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iRank86
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldProceduralBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB80· 1OC73· 16
Year 2020Dev Oskar Stålberg · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Android · PC
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The best casual games like Islanders
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Islanders. 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.
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iRank84
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldBase BuildingIsometric3D
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, multiplayer gameplay and resource management, while skipping puzzle design
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.
Genre100Tone100Game mode81World81Visuals76Progression63
StrategyCity Builder
SoloRelaxingCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldBase Building3D
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: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and resource management, while skipping puzzle design
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 Islanders: visuals.
Genre100Tone100Progression77Game mode70World61Visuals32
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeBase 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: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design
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 Islanders: world and visuals.
It predates Islanders by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Tone100Progression77Game mode16World0Visuals0
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iRank88
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldProceduralBase Building3D
Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 80%· 220OC83· 30
Year 2022Dev Toukana InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo
✓ Both are city builders — sharing puzzle design, deep simulation and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, combat tactical and resource management, 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.
Released 3 years after Islanders.
Genre100Game mode100World100Tone94Progression71Visuals58
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldProceduralBase Building3D
Steam👍 97%· 14K
Dev tobspr Games · Gamera GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, puzzle design and sandbox freedom
≠ Stands apart with setting space, resource management and crafting mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy
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 Islanders: progression.
Genre100Game mode100World100Tone93Visuals53Progression49
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iRank87
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldBase BuildingIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 91%· 4.4KRAWG👍 79%· 70IGDB90· 1
Year 2016Dev Raylight Games · Toplitz ProductionsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, resource management and crafting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design
BUILD UP YOUR OWN GAMES EMPIRE Form your own game studio in the early 1980s starting in a small garage. Develop your own game concepts, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff, upgrade your offices, moving up to bigger and better locations.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals89World77Tone57Progression51
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase 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 puzzle design
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 Islanders: visuals.
Released 5 years after Islanders.
Genre100Game mode100World78Tone74Progression65Visuals39
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingBase BuildingTop-Down
Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 92%· 132MC83OC81· 30
Year 2021Dev Dinosaur Polo ClubPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with resource management, while skipping turn-based strategy
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 Islanders: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone93Progression67Visuals43
#10Minami Lane
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iRank92
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 6.4KOC80· 10
Year 2024Dev DootPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux
✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, resource management and visual 2d, while skipping turn-based strategy
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.
Released 5 years after Islanders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone74Progression68Visuals56
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase 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 puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: visuals and progression.
Genre100Game mode100Tone70World53Progression47Visuals0
#12Planet Zoo
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iRank85
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase Building
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, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design
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.
Genre100Tone80World70Game mode69Progression59
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualNarrativeBase BuildingCozy
Steam👍 87%· 775IGDB40· 1
Year 2014Dev Alawar Entertainment · Buka EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, vibe casual and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and resource management, while skipping puzzle design
Darkestville Castle Coming Soon About the Game Become a leader of a little group of settlers to create a thriving colony which will envy even the developed nation! Who says it would be easy?!
Genre100Game mode100Progression92Tone50
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualSandbox WorldProceduralBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 96%· 15K
Year 2020Dev Tobias Springer · PrismatikaOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Same family of city builders: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, resource management and crafting mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy
Do you like automation games? Then you are in the right place! shapez is a relaxed game in which you have to build factories for the automated production of geometric shapes. As the level increases, the shapes become more and more complex, and you have to spread out on the infinite map.
Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: tone.
Genre100Game mode100World84Visuals58Progression50Tone44
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualSandbox WorldBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 289KRAWG👍 87%· 1.5KMC85IGDB76· 13OC83· 91
Year 2015Dev Colossal Order · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with resource management, while skipping puzzle design
Cities: Skylines is a traditional city-building game, which allows players to experience urban planning in all aspects including zoning, road placement, transportation, taxation, and improvement of welfare.
Where it drifts furthest from Islanders: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Progression81World79Visuals71Tone23
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