- #1 Desktop Tourney World
97% matchMixed68% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: One leaf Games
Windows
Desktop Tourney World is a simulation construction, immortal cultivation survival game, you need to collect food, construct buildings, build equipment, and fight with all kinds of monsters.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.6%, Card Game 24.4%, Strategy 16.3%, City Builder 15.1%, Simulation 4.7%
- #2 Mineral Defense
96% matchVery Positive90% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.1%, Card Game 20.3%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 8.9%
- #3 Gaia
96% matchMixed58% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: Eternal Stardust Studios
Windows
A sci-fi base building survival game, featuring raids, agriculture, intelligent AI, natural disasters and more.
Why similar: Base Building 34.1%, Building 21.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Survival 7.6%
- #4 Maia
95% matchMixed44% of 1,065 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: Strategy 30.6%, Base Building 29.2%, Survival 10.4%, Building 10.3%, Simulation 8.2%
- #5 Scrap Collector
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Wibert
Windows
Collect, combine, and automate card production. Discover new areas, resources, and enemies all while growing your mechanized army. Plan ahead before taking on the challenges of the ruptured earth.
Why similar: Card Battler 34.6%, Card Game 28%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Strategy 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #6 Terraformers
93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,758 reviews2023
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
Why similar: Board Game 29.3%, Card Game 27.9%, Futuristic 19.4%, Survival 5.6%, Exploration 5.4%
- #7 Farlight Explorers
94% matchMixed55% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: Farlight Games Industry
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...
Why similar: Building 50.5%, Strategy 38.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Indie 2%
- #8 Stacks:Space!
92% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Stacks:Engine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
Why similar: Card Game 40.3%, Futuristic 19.1%, Building 16.3%, Casual 9.3%, Base Building 8.5%
- #9 Exogate Initiative
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: Xeno Bits
Windows
Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.
Why similar: City Builder 30.8%, Base Building 22.1%, Building 15.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Exploration 5.6%
- #10 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
90% 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: City Builder 33.9%, Base Building 23.2%, Building 14.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Survival 4.5%
- #11 Starport Delta
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Cloudfire Studios
Windows
Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...
Why similar: Strategy 27.9%, City Builder 22.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Building 10.3%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #12 Space Haven
86% 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: City Builder 28%, Base Building 22.3%, Building 14.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Survival 5.4%
- #13 rymdkapsel
89% matchVery Positive82% of 279 reviews2014
Dev: grapefrukt games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.1%, Base Building 21%, Strategy 14.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, Casual 6.3%
- #14 Heat Death
88% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Gallistrix
Windows · Mac
Build your deck, re-write your cards, and join in epic space battles! Heat Death is a single-player deckbuilder which takes card customization and power scaling to the extreme, as you battle against sentient stars and black holes.
Why similar: Card Battler 32.8%, Card Game 23.2%, Deckbuilding 21.9%, Futuristic 10.2%, Strategy 8.3%
- #15 Derelict Void
89% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stirling Games
Windows · Linux
Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.
Why similar: City Builder 42.7%, Strategy 22.6%, Base Building 20.6%, Resource Management 5.6%, Simulation 5.1%
- #16 Before We Leave
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2021
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.
Why similar: City Builder 35.1%, Building 15.1%, Base Building 13.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Casual 7.1%
- #17 Worlds Upon The Wind
84% matchVery Positive98% of 255 reviews2026
Dev: Max Shawabkeh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Restore the shards of a shattered world in this peaceful roguelite deckbuilder, covering centuries of classical Japanese art. Nurture communities, befriend animal spirits, and shape a new civilization through choices that echo across generations.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.6%, City Builder 19.7%, Card Game 19.3%, Card Battler 13.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #18 Desperate Place
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: BruceGalaxy
Windows
Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, City Builder 20.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Futuristic 13.1%, Building 9.6%
- #19 Factory Planner
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 400 reviews2026
Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Factory Planner is a card-based simulation/strategy game that lets you build a factory using cards. The main goal of the game is to make combinations with different cards so that each player can build different factories and feel the sandbox experience to the fullest.
