12 Relaxing games like Cities: Skylines II that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Cities: Skylines II down to the 12 that fit the “Relaxing” category. House Flipper, Planet Coaster and Townscaper top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cities: Skylines II.

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The best relaxing games like Cities: Skylines II

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cities: Skylines II. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1House FlipperClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloMultiplayerRelaxingCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementBase Building

Steam👍 94%· 109KRAWG👍 76%· 351MC62IGDB62· 4OC62· 27

Year 2018Dev Ultimate Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: visual first person and visual 3d, while skipping exploration and discovery

House Flipper is a unique chance to become the one-man renovating crew. Buy, repair and upgrade devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell at a profit! At your disposal is a collection of tools and parts.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 72KRAWG👍 74%· 294MC83IGDB83· 12OC85· 58

Year 2016Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping open world exploration

Surprise, delight and thrill crowds as you build the theme park of your dreams. Build and design incredible coaster parks with unparalleled attention to detail and manage your park in a truly living world. Piece-by-Piece Construction: Planet Coaster makes a designer out of everyone.

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#3TownscaperClosest on visuals

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SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldBase BuildingExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB80· 1OC73· 16

Year 2020Dev Oskar Stålberg · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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#4Megastore Simulator

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

MultiplayerSoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationBase Building

Steam👍 81%· 14K

Year 2011Dev weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung · Astragon EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: co op, online features and visual first person, while skipping sandbox freedom

Construction Simulator is back – bigger and better than ever! Get back to work with a vehicle fleet whose size will knock your socks off.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals and game mode.

It predates Cities: Skylines II by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Planet ZooClosest on progression

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SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementBase BuildingExploration

Steam👍 91%· 95KRAWG👍 82%· 135MC81OC81· 67

Year 2019Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim, featuring authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationBase Building

Steam👍 92%· 44KIGDB70· 10OC75· 70

Year 2019Dev Pathea Games · Team17On PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 97%· 15K

Year 2024Dev Mister Morris GamesPlaytime ~18hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulator designed to sit at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while caring for your farm! Grow crops: Plant crops and watch Rusty get to work as he waters, nurtures, and harvests.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingEarly Access

Steam👍 97%· 14K

Dev tobspr Games · Gamera GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, procedural generation and setting space, while skipping strong narrative focus

Dive into a factory-building game where the focus is on just that — building huge factories! Construct sprawling multi-level factories and min-max your layouts without limits. Shapez 2 is tailor-made for enthusiasts who crave the thrill of optimizing production lines and perfecting automation.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 80%· 220OC83· 30

Year 2022Dev Toukana InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, turn-based strategy and card game strategy, while skipping strong narrative focus

Dorfromantik is a relaxing building strategy and puzzle game in which you place tiles to create ever-growing, idyllic village landscapes. With Dorfromantik, you can immerse yourself in a quiet, peaceful world at any time and take a break from everyday life.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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#10Minami Lane

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingManagementBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 6.4KOC80· 10

Year 2024Dev DootPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

Games from friendshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/SUMMERHOUSE/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2113850/Spirit_City_Lofi_Sessions/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/957960/Inkulinati/ About the GameMinami Lane is a small, wholesome management game set on a Japanese-inspired street.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCasualRelaxingManagementBase Building

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 92%· 132MC83OC81· 30

Year 2021Dev Dinosaur Polo ClubPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual topdown, while skipping sandbox freedom

Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could do something to fix it? In Mini Motorways, the city’s traffic problems are in your hands. From the makers of Mini Metro, Mini Motorways is a game about drawing the roads that drive a growing city.

Where it drifts furthest from Cities: Skylines II: visuals.

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