
Against The Tide is a simulation strategy game about restoring a dying coral reef. Build your conservation facility, grow your marine gardens, thwart invasive species, and discover new technologies to save the reef.
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Against The Tide is a simulation strategy game about restoring a dying coral reef. Build your conservation facility, grow your marine gardens, thwart invasive species, and discover new technologies to save the reef.

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Build a fantasy settlement, guide unique villagers, reshape a fully destructible world, and lead your people in real-time battles against monsters, raiders, and rival factions. Raise a homestead, a druid's grove, a wizard's spire, a necromancer's deep lair—or something only you can imagine.

MeadowMeld
Raise a thriving colony of unique hybrid animals - breed and build for satisfying genetic traits while nurturing moods and relationships. Choose to lead with Heart, Mind or Soul through each chapter. Decisions and events ripple through time - each MeadowMeld village is uniquely yours.
Build a fantasy settlement, guide unique villagers, reshape a fully destructible world, and lead your people in real-time battles against monsters, raiders, and rival factions. Raise a homestead, a druid's grove, a wizard's spire, a necromancer's deep lair—or something only you can imagine.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Building 8.9%, Stylized 6.3%
Raise a thriving colony of unique hybrid animals - breed and build for satisfying genetic traits while nurturing moods and relationships. Choose to lead with Heart, Mind or Soul through each chapter. Decisions and events ripple through time - each MeadowMeld village is uniquely yours.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.6%, Creature Collector 27.2%, Building 10%, Strategy 6.8%, Management 6.1%
Age of Beast is a real time dinosaur survival strategy game where you take control of a species and guide it through generations of survival on a massive tropical island.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.3%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 17.4%, Management 7.8%, Colorful 6.7%
A settlement simulation about five monks who survived a burning monastery and set out across the continent. Generate a world, gather scattered companions, and raise a new sanctuary from the ashes. Rebuild a broken world with the hands of those who survived.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.6%, Creature Collector 24.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Base Building 8.4%
Fleeting World - a city-building game where the landscape around you is constantly changing. Build a settlement, collect resources, adjust it to the changing terrain, avoid natural hazards, offer the resources to the gods.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, Strategy 16.5%, Building 15.6%, Nature 7.6%, Management 6.9%
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Building 8.7%, Management 7.6%
Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Building 13.5%, Base Building 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 10%
CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.3%, Building 13.6%, Management 10.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Base Building 7.8%
Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Grow a multiplying population of adorable creatures and guide them as they rebuild their world. Assign tasks, gather resources, and watch your colony come to life as their numbers rise. Turn a handful of creatures into a thriving world and uncover all their secrets in this cozy, incremental game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.8%, Creature Collector 30.9%, Building 9.2%, Management 7.9%, Nature 5.7%
A real-time ant colony simulation game set in the hostile world of insects. Fight for resources, build underground networks, learn from the environment, harvest DNA from defeated foes, evolve new ant abilities, and guide hundreds of ants toward building a global SuperColony. Add to Wishlist now!
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Nature 9.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Base Building 8.4%
A group of colonists from a distant world have arrived at their new home. Equipped with advanced technology but limited resources, they must build to survive. Sigma Draconis is a colony simulation game which focuses on building and resource management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 13%, Building 7.8%, Management 7.6%
Manage terrariums, breed insects, produce resources, and expand your lab into a thriving ecosystem. BugLab blends automation, strategy, and simulation with ever-growing systems.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5%, Creature Collector 22.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Nature 7.8%
A sci-fi game where you help restore collapsed ecosystems on an alien planet. Raise and breed bees, grow native plants from bee produce and automate production as you stabilise the planet's ecosystems.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.5%, Creature Collector 33.7%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Base Building 5.4%
Abyssals is a Survival City Builder in the dark depths of an inhospitable planet. Build your underwater colony, explore where light can’t reach, and hunt for scarce resources. Expand your infrastructure and power your lamps, as danger lies in the deep, hidden in the dark.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Building 8.6%, Underwater 8.4% ★, Exploration 7.4%
A cozy resource management game where you play as the Queen Bee. Good decisions for your loyal subjects will go a long way, as well as taking the time to know each and every one! Build cute new rooms and boost your honey production for a healthy hive. Will you be the next Queen?