Why similar: Card Game 49.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Casual 8.9%, Simulation 4%
- #20 Generation Exile
84% matchMixed68% of 56 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: City Builder 42.8%, Base Building 21.8%, Building 19.3%, Survival 5.5%, Simulation 4%
- #21 The Final Earth 2
82% 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: City Builder 17.8%, Base Building 16.7%, Futuristic 14.8%, Time Management 14.4%, Building 13.1%
- #22 ReFactory
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: AIVIK LLCPub: BIVAK LLC
Windows
Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.
Why similar: Base Building 28.5%, Strategy 25.9%, City Builder 23.3%, Casual 9.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #23 Planetka
81% matchVery Positive90% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: TeTerka
Windows
You play as a tiny sentient planet. Maintain your ecosystem, create new plant species and discover the hidden powers inside you. You’ll need them soon, because there is a human spaceship approaching with the intention to mine all your resources and they don’t care if it kills you in the process.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.5%, Strategy 36.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 0.5%
- #24 Void Tyrant
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Card Battler 36.8%, Card Game 27.5%, Deckbuilding 21%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 1.6%
- #25 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
79% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.6%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 11.4%, Strategy 10.7%
- #26 Cartridge Defense
79% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Out Gaming
Windows
Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.9%, Card Battler 21.2%, Card Game 17.8%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #27 Project AURA
81% matchMixed64% of 699 reviews2018
Dev: Nexcentric Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
Why similar: City Builder 37.4%, Strategy 19%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 11%, Simulation 4.9%
- #28 Stardeus
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,562 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 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: Base Building 37.5%, Strategy 22.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Survival 9.1%, Resource Management 6%
- #29 Kaya's Prophecy
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Jérémie & ThibautPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.
Why similar: City Builder 28%, Card Game 26.6%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Building 8.7%
- #30 Roots of Yggdrasil
77% matchVery Positive86% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.9%, City Builder 21.4%, Time Management 21.2%, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 8.6%
- #31 Tempest Citadel
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Aartform Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tempest Citadel is a base building simulation set on a storm-ruled planet with a vivid sci-fi story. Build a mighty Citadel in the clouds for your crew of explorers and conquer the deadly planet below in automated squad battles!
Why similar: Strategy 77.3%, Simulation 19.8%, Indie 3%
- #32 Exark
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Robot Cat LimitedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Exark is a run-based engine builder where you command a gigantic ark-ship. Construct buildings, hire crew with unique skills, and exploit powerful synergies to survive your voyage to the rim of the world.
Why similar: Base Building 31.5%, City Builder 30.6%, Building 19.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #33 Elements and build
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: ChuTouMiao StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
Why similar: Tower Defense 40%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Building 9.8%
- #34 Space Drilling Station
74% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Ayota GamesPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
In Space Drilling Station, manage a drilling station on a distant planet. Build a multi-level vertical structure to produce and manage your resources and staff, in order to dominate the competition!
Why similar: Time Management 20.2%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 17.2%, Futuristic 16%, Building 10.8%
- #35 Paper Kingdom
75% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: obece
Windows
Paper Kingdom is a colony management game. Stack cards to gather resources, build structures, explore and fight invaders. Turn a nomadic tribe into an empire.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.9%, Card Game 20.3%, City Builder 18.1%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Building 8.6%
- #36 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
78% matchMixed50% of 381 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.
Why similar: City Builder 26.2%, Building 19.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Simulation 5%
- #37 These Doomed Isles
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, City Builder 18.8%, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 15.3%, Base Building 10.7%
- #38 Project Astra Dominium
74% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Snob Entertainment UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.8%, Base Building 20.9%, Futuristic 15.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Resource Management 2.9%
- #39 Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 767 reviews2022
Dev: Erik RempenPub: Silk Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Welcome to the mystical world of Kainga, an unusual roguelite village-builder! Take control of a Thinker and, with the help of your people, grow a unique town to complete short challenges while discovering the world and adapting to the pressures of the environment, beasts and other tribes.
Why similar: City Builder 53.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Deckbuilding 10.5%, Base Building 8.8%, Resource Management 4.8%
- #40 Temporian
73% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: ChallAcc
Windows · Linux
Trapped in the past, your survival hinges on your ability to adapt and innovate. From foraging for food to mastering the art of technology, every decision you make shapes your destiny. Will you return to your own time, or make the past your new future in this mind-bending survival game?
