- #1 Orc Colony
97% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: Luzon Games
Windows
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50%, Simulation 20.8%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 9.2%, Building 6.9%
- #2 Blueprint Tycoon
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.2%, Management 25%, Simulation 16.5%, Resource Management 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #3 Hive Haven
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DarkLion Studio
Windows
A cozy beekeeper tycoon set in a sunny low-poly meadow. Manage hives, breed queens, extract honey, and trade jars on BeeNet while the day–night cycle rolls by and your lanterns glow at dusk.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Management 17.2%, Nature 12.1%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #4 Age of Beasts
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LD Gaming
Windows
Colonial Wars is a sci-fi futuristic real-time strategy and survival game where you face up to three different opponents on battle maps, fighting for control of resources and territory while also contending with the local alien wildlife population.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.6%, Simulation 29.8%, Management 14.3%, Cute 5.3%, 3D 3.5%
- #5 Misty Garden
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sabu
Windows
Build the garden, fulfilling requests from the cute visitors, and even recruit them to create items! Decorate your misty garden to welcome cute little creatures, provide a place to help them relax!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.2%, Nature 14.8%, Resource Management 13.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Management 7.6%
- #6 Terra-7
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamyeon
Windows · Mac
A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35%, Simulation 22.3%, Management 19%, Resource Management 9.2%, Building 8.1%
- #7 Keeping It Shrimple
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Random Order
Windows · Mac
"Keeping It Shrimple" is a management game where you breed, feed, and care for your adorable shrimp. Experiment with breeding pairs. Manage the water properties of your tanks. Sell rare breeds on the market. With planning, experimentation, and a dose of luck, you may just breed the perfect shrimp!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.7%, Management 19.3%, Resource Management 15.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Nature 13.7%
- #8 Kingdom Simulator
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Horizon Games
Windows
Build, rule, and conquer in this immersive Kingdom Simulator. Shape your medieval realm, manage resources, navigate challenges, and strategize for the prosperity of your kingdom. Will you be a benevolent monarch or a cunning conqueror?
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.5%, Management 23.7%, Simulation 18%, 3D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #9 Queen to Bee
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shouty Knot Games Pub: Shouty Knot Limited
Windows · Mac
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 43.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Management 13.4%, Nature 12.7%, Cute 5.3%
- #10 Windowed Realms
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Loom Studio
Windows
Build, manage, explore, and survive. Develop your village, discover new islands, face threats, and decide how your colony will grow.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.9%, Simulation 17.2%, Resource Management 15.7%, Management 13.1%, Nature 9%
- #11 Red Dust Colony
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panic Spreadsheet
Windows · Mac
The spirit of the space race lives on in this Mars based colony sim. Mine, craft and research in order to build up your initial lander into a self sustaining colony. Keep oxygen levels high and CO₂ levels low. Discover and grow a variety of plants to balance out colonist nutrition.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.9%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 14.7%, Management 13%, Building 7.5%
- #12 Against The Tide
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Times Pi
Windows
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.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Nature 13.3%, Management 13.3%, Building 8.7%
- #13 Our Dear Kingdom
89% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Voxel
Windows
Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 72.9%, Simulation 12%, Management 8.1%, Resource Management 7%
- #14 Generation Exile
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: Sonderlust Studios
Windows
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 34.1%, Management 16%, Nature 15.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Building 9.7%
- #15 Crowded - A Crow City Builder
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nestwork Games
Windows
Crowded is a crow city builder where you strategically design a nest-city to support and shelter your flock. Engineer, scavenge and explore your way to a self-sustaining society in the sky!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.3%, Management 17.6%, Nature 17.5%, Building 9.8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #16 Island Master
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Cody Cornell
Windows
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 38.1%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Resource Management 11.5%, Nature 11%
- #17 Fwoofs
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fishy Pond
Windows
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 45.6%, Management 14.3%, Resource Management 10.9%, Nature 8.8%, Building 8%
- #18 City Builder Pro
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
City Builder Pro lets you unleash your inner ruler—design your dream base, prepare for epic battles, and feel the thrill of watching your city grow and dominate. Build smart, strike hard, and rise to power!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, Simulation 20.8%, Management 18%, Resource Management 11.7%, Nature 11.3%
- #19 Fosoria
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decoy Duck
Windows
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 48.7%, Management 19%, Simulation 13.1%, Resource Management 12%, Cute 5%
- #20 CLOUD DWELLERS
83% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: XinZhiPub: Xinzhi
Windows
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 43.9%, Management 19.7%, Building 12.2%, Resource Management 12.2%, Simulation 11.4%
- #21 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
