15 Best Cozy Building Games on Steam
Thanks to the release of Tiny Glade, cozy building games are rising in popularity. Gamers are craving the art of design and architecture!
If you want to play building games but have no idea where to start, check out these 15 solid games where you are free to build towers, castles, towns, and villages. Let your imagination run free and see just how well you can come up with a design that puts even Notre Dame to shame.
15 Cozy Steam Building Games
1. Tiny Glade
Tiny Glade has taken the world by storm with its cozy gameplay. In this game, you are given a plot of land where you are free to create towering castles and design snuggly small towns. It’s the perfect game to settle back, a cup of coffee in hand, and unleash your creativity!
Available on: Steam
2. Townscaper
Similar to Tiny Glade, Townscaper allows you the freedom to build buildings and towns. Its aesthetic is a lot less medieval than in Tiny Glade and there is a lack of trees and greenery but its gameplay is just as engaging, encouraging you to let loose and just be creative.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOs, Xbox
3. Summerhouse
Summerhouse is a beautiful pixelated building game that lets you create charming houses in breathtaking settings. You are free to choose whether you want to build your cute tiny home by the seaside, the city, or the mountains. Just like most building games, there are no rules and you are free to build to your heart’s content.
Available on: Steam
4. Gourdlets
Sometimes building houses isn’t enough. Sometimes you have to build a town, and why not a town filled with vegetable people? Gourdlets is a delightful building game where you can design and build a small seaside town for vegetables! It’s a pixel art game brimming with vibrant colors and adorable animations.
Available on: Steam
5. Cloud Gardens
Cloud Gardens is a hauntingly beautiful game where you use overgrown plants to create post-apocalyptic looks in abandoned dioramas. It’s an incredibly relaxing game that makes you appreciate the powerful persistence of nature.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
6. Minami Lane
In this adorable building and management game, you create a lively street brimming with shops and houses. However, the game doesn’t end there. You also have to manage the people living on your street, ensuring shops make profits, quests are completed, and your people are satisfied!
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
7. Islanders
Islanders is a cute little game where you are given an island to expand. Explore other islands and use strategies to grow your own. Place houses and buildings to create a town and watch it evolve from a town to a city! Although this game is quite simple compared to the other games on this list, it still offers hours of fun in building and creating!
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
8. Kingdoms and Castles
If you’re someone who’s obsessed with the medieval aesthetic then Kingdoms and Castles should be right up your alley. It’s a city-builder game except instead of a city, you are given a kingdom to manage! Design your kingdom and defend your people from raiders!
9. My Dream Setup
My Dream Setup is a little bit different from the other building games on this list. Instead of building castles or designing small towns, you get to design and decorate your very own room! Have you ever looked around your room and thought perhaps it could be a little bit better? In My Dream Setup, you can see just how good your interior decorating skills are before you apply them in real life.
Available on: Steam
10. FlowScape
If you love trees and plants as much as you love building then FlowScape is the perfect game for you. It’s a game that encourages players to unleash the inner artist in them by using 3D assets to create a Bob Ross-like scenery. Create enchanting woodland realms and imagine a world unplagued by deforestation. Heal nature through this relaxing building game.
Available on: Steam
11. Dystopika
Are you into the dystopian aesthetic? If so then Dystopika might just be the game for you. It’s a city-building game but instead of medieval casts like in Kingdoms and Castles or tiny modern houses like in Townscraper, the buildings give off a futuristic sci-fi vibe. If you’ve ever dreamt of a dystopian future but with no way to visualize it then you might want to give Dystopika a try!
Available on: Steam
12. Planet Coaster
Planet Coaster is unlike any of the other building games on this list because instead of designing buildings and houses, you get to create your very own theme park! Recreate your favorite rides or come up with exciting new ones. Forget the safety code, have your roller coaster reach the heavens, and see how quickly you can give your customers heart attacks.
13. Dorfromantik
In this vibrant and colorful game, you place tiles to create stunning landscapes and lively villages. Tile by tile you create your small little world. However, unlike most building games, Dorfromantik has a puzzle aspect. Instead of giving you the freedom to place down houses and trees, you choose from a stack of tiles and figure out where to place them. You might even come across a quest!
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
14. Bridges and Docks
Sometimes all you’re missing in life is the ability to build an island from scratch. In Bridges and Docks, you can create your very own island by hand or with procedural generation tools. Construct unique islands by playing around with the terrains and bridges. Unlock tools and complete simple quests.
15. Super Build
Is a town or kingdom not enough? Do you want the freedom to build your own fantasy world and see how it would look from a first-person point of view? Super Build promises you the liberty of designing an entire map full of buildings, trees, lakes, and mountains. With over 600+ items, you won’t find yourself running out of ideas with what to fill your world with.
Available on: Steam
