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Games Like As Far As The Eye

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Colony Sim, Resource Management, City Builder, Strategy.

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Build a mobile village and travel with your tribe toward the center of the world, called The Eye. This roguelike turn-based resource-management game is made of procedural situations, natural events, skill-trees and hard choices. Ready to move?

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 72% — of 2,112 reviews
Released: 2020-09-10
Developer: Unexpected
Publisher: Goblinz Publishing
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 85%

Overview

As Far As The Eye is a unique nomadic city-builder that blends roguelike progression with turn-based resource management. These recommendations prioritize games that feature procedural exploration, survival mechanics, and hex-based strategic planning to capture that same sense of a journey toward an uncertain destination.

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    97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
    Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.9%, City Builder 15.4%, 4X 12.2%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A highly acclaimed roguelite city-builder that perfectly captures the procedural, mission-based survival feel of As Far As The Eye.

  2. #2 dotAGE
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,581 reviews2023
    Dev: Michele Pirovano
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, City Builder 15.1%, Tabletop 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Resource Management 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, board-game-inspired city builder that emphasizes resource management and survival against harsh environmental disasters.

  3. #3 The Wandering Village
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,074 reviews2025
    Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.3%, City Builder 23.8%, Management 12.1%, Resource Management 11.5%, Sandbox 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a mobile base mechanic where you build a settlement on the back of a giant creature, mirroring the nomadic nature of your tribe.

  4. #4 Seeds of Resilience
    95% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
    Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, City Builder 18.7%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 9.5%, Survival 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused colony sim that requires careful resource management and building to endure natural disasters.

  5. #5 Landnama
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 464 reviews2023
    Dev: Sonderland
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Face the judgment of winter’s deadly toll as you lead the first Viking clans to settle Iceland in this non-violent, rogue-lite survival base builder.

    Why similar: Hex Grid 21.4%, Colony Sim 20.9%, City Builder 17.6%, Survival 8.8%, Building 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A roguelite survival city-builder that focuses on strategic expansion and resource management in a harsh, procedural environment.

  6. #6 Farlanders
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2023
    Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, City Builder 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Building 11%, Resource Management 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, hex-grid strategy game that focuses on building a colony on a challenging alien landscape.

  7. #7 Terraformers
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
    Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Survival 17%, Resource Management 16%, Roguelike 15.4%, Management 14.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based, procedural colony-sim that emphasizes exploration and long-term resource management on a hostile planet.

  8. #8 Scorchlands
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
    Windows · Linux

    Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.

    Why similar: Hex Grid 26.3%, Colony Sim 18.5%, City Builder 14.6%, Resource Management 9.9%, Sandbox 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid resource-management game that emphasizes efficient logistics and expansion across stylized, procedural terrain.

  9. #9 Dice Legacy
    92% matchMixed68% of 1,050 reviews2021
    Dev: DESTINYbit
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.

    Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, Colony Sim 21.3%, Survival 9.9%, Roguelike 9.1%, Board Game 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A unique survival city-builder where your actions are dictated by dice rolls, adding a layer of roguelike unpredictability.

  10. #10 Endzone - A World Apart
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,807 reviews2021
    Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    Why similar: City Builder 33.5%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Survival 13.6%, Building 8.1%, Strategy 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic city-builder that forces players to manage limited resources while protecting their colony from radiation and drought.

  11. #11 The Tribe Must Survive
    90% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2024
    Dev: Walking Tree Games GmbH
    Windows · Mac

    The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, Building 14.3%, Resource Management 11.4%, Survival 10.4%, Management 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a primitive tribe in a dangerous, dark environment where choices significantly impact survival.

  12. #12 Synergy
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,011 reviews2025
    Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, City Builder 19.6%, Building 11.5%, Economy 9.5%, Resource Management 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city-builder that emphasizes adapting to a harsh, alien ecosystem through careful resource management.

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    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,697 reviews2021
    Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Hex Grid 22.7%, City Builder 17.7%, Colony Sim 14.8%, Building 9.9%, Resource Management 8.5%

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    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Why similar: City Builder 30.7%, Colony Sim 28.5%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 10%, Building 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused colony sim that requires exploring a dangerous world map to secure resources for your settlement.