84% matchVery Positive89% of 631 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.5%, Management 18%, Resource Management 16.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Nature 11.4%
- #22 Ecopunk
82% matchVery Positive85% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Zerone Games
Windows
Ecopunk is a survival and colony management simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Balance survival, resource management, and hope as you guide your colony through the ruins of civilization.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Resource Management 10.9%, Nature 6.3%
- #23 The Blighted Frontier
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sly Game Studios
Windows
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 46.4%, Simulation 19%, Management 16.4%, Resource Management 10.2%, Building 6.5%
- #24 Zoo Park Story
80% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Nature 19.7%, Simulation 16.6%, Management 9.7%, Building 6.7%
- #25 Diluvian Winds
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, Nature 14%, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 13.3%, Simulation 9.6%
- #26 Poly Towns
82% matchMixed43% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Red Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Casual town builder that takes place on floating islands in a fantasy world. Grow your town and manage your resources in this challenging builder.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.6%, Resource Management 13.4%, Management 13.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Building 10.3%
- #27 Tree House Colony
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Through an "accident" seafarers arrive on an island where they have to fight for their survival. Help them by building and managing a tree house for them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Resource Management 16.7%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Building 10.3%
- #28 Exile
77% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: JD7 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival city-builder unlike any other—shaped by rolling hills, guide generations, and grow without limits. No cap on scale, no slowdown, just strategy and survival at your pace.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.1%, Management 16.7%, Nature 14.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Building 9.6%
- #29 Skytropolis
79% matchPositive79% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Build the world's first SKYTROPOLIS, a vertical mega city where you control its design, architecture, economy, and sustainability! Play both on desktop or in virtual reality.
Why similar: Colony Sim 75.5%, Simulation 24.5%
- #30 Maia
78% matchMixed44% of 1,064 reviews2018
Dev: Simon RothPub: Machine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 54.3%, Management 18.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Building 4.1%, Resource Management 3.2%
- #31 Pocket Clothier
76% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A clothing shop management sim. Go from quaint corner shop to world-class brand!
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.3%, Simulation 22%, Management 10.7%, Resource Management 6.4%, Building 6.4%
- #32 Sigma Draconis
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Draconis Games
Windows · Linux
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 43.4%, Simulation 20.9%, Management 14.3%, Resource Management 13.6%, Building 7.1%
- #33 Dig a Little Deeper
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unbound Sparks
Windows · Mac
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 37.5%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 14.8%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 10.6%
- #34 Chattini Jetpack Project: A Hololive Fan Game
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chokomancarrPub: holo Indie
Windows
A hololive fan-game for factory (and jetpack) enthusiasts! Build, explore, survive, and grant the Chattini some jetpacks!
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.1%, Simulation 30.7%, Resource Management 12.7%, 3D 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #35 SuperColony
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antic Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 44.2%, Nature 14.7%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 14.1%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #36 The Colony
75% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Swain
Windows
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 77.1%, Simulation 22.9%
- #37 Arcbound
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outbreak Interactive
Windows
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 48%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 16.6%, Building 10.1%, Resource Management 6.5%
- #38 Oxygen Not Included
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 140,434 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 68.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 53.9%, Resource Management 16.6%, Management 12%, Building 9.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #39 Novus Terminus: First Flags
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BlackStreamGames
Windows · Mac
Novus Terminus: First Flags is a cozy logistics city builder. Found settlements, design road networks and watch your carriers transport goods from flag to flag. Three unique clans, visible supply chains and a handcrafted low-poly world await you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2%, Simulation 23%, Management 15.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Nature 7.5%
- #40 Hexagge
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technical Khaos
Windows
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 44.6%, Simulation 26.7%, Management 10.6%, Building 8.2%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #41 Seeds of Resilience
73% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 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 36%, Management 16%, Nature 15.3%, Building 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%
- #42 Nuclear Crawler
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Sk Game Studio
Windows
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 45.3%, Management 19.6%, Resource Management 12.9%, Building 12.6%, Simulation 7.3%
- #43 OEDO DEVELOPER
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 株式会社ドリームスレッド
Windows
“Oedo Developer” is a city builder featuring Ieyasu Tokugawa's Edo. Story and free play modes are available, the first offering a history based city building experience, and the second allowing you to freely develop the lands. Plan, build, distribute, and learn as you make the Edo of your dreams!
