- #1 Generation Ship
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scifan Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
As the AI responsible for a Generation Ship, you are humanity's last hope. Build efficient raw material cycles and help your crew in a realistic real-time simulation to survive the challenges of space on their long journey to a new home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.5%, City Builder 22.2%, Space Sim 21.2%, Resource Management 7.1%, Flight 6.6%
- #2 Venusville - Prologue
96% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Orbit Start StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Guide a robotic mission in Venus’s polar clouds in this space colonisation city builder. Collect energy, mine resources, balance buoyancy to stay afloat, in the treacherous Venusian atmosphere, and build a self-sufficient base while navigating storms and acid clouds to hunt mysterious anomalies.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, City Builder 22%, Colony Sim 21.9%, Flight 12.9%, Exploration 4.3%
- #3 Hexfactory
96% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Aquila Industrial
Windows
Build cities and factories in an infinite Hex World. Explore more tiles. Balance your city's production and consumption, attract more citizens of different classes, research new technologies and build more factories and cities.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.5%, City Builder 21.5%, Colony Sim 21.4%, Automation 8.3%, Building 4.6%
- #4 Terraspace
95% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Black Apple
Windows
The game "Terraspace" offers you a unique experience of planet settlement and terraforming — creating conditions for life on unsuitable planets. This will require you to build the necessary structures to populate the planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, City Builder 22.4%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #5 Space Haven
94% matchVery Positive86% of 11,153 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Colony Sim 20.9%, City Builder 17.8%, Sandbox 10%, Base Building 8%
- #6 PoliPlanet
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
Set on small procedurally generated planets, PoliPlanet is a unique first-person city building game. Discover new planets, gather resources, craft, explore, and build.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.2%, Automation 11.5%, City Builder 11.4%, Colony Sim 11.2%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #7 Starship Colony
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Belt Software
Windows
A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, Space Sim 24.9%, City Builder 14.1%, Sandbox 10%, Base Building 9.3%
- #8 Project Longshot
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LongshotWorks
Windows
Launch from a familiar world into a 1:1 scale solar system of beautiful, unforgiving planets. Colonise, mine, and explore real places that people may walk upon within your lifetime. Project Longshot hands you a space program and asks only one question. How far can your program go?
Why similar: Space Sim 27.4%, Colony Sim 17.3%, Flight 12.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Base Building 6.6%
- #9 Exostation
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Openhood SARL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Exostation is a sci-fi real-time strategy game. Reach sustainable planet economies by building, allocating, mining, and selling wisely. Allow humanity to spread and conquer new solar systems not by war but by ensuring its planet's resources are not exhausted.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 22%, Base Building 9.2%, Building 4.8%
- #10 The Spatials: Galactology
91% matchMixed69% of 258 reviews2018
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.8%, City Builder 23%, Colony Sim 22.4%, Sandbox 11%, Base Building 8.4%
- #11 Launch Window
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gumptiongames
Windows
Launch Window is a single player physics-based automation game where you establish supply chains across an entire solar system using orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.9%, Colony Sim 14.1%, Flight 11.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Automation 9.3%
- #12 Trappist
89% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Sirrah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.8%, City Builder 19.2%, Colony Sim 18.9%, Sandbox 9.2%, Automation 7.8%
- #13 Solargene
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 855 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Space Sim 25.9%, Colony Sim 20.8%, City Builder 19%, Sandbox 9.3%, Base Building 7.8%
- #14 Resort Galactica
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupid Name Studios
Windows
Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 20.6%, Space Sim 19.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Base Building 9.4%
- #15 Nova Origin
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: ZapNova Games
Windows
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: Space Sim 32.4%, Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 24.3%, Building 5%, Base Building 3.6%
- #16 KOV
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: FriyingPan
Windows
¿Podrás encontrar la manera de alimentar a los planetas vivientes y evitar su destrucción inminente? Enfréntate a los furtivos, sortea la vigilancia de la policía y desata el potencial de tu nave mientras te sumerges en una narrativa épica y te llevará más allá de las fronteras de lo conocido.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.3%, Flight 21.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 7.3%, Colorful 3.7%
- #17 Astro Colony
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,730 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.9%, Space Sim 20.8%, Automation 11.8%, Base Building 11.2%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #18 Facteroids
86% matchVery Positive80% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: by Jan Zizka
Windows
Facteroids is a 3D factory building game about asteroid mining in space. Prospect, mine and manage your production lines in a variety of scenarios and procedurally generated worlds across the entire Solar system.
