- #1 Flotsam
97% matchVery Positive81% of 4,643 reviews2025
Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.9%, Farming Sim 13.6%, City Builder 13.6%, Automation 12.5%, Base Building 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Havendock, you build a floating town on the ocean while rescuing survivors and managing resources.
- #2 Astro Colony
96% 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 19.2%, Automation 16.5%, Base Building 14.2%, Resource Management 8.7%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Havendock's focus on automation and base building, but transports the colony-sim mechanics into space.
- #3 SeaColony
96% matchMixed65% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Emindev
Windows
SeaColony is a survival colony-builder set on the open sea. Build and expand a floating colony, manage colonists, research technologies, and develop farming, fishing, production, and power systems. Trade with merchant ships and survive pirate raids, fires, and harsh weather as your colony grows.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 8.9%, Building 8.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar maritime survival and colony-building experience where you expand your settlement over the waves.
- #4 Autonauts
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,970 reviews2019
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Automation 18.7%, Colony Sim 14.9%, Farming Sim 10%, Base Building 9.6%, Agriculture 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: It matches Havendock's core automation and programming loop, letting you build a bustling colony with the help of bots.
- #5 Settlement Survival
94% 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: Colony Sim 21.9%, City Builder 21.9%, Building 11.4%, Agriculture 10.1% ★, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded colony-building challenge with heavy focus on resource management and population care.
- #6 Fabledom
93% matchVery Positive85% of 7,886 reviews2024
Dev: Grenaa GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6%, City Builder 17.9%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cozy, stress-free city-building and resource management feel of establishing a charming settlement.
- #7 The Colonists
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,242 reviews2018
Dev: CodebyfirePub: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.4%, City Builder 16.3%, Automation 15%, Building 9.3%, Base Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: Share the relaxing settlement-building and resource automation vibe found in Havendock's later stages.
- #8 Catizens
92% matchVery Positive81% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.9%, City Builder 14.9%, Farming Sim 13.1%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building a whimsical community for adorable characters with robust crafting and colony mechanics.
- #9 Kubifaktorium
91% matchVery Positive81% of 800 reviews2021
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build, manage and grow a thriving colony in Kubifaktorium. The game features different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19%, Automation 15.7%, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 9.1%, Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar voxel-based colony management and deep automation mechanics for resource gathering.
- #10 Coral Island
90% matchVery Positive89% of 27,716 reviews2023
Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.3%, Agriculture 18.3% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Crafting 7.8%, Building 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the peaceful, idyllic pacing of Havendock's farming and crafting loops, though centered on a vibrant tropical island.
- #11 Founders' Fortune
91% 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 31.5%, City Builder 17.3%, Base Building 13.1%, Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming colony sim where you guide settlers to build a thriving base, manage needs, and expand.
- #12 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
89% matchVery Positive84% of 4,696 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Agriculture 19.9% ★, Farming Sim 16.1%, Life Sim 9.9%, Crafting 9.1%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a post-apocalyptic cozy setting on a rooftop with base-building, crafting, and light automation.
- #13 The Wandering Village
88% matchVery Positive92% of 8,498 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.7%, City Builder 15.9%, Farming Sim 11.2%, Automation 9.5%, Management 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Builds a symbiotic settlement on the back of a giant creature, matching the unique nomadic survival theme of Havendock.
- #14 Space Haven
87% 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: Colony Sim 21.3%, City Builder 14.8%, Base Building 12.4%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on colony survival and resource management by letting you construct and manage a custom spaceship base.
- #15 Lords and Villeins
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 979 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.7%, City Builder 18%, Management 9.4%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a delightful colony-building management experience with a heavy focus on micro-economy and agriculture.
- #16 Synergy
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20%, City Builder 18.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 9.9%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized survival city builder where you must manage a harsh ecosystem to grow your community.
- #17 Before We Leave
86% 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 21.9%, Colony Sim 17.7%, Building 11.4%, Resource Management 10.9%, Base Building 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, non-violent city builder focused on reintroducing civilization to multiple planets with gentle logistics.
- #18 SteamWorld Build
85% matchVery Positive85% of 2,285 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Resource Management 12.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Building 11.1%, Management 11%
Why You'll Like It: Blends city construction with underground mining and resource management in a polished, casual package.
