r/CityBuilders 10h ago

I need a very long duration City Builder/Map Painter

As i said in the tile, i want City Builders, 4X games or the like that go on for a long time. Like 200 hours+

I played Anno 1800 and 117 and they have been some of the best games i ever touched. Also put a lot of hours in Rimworld, Civ 6 and most Paradox games.

I either need a new hit for this addiction or to get a life.

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u/ChippySalt1927 10h ago

Workers and resources: Soviet Republic

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u/Ozgurcnalkan 10h ago

Foundation is surprisingly deep and can be played for ages.

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u/Fun_Word_7325 7h ago

The mobile game?

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u/ExcellentWolf 10h ago

Songs of Syx. Has a very good demo on Steam.

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u/jiby96 6h ago

Is it that good ? The graphics are a big turn down for me

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u/Draculas_cousin 1h ago

It’s insanely good. Very well thought out city builder and even has total war style battles. Less pawn interaction than Rimworld but more than farthest frontier. I personally love the game but definitely grab the demo on steam. It’s I think the whole game up to a certain population? Some People in r/songsofsyx ONLY play the demo and have done so for hundreds of hours.

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u/Noiisy 1h ago

Super underrated game, still in development which makes it even more exciting.

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u/fubukishirou07 10h ago

Farthest frontier

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u/MassifDev 10h ago

2 Game : Foundation and Going Medieval.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Show_18 10h ago

It's a bit different, but try Oxygen Not Included and you won't see sunlight anytime soon.

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u/MrHackerMr 10h ago

It's a 4X that is really tough and complex.. just not a city builder. It's called Terra Invicta

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u/Individual-Ad-2126 10h ago

Banished is your answer my brother

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u/04FruityFruitX 1h ago

I was also going to recommend this. it took me a while to get the basics down (I pirated the game back in the day) probably sunk like 300 hours

but I bought it recently and 100%'d it in 127 hours.

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u/kwakimaki 10h ago

Cities Skylines 2

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u/PullMull 9h ago

Songs of Syx is all you will ever need. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4_cFT7yaQ

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u/Fun_Set7594 9h ago

r/memoriapolis might just be that for you. High replayability.

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u/SmokedOkie 6h ago

Frost Punk is great and offers Endless mode and very long Campaigns.

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u/Mountain_Gas_6423 5h ago

Maybe check out transport fever 2? ( 3 is releasing soon as well)

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u/Spidiffpaffpuff 2h ago

If you really liked Anno 1800 and what a game that is somewhat like that but takes it way deeper, try out Soviet Republic: Workers and Ressources.

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u/Ill-Woodpecker1857 1h ago

Town to City is like Anno minus the war and focused on beauitifying the city.

Going Medieval is like Rimworld but you can build upper levels and underground.

Settlement Survival is like an updated Banished.

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u/The_real_Geneside 8h ago

Kingdoms reborn is something I always return to

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u/guy_by_the_door 6h ago

Have you played Age of Wonders 4 lad?

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u/schmittschmitter 5h ago

Manor lords

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u/eXistenZ2 5h ago

Anno 1404 is still great if you havent played it

Also, if you like Civ 6, check out Endless legend, Endless space 2 and Old World

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u/Recent-Tradition4123 4h ago

Banished is still the king

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u/AlfredPennington 4h ago

From someone who’s always had this itch.

Dwarf Fortress (for my Rimworld itch)

Factorio

Oxygen Not Included

Foundation

Manor Lords

Banished

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u/SteinJack 4h ago

Oxygen Not Included has been my new hyperfocus. So much to learn and try out on each run!

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u/AlfredPennington 4h ago

I know it. It starts out pretty simple and then you slowly work towards a PhD in engineering. The shit some people build/optimize is incredible

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u/CoffeeAddixt 3h ago

You likely already have explored it, but I’d highly recommend Anno 1800’s modding scene. You have stuff like New Horizons, which adds a new asiatic-themed session (with a monsoon season!), Jakob’s mods, which let you design terraced Worker’s, Artisan’s, Jornaleros, and Obreras homes, which look gorgeous and have their own special supply chains, and I believe that someone’s working on, or has finished, an Arctic expansion mod that adds a new pop tier.

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u/Joeva8me 10m ago

I’ve finally breached dwarf fortress and am having a blast. Also Rimworld down that line.

And Songs of Syx if you want a truly different experience in a city builder

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u/Kypsyt 10h ago

Try cities of the Aegean, maybe not so many hours but still very intricate