- #1 SuperColony
97% 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 33.9%, Base Building 17.5%, Survival 10.2%, Nature 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #2 Baugarten
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treibrad Games
Windows · Mac
Baugarten is a new kind of empire-builder. Baugarten plays like a traditional empire builder - but those interested can push the limit by leveraging their math and science skills to optimise everything further and get ahead faster.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4%, Steampunk 20.7% ★, Base Building 10.7%, Nature 9.6%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #3 Keziah's Realm
96% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Bonny Studios
Windows
Forage, craft, fight, form clans, and expand your settlements in a dynamic, ever-changing ecosystem. Keziah’s Realm offers a unique gaming experience where you must survive in a rich, procedurally generated world, alongside intelligent NPCs who possess abilities equal to those of the player.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.3%, Procedural Generation 17%, Survival 12.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #4 Embark
95% matchMixed61% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Overly Complicated Games
Windows
Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.4%, Base Building 19.4%, Survival 8.2%, Sandbox 7.9%, Crafting 6.1%
- #5 TFM: The First Men
94% matchMixed62% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Gathering Tree
Windows
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.4%, Base Building 21.6%, Procedural Generation 10%, Sandbox 7.3%, Survival 7.1%
- #6 Black Skylands
94% matchVery Positive83% of 4,392 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Steampunk 31.5% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Survival 8.9%
- #7 Tales of Mist
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Quasimodo
Windows
Tales of Mist is a survival game integrating strategy and adventure in a decaying world. Plagued by the presence of witches and the tyranny of creatures straight out of fairy tales, take command of a city to bring light to this fog-filled world.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.8% ★, Colony Sim 32.5%, Survival 11.8%, Base Building 11.4%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #8 Dwarf Things
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Makes Games
Windows
Manage and expand a colony of dwarves. Decide where to dig and how to build a settlement. Choose what items to craft and what skills to learn and master. Keep your dwarves alive and survive goblin attacks, famine, harsh winters and wild beasts.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.6%, Base Building 19.4%, Survival 9.8%, Simulation 8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #9 Starfall Protocol
91% 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: Colony Sim 33.1%, Base Building 17.1%, Procedural Generation 15%, Sandbox 9.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #10 Gateworlds
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hydrarch
Windows · Mac
Gateworlds is a colony sim about exploring and surviving a fantasy wilderness. Find your way in a world of floating islands, strange creatures, and fickle gods.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.3%, Base Building 14.8%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #11 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,253 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Survival 12.5%, Procedural Generation 7.7%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #12 Wanderers' Outpost
89% 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 35.6%, Steampunk 19.2% ★, Base Building 18.2%, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 6.9%
- #13 After the Collapse
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Anarkis Gaming
Windows
ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.4%, Base Building 17.8%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Survival 10.6%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #14 Settletopia
88% 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 34.1%, Base Building 18.5%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Sandbox 9.6%, Survival 8.4%
- #15 Nyric
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lovelace Studio
Windows
Nyric is a third-person survivalcraft where your words shape the world. Type a phrase—“A storm-haunted wasteland”—and step into a procedurally generated realm built from your imagination. Survive harsh climates and strange hazards using Faebots— AI companions with unique powers tied to their moods.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Procedural Generation 14%, Survival 11.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #16 Oxygen Not Included
86% 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 47%, Base Building 24.8%, Survival 13.7%, Sandbox 6.3%, Simulation 3.3%
- #17 Beneath a Dead City
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonroof Studios
Windows
Run your own Adventurer's Guild in this fantasy colony sim with a focus on dynamic storytelling. Recruit heroes to explore a ruined city, but keep an eye on those murder hobos. An unhappy hero could turn to arson, violence, and jaywalking.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.2%, Base Building 19.7%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Survival 12.5%, Simulation 6%
- #18 The Glorious Colony
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeLIAS Studio
Windows
Take control of a colony made of ant-like creatures and develop it. Learn how to use your environment, re-discover ancient technology and grow even more! The sky is the limit... (or is it?)