Why similar: Card Game 50.4%, Building 25.7%, Survival 8.8%, Casual 8%, Resource Management 3.6%
- #41 Tower Tactics: Liberation
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,259 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Card Battler 25.4%, Card Game 19%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Strategy 6.9%
- #42 Desynced
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,067 reviews2026
Dev: Stage Games Inc.Pub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Base Building 22.2%, Building 14.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Survival 4.9%
- #43 Exodus Borealis
72% matchVery Positive86% of 307 reviews2021
Dev: Smug Marmot Studios
Windows
In this city builder and tower defense game, you will command a small band of ship wrecked colonists. Progress from struggling to survive the elements to a thriving kingdom that will smash the demon hordes that dare attack your settlement.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, City Builder 28.2%, Building 14.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Survival 3.4%
- #44 Mercury Fallen
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Nitrous ButterflyPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.
Why similar: Base Building 23.1%, Futuristic 20.7%, Building 16.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 6.9%
- #45 Outworld Station
68% matchVery Positive85% of 859 reviews2026
Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Why similar: Base Building 31.5%, City Builder 21.8%, Futuristic 21%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 4.9%
- #46 HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: ActaLogic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful but challenging blend of classic RTS and tower defense. Build, expand, research, and defend your alien colony as you race to construct a teleportation device and escape a dying star.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, City Builder 27%, Base Building 14.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Building 6.8%
- #47 Reshaping Mars
70% matchVery Positive84% of 834 reviews2023
Dev: TholusPub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.
Why similar: Base Building 23.3%, Futuristic 17.6%, Building 16%, Strategy 14.6%, City Builder 13%
- #48 Breachway
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,524 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Card Battler 31.4%, Card Game 25.5%, Deckbuilding 25.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Casual 4.8%
- #49 Starship Theory
70% matchMixed50% of 1,143 reviews2026
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 42.8%, Strategy 23.1%, Building 10.7%, Survival 7.6%, Simulation 6.6%
- #50 Factory Planner: First Sparks
69% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Factory Planner: First Sparks is a card-based simulation and strategy game. In this Prologue version, build your own factory using strategic card combinations and enjoy a unique sandbox experience.
Why similar: Card Game 40.5%, Strategy 26.2%, Casual 15.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Exploration 6%
- #51 Final Upgrade
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Base Building 36.7%, Building 26.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Resource Management 5.8%, Simulation 5.3%
- #52 Orbitmine
68% matchVery Positive82% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Strategy 36.5%, Casual 19.5%, Exploration 14%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #53 Stellar Initiative
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 414 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.8%, Base Building 19.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Building 5.4%, Sci-fi 3%
- #54 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
69% matchMixed68% of 439 reviews2023
Dev: Septarian Games
Windows
Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders
Why similar: Time Management 49%, Strategy 26.2%, Base Building 18.8%, Simulation 2.6%, Resource Management 2%
- #55 Flaregate Network
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Keycard Studio, LLC
Windows
A sci-fi deckbuilder with RTS-style fleet battles. Discover an epic space opera through a full story campaign, then pursue mastery in a separate roguelike mode.
Why similar: Card Game 30.7%, Deckbuilding 24.8%, Base Building 15.8%, Futuristic 14.5%, Strategy 10.3%
- #56 Faun Town
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: 游乐坊Pub: 2P Games
Windows
After crash-landing on a mysterious island with no memories of the past, set out to explore the island and scavenge for resources to build automated production lines and repair the damaged ship.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Base Building 22.7%, Building 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Exploration 6.2%
- #57 ReEarth
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Jiangzuogongfang Shanghai Game Co.,Ltd
Windows
ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Futuristic 16.3%, Building 14.1%, Exploration 3.8%
- #58 The Crust
63% 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: City Builder 28.1%, Base Building 26.2%, Building 14.1%, Strategy 12.2%, Exploration 4.7%
- #59 Earth Simulator
65% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Shape a planet. Watch history unfold.
Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Building 17%, Simulation 15.9%, Relaxing 8.1%, Resource Management 3.1%