Best Games by Popularity: C

Caesar IV advances, refines and updates the city-building gameplay from Caesar III, in full 3D. Read the Review

Once competition picks up against the aggressive AI, Capitalism II shows its colors as a great strategy game. Also, as if to help your own bottom line, the game's a real bargain at $20. Read the Review

Despite the small problems, building a thriving city in Caesar III is fun. Read the Review

Cities XL 2012 is a city building game that lets players build and connect cities across 60 maps, featuring over 1,000 unique structures, and promises to be fully compatible with its predecessor. Read the Review

CivCity: Rome is a city building strategy game inspired by the world of Sid Meier's Civilization. Read the Review

Cities XL lets you develop cities on realistic 3D maps using a collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian, and European architectural styles. Read the Review

If you don't mind another variation on an oft-played theme, Cossacks has more than enough variety to ensure fun empire building and colorful clashes. Read the Review

It's sure to appeal to anyone interested in serious military simulations, but even those just looking for a good World War II computer game should find that it has a lot to offer. Read the Review

City Life is a modern day city building simulation, where players are able to create a sprawling metropolis, governing millions of citizens in full 3D. Read the Review

When it gets to the actual gameplay, Civil War Generals 2 is practically identical to Robert E. Lee: Civil War General. Read the Review

Cultures 2's graphics are cartoonlike and the micromanagement it requires can be a handful, but it's still one of the better city-building games out there. Read the Review

Barbarossa to Berlin raises the wargaming bar even higher with its pitch-perfect, ultra-polished improvements to an already great game. Read the Review

Commander: Conquest of the Americas features elements from both trading and strategy games. Read the Review

In Cities XL 2011, hundreds of new buildings and structures appear for a total of more than 700 constructions.