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Which city builders actually get played?

41 city builders owned in at least 30 of the libraries read here, ranked by the share of its Steam reviewers who recommend it. The typical one is recommended by 85%.

S3 games
  1. #1Stronghold Crusader HD98% recommend
  2. #2Dorfromantik96% recommend
  3. #3Timberborn96% recommend
A8 games
  1. #4Stronghold HD96% recommend
  2. #5Townscaper95% recommend
  3. #6ISLANDERS94% recommend
  4. #7Against the Storm94% recommend
  5. #8Stronghold Crusader Extreme HD94% recommend
  6. #9Kingdoms and Castles94% recommend
  7. #10Cities: Skylines93% recommend
  8. #11Frostpunk93% recommend
B12 games
  1. #12Tropico 492% recommend
  2. #13Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic91% recommend
  3. #14Banished90% recommend
  4. #15Tropico 3: Absolute Power90% recommend
  5. #16Tropico 3 - Steam Special Edition89% recommend
  6. #17Terraformers88% recommend
  7. #18Stronghold Legends88% recommend
  8. #19Tropico88% recommend
  9. #20Tropico 688% recommend
  10. #21Knights and Merchants85% recommend
  11. #22Fabledom85% recommend
  12. #23Settlement Survival85% recommend
C11 games
  1. #24SteamWorld Build85% recommend
  2. #25Manor Lords84% recommend
  3. #26SimCity 4 Deluxe82% recommend
  4. #27Anno 180081% recommend
  5. #28Mini Settlers80% recommend
  6. #29InfraSpace80% recommend
  7. #30Nebuchadnezzar79% recommend
  8. #31Tropico 579% recommend
  9. #32Tropico 2: Pirate Cove78% recommend
  10. #33Before We Leave78% recommend
  11. #34Surviving Mars78% recommend
D7 games
  1. #35Endzone - A World Apart77% recommend
  2. #36Frostpunk 275% recommend
  3. #37Stronghold Crusader 273% recommend
  4. #38Aven Colony72% recommend
  5. #39Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt70% recommend
  6. #40Cities XL Platinum59% recommend
  7. #41Valhalla Hills55% recommend

Counted from the Steam libraries read here, by the hours Steam has on each game; free games are left out, since Steam lists one as owned only once it has been played. Recommended is the share of each game’s Steam reviewers who recommend it.