Economy
13 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Against the Storm
Settlements built to be abandoned, and you keep founding more
Frostpunk
Survival City-Building Where Every Law Costs You Something
Cities: Skylines
The traffic intersection that ruined your life, simulated
Planet Zoo
Every animal has real needs. Every feature costs extra.
Anno 1800
An Epic Economy Sim That Its Own Launcher Tries to Diminish
Terra Invicta
The deepest strategy game nobody bothered to explain
The Riftbreaker
A mech, a base, and a planet that wants both gone
Heroes of Science and Fiction
A sharp HoMM3 heir that chokes on its own AI turns
Town to City
Decorate freely until the city outgrows the engine
Going Medieval
Build a castle in three dimensions, then hit the wall
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Faithful Heroes 3 combat, hobbled by AI and a flat campaign
Prison Architect
The prison sim that built its own genre, then got abandoned
MegaFactory Titan
Pull-belt maglevs are genius. The clutter around them isn't.