[News] 6 exciting city builders coming out before the end of 2024 (plus a few more to look forward to next year)

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In October 2023, three of the top five most wishlisted games on Steam were all city builders—pretty conclusive evidence that city builders aren't a niche genre but a mainstream sensation. Exactly one year later, those big three city builders have all come out: Cities: Skylines 2 launched in late 2023, Manor Lords arrived in April (in early access), and Frostpunk 2 released just last month.

I guess the question is: what's next? With those three heavy hitters now released, are there any games about the mundane thrills of urban planning and precision hedgerow placement left to look forward to?

I've been playing these games since SimCity, and I can't believe how many are hitting Steam every year now—last year alone I played 20 of them. There are still a ton of interesting city builders on the horizon, and several of them are set to arrive before the end of 2024. Here are six city builders due out before the end of this year you should have on your radar, and a few more coming in 2025 and beyond.Can you build a city so great it will please the gods? That's not a rhetorical question: in strategy city builder Citadelum the gods will visit your city in person, helping you out if they're happy and smashing the place up if they're not. There are gods in Nova Roma, too, and your city might get struck by lightning or flooded if you anger the wrong Roman deity. Manage complexities like supply chains and waterways while constructing colorful colosseums and basilicas in this beautiful builder.Not every city builder takes place on earth, or even a planet. In Beyond These Stars you're constructing a civilization on the back of a giant space whale traveling the cosmos. You can explore planets and set up colonies during your journey, as well as manage your relationship with the whale you're riding, which has its own interests and agendas.As a futuristic AI in city building card game Technotopia, your job is to build the perfect city. Draw cards, place buildings, and try to maintain a balance between the different factions vying for power. You'll have to deal with disasters, hackers, and gangs while maintaining order and expanding your city.

 

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/city-builders-2024/