  17. #17 Farthest Frontier
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 23,648 reviews2025
    Dev: Crate Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.8%, City Builder 18.2%, Building 14.5%, 4X 14.1%, Resource Management 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust resource-management experience with a strong emphasis on survival against the elements and disease.

  18. #18 Homeseek
    86% matchMixed67% of 235 reviews2023
    Dev: TrapticsPub: The Iterative Collective
    Windows

    Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a resource-strapped Earth at the turn of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice you make becomes life or death.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.8%, City Builder 20.5%, Difficult 12.3%, Resource Management 10.7%, Management 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder set in a post-apocalyptic world where water scarcity forces difficult choices and strategic planning.

  19. #19 Citizens: Far Lands
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2022
    Dev: RedKar DevsPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.4%, City Builder 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Resource Management 9.9%, Building 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, hex-grid city-builder that focuses on efficient placement and resource management.

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    82% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
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    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, City Builder 28.1%, Building 17.1%, Survival 11.2%, Strategy 6.9%

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    83% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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    Why similar: Colony Sim 35.9%, City Builder 18.9%, Building 10.6%, Sandbox 7.7%, Survival 6.7%

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    Windows
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    82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,269 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac
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    80% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
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    81% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 865 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    78% matchVery Positive82% of 412 reviews2025
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    79% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    77% matchMixed69% of 1,004 reviews2025
    Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    78% matchMixed62% of 406 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    76% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
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    Windows
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    70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,314 reviews2026
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    73% matchMixed66% of 5,984 reviews2017
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    71% matchVery Positive87% of 4,340 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!

    Why similar: City Builder 13.7%, Colony Sim 13.4%, 4X 11.1%, Building 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

  48. #48 Dwarf Fortress
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 30,806 reviews2022
    Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.8%, City Builder 19.4%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 11%, Management 9.9%

  49. #49 Ratopia
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 4,645 reviews2025
    Dev: Cassel Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 16%, Building 12.6%, Survival 8.4%, Management 8.1%

  50. #50 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
    71% matchMixed69% of 360 reviews2020
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9%, City Builder 18.7%, Survival 12.9%, Building 11.2%, Resource Management 10.5%

  51. #51 Stonehearth
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,970 reviews2018
    Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 33.4%, City Builder 25.3%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Survival 8.4%

  52. #52 MicroTown
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 472 reviews2019
    Dev: Snowy Ash Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.5%, City Builder 20.2%, Hex Grid 14.6%, Resource Management 9.8%, Sandbox 9.6%

  53. #53 Land of the Vikings
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,203 reviews2023
    Dev: Laps GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4%, City Builder 19.8%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 8.6%, Survival 8%

  54. #54 Oxygen: First Breath
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, City Builder 20%, Building 10.1%, Resource Management 9.5%, Survival 9%

  55. #55 Egypt: Old Kingdom
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,240 reviews2018
    Dev: Clarus Victoria
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.

    Why similar: City Builder 14.4%, Building 12.1%, 4X 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Survival 10%

  56. #56 Patron
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,136 reviews2021
    Dev: Overseer Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.1%, City Builder 22.5%, Survival 10.1%, Building 8.2%, Resource Management 7%

  57. #57 Stonedeep
    70% matchMixed46% of 104 reviews2021
    Dev: Direfang
    Windows

    Stonedeep is an 2.5D underground city builder. Dwarfs gather resources, build and fend off monsters. Colonies can specialize in culture, production, military and trading. At start, dwarfs need drinks and rest. With a higher civilization level, they will increase their needs.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, City Builder 12.2%, Building 12%, Resource Management 10.3%, Survival 9.4%

  58. #58 Of Life and Land
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2025
    Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, City Builder 19.1%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 9.2%, Sandbox 9%

  59. #59 From Village to Empire
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2018
    Dev: Witch Laboratory
    Windows · Linux

    From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!

    Why similar: Hex Grid 30.1%, 4X 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Building 11.5%

  60. #60 Curious Expedition
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,456 reviews2016
    Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.

    Why similar: Hex Grid 32.3%, Tabletop 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Board Game 11.6%

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