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Games like Pocket City

If Pocket City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Two Point Campus, Green With Energy and IsoMetro — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its quests unlock new buildings, chill and funny. 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.

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About Pocket City: A casual city building game. Become the mayor and create your own metropolis! Create residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Build parks and recreation spots. Respond to crime and disasters. Watch your city come alive!

2022IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Codebrew Games Inc.
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Disasters only trigger after tutorialNpc speech bubbles add humorQuests unlock new buildingsChillFunnyLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Pocket City also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Two Point Campus

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Pocket City.

    Top pick for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Green With Energy

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    A relaxing game where you become a power engineer and iteratively design, test and build power grid designs. Balance budget and efficiency across a variety of biomes. Will you build resilient systems, or cobble something together with duct tape? It's your choice.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. IsoMetro

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Tile-based city builder w/ old-school aesthetic & new-school simulation engine. Easy to pick up and put down.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rise of Industry

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Two Point Museum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Pocket City.

    Ranked #5 for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STATIONflow

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Pocket City.

    Ranked #6 for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Pocket City.

    STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.

    2020StrategySimulation17.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Pocket City.

    SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

    2010StrategySimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Parkitect

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Pocket City.

    Ranked #8 for Pocket City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Pocket City

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Townscaper

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Pocket City.

    Reviewers of Pocket City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Shadowrun Returns

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Pocket City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Pocket City.

    The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cities: Skylines

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Pocket City.

    Reviewers of Pocket City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Pocket City.

    Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    2015StrategySimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cities: Skylines II

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Pocket City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Pocket City.

    Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.

    2023Simulation34.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Мухосранск | Russian City Sim

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Pocket City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    The atmosphere of the nuclear wasteland.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pocket City at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket City.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pocket City.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket City.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket City.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pocket City.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pocket City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pocket City.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pocket City.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pocket City.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pocket City.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Pocket City.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pocket City

How much does Pocket City cost?
Pocket City is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pocket City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pocket City are Two Point Campus, Green With Energy, IsoMetro.
Who developed Pocket City?
Pocket City was developed by Codebrew Games Inc..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Pocket City.

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