Games Like Black Forest

DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!

Why similar: Colony Sim 15.1%, City Builder 13.1%, Base Building 10.8%, RTS 10.1%, Resource Management 9.7%

A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .

Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Colony Sim 25.4%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 15%, Survival 13.6%

After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

Why similar: RTS 18.4%, Colony Sim 16.9%, Base Building 13.8%, City Builder 11.9%, Resource Management 10.4%

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 18.9%, Base Building 14.8%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 9.8%, Survival 8.8%

LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6%, City Builder 27.1%, Resource Management 12.2%, Medieval 7.9%, Survival 7.2%

Build your own Slavic settlement. Overcome the hardships of medieval life and don't anger the Gods!

Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Survival 13.2%, Medieval 10.2%, Management 9.5%, Base Building 8.4%

Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

Why similar: Base Building 24%, RTS 24%, Survival 13.7%, Building 10.3%, Management 9.6%

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7%, Base Building 22%, Building 11%, Management 9.4%, Medieval 9%

Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.

Why similar: RTS 21%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 14.7%, City Builder 13.3%, Building 9.3%

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Resource Management 14.4%, Survival 11.5%, Base Building 8.1%

Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6%, Base Building 15.1%, City Builder 13.3%, Resource Management 11.6%, Building 9.1%

Aid the Deities of Dread in their quest for vengeance and pave the way for their ascension. Gather grim materials, construct defences and expand the underworld to appease the rage of the gods in The Deadly Path, a unique building management and roguelike strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 18.8%, Colony Sim 14.7%, Base Building 14.4%, Resource Management 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%

Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

Why similar: RTS 16.4%, Colony Sim 16%, Base Building 13.2%, City Builder 10.7%, Resource Management 9.6%

Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.

Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, RTS 20.2%, City Builder 14.9%, Resource Management 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light!

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.6%, RTS 17.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Management 10.4%

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, City Builder 20.7%, God Game 17.9% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 9%

Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.2%, Base Building 21.3%, Survival 13.1%, City Builder 9.6%, Resource Management 9%

Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.7%, RTS 16.2%, Base Building 16%, City Builder 13.3%, Resource Management 11.8%

Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, RTS 15.4%, City Builder 15.2%, Base Building 12.9%, Building 8.6%

Take up the role of the Hell Governor and embrace the challenge of welcoming souls who perished in major, historically real human disaster. Build your city, manage your resources while defending the chaos from demons who steal and kill your folks....and also that GIANT TITAN lurking around.

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6%, City Builder 15.5%, Base Building 14%, Survival 9.2%, Building 8.6%

Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

Why similar: Base Building 22.7%, City Builder 19.8%, RTS 17%, Colony Sim 15.5%, Management 8.3%

Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.

Why similar: RTS 19.5%, Base Building 15.8%, City Builder 15.4%, Colony Sim 15.3%, Resource Management 8.6%

Oxygen is a survival city builder. 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 more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.3%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 16%, Resource Management 11.6%, Survival 8.8%

Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, City Builder 18.4%, Base Building 16.5%, Building 10.5%, Survival Horror 9.8%

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 18.6%, City Builder 17.7%, Base Building 17.5%, Resource Management 12%, Survival 9.1%

Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Base Building 18.5%, Resource Management 15.2%, Medieval 10.9%, Survival 10.8%

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 22%, Base Building 16.9%, Resource Management 9.9%, Medieval 9.6%, Building 9.6%

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 17.9%, City Builder 15.8%, Base Building 14.8%, Resource Management 11.3%, Building 9%

The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.

Why similar: Base Building 24.3%, RTS 13.4%, City Builder 13.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Survival 9.4%

Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.3%, City Builder 14.3%, RTS 13.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Resource Management 10.6%

A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?

Why similar: Resource Management 43.2%, Survival 39.7%, Building 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, and weaponry. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness?

