37 MUST-PLAY City-Building Games

37 city-building titles from the past 30 years!
00:00 Intro
00:35 SimCity 2000
01:40 Caesar 3
03:00 Settlers 3
04:06 Pharaoh
05:19 Cities: Skylines
05:54 Banished
07:02 Anno 1800
08:02 Frostpunk
08:48 Surviving Mars
09:46 Anno 1404
10:33 Zeus: Master of Olympus
11:37 Black & White
12:48 Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
13:47 Settlers 2
15:03 Anno 1701
15:57 Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
17:01 Anno 1503
17:56 Tropico
18:48 Caesar 2
19:51 Works & Resources: Sovicet Republic
20:39 Foundation
21:46 Knights & Merchants
22:57 Anno 1602
23:52 Ostriv
24:28 Afterlife
25:47 Nebuchadnezzar
26:56 Ymir
27:30 Imagine Earth
28:26 Cultures
29:31 Constructor
30:02 Kingdoms & Castles
30:34 Against the Storm
31:15 Kingdoms Reborn
32:47 The Wandering Village
33:47 Patron
34:36 Cliff Empire
35:40 Caesar 1

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[davdav]

Also, that 2D graphical representation of old (and newer ones) builder games, that isometric perspective and sprite work is just so visually pleasing :)

[smugshrug]

Curious of your thoughts on the Populous series - specifically Populous: The Beginning. Another god game with an emphasis on city building.

[Randalftown]

I think this might be one of the most enjoyable videos you’ve made in months

[TheCraziestFox]

Hey. Stefan. Psst.
You like knights and merchants?
Do you want it without combat?
Just a big city aquarium of villagers doing their adorably animated jobs?
You want Townsmen.

Yes, it's a port/mobile title, but I'm telling you, as somebody who spent childhood on K&M: it's exactly what you want.

[davdav]

Well, here is suggestion for you, game called 'spellcaster university', it is not necessary a city builder in a classical sense, maybe more managerial style, but has heavy elements taken from city builders. It would probably be at the end of iceberg, though, not sure many people heard of it.

[GraphicReel]

Didn't expect you to put Frostpunk as "high" in your ranking. I legit know 2 people besides of us who played it!

[smugshrug]

Banished really frustrated me because the AI was too dumb and would go out of their way to get themselves killed in a game where keeping them alive is already pretty difficult.

[entropye]

No idea how u do it! I can barely find time to write some text 😅
Keep up the great videos!

[ronnin]

Oh man, u mention Settlers 3 but not Settlers 4 which better in all aspects and has a more active community?
Also, why no mention of the classic of its era, the Simcity 3000? im pretty sure people have played this game more than most of the aforementioned games.
Anyway, it was a solid breakdown of some of the most known city builders! Good job.

[AK-xnds]

Great video 👍 Did you like Pharaoh: a New Era?

[daPabOu]

How can the first SimCity be missing from this video?
Also, I didn't play Tropico but I played Tropico 4 quite a bit and it's really more of a city builder than a political simulation. It's still there but not as important as you say it is for the first one.

Another game I played a long time ago and quite enjoyed, and it should be at the bottom of the iceberg, is : Moonbase.