Why similar: Colony Sim 32%, Steampunk 12.5% ★, Sandbox 11.3%, Nature 10.9%, Simulation 10%
- #19 RimWorld
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 239,676 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.8 hrsMean: 262.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Survival 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #20 Forsaken: Year One
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kymera Games
Windows
Rebuild society as you see fit in this survival community management game. Centered around survivors, their needs and their relationships, you will have to make hard choices to survive and rebuild after the apocalypse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 11%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #21 Desktop Ant Farm Simulator
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Beef Cat
Windows
Desktop Ant Farm Simulator is a lightly interactive productivity app. Start each farm with a sprawling grid of dirt and some ants. Watch as they dig out tunnels and pockets and listen to cozy lo-fi beats. The game window persists over other applications on your desktop, and is fully re-sizeable.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Nature 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #22 Project Arsk
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZerrnArsk
Windows
In the great outdoors, climate change, aggressive animals, hunger, and thirst all pose challenges to survival. Your mission is to acquire key assets on the island and return safely. Gather resources from the wild, process them, and evolve to become even more advanced.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.2%, Nature 18%, Survival 15.6%, Base Building 12.3%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #23 Starship Colony
82% 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 35.9%, Base Building 19.1%, Survival 11.3%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #24 Meowdieval Clowder
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DrillMind
Windows
Build a medieval colony… with cats! Progress from a wooden club to a steel claymore, build a dynasty with inheritable traits, and defend your clowder from mice, rats, and dogs. Send brave squads to explore the world and remember: here, sharp claws and a fluffy tail rule.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, Base Building 20.4%, Survival 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #25 Odd Realm
80% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Procedural Generation 13%, Survival 9.2%, Sandbox 9%
- #26 Founders' Fortune
81% 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 50.1%, Base Building 19.7%, Survival 8.3%, Sandbox 7.8%, Simulation 5.2%
- #27 King's Keeper
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Clément Andraud
Windows · Linux
A game of base building and colony simulation in a world where night is permanent. Survive, build, explore, repel enemy raids and tend to the needs of your workers and your king.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.2%, Base Building 19.5%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Survival 11%, Crafting 9.1%
- #28 Colony Survival
79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,872 reviews2017
Dev: Pipliz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.2%, Base Building 21.2%, Survival 13.6%, Sandbox 8.9%, Crafting 5.6%
- #29 Don't get lost
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 479 reviews2023
Dev: Michael HutcheonPub: miicck
Windows · Linux
A procedurally-generated, open-world, first-person colony sim. Build colonies in an infinite world, alone or with friends via Steam or self-hosted multiplayer.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33%, Procedural Generation 16%, Base Building 13.6%, Sandbox 10.1%, Nature 8.9%
- #30 Ecopunk
76% 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 44.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Base Building 12%, Survival 10.9%, Simulation 6.8%
- #31 Dungeon Renovators
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sentient Play
Windows
Dungeon Renovators is a base-builder and action RPG with online co-op. You are a Renovator: combat-ready craftsmen who reclaim dungeons for humanity, demolish evil structures for materials, then build bases to train, craft equipment, attract workers, level up and rebuild civilization!
Why similar: Steampunk 30% ★, Colony Sim 28.2%, Base Building 16.5%, Survival 10%, Crafting 8.7%
- #32 Seeds of Resilience
79% 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 33.4%, Base Building 16.6%, Nature 12%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Survival 10.8%
- #33 Zenith Expanse
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glitched Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command a damaged scout ship in a living space colony survival sim. Wake your crew from cryostasis, secure water and food, build fragile settlements, trade or smuggle between factions, and survive the stories that emerge.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38%, Base Building 19.9%, Survival 11.8%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #34 SeaColony
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emindev
Windows
SeaColony is a base-building survival game set in the endless open sea. Build and expand a floating outpost, manage survivors, and set up production chains to keep your colony alive. Farm the ocean and trade with merchant ships to survive and grow in the harsh deep.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.1%, Base Building 19.5%, Sandbox 10.1%, Survival 9.8%, Crafting 9%
- #35 Fosoria
75% 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 48.4%, Base Building 23.9%, Sandbox 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7.6%, Simulation 6.3%
- #36 Maia
77% 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 51.9%, Base Building 15.3%, Survival 13.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Sandbox 5.7%
- #37 HullRats
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dan Danciu
Windows
A sandbox simulation where you manage oxygen, pressure, heat but also the mental and physical wellbeing of your crew. Take command of ships, scavenge, build, craft, survive the harshness of space in an emergent story where the world does not care about you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.5%, Base Building 21.3%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 7.9%, Sandbox 6%
- #38 Frostpunk: 1886
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
A full reimagining of Frostpunk, the groundbreaking survival city builder, packed with new content. In a world ravaged by endless frost, become the Captain of the last city on Earth. Manage its people and infrastructure while facing cruel weather and even crueler choices.
Why similar: Steampunk 37% ★, Colony Sim 29.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 11.8%, Simulation 4.8%
- #39 Oceaneers
71% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 12.5%, Crafting 10%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #40 Pawnholm
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hugimugi
Windows · Linux
Island survival RTS, with mysteries behind every corner. Assign your pawns to gather, craft, fight, study, and do other errands for your kingdom. Every randomly generated island holds unique secrets to be uncovered. As the Duke of Pawnholm, will you lead your pawns to prosperity ...or to calamity?
