy new vehicle types, buildings and landmarks to customize your city to your liking.

    31 Bit City alternatives
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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Bit City Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
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    GoCity

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    GoCity is a groundbreaking new location-based game that lets you build your own city on the map. You can buy real-world roads and grow your city along them. Explore the game world and expand your city to new areas by moving around in the real world.

    16 GoCity alternatives
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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad

    GoCity Features

    1.  Location-based
    2.  Building game
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    Lego Loco

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    Lego Loco is a Lego-branded children's virtual world computer game released in 1998. It is a simple open-ended construction game with an emphasis on Rail Transport. The aim of the game is to construct a town in which Lego people can live.

    36 Lego Loco alternatives
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    • Windows
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    Lego Loco Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Endless gameplay
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Sandbox
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