Rascasse Audience Intelligence

City-building game Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about City-building game in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. City-building game has an estimated audience of 528,528 people in Germany.

#48among Gaming genre in Germany#4535among Topic in Germany#258in Games

The average City-building game fan in Germany is 33.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include SimCity, Strategy games, Anno (series), with strongest over-indexing on SimCity (34.96× the country average).

Demographically, the City-building game audience skews more male with an average age of 33.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Patriotism.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical City-building game fan in Germany is more male, around 33.1 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for SimCity.

Category: Games · Type: Topic · Subtype: Gaming genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the City-building game profile in Germany.

Audience size
529K
in Germany
Gender
31.8%♀
68.2% male
Age
33.1
average years
Country rank
#11222
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of City-building game fans

31.8% are female, 68.2% are male, average age 33.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

31.8%
Female
68.2%
Male
Demographic split for City-building game audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female31.8%
Male68.2%
Average age33.1
Estimated audience size528,528
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.1
average years
Age distribution of the City-building game audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1934%
20-2923%
30-3921%
40-4913%
50+9%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.4%

of the worldwide City-building game audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for City-building game
CountryShare
United States17.6%
Japan13.7%
Taiwan7.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the City-building game audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

City-building game fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Berlin~30K1.12×
02Bremen~5K1.11×
03Saarland~7K1.05×
04Hessen~40K1.00×
05Schleswig-Holstein~20K0.99×
06Thüringen~10K0.99×
07Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~10K0.99×
08Sachsen-Anhalt~10K0.98×
09Hamburg~10K0.98×
10Bayern~80K0.97×
11Rheinland-Pfalz~30K0.96×
12Sachsen~20K0.96×
13Brandenburg~20K0.96×
14Baden-Württemberg~70K0.93×
15Nordrhein-Westfalen~100K0.92×
16Niedersachsen~50K0.91×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — City-building game, Germany
0.91×1.00×1.12×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the City-building game audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for City-building game audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The SettlersGames48.53×
02Anno (series)Games45.32×
03Incremental gameGames35.46×
04SimCityGames34.96×
05Forge of EmpiresGames31.51×
06Business simulation gameBusiness & Career28.86×
07Civilization (series)Games17.60×
08LandlordHome & Garden16.23×
09Star CitizenNews15.36×
10Construction and management simulationGames13.36×
11Tile-matching video gameGames12.23×
12Strategy gamesGames9.47×
13SimulationGames8.41×
14Assassin's CreedGames7.53×
15Real-time strategyGames6.32×
16Epic GamesGames6.19×
17SteamGames3.78×
18Mobile gameGames3.52×
19TwitchGames3.34×
20MusicBusiness & Career1.57×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the City-building game audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by City-building game audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM3.05×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.59×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.77×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by City-building game audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.79×
CreativityOPEN0.83×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.87×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does City-building game have in Germany?

City-building game has an estimated audience of 528,528 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of City-building game fans?

31.8% of City-building game fans are female, 68.2% are male, with an average age of 33.1 years.

03

Which brands do City-building game fans like most?

City-building game fans show strongest brand affinity for SimCity (34.96×), Strategy games (9.47×), and Anno (series) (45.32×) over the country average.

04

Where do City-building game fans live in Germany?

City-building game fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~100K), Bayern (reach ~80K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~70K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do City-building game fans also like?

Beyond City-building game itself, the audience over-indexes on Strategy games (9.47×), Anno (series) (45.32×), Business simulation game (28.86×), and Incremental game (35.46×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for City-building game. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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