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11 Games like Cities in Motion on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 36 games similar to Cities in Motion down to the 11 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Two Point Hospital, Cities: Skylines and Mad Games Tycoon top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cities in Motion.

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Year 2011Dev Colossal Order

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Cities in Motion is Two Point Hospital — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Cities: Skylines and Mad Games Tycoon follow close behind.

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The best games like Cities in Motion on PlayStation

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cities in Motion. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Two Point Hospital

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Closest overall match
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2018Dev Two Point Studios · SegaOn PS4 · Linux · PC

It shares the essentials of what Cities in Motion does: a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: a casual, approachable feel.

Released 7 years after Cities in Motion.

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Cities: Skylines

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Cities: Skylines
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Year 2015Dev Colossal Order · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Cities in Motion worked for you because of a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view. Its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

Same studio: Colossal Order.

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Mad Games Tycoon

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Mad Games Tycoon
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2016Dev Raylight Games · Toplitz ProductionsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to Cities in Motion runs through a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: a top-down view.

Released 5 years after Cities in Motion.

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Jurassic World Evolution

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StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If Cities in Motion worked for you because of a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view. Its own ground is strong narrative focus and open world exploration.

Released 7 years after Cities in Motion.

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Planet Coaster

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Planet Coaster
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2016Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

With Cities in Motion it shares a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

Released 5 years after Cities in Motion.

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Prison Architect

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Prison Architect
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2015Dev Double Eleven · Introversion SoftwarePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Cities in Motion, and so does a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after Cities in Motion.

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House Flipper

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StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingMultiplayer
Year 2018Dev Ultimate Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Cities in Motion, and so does a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is open world exploration and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Cities in Motion.

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Tropico 5

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StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Year 2014Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaOn PS4 · Linux · PC

It meets Cities in Motion on a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode: multiplayer gameplay.

Released 3 years after Cities in Motion.

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My Time at Portia

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My Time at Portia
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingCozyCasual
Year 2019Dev Pathea Games · Team17On PS4 · Android · PC

Same family as Cities in Motion: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.

Released 8 years after Cities in Motion.

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X-COM: Terror From the Deep

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StrategyCity Builder
SoloBase BuildingManagementIsometricTactical
Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

The thread back to Cities in Motion runs through single-player focus, base building and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It predates Cities in Motion by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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Cult of the Lamb

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Cult of the Lamb
StrategyCity Builder
SoloBase BuildingMeleeCozyProcedural
Year 2022Dev Massive Monster · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Cities in Motion, and so does single-player focus and base building. They part company on world and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and procedural generation.

Released 11 years after Cities in Motion.

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