- #19 Of Life and Land
84% matchVery Positive86% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.4%, City Builder 15.1%, Farming Sim 12.6%, Base Building 10.6%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming settlement builder that emphasizes living in harmony with nature and managing complex supply chains.
- #20 Diluvian Winds
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 391 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, Colony Sim 19.3%, Base Building 11.4%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A management game set in a post-deluge world where you shelter travelers and build up a vertical refuge.
- #21 Clanfolk
83% matchVery Positive92% of 4,069 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.8% ★, Colony Sim 16.1%, Farming Sim 15.5%, Life Sim 9.9%, Crafting 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on medieval survival and micro-management of a family clan, echoing Havendock's cozy community care.
- #22 Dream Town Island
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A town sim where you raise generations of residents. Unlock new stores and facilities, help your residents find love, or cash in on the stock market!
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.2%, City Builder 16.2%, Farming Sim 15.7%, Life Sim 10.6%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game about building a thriving town and managing its residents' daily lives.
- #23 Farm Manager 2021
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,398 reviews2021
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.
Why similar: Agriculture 16.3% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, City Builder 15.7%, Time Management 9.8%, Management 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Leans into the detailed agricultural management and economic scaling found in resource-focused sims.
- #24 Orrstead
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, City Builder 18.9%, Base Building 10.6%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy village builder and resource management game that lets you expand your settlement at a relaxing pace.
- #25 Scorchlands
81% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: RinglabPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Linux
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 13.8%, Automation 13%, Base Building 9.8%, Resource Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hex-grid strategy with magic-based resource management and colony expansion.
- #26 My Time at Sandrock
79% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.1%, Life Sim 19.2%, Building 13.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich crafting, building, and community-sim experience in a desolate world where you restore a town.
- #27 Raft
79% matchVery Positive93% of 379,035 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Crafting 19.6%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Building 16.1%, Open World 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core thematic premise of starting on a tiny piece of debris in the ocean and expanding into a sprawling base.
- #28 Pocket Harvest
80% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.2%, Farming Sim 17.6%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, City Builder 11.5%, Life Sim 10%
Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized farming and management simulation focused on growing a lucrative and happy settlement.
- #29 STARIO: Haven Tower
78% matchVery Positive94% of 360 reviews2025
Dev: Stargate Games
Windows
A vertical kingdom in the sky! Plan your ascent from the harsh Sand Zone, rising layer by layer as you and your Towertizens stand together against looming disasters. Build trade ports and vertical supply networks. Perform Rituals to shape miracles, and witness the prosperity of this rising nation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.9%, City Builder 15.8%, Automation 13.2%, Building 8.6%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #30 Subnautica
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,795 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 26.6%, Crafting 23.3%, Open World 23.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Multiplayer 10%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the open-water exploration and survival-crafting progression that forms the foundation of Havendock.
- #31 ALL WILL FALL
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: All Parts ConnectedPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build massive ocean cities and lead your people to prosperity in this post-apocalyptic survival colony sim. Featuring a physics-based 3D construction system, complex resource management, exploration, difficult political decisions, supply chains, and a robust sandbox mode.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.4%, City Builder 15.4%, Base Building 12.5%, Automation 12.1%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #32 MR FARMBOY
77% matchVery Positive86% of 525 reviews2026
Dev: mrdboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.
Why similar: Agriculture 17.8% ★, Colony Sim 17.6%, Farming Sim 17.1%, Automation 14.3%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #33 CLOUD DWELLERS
76% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: XinZhiPub: Xinzhi
Windows
CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 13%, Management 11%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #34 Foundation
75% matchVery Positive87% of 24,287 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: City Builder 31.5%, Colony Sim 11.3%, Sandbox 8.2%, Building 7.9%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #35 Mini Settlers
74% matchVery Positive81% of 755 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, Automation 15.2%, City Builder 13.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #36 Autonauts vs Piratebots
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 526 reviews2022
Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones.
