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拖拖拉拉小菲镇
LuzhangGames LuzhangGames
Aug 2025 547 reviews 99% Positive

在《拖拖拉拉小菲镇》中,玩家扮演一个无情的大手,指派各种工作给可爱的永雏小菲们,建设和扩展小镇。小菲们拥有独特性格与技能,玩家可利用不同建筑和科技提升工作效率,享受轻松愉快的建镇体验。

Casual Idler Funny Cute City Builder Management
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RimWorld
Ludeon Studios Ludeon Studios
Oct 2018 204,337 reviews 98% Positive

RimWorld is a sandbox base-building strategy game where you manage survivors on a desolate planet. Control unique colonists, face random AI-driven events, and craft your own stories of survival, diplomacy, and disaster while building a thriving community. Choose your AI storyteller for varied experiences.

Colony Sim Base Building Survival Strategy Sandbox Management
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Town to City
Galaxy Grove Kwalee
May 2026 5,660 reviews 98% Positive

Town to City is a cozy, grid-less city builder where you freely place buildings and nature to grow thriving towns. Manage citizens’ needs, jobs, and research while expanding into multiple connected settlements via trade routes. Play story or sandbox modes, customize richly in a voxel art style, and capture creations in photo mode.

City Builder Strategy Cozy Voxel Cute Building
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
FireFly Studios FireFly Studios
Oct 2013 17,406 reviews 98% Positive

Experience the epic battles of the Crusades in Stronghold Crusader HD. Engage in historic campaigns, confront challenging AI opponents, and explore over 100 skirmish missions. Lead legendary figures like Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in this classic strategy game with updated graphics.

Military Real Time Tactics City Builder Medieval Colony Sim Building
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Factorio
Wube Software LTD. Wube Software LTD.
Aug 2020 188,552 reviews 98% Positive

Factorio is a resource management and factory-building game where players mine resources, research technologies, automate production, and defend against enemies. Start by crafting basic components and transform into an industrial powerhouse, designing complex factories using strategy and creativity.

Automation Base Building Resource Management Sandbox Crafting Strategy
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Minami Lane
Doot, Blibloop Wholesome Games Presents, Doot Tiny Games
Feb 2024 5,926 reviews 98% Positive

Minami Lane is a cozy management game set on a Japanese-inspired street. Build and customize your street, house villagers, and run shops (ramen, boba, bookstores) to keep everyone happy. Watch villagers' days, adjust inventories and prices, complete missions, and enjoy tanukis and cats in 2–4 hours of play.

Cute Casual Life Sim Relaxing Management Colorful
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Dyson Sphere Program
Youthcat Studio Gamirror Games
Jan 2021 82,819 reviews 97% Positive

Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi simulation game where players build a galactic industrial empire. As a space engineer, construct Dyson Spheres to harness stellar energy, automate factories, and explore a randomly generated universe while defending against challenges like the Dark Fog. Experience unique celestial bodies and strategic resource management.

Automation Space Base Building Building Open World Resource Management
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Cattails: Wildwood Story
Falcon Development Falcon Development
Oct 2023 1,427 reviews 97% Positive

In this cozy life sim RPG, become a cat and lead your colony in the Wildwood. Hunt, gather herbs, build a town, befriend and marry fellow cats, and raise kittens. Customize your character, explore dangerous mines, and defend against invading spirits while crafting your dream home and unraveling mysteries.

Life Sim Cats Farming Sim Wholesome RPG Simulation
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From Glory To Goo
Stratagem Blue Stratagem Blue
Apr 2024 1,656 reviews 97% Positive

From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi Survival RTS where players build and expand a colony on an alien planet while defending against a relentless, shape-shifting force known as The Goo. Manage resources, unlock unique captains, and strategically explore procedurally generated biomes to ensure survival.

Base Building Colony Sim Tower Defense RTS Real-Time with Pause Action RTS
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Dorfromantik
Toukana Interactive Toukana Interactive
Apr 2022 27,156 reviews 97% Positive

Dorfromantik is a relaxing strategy puzzle game where players place procedurally generated tiles to build idyllic village landscapes. With a mix of strategic planning and creativity, you can complete quests, unlock new biomes, and aim for high scores while enjoying a calming experience.

Puzzle Relaxing City Builder Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Board Game
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Mini Motorways
Dinosaur Polo Club Dinosaur Polo Club
Jul 2021 23,181 reviews 96% Positive

In Mini Motorways, build and redesign road networks to solve traffic challenges in a dynamic, growing city. From the creators of Mini Metro, manage upgrades, navigate unique maps, and compete in challenges while enjoying a relaxing soundtrack. Keep cities moving for as long as possible!

Strategy Simulation Casual Indie Management Minimalist
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Thronefall
Mythwright, GrizzlyGames Mythwright
Oct 2024 22,446 reviews 96% Positive Historic low

Thronefall is a minimalist strategy tower-defense game where you build a small kingdom by day and defend it by night. Manage economy, fortify walls, recruit troops, and personally lead battles against waves of enemies until sunrise. 10 maps, unlockable weapons, 50+ perks, mutators, and varied buildings.

Tower Defense Strategy City Builder Minimalist Medieval Action
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ISLANDERS: New Shores
The Station Coatsink, Thunderful Publishing
Jul 2025 1,177 reviews 96% Positive

ISLANDERS: New Shores is a minimalist city-building game where you create dream towns across diverse islands. Place 44 building types in multiple biomes, master advanced scoring in High Score mode, or build freely in Sandbox. Features include boons, photo mode, dynamic island generation, and an expanded soundtrack.

Casual Strategy City Builder Relaxing Building Indie
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Rolling Line
Gaugepunk Games Gaugepunk Games
Apr 2018 2,364 reviews 96% Positive

Rolling Line is a model railway simulator where you can build, share, and explore intricate layouts in VR or PC. Drive trains in human or miniature scale, customize tracks, and enjoy scenic journeys across various locations. Dive into a creative sandbox experience filled with community-made content.

Trains Simulation Casual Indie Sandbox VR
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Timberborn
Mechanistry Mechanistry
Mar 2026 37,065 reviews 96% Positive

In a drought-ravaged Earth, build and manage a beaver colony from either the nature-loving Folktails or industrious Iron Teeth factions. Utilize 3D water physics, terraforming, and vertical architecture to create efficient settlements. Adapt to environmental challenges, craft machinery, and enjoy mod support and community-created maps in Timberborn.

Resource Management City Builder Voxel Colony Sim Nature Sandbox
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Age of Empires II (Retired)
SkyBox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment Xbox Game Studios
Apr 2013 84,584 reviews 96% Positive

Age of Empires II: HD Edition revitalizes the classic strategy game, featuring all original campaigns and 18 civilizations across history. Players can engage in single-player or challenge others online for world domination. Experience the beloved mix of strategy and history in high definition.

Strategy RTS Medieval Multiplayer Classic Historical

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