Microlandia
Shares rank 2 of 21 city builder games by recommenders
Recommended for a detailed, people-centred simulation that stays fun rather than dry, with a distinctive voxel art look and openly documented simulation parameters.
Recommended for a detailed, people-centred simulation that stays fun rather than dry, with a distinctive voxel art look and openly documented simulation parameters.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun rather than a boring simulator
“It makes the game fun rather than a boring simulator some city planner would use for work.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “I've played a little bit of it so far, and really enjoyed it.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “Really fun vibe with a nice soundtrack.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder” Detailed, people-centred simulation
“"there is a simulation parameters file that we document openly[1]" - Excellent... this makes it super easy.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder” “the detail level of the simulation seems to be in another level compared to sity skylines and co”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “I love all the people-centric causes and effects.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder” Beautiful voxel art and soundtrack
“It's beautiful, looks like a mix of voxel art games and sim city”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “I think it looks great. It gives me hope.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “Really fun vibe with a nice soundtrack.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder” Eager interest in mechanics and development
“there is a ton of us interested in diving into the game mechanics, your plans and general ideas”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)” “I'm fascinated about how it transformed from the initial highway sketches”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder” “This is really exciting, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Microlandia, a brutally honest city builder”
Other city builder games people recommend
The four most recommended other city builder games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimCity 3000 | 23 | 2 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| MicrolandiaThis page | 20 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| SimCity 2000 | 20 | 7 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SimCity | 20 | 12 | 63% | 9 | — | — |
| Cities: Skylines | 20 | 18 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This looks great. I've had a quick look through the docs and can't see anything about bikes under transport”
“there is a ton of us interested in diving into the game mechanics, your plans and general ideas”
“I think it looks great. It gives me hope.”
“It's beautiful, looks like a mix of voxel art games and sim city”
“It makes the game fun rather than a boring simulator some city planner would use for work.”
“I've played a little bit of it so far, and really enjoyed it.”
“the detail level of the simulation seems to be in another level compared to sity skylines and co”
“I originally predicted a few dozen urbanism nerds would play it, but now almost 10,000 copies sold.”
“looks cool, and i'll be picking it up!”
“Really fun vibe with a nice soundtrack.”
“"there is a simulation parameters file that we document openly[1]" - Excellent... this makes it super easy.”
“This is really exciting, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.”
“I love all the people-centric causes and effects.”
“I'm fascinated about how it transformed from the initial highway sketches”
“My urban planning dwarf fortress dream.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.