Games like Cities XXL
If Cities XXL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cities: Skylines, Cities XL Platinum and Planet Zoo — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful detail in buildings, immersive and relaxing. 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.
Get personalized picks →Cities XXL is a 2015 city-building simulation where players design, construct, and manage urban environments across expansive planet maps. The game emphasizes curved-road construction, inter-city trade systems, and strategic material placement alongside zoning mechanics. Players describe the experience as both immersive and relaxing, praising the ability to fill spaces with materials and the beautiful detail present in the buildings. Reviewers note that the absence of natural disasters provides a notably chill gameplay experience. With a medium-length campaign and a comfortable sit-down session structure, the game supports modding capabilities for extended play. Priced at $9.99 USD, it runs in a playable state on Steam Deck, though the title holds a 34% positive rating based on approximately 1,010 Steam reviews.
About Cities XXL: Design, build, and manage the world’s largest and most diverse cities in Cities XXL. Bigger and better than ever before with a more powerful game engine and new interface, become the mayor of your very own sprawling metropolis.
Players who liked Cities XXL also play
Steam players who put hours into Cities XXL 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.
Cities: Skylines
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Top pick for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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.
Cities XL Platinum
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Second-strongest match for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Planet Zoo
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Third-strongest match for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Transport Fever 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Cities: Skylines II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cities XXL.
Ranked #5 for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cities XXL.
Ranked #6 for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Land of the Vikings
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
Anno 2205™
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Ranked #8 for Cities XXL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cities XXL
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cities XXL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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.
Cities XL Platinum
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Reviewers of Cities XXL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
Cities: Skylines
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Reviewers of Cities XXL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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.
TheoTown
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cities XXL.
Reviewers of Cities XXL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cities XXL at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Cities XXL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Outpath: First Journey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Frequently asked about Cities XXL
- Does Cities XXL run on Steam Deck?
- Cities XXL 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 Cities XXL cost?
- Cities XXL is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cities XXL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cities XXL are Cities: Skylines, Cities XL Platinum, Planet Zoo.
- Who developed Cities XXL?
- Cities XXL was developed by Focus Entertainment.
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