Which City Builder Won 2025? (My Top Picks)
28K views · Jan 5, 2026 · Film & Animation
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@jereboy2005 · 8 months ago
Im surprised Foundation isnt on this list or even in honorable mentions. <br><br>It was by far my favorite city builder of the year and one of my favorite city builders of all time currently.
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@FS-vm8dc · 8 months ago
Anno surprised me, both in content depth and visually. Having your multi-island empire across two regions, but then zooming in and watching gladiators fight with a full crowd in the colosseum, certainly felt great.<br>I did not play the campaign, though.
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@qrdybanek · 8 months ago
wiskerwood is crazy good! i just cant stop playing :)
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@thatsnotabird · 8 months ago
Love your reviews (and also your gameplay videos)! It would be wonderful if you could highlight whether it's in early access a bit more. I've been burnt by early access one too many times to consider it again, and there have been many times your video got me very excited about a game only to realize it's early access :P
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@andreamarshall3356 · 7 months ago
whiskerwood my most favorite
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@VAULT-TEC_INC. · 5 months ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt2oJS257_I&t=969">16:09</a> Reminds me of Warlords 3 😂 No mention of “Foundation?” Would’ve been #2 for me.
@Risaldimo · 8 months ago
whiskerwood very polished and have bright future of resource management animal city builder :D mix of thimberborn cuteness and anno 1800 management mechanic i really wish the Mice can take a revolution to pirates and whisker tyranni! lmao 9/10 from me
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@LorBell · 8 months ago
Some of these seemed more Strategy than Builder.
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@VoodoocookieL33 · 8 months ago
. Spoilers<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Honourable mentions:<br><br>Kaiserpunk<br>Pax Augusta<br><br>#10 Floatsam<br>#9 City Tales - Medieval Era<br>#8 Asbury Pines<br>#7 Nordhold<br>#6 Roman Triumph - Survival City Builder<br>#5 Anno 117: Pax Romana<br>#4 Airborne Empire<br>#3 Super Fantasy Kingdom<br>#2 Town to City<br>#1 Whiskerwood
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@gucciburg · 8 months ago
Yup Whiskerwood is #1
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@miogasan · 8 months ago
NGL i went with very low expectations for flotsam ... but it end up being a lot of fun not really bad game good call on that #10
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@Prodigal_Ink · 8 months ago
Bellwright is my favourite city builder(don't think it's technicality building but the town/automation/trading gives the same vibe)😂 then Manor Lords>Foundation.
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