Of all the recent shitty city builders these have attracted my attention:
Captain of Industry - mixes banished with factorio. You don't build your factory by hand, instead you do it as in city builder, placing building plans and waiting for the colonists to do the actual building. They also work in your factories, and in exchange you provide them with homes and food, akin to banished. This is EA, but rather polished, and what makes it stand out is detailed recipes and production chains - like, you have several recipes even for basic concrete.
Settlement survival - chinese clone of Banished, boasting more content and better UI/gfx/QoL. IMO has more content than other banished-wannabes like Foundation and Kingdoms reborn, and actually has a chance to release from EA.
Songs of Syx - mentioned above.
Diplomacy is not an Option - build your settlement, deal with simplified economy, draft an army, build walls, defend from invader waves. For some inexplicable reason I find it charming, really hope it would turn out better than They are Billions.
Nebuchadnezzar - babylonian Caesar/Pharaoh. Rather interesting, kind of released from EA barebones, but now is slowly getting there with free patches.
Kingdoms and Castles - very simplistic kingdom building sim, both in terms of mechanics and graphics. You grow food, place houses, attract citizens and defend from invaders, while managing taxes and settlement growth. Its main strength is that all its mechanics work and its not a fucking early access.