Dorfromantik

Dorfromantik ranks 1st on the list of the best city-building games. Dorfromantik is a city-building puzzle video game developed and published by Toukana Interactive. This game is a mix of a city-builder and a puzzle game with a relaxed vibe. It's one of the finest relaxing games since you get a stack of hexagonal tiles with civilization elements on them. The game was published in early access for Windows in March 2021, followed by a full release on April 28, 2022. On September 29, 2022, a version of Nintendo Switch was released.

Houses, forests, farms, canals, and train tracks are your starting points, but as you go, you'll unlock deer, ruins, and other tiles to add visual interest to your constructions. There's a matching puzzle element to how you create, with assignments appearing that ask you to connect particular amounts of any feature together, such as 300+ trees in a single forest or exactly 25 fields, so there's a fantastic blend of challenging and sheer aesthetics. It's never hard, but it's easy to become lost in its gorgeously serene universe and squander an hour or two attempting to beat your previous best score.

Steam Rating: 10/10 (20.363 reviews)
Developer(s): Toukana Interactive

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Price: Free
Age rating: 8+
Website: https://toukana.com/dorfromantik/