Rank 01Why this
Also City Builder and Isometric, like NewCity.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2010
Games like NewCity
- 17 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked NewCity also play
The closest matches to NewCity: SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, STATIONflow, Urbek City Builder, Citystate, and Block'hood. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $17.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2020
Rank 03Why this
Also Voxel and City Builder, like NewCity.
- $18.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Citystate
Why this: Same retro mood as NewCity.
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Highrise City
Why this: Same contemplative mood as NewCity.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Lone Pine Games, LLC
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 56% of 324 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Focuses on realistic regional planning over flashy skyscrapers
- Huge county sized maps for massive cityscapes
- Lets neighborhoods grow naturally around amenities
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Retro
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Cities: Skylines
Why this: Same contemplative mood as NewCity.
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About NewCity
The closest matches to NewCity: SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, STATIONflow, Urbek City Builder, Citystate, and Block'hood. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If NewCity is your kind of game, the closest matches are SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, STATIONflow and Urbek City Builder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and retro, and single out its demand driven economy and density layers. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About NewCity: The Regional City Builder: Let's Build Something New.
Is NewCity worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 56% of 324 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Focuses on realistic regional planning over flashy skyscrapers
- Huge county sized maps for massive cityscapes
- Lets neighborhoods grow naturally around amenities
- Stripped down systems reduce micromanagement
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Lone Pine basically ghosted his entire community and left the game to die in early access. Don't waste your money.”
“No need to buy this game as it's open source over at Github, so with some limited knowledge of Visual Studio (Win) you can compile it for free. Otherwise abandoned by developer. That aside, it had some good intentions and some interesting…”
People who play it also play: SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, STATIONflow, Urbek City Builder
Frequently asked about NewCity
Can I run it?
Does NewCity run on Steam Deck?
NewCity is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does NewCity cost?
NewCity is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NewCity?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NewCity are SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition, STATIONflow, Urbek City Builder.
Who developed NewCity?
NewCity was developed by Lone Pine Games, LLC.