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 16.3%, Nature 8.5%, Management 7.6%
A city builder with a twist - Putting the focus of the game on the peasants who live and grow in your community. Cater for them, deal with their shortcomings and just maybe they will thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42%, Building 11%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 9.5%, Stylized 8.8%
The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.
Why similar: Colony Sim 70.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 14.5%
Cellings is a creative sandbox game taking place in an abstract procedural world full of various species. Experience the full evolution of cells across 3 generations, compete with other species, and explore breathtaking worlds.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.9%, Colony Sim 24.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Building 8.5%, Strategy 8%
Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.9%, Building 9.6%, Strategy 9%, Base Building 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%
Embark on a magical journey to harvest the rarest nectar in the world. Solve intriguing puzzles, explore enchanted forests, and uncover the sweet, ancient secrets of Blue Honey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Nature 9.3%, Colorful 7%, Stylized 6.9%
Carve out and manage vast underground colonies! Build chambers, mine resources, and watch your settlement thrive. Assign specialized roles to your residents, then dig deeper to uncover ancient caves, precious resources, and mysterious tombs that unlock new possibilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.9%, Management 11%, Base Building 9.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 8.5%
A group of travelers has left their home and is trying to restart their lives in a new land. They don't have much but they are determined to thrive. However, an invisible force seems to be guiding them. Will this force help guide them to success or doom them?
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Simulation 17.2%, Building 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Stylized 7.2%
Malignus is a 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator. Play as a boss monster and their underling minions and creatures, expanding your underground dominion, building traps, and defending your prisoners and treasures from invading adventurers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.9%, Building 13.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 12%, Base Building 8%
Build, trade, and survive in a living ecosystem where every choice shapes the colony and every faction remembers. Deep systems connect production, management, and survival in a world that never stops reacting.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.2%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 8.5%, Exploration 7.7%
Become the keeper of your own Kumochi sanctuary! Collect a myriad of whimsical creatures, place them across hand-illustrated zones, and watch them grow! Open Kumochi packs, decorate your world, and build the coziest collection — all at your own pace.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.5%, Creature Collector 32.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Management 5.9%, Resource Management 1.4%
Build and maintain a colony of Mushrooms, keep them happy with constant parties and make sure to deploy some defenses to deal with foragers
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.7%, Creature Collector 31.2%, Building 8.3%, Base Building 8.1%, Management 7.2%
Dive into the mesmerizing world of aquariums with Aqua Pals, the immersive fish tycoon game where you create your own underwater haven. Transform simple tanks into a thriving aquatic paradise where charming fish flourish. Buy or breed happy fish to compete in dazzling fish pageants for prizes!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, Creature Collector 24.8%, Underwater 15.9% ★, Building 10.6%, Management 8.8%
Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.1%, Underwater 17.8% ★, Building 10.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 7.8%
A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.1%, Building 14%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Base Building 7.4%
A kingdom's open ended journey from a small village to a patchwork of bustling castles. Build your kingdom block by block. Explore the world, grow your industries, and watch your citizens thrive in your creations. Do it your way - there are no wrong choices.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.6%, Simulation 17.3%, Strategy 16%, Building 9%, Exploration 7.8%
Build and manage a cozy underwater sandbox aquarium run by cats. Discover fantasy sea creatures, research upgrades, send expeditions, and balance fish, staff, and visitor needs to become the world’s top aquarium.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, Creature Collector 30%, Underwater 13.8% ★, Management 7.6%, Simulation 6.8%
A colony sim set on a starship. Build and manage a spacefaring civilisation, balance oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide your ship through the final escape from Earth.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.5%, Building 11.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 10.5%, Base Building 9.2%
Meddle in the incey wincey romantic lives of beetles with old man faces in this absurd simulation game.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.2%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Nature 13%, Building 10%, Simulation 8.9%
Rebuild civilization in a world consumed by the blight. Manage survivors, defend against the dead, and transform a fragile camp into a thriving frontier settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.2%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.6%, Base Building 8.6%