Why similar: City Builder 18.6%, Space Sim 17.7%, Colony Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Automation 10.9%
- #19 Red Frontier
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DW
Windows
Red Frontier is a game about exploring the red planet and collecting trash and scrap metal.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Colony Sim 26.2%, Sandbox 13%, Adventure 10.8%, Inventory Management 5%
- #20 Industry Unbound:无界工业
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TU HENGYU
Windows
A factory automation strategy game on an infinite canvas. Mine resources, route logistics, balance power, supply settlements, and research new technologies to build a self-sustaining planetary industry.
Why similar: City Builder 26.7%, Space Sim 16.6%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Automation 13.9%, Base Building 10.9%
- #21 Earth Tourist
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RostyGames
Windows
Find yourself in an endless open world and journey from the Stone Age to quantum immortality. Advance technologies, build cities and rockets, manage a dynasty, and conquer space in a massive Sci-Fi sandbox with total freedom of action!
Why similar: Space Sim 22.1%, City Builder 18.8%, Colony Sim 18.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 7.3%
- #22 Orbit Engineer
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Albion Games
Windows
Orbit Engineer – Build, grow, and survive in your own space station. Manage crew morale, supplies, and research while facing unpredictable space events and system failures. Every decision matters as you expand and fight to keep your station alive in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 32%, City Builder 26.8%, Colony Sim 25.3%, Exploration 4.4%, Third Person 4%
- #23 Cosmic colonists
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chewy bytes studio
Windows
Build a colony on an alien planet. Supply settlers, defend against meteors, upgrade your base, develop your economy, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.5%, City Builder 29.3%, Sandbox 13.4%, Colony Sim 8.5%, Base Building 4.9%
- #24 Gnome Glen
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enchanted Pumpkin Co.
Windows
Gnome Glen is a relaxing survival colony sim / city builder that blends cozy charm with satisfying depth. Gather resources, build homes, farm crops, research techs and watch your gnome village come to life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.8%, City Builder 23.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Inventory Management 9.4%, Base Building 9.1%
- #25 Order: The New Dawn
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outer Space Workshop
Windows
Order: The New Dawn is a colony sim with space adventure. As a legendary captain from the United Stellar, build a base on the desert planet New Terra and face the perils of the Wastespace—how will you shape the destiny of the stars?
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Colony Sim 26.7%, Sandbox 11%, Base Building 9.2%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #26 AstroCore Mining
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gamegine
Windows
AstroCore Mining puts you in charge of a colony where profit is everything and survival is fragile. Extract resources, balance factions, and face pirates and unrest. Lead not just a colony but the future of a nation in the brutal reality of space capitalism. Join to the Playtest now!
