What is the best 1-player city building board game?

Everdell (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player city building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.1/10 from 23,457 ratings. Le Havre and Architects of the West Kingdom round out the top three.

How many 1-player city building board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 77 1-player city building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

1-player games / City Building

Best 1-player city building board games

The best 1-player city building board games are Everdell, Le Havre and Architects of the West Kingdom — the top-rated of 77 1-player city building board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Everdell (2018) at 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1
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Le Havre (2008)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9
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Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)
1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Underwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
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Suburbia (2012)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Imperial Settlers (2014)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
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On Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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Lisboa (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Ora et Labora (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Charterstone (2017)
1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Tiny Towns (2019)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Glass Road (2013)
1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4
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51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Praga Caput Regni (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Ginkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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Sprawlopolis (2018)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5
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Roads & Boats (1999)
1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
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Villagers (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Palm Island (2018)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2
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Viceroy (2014)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Dice City (2015)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Merv The Heart of the Silk Road (2020)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8
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Peloponnes (2009)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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Clinic Deluxe Edition (2020)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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Villages of Valeria (2017)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Era Medieval Age (2019)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
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Harbour (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.5
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NEOM (2018)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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Coloma (2019)
1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Tramways (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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New Bedford (2016)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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Founders of Gloomhaven (2018)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.7
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Hadrian's Wall (2021)
1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.3
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Rise to Nobility (2018)
1–6 players · 25–150 min · ★ 7.0
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Flip City (2014)
1–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 6.3
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Ragusa (2019)
1–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0
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Welcome to New Las Vegas (2020)
1–50 players · 35 min · ★ 7.0
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Limes (2014)
1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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Small City (2015)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Imperial Settlers Roll & Write (2019)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Roll Through the Ages The Iron Age (2014)
1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
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Agropolis (2021)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.8
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Subdivision (2014)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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Quick city building board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Between Two Cities (2015)
1–7 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0
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Sprawlopolis (2018)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5
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Palm Island (2018)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)
1–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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Limes (2014)
1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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Imperial Settlers Roll & Write (2019)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
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Agropolis (2021)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.8
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Cities (2008)
1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.4
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Skyline (2012)
1–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.0
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Doodle City (2014)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Tramways Engineer's Workbook (2018)
1–2 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.4
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Micro City (Second Edition) (2020)
1–2 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player city building board game?: Everdell (2018) is the highest-rated 1-player city building board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.1/10 from 23,457 ratings. Le Havre and Architects of the West Kingdom round out the top three.
How many 1-player city building board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 77 1-player city building board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.