Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We're halfway though 2026, so I'm recapping some of the best strategy games that have released this year. These are the best city builder games of 2026 so far, covering ancient cities, floating empires, seaside settlements, mountain kingdoms, underwater survival, and ambitious new takes on the genre.
Check out the other Best of 2026 (so far) videos:
City Builders: youtu.be/GXTw7oxyvxE
Automation Games: youtu.be/gDhxUilaEpc
Base Builders: youtu.be/OuhS3RlPEZw
Tycoon Games: youtu.be/sURSXg1paJ0
Management Games: youtu.be/dcaZBAJXz_Y
Strategy Survival Games: youtu.be/2GQ2ZBvd0j4
Colony Sim: youtu.be/HC0aDaRc0OY
Check out all the games below:
00:00 - Intro -
01:12 - Nova Roma - store.steampowered.com/app/2426530
04:07 - Airborne Empire - store.steampowered.com/app/2438680
06:19 - The people of Sea, Sun & Salt - store.steampowered.com/app/3617200
09:26 - Laysara: Summit Kingdom - store.steampowered.com/app/1823950
11:40 - Life Below - store.steampowered.com/app/2932150
13:43 - Microcivilization - store.steampowered.com/app/1822550/Microcivilization
16:09 - Humanica - store.steampowered.com/app/2112740
18:08 - Mandate Order - store.steampowered.com/app/1733690
20:11 - Amberspire - store.steampowered.com/app/3350750
22:22 - DarkSwitch - store.steampowered.com/app/3132870
24:14 - Outro -
#CityBuilder #BestOf2026 #CityBuilders2026
DISCLAIMER: You should assume that all games played on this channel are free preview/review copies
OTHER DISCLAIMER: I'm partnered with Humble, and will receive a percentage of game sales.
Enjoyed the video? If you give it a like it helps out the channel!
Welcome to channel if you're new here, I'm Orbital Potato and play a bunch of strategy, simulation and sci-fi games here on YouTube. I usually cover these games in the Lets Play format, but also make videos analysing specific game mechanics and looking at new releases. If you feel so inclined, consider subscribing, I would love to have you along for the ride!
Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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We're halfway though 2026, so I'm recapping some of the best strategy games that have released this year. These are the best city builder games of 2026 so far, covering ancient cities, floating empires, seaside settlements, mountain kingdoms, underwater survival, and ambitious new takes on the genre.
Check out the other Best of 2026 (so far) videos:
City Builders: youtu.be/GXTw7oxyvxE
Automation Games: youtu.be/gDhxUilaEpc
Base Builders: youtu.be/OuhS3RlPEZw
Tycoon Games: youtu.be/sURSXg1paJ0
Management Games: youtu.be/dcaZBAJXz_Y
Strategy Survival Games: youtu.be/2GQ2ZBvd0j4
Colony Sim: youtu.be/HC0aDaRc0OY
Check out all the games below:
00:00 - Intro -
01:12 - Nova Roma - store.steampowered.com/app/2426530
04:07 - Airborne Empire - store.steampowered.com/app/2438680
06:19 - The people of Sea, Sun & Salt - store.steampowered.com/app/3617200
09:26 - Laysara: Summit Kingdom - store.steampowered.com/app/1823950
11:40 - Life Below - store.steampowered.com/app/2932150
13:43 - Microcivilization - store.steampowered.com/app/1822550/Microcivilization
16:09 - Humanica - store.steampowered.com/app/2112740
18:08 - Mandate Order - store.steampowered.com/app/1733690
20:11 - Amberspire - store.steampowered.com/app/3350750
22:22 - DarkSwitch - store.steampowered.com/app/3132870
24:14 - Outro -
#CityBuilder #BestOf2026 #CityBuilders2026
DISCLAIMER: You should assume that all games played on this channel are free preview/review copies
OTHER DISCLAIMER: I'm partnered with Humble, and will receive a percentage of game sales.
Enjoyed the video? If you give it a like it helps out the channel!
Welcome to channel if you're new here, I'm Orbital Potato and play a bunch of strategy, simulation and sci-fi games here on YouTube. I usually cover these games in the Lets Play format, but also make videos analysing specific game mechanics and looking at new releases. If you feel so inclined, consider subscribing, I would love to have you along for the ride!
Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