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Colony Sim 26.1%, City Builder 19.2%, Building 5.2%, Exploration 5.1%
- #27 Planetbase
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,466 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.8%, City Builder 31.4%, Base Building 11.3%, Space Sim 8.6%, Resource Management 4.6%
- #28 Arcbound
78% 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: Space Sim 37.4%, Colony Sim 33.3%, Base Building 11.3%, City Builder 7.7%, Building 6.4%
- #29 Cat Island
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple X Studios
Windows
Cat Island is a colony survival game with voxel building and multiplayer! You start off with nothing and must grow your island with the help of a couple cat friends. Gather resources, complete building contracts, and expand your colony to do the labor for you!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 23.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Base Building 8.3%, Inventory Management 8%
- #30 Spaceflight Factory
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kanapper
Windows
SpaceFlight Factory is an Automation and Base Building game with some survival game mechanics.You lead a small colony of human remnants. Help them to survive, expand and gather enough resources to leave Earth for their new home planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.9%, Colony Sim 21.1%, City Builder 19.9%, Automation 10.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #31 Space Colony: Steam Edition
79% matchVery Positive80% of 665 reviews2015
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9%, Colony Sim 21.4%, City Builder 21.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Base Building 7.4%
- #32 Starfall Protocol
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Systematic
Windows
Starfall Protocol is a Starship colony sim with RPG adventures in a galaxy with millions of explorable planets!🌌
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Colony Sim 27%, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 9.8%, Open World 6.3%
- #33 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
75% matchMixed70% of 834 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, City Builder 22.9%, Space Sim 19.5%, Base Building 8.9%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #34 Heavenlode
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Koru Technology B.V.
Windows · Mac
An online sci-fi space exploration game. Explore stylised solar systems. Harvest resources. Craft and build. Level your professions. Enforce laws against space pirates--or be one yourself. Engage with story-rich NPCs and complete quests. Make new friends.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Flight 8%, Roguelite 8%
- #35 LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action!
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubic PiePub: Cubic Pie Live
Windows
LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action! - A space roguelite game about adventures, loyal crews and a multitude of amazing stories in the depths of the galaxy. Sources of inspiration for this game: The sense of freedom and adventure from Pirates! by Sid Meier, crazy stories from Rimworld...
Why similar: Space Sim 30.8%, Colony Sim 21.8%, Flight 14%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #36 The Final Earth 2
75% matchVery Positive97% of 437 reviews2022
Dev: Florian van Strien
Windows
The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?
Why similar: Space Sim 26.8%, Colony Sim 25.9%, City Builder 15.4%, Sandbox 11%, Base Building 8.2%
- #37 Possible One: Lunar Industries
73% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Upstairs Games
Windows
Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game! Use proven, real-world technologies to plan and grow your colony, mine resources, ship them to Earth, and keep the board of directors happy in this science-based colony sim.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.8%, City Builder 24.4%, Colony Sim 24.1%, Base Building 6.4%, Building 5.4%
- #38 Citizens: On Mars
74% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.3%, City Builder 23.7%, Colony Sim 23.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Base Building 7.9%
- #39 Fill the Sky
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Orbital Entry Studios
Windows
A factory automation game where you are the mind of a self-replicating interstellar probe. Turn barren rock and ocean into sprawling industry that feeds the data centers you run on. Launch copies of yourself until they fill the sky. No enemies. Build at your own pace.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 19.7%, Automation 15.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Base Building 11.3%
- #40 Drill Core
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,478 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 22.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 9.3%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #41 StoneEra
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arrock Games
Windows · Mac
Build, manage, and expand a medieval voxel colony in a procedurally generated world. Gather resources, assign AI-controlled villagers, reshape the terrain, survive changing seasons, and grow your settlement block by block.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1%, City Builder 25.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Base Building 9.4%, Inventory Management 7.5%
- #42 ROVA
71% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: FreeRangeDevs
Windows
ROVA is a cozy space-rover photography game. Help a new space colony conduct research on large spherical planets, by documenting elements of alien worlds through photography. ROVA is a game about discovery and exploration.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.5%, Colony Sim 28.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Exploration 6.4%, Third Person 5.8%
- #43 Tidal Expanse
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Per Aspera Studios
Windows
Dive into a hardcore space station simulation and overcome the unforgiving environment of space. You must build and manage your station under the pressures of life, economics, and thermodynamics. Rise to power through economic leverage or ruthless military might.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.8%, Colony Sim 26.3%, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 4.8%, Base Building 3.9%
- #44 Rise - The Vieneo Province
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Unistellar Industries, LLC
Windows
Rise is a persistent science fiction sandbox strategy MMO set on Vieneo, an exomoon about 225 LY from Earth. Use ground, air, and space vehicles to explore this vast open world of 100 million square kilometers in size! You are helping establish a living, breathing world with virtually no boundaries!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.3%, City Builder 18.1%, Colony Sim 18%, Flight 13.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #45 Comet Tycoon
70% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: CalmFrantix
Windows
Build and automate your way from a comet miner to an entertainment mogul in this isometric tycoon game. Harvest resources and buy bigger comets to keep more peeps happy, alive and profitable.