A strategic tower defense where you command a flock of chickens to gather resources, fortify defenses, and survive relentless predator attacks. Balance growth and survival as you protect the next generation through treacherous nights against tactical predators.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38%, Strategy 14.1%, Creature Collector 10.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Base Building 8%
Dig, find valuable resources, and make your colony prosper in Dig a Little Deeper. An accident has taken your small group of colonists to an inhospitable and unknown planet. Only with your leadership and your management skills you will be able to build a new home. Let's start digging!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9%, Building 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 10%, Management 8.9%
STRANDING ECHOES is a minimalist colony sim. Manage the non-corporeal creatures called echo to build your base and survive the heat.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.7%, Building 12.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Base Building 9.3%, Simulation 9%
A deadline-driven roguelite management game set in ancient Egypt. Build impossible monuments under brutal deadlines. Push your workers to the limit, survive disasters and riots, and watch your civilization slowly transform into something far stranger.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Management 12%, Building 7.7%, Base Building 6.2%
Beekeeper Simulator puts you in the shoes of a dedicated beekeeper, where you'll care for buzzing hives, harvest a variety of honey types, and expand your operations to build a thriving beekeeping empire. Nurture your bees, optimize your apiary, and turn your passion into profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.5%, Nature 15%, Building 14%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 9.3%
Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhianna Pratchett. You are the ocean's final hope.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.3%, Underwater 15.7% ★, Nature 10.5%, Building 10%, Management 8.2%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 10.8%, Management 6.9%, Simulation 5.2%
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, Building 14%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 9.3%
You command a drilling train, leading a dwarf clan through the underground depths toward the planetary core. Manage the crew, complete expeditions, gather resources, upgrade gear, and make tough choices to reach the abandoned city and bring your people back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.3%, Building 13.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Base Building 9%, Strategy 7.7%
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Building 10.9%, Exploration 8.5%
Build a hilltop colony in the last land safe from the toxic mist. Survive, expand, explore ancient monuments, and look for a way out before the mist claims everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 9.5%, Exploration 7.9%
Become a Roman god! Don't be shy! Epic game that topped the charts on Big Fish Games and GameHouse!
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.4%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 13.2%
Rebuild settlements entirely within a colossal generation ship in this turn-based city builder. Expand your city, manage limited resources and optimize production chains as you navigate difficult choices about humanity’s future among the stars.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.7%, Building 12.4%, Nature 11.2%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 7.6%
Your factory feeds the fight—above ground and below. Automate ruthless production lines, hold your colony through raids, then descend into The Abyss: real-time champion combat where gear and gems actually matter. Build. Automate. Dominate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5%, Creature Collector 22.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 15%, Building 7.4%
Lil guys building castles and fighting monsters. Build creative defenses, protect the crown, and make more lil guys.
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Building 10.5%, Management 10.3%, Base Building 9.4%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.9%, Building 11.4%, Base Building 8.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.6%
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.1%, Building 13.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 9.4%, Base Building 7.7%
Explore, scan, and conquer an unknown world. Deploy rovers, uncover hidden resources, and build a fully automated colony that must survive, adapt, and scale.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.7%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 14.6%, Building 7.4%, Colorful 5.3%
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Building 7.8%, Base Building 5.8%
A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.9%, Underwater 18.3% ★, Building 11.9%, Management 8.2%, Base Building 6.8%
Build, manage, explore, and survive. Develop your village, discover new islands, face threats, and decide how your colony will grow.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Management 8.2%, Base Building 6.6%
Build, manage, and thrive in Island Master! Procedural islands, resource control, citizen happiness. Become the ultimate Island Master in this top-down city builder.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 9.4%, Management 8.7%, Building 8.4%
Breadoria is a survival colony sim where tiny Breads gather, build, craft, and defend their home from hungry invaders. Take control of any Bread, or automate your colony as you plan its next expansion.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Base Building 9.7%
Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 76.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Management 5%, Resource Management 1.5%