City(2014)
Games like City
Looking for games like City? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Attika(2003)
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Cannes: Stars, Scripts and Screens(2002)
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Coal Country(2017)
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Carpe Astra(2008)
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Metromania(2006)
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The Oregon Trail Game: Journey to Willamette Valley(2018)
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Tramways Engineer's Workbook(2018)
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1899 DAIHAN(2025)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
Glen More II: Chronicles(2019)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more
Catan(1995)
Shares Modular Board + 1 more
Chartered: Building Amsterdam(2024)
Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more
Moorland(2023)
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