Games Like City Sandbox Similar City Building Games & Simulation Games like City Sandbox

City Sandbox is described as 'Construct your own towns and cities in this creative 2D building game! City Sandbox lets you develop awesome 2D societies, building-by-building, in any way you like!' and is a city building game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to City Sandbox for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, iPad, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best City Sandbox alternative is Tiny Glade. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Simpsons Tapped Out or Micropolis. Other City Sandbox like games are SimCity, Citybound, Designer City and SimCity BuildIt.

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  1. Tiny Glade icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • SteamOS
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    • Tiny Glade is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Tiny Glade is the most popular commercial alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Tiny Glade is Paid and ProprietaryCity Sandbox 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.

    36 SimCity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • ReactOS
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    • SimCity is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to City Sandbox.

    • SimCity is Paid and ProprietaryCity Sandbox is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Simpsons Tapped Out icon

    Simpsons Tapped Out

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    From the writers of The Simpsons, comes the city building game that lets you create your own living,breathing Springfield!When Homer accidently causes a meltdown that wipes out Springfield,it’s up to you to clean up his mess.we mean, help him rebuild.

    28 Simpsons Tapped Out alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Simpsons Tapped Out is the most popular free alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Simpsons Tapped Out is Freemium and ProprietaryCity Sandbox 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...

    41 Micropolis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Micropolis is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Micropolis is the most popular Open Source alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Micropolis is Free and Open SourceCity Sandbox is Paid and Proprietary
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    Designer City

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    Create a thriving metropolis by building houses, condos, apartments and skyscrapers to attract residents. Construct businesses and industries for them to work. Add bars, restaurants, theaters, stadiums and more to keep residents happy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Designer City is the most popular iPad alternative to City Sandbox.

    • Designer City is Freemium and ProprietaryCity Sandbox is Paid and Proprietary
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    Megapolis

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    The #1 citybuilder game in more than 20 countries with over 10M downloads! One million play every day!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  11. Rebuild icon

    Rebuild

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    Gather survivors of the zombie apocalypse and manage resources while defending against undead attacks. Reclaim the city one square at a time and put your survivors to work scavenging for food, building houses, rediscovering technology and of course killing zombies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
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    CityVille

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    Build the city of your dreams! Open franchises, collect rent and arrest criminals. You’re calling the shots, and it’s one big happy monopoly!

    Features:

    Build famous landmarks and public buildings Work in your friends’ businesses #1 game on Facebook (Monthly Averag.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • CityVille is the most popular Web-based alternative to City Sandbox.

    • CityVille is Freemium and ProprietaryCity Sandbox is Paid and Proprietary
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. Bit City icon

    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.

    32 Bit City alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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