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, Base Building 18.5%, Sandbox 12%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Survival 10.1%
- #41 Take Root
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zhukovsky Games
Windows
Take Root is a COOPERATIVE colony simulator where plants and robots survive together in an urban post-apocalypse. Develop your settlement, build outposts, explore a procedurally generated city, and uncover the mystery behind the strange Event.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.4%, Base Building 18.6%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Survival 5.4%
- #42 Going Medieval
69% matchVery Positive89% of 20,881 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Nature 11.7%, Survival 9.4%
- #43 Vilset
74% matchMostly Negative37% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Vilset is a strategic simulator based on the principle of survival of people, who turned out to be beyond the limits of their civilization.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40%, Base Building 20.7%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Sandbox 9%
- #44 Arc of Icarus
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 13B Productions
Windows
Build and lead your colony on a lost ringworld, where deadly conditions await on both sides while the world keeps turning! Progress through technological evolution, survive cultural revolution, and govern with a wise and steady hand!
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.8%, Base Building 13.1%, Sandbox 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Simulation 9.3%
- #45 Volcanoids
73% matchVery Positive83% of 9,267 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Steampunk 38.6% ★, Base Building 18.2%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 9.9%
- #46 Impurity
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incurso Studios
Windows
Build and lead a settlement in a ruthless dark fantasy world. Command companions, explore shifting open world lands, and navigate rival settlements - trading, allying, or waging war. Walk the path of light or corruption as you endure relentless seasons and ancient horrors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, Base Building 15.4%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Sandbox 11%, Crafting 8.1%
- #47 Stardeus
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,534 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4%, Base Building 17%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Survival 10.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #48 Galaxy Scavengers
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Asterisk
Windows
Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge the stars in a resource-management sim focused on base building and survival. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to thrive in a hostile galaxy. Fortify your temporary base and secure your haul for a clean escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.4%, Base Building 27.2%, Survival 14.6%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 6.7%
- #49 Edge Islands
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.5%, Base Building 23.8%, Sandbox 11%, Survival 9.3%, Simulation 6.3%
- #50 Never Secure
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blank Page Games
Windows
In a collapsing world, safety is a memory. Guide a small group of survivors through the daily struggle of a bleak reality. Manage your shelter, craft essentials, and make soul-crushing choices. In Never Secure, winning isn't the goal—lasting one more day is.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Base Building 19.1%, Survival 15.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Crafting 7.7%
- #51 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
70% matchMixed70% of 364 reviews2020
Dev: Xigma Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.4 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 49%, Base Building 19.2%, Survival 15.1%, Crafting 8.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #52 Mars Colony Builder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameHunters
Windows
Discover a whole new world with Mars City Builder! Construct roads, erect buildings customize the city and take care of its safety. After all, you are the first Martian settler and this is a vast, unknown land. Develop it in any way you please!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 12%, Sandbox 11.3%, Crafting 8%
- #53 Adaptory
66% matchVery Positive81% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Stormcloak GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39%, Base Building 21.1%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Survival 11.5%, Simulation 7%
- #54 They Are Billions
69% matchVery Positive85% of 50,888 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, Base Building 29%, Steampunk 18.8% ★, Survival 11.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #55 Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
An incremental roguelite colony sim about bees, mutations, and controlled chaos. Experiment with management, crafting, research, and upgrades. When mutations spiral out of control — collapse the hive, keep progress, and start fresh. Every run unlocks new strategies and a buzz of unpredictable fun.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.9%, Base Building 20.3%, Nature 12.5%, Crafting 8.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #56 Steampunk Genius
70% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: PS Games
Windows · Mac
Create futuristic designs in the fantastic world of Steampunk.
Why similar: Steampunk 67.1% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Indie 0.8%
- #57 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 29.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Survival 12%, Nature 10.6%
- #58 Greenfeet Haven
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Owlycode makes games
Windows
A friendly fantasy colony sim where you manage halflings. Start with nothing, launch expeditions into the wilds, experiment with crafting to discover new items, and evolve your settlement into a thriving, self-sufficient town! Inspired by the genre of RimWorld and the ambience of Stardew Valley.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.6%, Base Building 20.4%, Survival 12.3%, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 6%
- #59 Farmman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39%, Base Building 15.5%, Sandbox 12.4%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 10.1%
- #60 Windowed Realms
66% 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 45.5%, Base Building 16.2%, Procedural Generation 10%, Simulation 8.9%, Survival 8.9%