#01	Dwarf Fortress License: Free Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8/10 construction and building empire-building open-world management strategy role-playing simulation fantasy top-down-perspective city building / construction simulation managerial / business simulation point and select multiplayer sandbox
#02	They Are Billions License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7.9/10 real-time strategy real-time strategy steampunk post-apocalyptic diagonal-down city building / construction simulation multiple units/characters control point and select strategy / tactics base building colony sim zombies survival tower defense building singleplayer resource management real-time with pause difficult tactical management isometric
#03	Frostpunk License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10 strategy management simulation steampunk diagonal-down free-roaming camera real-time city building / construction simulation post-apocalyptic survival strategy / tactics resource management colony sim building base building singleplayer choose your own adventure atmospheric economy dark difficult real-time strategy great soundtrack real-time with pause
#04	Banished License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 8/10 management strategy simulation medieval prehistoric isometric managerial / business simulation strategy / tactics diagonal-down real-time point and select city building / construction simulation colony sim survival singleplayer sandbox resource management relaxing economy building open-world difficult beautiful procedural generation history real-time strategy
#05	RimWorld License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8/10 strategy real-time simulation real-time strategy science-fiction management western strategy / tactics top-down-perspective

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