Why similar: RTS 27.3%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Resource Management 16.9%, Survival 11.8%, Choices Matter 9%

LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.2%, City Builder 18.4%, Base Building 17.1%, Management 10.6%, Building 10.2%

Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!

Why similar: Colony Sim 19.1%, Base Building 13.3%, God Game 12.2% ★, City Builder 12.2%, Building 8.1%

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Why similar: Colony Sim 16.7%, RTS 15.4%, City Builder 14.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Resource Management 10.3%

Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Why similar: Base Building 27.2%, Resource Management 17.4%, Top-Down 14.4%, Survival 13.7%, Strategy 12.8%

Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

Why similar: City Builder 13.5%, RTS 13.5%, Colony Sim 13.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Building 10%

Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

Why similar: City Builder 26.1%, Colony Sim 23.1%, Base Building 15.3%, Survival 12.4%, Strategy 9.7%

Scare, terrify and thrill guests as you build the haunted house of your nightmares. Design and customize your creations with incredible detail to scare your guests, or risk losing it all in this tower defense/management/tycoon hybrid.

Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Base Building 20.6%, Resource Management 15%, Building 12.5%, Management 11.3%

Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.

Why similar: Survival Horror 38.1%, Dark Fantasy 25.8%, Management 20%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 2.1%

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 22.4%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 9.9%, Survival 9.9%, Resource Management 8.5%

Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.9%, Base Building 17.3%, RTS 17.2%, Survival 10.6%, Building 8.6%

Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21%, RTS 20.2%, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 16.6%, Survival 9.4%

Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.

Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, Base Building 15.6%, City Builder 13.1%, Resource Management 11.8%, Management 8.5%

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, Base Building 19.6%, Resource Management 16.9%, RTS 15.2%, Medieval 13%

Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.

Why similar: God Game 20.6% ★, RTS 18.4%, Colony Sim 15.5%, Base Building 9.4%, Building 7.4%

Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

Why similar: Survival 60.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Top-Down 14.5%, Casual 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Survival 20%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Fantasy 10.7%

Here is Scarecropia! Lead at most 400 people to build a settlement. Arm your village to fight against the Goblin army, or invest limited resources in yourself to become unparalleled! Take every cost to survive!

Why similar: God Game 16.5% ★, Colony Sim 16.1%, RTS 15.5%, City Builder 13.3%, Base Building 12.1%

From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Base Building 16.4%, RTS 15.7%, Colony Sim 14.4%, Resource Management 10.9%

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 27%, Base Building 15.1%, City Builder 14.2%, Resource Management 11.4%, Survival 11.2%

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

Why similar: City Builder 17%, Base Building 16.6%, RTS 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Management 9.2%

clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

Why similar: Base Building 24.8%, City Builder 20.6%, RTS 19.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Survival 8.1%

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?

Why similar: RTS 14.5%, Colony Sim 14%, City Builder 13%, Base Building 11.2%, Resource Management 8.3%

Pixel Survivors is a god management game. Create some land and build structures to keep your small society settled. See how long you can keep your village alive!

Why similar: Resource Management 25.2%, Strategy 21.1%, Management 16.7%, Medieval 15.4%, Casual 10.7%

Build. Survive. Thrive. Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you transform a vulnerable peasant village into a fortified town. Manage your workforce and protect your people from the constant threats of starvation, disease, winter, and bandits.

Why similar: City Builder 56.7%, Strategy 31.1%, Casual 12.2%

Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?

Why similar: RTS 28.5%, Base Building 21.3%, Resource Management 15.5%, Survival 12%, Building 9.2%

Creo God Simulator is a game of city building, resource management, survival, and a ton of villager smiting. As the divinely chosen Creostrider, it's your job to build a society bit by bit, while convincing your new population to believe in you as their one true god.

Why similar: God Game 29.1% ★, City Builder 20.3%, Colony Sim 19.7%, RTS 12.9%, Management 10.2%

Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?

Why similar: Base Building 34.5%, Resource Management 24.1%, Building 20.9%, Strategy 14%, 3D 5.2%