I’m showcasing the best and most anticipated city builders of 2025! (and a few upcoming in 2024) I’m taking you through all the upcoming city building games that you should keep a look out for in the next year.
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Nova Roma – https://bit.ly/47QxMhD
01:57 Super Fantasy Kingdom – https://bit.ly/41xjE9g
02:59 Beyond These Stars – https://bit.ly/3ka0h6x
03:52 Whiskerwood – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489330/Whiskerwood/
04:45 Earth of Oryn – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972450/Earth_of_Oryn/
05:25 Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_VII/
06:13 KAISERPUNK – https://bit.ly/3SVGHu2
06:56 Polismos – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2745040/Polismos/
07:38 Ascent of Ashes – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2209140/Ascent_of_Ashes/
08:11 HistoriCity: Florence – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545880/HistoriCity_Florence/
08:55 Celestial Empire – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330430/Celestial_Empire/
09:38 The Settlings – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771110/The_Settlings/
10:09 Dinolords – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2587620/Dinolords/
10:49 Siege of Irdor – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103820/Siege_of_Irdor/
11:21 The King is Watching – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/The_King_is_Watching/
11:59 Abyssals – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993210/Abyssals/
12:23 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864880/Roman_Triumph_Survival_City_Builder/
12:40 Metropolis 1998 – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287430/Metropolis_1998/
13:17 LowPolis – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283100/LowPolis/
13:41 Dawnfolk – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2308630/Dawnfolk/
14:11 Tiny Kingdom – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438260/Tiny_Kingdom/
14:36 Elaborate Lands – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334280/Elaborate_Lands/
15:11 Mossfield Origins – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836400/Mossfield_Origins/
15:33 Nanzou: The Divine Court – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390760/Nanzou_The_Divine_Court/
16:02 Pompeii: The Legacy – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632240/Pompeii_The_Legacy/
16:30 Let Them Trade – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313290/Let_Them_Trade/
17:02 Yield! Fall of Rome – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561960/Yield_Fall_of_Rome/
17:25 Humanica – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2112740/Humanica/
17:58 Copa City – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2210520/COPA_CITY/
18:32 Times of Progress – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628450/Times_of_Progress/
19:02 Lands of Koastalia – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2748140/Lands_of_Koastalia/
19:27 Builders of Egypt – https://store.steampowered.com/app/818520/Builders_of_Egypt/
19:58 County of Fortune – https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204330/County_of_Fortune/
20:34 Whims of the Gods – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2642390/Whims_of_the_Gods/
21:09 Spirit & Stone – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1932290/Spirit__Stone/
21:28 Rise of Industry 2 – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2532490/Rise_of_Industry_2/
21:58 NeoTerra – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921870/NeoTerra/
22:30 Complex SKY – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549600/Complex_SKY/
22:55 Starship Colony – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2338890/Starship_Colony/
23:39 Age of Respair – https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164360/Age_of_Respair/
24:14 Croakwood – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2261380/Croakwood/
24:44 Idle Colony – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2843640/Idle_Colony/
25:13 City Defense Z – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635500/City_Defense_Z/
25:37 Folklands – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2282890/Folklands/
26:04 The First Explorers – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544820/The_First_Explorers/
26:33 Dissent on Mars – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138560/Dissent_on_Mars/
26:57 Villagedom – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1501730/Villagedom/
27:23 Small Kingdoms – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533000/Small_Kingdoms/
28:00 Airborne Empire – https://bit.ly/3Ej1RJR
28:45 Edge Islands – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111020/Edge_Islands/
29:19 Outro
(Some links have been shortened due to the youtube character description limit)
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Great video! Thank you!
The greatest city-building game of all time, in 2025 forward, and all the way back to 1960, is and has been, Workers & Resources.
Comrade-Dictator Potato, according to his propaganda radio station, is the most benevolent dictator in history.
I'll get back to work in the OP-144 factory, in the greatest city ever built, Potatograd, now.
Please bring back the Workers & Resources series, Comrade. Thank you.
10-year subscriber.
I love the yearly top upcoming games kind of videos , good job potato god
I love city builders….but honestly…none of the games listed here sound interesting to me…guess if one want's to build massive cities the only option is CS or CS2…and even that doesn't allow to a city of more than a million people….
Nova Roma definitely looks interesting. Again, hope it works well on the Deck. Thanks OP.
Thanks for this list, I am looking forward to gameplay videos!
I feel sorry for number 51.
0:43 I've been part of that 23% "subscribed" for 10 years, Comrade.
50!? And BEST 50?? How many are there!
Maybe I am tired of City Builders. None of these excite me. I'll wait for Dragonscale Monastery, and keep playing Ostriv.
Isn't Anno coming out next year?
added a few to the list thank you
I’m interested in the one with the dinosaurs
You should try Casino Resort Tower, I didn't see you mention it but it really fits your channel.
And you forgot Darfall!
It's city builder with rpg elements, with steam demo out now 💪
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Dinolords, Settlings, Earth of Oryn and Ascent of Ashes are the ones I'm most keen for. Been hanging for Dinorlords for ages. Reminds me of Dino Riders
Fantasy Kingdom description reminded me of Thronefall a lot with the visuals of some sort of Gameboy Gen Pokemon Title.
Thx a lot for including Settlings in your list. Appreciate it a lot 💙 There are some big, hot news coming really really soon. I will write you a message with more info if you are interested in it 👍
Thank you very much for adding Kaiserpunk in your great upcoming city building games list, we really appreciate it!🙂
Great video, some corkers here, shame I don't have time for city builders (he says as he starts a new factorio playthrough)
Hey thanks for featuring Idle Colony in your list! To keep your excitement high, a new trailer is coming very soon with the announcement of the release date.
Oh hey, thanks for covering our game Let Them Trade. We will announce way more soon 🙂
a city builder im looking forward to (not on your list) coming out on March 4th is Two Point Museum i loved the first two Two Point games cant wait to see how this one is!
The Pompeii game looks the same as the Roman Triumph one