Why similar: Automation 13%, Farming Sim 12.4%, Agriculture 11.8% ★, Colony Sim 11.5%, City Builder 9.8%
- #37 Oxygen
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 915 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 18.9%, City Builder 17%, Base Building 12.2%, Resource Management 8.6%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #38 Ostriv
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,692 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, Colony Sim 15.9%, Agriculture 11% ★, Farming Sim 9.2%, Base Building 8.7%
- #39 Settlements Rising
73% matchVery Positive81% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, City Builder 20.3%, Base Building 9.2%, Resource Management 9%, Building 8.7%
- #40 Life Below
71% matchVery Positive85% of 212 reviews2026
Dev: MegapopPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhianna Pratchett. You are the ocean's final hope.
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.4%, City Builder 15.4%, Time Management 10.6%, Base Building 9.7%, Crafting 8.5%
- #41 Captain of Industry
71% matchVery Positive90% of 11,659 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
Why similar: Automation 22.4%, Base Building 14.7%, Resource Management 12.3%, Colony Sim 10.6%, City Builder 10.1%
- #42 Odd Realm
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,022 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 19%, City Builder 12.1%, Automation 11.3%, Base Building 10.8%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #43 Island Idle RPG
73% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.9%, Farming Sim 14.7%, City Builder 12.9%, Base Building 10.6%, Automation 9.4%
- #44 Stonehearth
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,081 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, City Builder 24.3%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.6%, Crafting 6.1%
- #45 Incremental Town RPG
72% matchMixed60% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.5%, Farming Sim 12.6%, City Builder 12%, Base Building 10.8%, Automation 10.3%
- #46 Time to Morp
70% matchVery Positive80% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Team HalfBeardPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure! Take care of adorable creatures — Morps, explore, discover new species, grow crops, fish, build relationships with your crew, decorate your perfect home, and automate production along the way!
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.7%, Farming Sim 14.1%, Automation 13.2%, City Builder 11.1%, Base Building 10.1%
- #47 Factory Town
70% matchVery Positive91% of 4,486 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Automation 15.6%, Colony Sim 15.3%, City Builder 13.2%, Base Building 11.2%, Crafting 8.6%
- #48 Blueprint Tycoon
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.5%, Management 16.1%, City Builder 15.5%, Resource Management 9.9%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #49 Node Farm
69% matchVery Positive81% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: ByerN
Windows
Node Farm is a game about building a fully automated farm using nodes. Connect nodes, harvest and sell veggies, buy new islands, discover new nodes, and automate the process - all in a cozy farm simulation formula!
Why similar: Farming Sim 18.2%, Automation 15.7%, City Builder 13.3%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 9%
- #50 Outpath
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,137 reviews2023
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Automation 17.1%, Base Building 12.6%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 9.9%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #51 One Lonely Outpost
69% matchMixed58% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.2%, Agriculture 17% ★, Farming Sim 16.7%, Life Sim 9.7%, Base Building 8.2%
- #52 Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
70% matchMixed62% of 1,278 reviews2022
Dev: TeaForTwoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your ideal ski resort. Keep skiers smiling with fresh pistes and fine facilities. Ski, build and chill in the wintry world of Snowtopia where everyone is welcome!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.9%, City Builder 16.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 10.4%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #53 Aquatico
69% matchMixed67% of 871 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, City Builder 22.4%, Base Building 11.1%, Building 10.2%, Management 8.3%
- #54 Ratopia
65% matchVery Positive88% of 4,899 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.3%, City Builder 15.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 11.5%, Management 8.3%
- #55 Farm Manager World
67% matchMixed69% of 652 reviews2025
Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.
Why similar: Agriculture 18.2% ★, Farming Sim 13.8%, City Builder 12.9%, Time Management 10.5%, Base Building 8%
- #56 Echoes of the Plum Grove
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,146 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Life Sim 14.6%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 11.1%
- #57 Microtopia
66% matchVery Positive87% of 977 reviews2025
Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.5%, Automation 14.4%, City Builder 13.7%, Base Building 9.9%, Crafting 8.4%
- #58 Corsair Cove
64% matchVery Positive85% of 3,566 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.5%, City Builder 17.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #59 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
66% 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 21.6%, City Builder 17.6%, Base Building 12.7%, Automation 10.5%, Resource Management 9.3%