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Drownlight is a city-building survival simulator set in a flooded world. Build and expand your city around a lighthouse, manage resources, and make moral decisions that shape the fate of the survivors. Secrets lurk in the raging waters, and if the lighthouse goes out, the city may be lost forever.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Fathomlight
Publisher: Crytivo
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
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    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
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    90% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,513 reviews2021
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    72% matchMixed61% of 1,526 reviews2023
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    70% matchMixed69% of 448 reviews2025
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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  58. #58 Quriocity
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2023
    Dev: Oxeliz Pvt ltd
    Windows · Mac

    Quriocity is a sci-fi city builder game set on a bare alien planet very similar to Earth. Build and upgrade a wide variety of units to extract resources and provide services, such as maintenance, food production, education, entertainment and many more.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3%, City Builder 20.8%, Base Building 12.4%, Resource Management 10.8%, Survival 9%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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