Best building games on Steam
Games about making things, ranked by review score. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage — a game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%#1Stardew Valley
98%#2People Playground
98%#3Schedule I
98%#4RimWorld
97%#5Terraria
98%#6Factorio
97%#7Satisfactory
97%−50%#8Garry's Mod
97%#9Dyson Sphere Program
97%#10Oxygen Not Included
96%#11Cookie Clicker
96%#12The Forest
96%#13Cult of the Lamb
96%#14Kerbal Space Program
98%#15Fields of Mistria
96%−50%#16The Planet Crafter
96%#17Kenshi
96%#18Abiotic Factor
95%#19My Summer Car
97%#20Tiny Glade
94%#21Palworld
96%−30%#22Timberborn
98%#23Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
95%#24WorldBox - God Simulator
94%#25Valheim
94%#26Project Zomboid
95%#27Besiege
95%−30%#28Brick Rigs
96%#29Stacklands
97%#30Mon Bazou
94%#31Supermarket Together
95%−85%#32Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
96%#33Mini Motorways
94%#34House Flipper
96%#35Thronefall
96%#36Mindustry
95%−40%#37Slime Rancher 2
93%#38Raft
97%#39shapez 2 - Factory
94%#40Against the Storm
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.