Why similar: City Builder 26.8%, Space Sim 18.9%, Colony Sim 15.6%, Automation 13.3%, Base Building 11.9%
- #46 Ship Regulus
71% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: cuidong
Windows
In the first year of the ephemeris, the warp engine was invented. Due to the initial engine being too large, it was installed on the space city Regulus. During engine testing, the jump signal attracted an alien fleet, and the Ship Regulus embarked on a flight path.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.9%, City Builder 25.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #47 Rocket Engineer
69% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Xavier B.
Windows
Design custom rockets and master 2D orbital mechanics to navigate a fully simulated solar system. Establish outposts, process local resources to launch interplanetary missions, and manage critical supply lines to keep your colony's workforce alive.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.3%, Flight 16.2%, Sandbox 15%, Colony Sim 11%, Base Building 7%
- #48 Settlement Survival
69% matchVery Positive85% of 8,102 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, Colony Sim 28.8%, Sandbox 10.7%, Building 8.3%, Base Building 5.8%
- #49 The Crust
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,355 reviews2026
Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 20.3%, Automation 12.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Base Building 10.8%
- #50 Spaceport Architect
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Djentsoft
Windows
Build, manage and expand a spaceport on a recently colonized planet. Import cargo to grow the colony population. Take care of the resulting passenger traffic to pay the bills. Bring your airport fantasy into space with this sci-fi business tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Flight 20.6%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Sandbox 10%, Base Building 9.9%
- #51 Beyond These Stars
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.9%, City Builder 24.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Automation 9.2%
- #52 Roving Rovers - Australian Rover Challenge 2026
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Mammoth Games
Windows
Ensure the moon is safe for humanity’s lunar settlement! Explore the moon as a Lunar Rover and interact with crashed ships, natural resources, and the nearby landmarks to determine if humans can live here!
Why similar: Space Sim 42.7%, Colony Sim 20.5%, Sandbox 13.3%, Base Building 5.5%, Exploration 5.3%
- #53 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
70% matchMixed66% of 6,027 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: City Builder 40.7%, Colony Sim 38.2%, Resource Management 7.9%, Building 4.8%, Sandbox 4.1%
- #54 Galactic Pioneers
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secret Item Games
Windows
Explore space: Colonize different planets, gather valuable resources, and build your own space colony. Travel the solar system and even create your own planet. Your decisions shape the future of the galaxy in this limitless space adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 36%, City Builder 25.4%, Colony Sim 25.3%, Building 5.9%, Exploration 4.3%
- #55 Founders' Fortune
68% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 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 40.1%, City Builder 26.8%, Base Building 11%, Sandbox 10.2%, Building 6.3%
- #56 Settletopia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, City Builder 25.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Building 6.3%
- #57 Scraponauts
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AriaMakesGames
Windows
You are a Scraponaut, create your own spaceplane with unique parts each affecting the way your plane behaves. Collect scrap while exploring procedurally generated islands, unlock and discover unique new parts to upgrade your spaceplane.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, Flight 17.9%, Sandbox 15.2%, Building 7.5%, Adventure 6.8%
- #58 IMPACT
66% matchMixed56% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Hochschule Darmstadt
Windows
IMPACT is an immersive sci-fi game set on the Moon. Build and manage a lunar base, generating valuable scientific data along the way. This data is used by the European Space Agency to train a real AI that will eventually land on the Moon.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Colony Sim 25.7%, City Builder 24%, Base Building 7.2%, Exploration 5.4%