Best Building Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated building games.

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Starmancer From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.

Price 14.79€
Rating 6.4
Release 05 Aug 2021
HighFleet Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Price -50% 12.49€
Rating 8.6
Release 27 Jul 2021
Mini Motorways Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?

Price 8.19€
Rating 9.4
Release 20 Jul 2021
House Builder: First Job Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 15 Jul 2021
LEGO® Builder's Journey LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.

Price 16.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 22 Jun 2021
Idle Monster TD An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 20 Jun 2021
Luna's Fishing Garden Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.

Price -92% 0.66€
Rating 9.0
Release 16 Jun 2021
DRIFT CE Tune your dream drift car, change parts, boost performance and challenge other players on Japan's legendary EBISU circuits!

Price -94% 1.80€
Rating 7.0
Release 10 Jun 2021
Remains Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!

Price 7.79€
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Jun 2021
Muck Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 05 Jun 2021
Slipways Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 03 Jun 2021
Until We Die Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!

Price 13.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 03 Jun 2021
Going Medieval Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

Price -74% 6.61€
Rating 8.8
Release 01 Jun 2021
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management

Price -96% 0.65€
Rating 7.8
Release 27 May 2021
Castle Flipper Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!

Price -97% 0.69€
Rating 6.3
Release 26 May 2021
Imagine Earth Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

Price -65% 8.74€
Rating 7.8
Release 25 May 2021
Toy Tinker Simulator: BETA Have you ever wanted to be a toy tinker? Here you can take the first step to become one! This is a tiny portion of Toy Tinker Simulator, which includes only ten toys.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 21 May 2021
Galactic Mining Corp Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.

Price 10.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 May 2021
Before We Leave Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Price -97% 0.68€
Rating 7.5
Release 13 May 2021
Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.

Price -71% 6.20€
Rating 7.4
Release 13 May 2021
Farm Manager 2021 Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.

Price -86% 2.83€
Rating 7.7
Release 06 May 2021
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 06 May 2021
CryoFall CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

Price -98% 0.44€
Rating 7.7
Release 29 Apr 2021
HammerHelm HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!

Price -94% 0.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 29 Apr 2021

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