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* ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'': Most Horde cities are this. Whereas their Alliance counterparts are centuries old, most Horde settlements (the main exception being the Blood Elf capital Silvermoon City) were founded during or shortly after the events of ''VideoGame/Warcraft3'' and became proper cities by the time of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. The ''Cataclysm'' expansion took this one step further with Orgrimmar and the Echo Isles: Orgrimmar went from what was basically just a desert fort to a sprawling metropolis that rivals Stormwind, and the Echo Isles were reclaimed by the Horde during a pre-''Cataclysm'' event, and afterwards it becomes the Troll starting area/capital city.

* Snaxburg is relatively empty at the beginning of ''VideoGame/{{Bugsnax}}'' but as the player character brings more people back to the town, it begins to grow and become less dilapidated.

** At the start of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons'', you and two NPC campers land on an uninhabited island and slowly turn it into a bustling resort town, inviting up to 8 more [=NPCs=] to settle on the island, along with a number of shops and a museum.
* The "Township" sidequest in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireII'' is about turning the run-down house Ryu and Bow hide out in at the start into a full village. This is done by rescuing carpenters in an early story quest and finding [=NPCs=] to move in (and provide services). To get the best ending, [[spoiler:you must find a hidden machine under the town, recruit the right NPC to restore it, and rescue a certain character to power it; this allows the entire settlement to ''fly''.]]
* In ''VideoGame/ChainedEchoes'', early into Act 2 the party establishes an official adventuring clan called the Crimson Wings as part of [[spoiler: a way to give official cover and license for the burgeoning resistance movement]]. As more people across the continent of Valandis are recruited, your initial base on Hermit's Isle blossoms into a thriving township.

* The driving goal of ''VideoGame/LogicalJourneyOfTheZoombinis'' is to bring the Zoombinis to Zoombiniville. As the town gets bigger, you get more monuments to your achievements.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Toad Town is already built, but completely abandoned when the game starts. As you rescue more and more Toads, the town will become more and more lively, more businesses open up, and the music gets more instruments added to it.

* The Colony system in ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'' allows you to do this with a variety of [[ProceduralGeneration Procedurally Generated]] [=NPCs=]. All that's needed is a light source, an intact wall, a bed, and a door, and you've got everything you need to start a small city. Some [=NPCs=] can even become vendors for you.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', [[spoiler:Luin]] starts out as a bustling village that gets utterly flattened by the Desians partway through the game. Over the course of the game, you can donate money to help the village build back up to eventually become even more bustling than it was at the start of the game.

* At the start of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons'', you and two NPC campers land on an uninhabited island and slowly turn it into a bustling resort town, inviting up to 8 more [=NPCs=] to settle on the island, along with a number of shops and a museum.

* The "Township" sidequest in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire2'' is about turning the run-down house Ryu and Bow hide out in at the start into a full village. This is done by rescuing carpenters in an early story quest and finding [=NPCs=] to move in (and provide services). To get the best ending, [[spoiler:you must find a hidden machine under the town, recruit the right NPC to restore it, and rescue a certain character to power it; this allows the entire settlement to ''fly''.]]

* The Colony system in ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'' allows you to do this with a variety of [[ProceduralGeneration Procedurally Generated]] [=NPC=]s. All that's needed is a light source, an intact wall, a bed, and a door, and you've got everything you need to start a small city. Some [=NPCs=] can even become vendors for you.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': Colony 6 is a variant that already was a vibrant town before getting destroyed by Mysterious Face/Xord and his Mechon forces in the backstory. Once you complete a particular side-quest (“The Road Home/“To Colony 6!”, depending on how far in the main story you are), Juju and the refugees will move back to the ruins of Colony 6 and you will be tasked with gathering materials to slowly reconstruct it, turning it from a giant hole of dirt back into the nice town it once was, and you will also be able to invite [=NPCs=] from other towns to move there if you fulfill certain reconstruction requirements, and doing so will unlock several quests from the immigrants.

