10. Spore

Evolution at its Best

Disregarding the typical serious and medieval settings of other simulator builders, spore adopts a playful colorful approach. Players are encouraged to develop unique creatures which evolved from single celled organisms into complex booming societies. Every single attribute of youre cities development is completely customizable. Building effects ranging from the height of the building to the color and number of windows is changeable.

Even the methods used to conquer other cities can fluctuate between religious propaganda to military dominance. As an added bonus, players can download other players creations and incorporate them into their cities creation. Such flexibility is nearly unheard of in other games and provides a breath of fresh air to the building simulator genre. Once conquering a planet is complete, players can then seek other worlds to colonize and restart the entire process.