Why similar: Colony Sim 43.7%, Simulation 26.4%, Resource Management 11.5%, Building 9.2%, Management 8%
- #44 Colonus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badhenke Studios
Windows · Mac
A medieval village-building game about shaping a charming settlement, cultivating the land, and watching a small community flourish.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.3%, Simulation 29.6%, Resource Management 11.1%, Cute 5.2%, 3D 3.1%
- #45 Hotel Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lifesim Games S.A
Windows
In Hotel Simulator, you become the new owner of an old and neglected hotel. Bring back its splendor by cleaning, renovation, and interior design. Hire the crew, manage your business, and make it known as the fanciest hotel in the city!
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.2%, Simulation 23.9%, Resource Management 13.7%, Building 8.6%, First-Person 4.9%
- #46 NOVA ATLANTIS
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Silvio Reis
Windows
The ultimate management challenge: rebuild the lost utopia of Atlantis after its fall. Restore essential services, appease the gods, and forge a new Atlantean civilization stronger and more resilient than ever, ensuring the cataclysm never returns.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.5%, Simulation 32%, Resource Management 14%, 3D 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #47 The Banker Tycoon
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Lunatic Eclipse Studio
Windows
Start a management experience where you grow your own bank step by step. Handle customer operations yourself, control risk and fees, unlock new systems through a wide research tree, upgrade your bank and rise from a small branch to a respected financial center.
Why similar: Management 32.2%, Simulation 28.7%, Resource Management 20.3%, Building 15.2%, 3D 2.9%
- #48 Frisia - Tales & Tides
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rouven Cabanis
Windows
In Frisia you start on an uninhabited Northsea island and are tasked with building a picturesque and cozy village in harmony with the sea.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.1%, Nature 21.2%, Simulation 14.5%, Resource Management 12%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #49 Avian Colony
67% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Ice Crystal Studio
Windows
Avian Colony is a survival simulation game that places you in the role of the ruler of a floating colony in a harsh sky world. Your main goal is to ensure the survival and prosperity of your colony by managing resources, planning strategically, and defending against threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Management 19.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Resource Management 14.1%, Building 5.2%
- #50 Global Shipping Simulator
68% matchNegative8% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: EdenStudio
Windows
Dive into the fast-paced world of logistics and become the master of delivery. Manage your business, customize your space, and ensure every order is delivered on time. Can you build a delivery empire?
Why similar: Simulation 42%, Management 26.5%, Building 17.5%, First-Person 7.8%, 3D 5.2%
- #51 Humanica
65% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.5%, Management 18%, Simulation 13.2%, Resource Management 13.1%, Nature 12.9%
- #52 What's Left Behind
69% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Hoovler Industries, Inc.
Windows
A tile-based city re-builder set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44%, Management 19%, Simulation 14.8%, Building 12.2%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #53 Garden of Ants
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wietrack Softwork
Windows
Become the architect of a thriving ant colony in this real-time simulation. Establish and evolve your ant colony, grow specialized worker castes, cultivate fungus, and explore a living world above and below ground where day and night bring shifting challenges and resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.6%, Nature 27.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #54 Wanderers' Outpost
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wind Arthouse
Windows · Linux
A Colony-Sim in a dungeonpunk-fantasy world where you build outpost near ancient ruins, support adventurers, and tax their loot. Expand your outpost, survive waves of dungeon-born monsters, and ultimately conquer the depths before they consume the outpost.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.8%, Management 18.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Resource Management 13%, Building 10.7%
- #55 The Promised Land
69% matchVery Positive87% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Boolat GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...
Why similar: Colony Sim 69.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Resource Management 7.1%, Management 7%, Cute 4.1%
- #56 Founders' Fortune
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 57.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 11.2%, Building 9.7%, Resource Management 8.5%