* Snaxburg is relatively empty at the beginning of VideoGame/{{Bugsnax}} but as the player character brings more people back to the town, it begins to grow and become less dilapidated.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': Colony 6 is a variant that already was a vibrant town before getting destroyed by Mysterious Face/Xord and his Mechon forces in the backstory. Once you complete a particular side-quest (“The Way Home/“To Colony 6!”, depending on how far in the main story you are), Juju and the refugees will move back to the ruins of Colony 6 and you will be tasked with gathering materials to slowly reconstruct it, turning it from a giant hole of dirt back into the nice town it once was, and you will also be able to invite [=NPCs=] from other towns to move there if you fulfill certain reconstruction requirements, and doing so will unlock several quests from the immigrants.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': Colony 6 is a variant that already was a vibrant town before getting destroyed by Mysterious Face/Xord and his Mechon forces in the backstory. Once you complete a particular side-quest, Juju and the refugees will move back to the ruins of Colony 6 and you will be tasked with gathering materials to slowly reconstruct it, turning it from a giant hole of dirt back into the nice town it once was, and you will also be able to invite [=NPCs=] from other towns to move there if you fulfill certain reconstruction requirements, and doing so will unlock several quests from the immigrants.

A town that starts from nothing to a community, made by the [=NPCs=] who arrive there. As you progress through the game, or an element of the game, more villagers are added to a town or village and the place starts to grow. As in, more buildings are there, there's bigger bustle and interesting interaction with nonplayable characters.

This is the basic premise of most ''Main/ConstructionAndManagementGames'', where the player has to establish a community from scratch and meet various specifications in order to meet level goals.

Contrast RenovatingThePlayerHeadquarters, in which the Player Character is the primary agent of change for the house or town.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', a side quest has you recruiting people to join Tarrey Town. As more people move in, there are more houses and shops. The quest culminates in a happy marriage, with the promise of a thriving community.
** In the sequel, ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', Lookout Landing will become more populated as you complete more story quests.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'': Jubilife Village. As the game progresses, more buildings appear in the village, including construction work being visible throughout, and more [=NPCs=] will appear. There's even a cutscene that entails you and Kamado welcoming a group of new arrivals.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'': One of the running plots of the game is the Partner Pokemon's desire to build Paradise. It initially starts out as a barren piece of land, but over the course of the game, the player is able to get Pokemon that they meet to set up shop there and expand the location to allow the building of even more facilities. It also becomes where recruited Pokemon stay.

A town that starts from nothing to a community, made by the [=NPCs=] who arrive there. As you progress through the game, or an element of the game, more villagers are added to a town or village and the place starts to grow. As in, more buildings are there, there's bigger bustle and interesting interaction with non playable characters.

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* The "Township" sidequest in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire2'' is about turning the run down house Ryu and Bow hide out in at the start into a full village. This is done by rescuing carpenters in an early story quest, and finding [=NPCs=] to move in (and provide services). To get the best ending, [[spoiler:you must find a hidden machine under the town, recruit the right NPC to restore it, and rescue a certain character to power it; this allows the entire settlement to ''fly''.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', a side quest has you recruiting people to join Tarrey Town. As more people move in, there are more houses and shops. The quest culminates in a happy marriage, with the promise of a thriving community

* The "Township" sidequest in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire2'' is about turning the run down house Ryu and Bow hide out in at the start into a full village. This is done by rescuing carpenters in an early story quest, and finding [=NPCs=] to move in (and provide services). To get the best ending [[spoiler: you must find a hidden machine under the town, recruit the right NPC to restore it, and rescue a certain character to power it; this allows the entire settlement to ''fly''.]]

* The driving goal of ''VideoGame/LogicalJourneyOfTheZoombinis'' is to bring the Zoombinis to Zoombiniville. As the town gets bigger, you get more monuments to your achievement.
* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'': As Kirby rescues Waddle Dees, Waddle Dee Town grows and more shops and resources become available.
* At the start of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons'', you and two NPC campers land on an uninhabited island and slowly turn it into a bustling resort town, inviting up to 8 more [=NPCs=] to settle on the island, along with a number of shops and a museum.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'': One of the running plots of the game is the Partner Pokemon's desire to build Paradise. It initially starts out as a barren piece of land, but over the course of the game, the player is able to get Pokemon that they meet to set up shop there and expand the location to allow the building of even more facilities. It also becomes where recruited Pokemon stay.

* The "Township" sidequest in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire2'' is about turning the run down house Ryu and Bow hide out in at the start into a full village. This is done by rescuing carpenters in an early story quest, and finding [=NPCs=] to move in (and provide services). To get the best ending [[spoiler: you must find a hidden machine under the town, recruit the right NPC to restore it, and rescue a certain character to power it; this allows the entire settlement to ''fly''.]]