Best City Builder Games Under $5

The 25 highest-rated city builder games you can get for under $5, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.

  1. #197% of 6,249 Steam reviews
    Stronghold Crusader game key cover art

    Stronghold Crusader

    $9.99 -82%
    Historic Low $1.78
    driffle & 16 stores
    2002
    MilitaryCity BuilderReal Time Tactics
    Steam97%
    Deckgold
  2. #296% of 10,616 Steam reviews
    Townscaper game key cover art

    Townscaper

    $5.99 -64%
    $2.11
    instant_gaming & 22 stores
    2020
    ExperimentalSandboxRelaxing
    Steam96%
    Deckplatinum
  3. #395% of 19,111 Steam reviews
    Against the Storm game key cover art

    Against the Storm

    $29.99 -89%
    $3.02
    driffle & 29 stores
    2023
    StrategySimulationCity Builder
    Steam95%
    Achieve80
    Deckplatinum
  4. #495% of 10,835 Steam reviews
    Empires of the Undergrowth game key cover art

    Empires of the Undergrowth

    $29.99 -84%
    $4.76
    driffle & 22 stores
    2024
    StrategySimulationBase Building
    Steam95%
    Achieve186
    Deckplatinum
  5. #595% of 10,217 Steam reviews
    Islanders game key cover art

    Islanders

    $4.99 -81%
    $0.92
    driffle & 20 stores
    2019
    RelaxingCity BuilderStrategy
    Steam95%
    Achieve38
    Deckplatinum
  6. #697% of 858 Steam reviews
    Islanders: New Shores game key cover art

    Islanders: New Shores

    $9.99 -73%
    $2.68
    driffle & 18 stores
    2025
    CasualStrategyCity Builder
    Steam97%
    Achieve62
    Deckplatinum
  7. #793% of 39,059 Steam reviews
    Frostpunk game key cover art

    Frostpunk

    $29.99 -91%
    $2.62
    k4g & 37 stores
    2018
    City BuilderSurvivalResource Management
    Steam93%
    Achieve115
    Deckgold
  8. #895% of 2,961 Steam reviews
    Stronghold game key cover art

    Stronghold

    $5.99 -84%
    Historic Low $0.91
    driffle & 24 stores
    2001
    Real Time TacticsCity BuilderColony Sim
    Steam95%
    Deckplatinum
  9. #995% of 1,889 Steam reviews
    Let's School game key cover art

    Let's School

    $19.99 -86%
    $2.67
    driffle & 31 stores
    2023
    ManagementCity BuilderStrategy
    Steam95%
    Achieve44
    Deckplatinum
  10. #1093% of 1,949 Steam reviews
    Parkasaurus game key cover art

    Parkasaurus

    $24.99 -94%
    $1.32
    kinguin & 19 stores
    2020
    ManagementDinosaursCity Builder
    Steam93%
    Achieve57
    Deckplatinum
  11. #1193% of 1,437 Steam reviews
    Summerhouse game key cover art

    Summerhouse

    $4.99 -82%
    $0.85
    GameSeal & 17 stores
    2024
    SandboxRelaxingSingleplayer
    Steam93%
    Achieve10
    Deckplatinum
  12. #1291% of 5,009 Steam reviews
    Tropico 4 game key cover art

    Tropico 4

    $14.99 -91%
    $1.32
    driffle & 42 stores
    2011
    City BuilderSimulationStrategy
    Steam91%
    Achieve70
    Deckgold
  13. #1393% of 1,447 Steam reviews
    Gourdlets game key cover art

    Gourdlets

    $4.99 -95%
    $0.23
    kinguin & 11 stores
    2024
    SandboxCity BuilderRelaxing
    Steam93%
    Achieve10
    Deckplatinum
  14. #1490% of 10,146 Steam reviews
    Kingdom Two Crowns game key cover art

    Kingdom Two Crowns

    $19.99 -92%
    $1.59
    k4g & 25 stores
    2018
    Tower DefenseMinimalistCity Builder
    Steam90%
    Achieve46
    Deckplatinum
  15. #1592% of 1,588 Steam reviews
    Pharaoh game key cover art

    Pharaoh

    $9.99 -54%
    $4.55
    gamivo & 1 store
    1999
    City BuilderStrategySimulation
    Steam92%
    Deckgold
  16. #1691% of 2,418 Steam reviews
    Factory Town game key cover art

    Factory Town

    $19.99 -81%
    $3.77
    difmark & 14 stores
    2019
    AutomationBase BuildingResource Management
    Steam91%
    Achieve32
    Deckgold
  17. #1794% of 418 Steam reviews
    Preserve game key cover art

    Preserve

    $12.49 -74%
    $3.20
    difmark & 15 stores
    2025
    PuzzleNatureTurn-Based Strategy
    Steam94%
    Achieve45
    Deckplatinum
  18. #1890% of 2,814 Steam reviews
    Two Point Campus game key cover art

    Two Point Campus

    $29.99 -92%
    $2.19
    kinguin & 22 stores
    2022
    ManagementSimulationBuilding
    Steam90%
    Achieve48
    Deckplatinum
  19. #1990% of 2,183 Steam reviews
    Let's Build a Zoo game key cover art

    Let's Build a Zoo

    $19.99 -75%
    $4.92
    driffle & 16 stores
    2021
    SimulationPixel GraphicsManagement
    Steam90%
    Achieve45
    Deckgold
  20. #2090% of 2,173 Steam reviews
    Stronghold 2 game key cover art

    Stronghold 2

    $14.99 -81%
    $2.71
    driffle & 8 stores
    2005
    City BuilderReal Time TacticsMedieval
    Steam90%
    Achieve33
    Deckgold
  21. #2192% of 646 Steam reviews
    Factory Town: Idle game key cover art

    Factory Town: Idle

    $4.99
    steam & 7 stores
    2024
    IdlerIncrementalResource Management
    Steam92%
    Achieve74
    Deckplatinum
  22. #2297% of 125 Steam reviews
    Cat Isle game key cover art

    Cat Isle

    $5.99 -20%
    Historic Low $4.79
    steam
    2026
    Shop KeeperCity BuilderBuilding
    Steam97%
    Achieve16
  23. #2397% of 121 Steam reviews
    Island Cities game key cover art

    Island Cities

    $1.99
    steam
    2022
    PuzzlePoint & ClickCity Builder
    Steam97%
    Achieve22
    Deckplatinum
  24. #2493% of 326 Steam reviews
    Tile Cities game key cover art

    Tile Cities

    $2.99
    steam & 1 store
    2022
    StrategyCity BuilderCasual
    Steam93%
    Achieve9
    Deckgold
  25. #2589% of 2,295 Steam reviews
    Cataclismo game key cover art

    Cataclismo

    $29.99 -94%
    $1.61
    k4g & 24 stores
    2025
    StrategySimulationCity Builder
    Steam89%
    Achieve43
    Deckplatinum
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