- #1 Ares Inception
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Spacehabs Studios Inc.
Windows
You are the eyes and ears of mission control for the ambitious exploration of Mars. Recruit, train, and assign your crew to an authentic space sim advised by real astronauts, engineers & planetary scientists. Monitor feeds, issue orders, and react when things go sideways. Every decision is yours.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8%, Mars 21.8% ★, Space 11.6%, Life Sim 10.8%, Management 8.5%
- #2 Marscape
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohn Media GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival management simulator on the red planet. Make sure your astronauts survive on Mars. Manage and expand your habitat. Produce enough resources, build facilities, explore the environment and brave the harsh weather until you are rescued.
Why similar: Mars 24.4% ★, Colony Sim 20.4%, Farming Sim 10.4%, Life Sim 10.4%, Base Building 8.3%
- #3 Exodus H
95% matchNegative18% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Silversoft
Windows
Take command of your own colonial ship. Ensure the survival of your inhabitants and try to find a new habitable planet. This is the goal of the the Exodus H Space Commanders.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, Space 12.8%, Base Building 11.2%, Life Sim 11.1%, Management 7.5%
- #4 Maia
94% 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 38.2%, Space 11.3%, Management 10.2%, Survival 9.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #5 Red Dust Colony
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panic Spreadsheet
Windows · Mac
The spirit of the space race lives on in this Mars based colony sim. Mine, craft and research in order to build up your initial lander into a self sustaining colony. Keep oxygen levels high and CO₂ levels low. Discover and grow a variety of plants to balance out colonist nutrition.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.6%, Mars 20.2% ★, Base Building 13.5%, Survival 8.7%, Management 7.7%
- #6 Greenfeet Haven
93% 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 27.7%, Life Sim 16.4%, Farming Sim 12.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Survival 8.4%
- #7 Farlanders: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Andriy Bychkovskyi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
Why similar: Mars 28.5% ★, Colony Sim 23.4%, Base Building 10.4%, Space 7.6%, Management 6.7%
- #8 Catizens
91% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 27.4%, Farming Sim 13.3%, Life Sim 10.9%, Base Building 8.2%, Management 8.1%
- #9 Farlanders
91% matchVery Positive91% of 576 reviews2023
Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Mars 26% ★, Colony Sim 22.3%, Space 12.5%, Base Building 9.7%, Management 7.8%
- #10 Surviving Mars: Relaunched
90% matchMixed53% of 1,989 reviews2025
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
Why similar: Mars 25.9% ★, Colony Sim 24.4%, Space 11.6%, Management 6.9%, Base Building 6.5%
- #11 Lost Galaxy: Echoes of War
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: After The Singularity Games
Windows · Mac
Build. Defend. Survive. Expand. A sci-fi base-building game on a hostile alien world. Gather resources, build a sprawling high-tech colony, and defend against relentless alien threats—then unlock new planets, new challenges, and the secrets of humanity’s last frontier.
Why similar: Mars 28.9% ★, Colony Sim 27.4%, Base Building 9.8%, Space 9.1%, Management 7.2%
- #12 Torp
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goat Head Studios
Windows · Linux
Torp is a viking age colony simulator where you guide a group of norsemen in their quest to build a peaceful and thriving settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.5%, Farming Sim 17.7%, Life Sim 16.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Immersive Sim 5.5%
- #13 Mars Colonization.Survival Simulator
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GAM33
Windows
Welcome to the Red Planet! Mars Colonization Survival Simulator offers you the opportunity to take on the role of the first pioneers of Mars. You will find yourself in extreme conditions with limited resources and your mission is to build, develop, sustain and explore the mysterious Martian terrain.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28%, Mars 27.9% ★, Space 12%, Base Building 7.8%, Immersive Sim 7.3%
- #14 Castaway Coalition
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MehowLipa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Castaway Coalition: Experience an evolving survival simulation on a remote island. You're not just a player, you're part of a living ecosystem. Craft, build, bond & survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.8%, Life Sim 15.7%, Farming Sim 10.9%, Base Building 10.8%, Character Customization 8.9%
- #15 Surviving Ceres
86% matchVery Positive87% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Farming Sim 14.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 10%, Management 9.8%
- #16 Quriocity
86% 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 29.5%, Mars 15.6% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 8.3%, Space 6%
- #17 Reshaping Mars
85% matchVery Positive84% of 832 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: Mars 23.6% ★, Colony Sim 21.7%, Space 11.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 7.2%
- #18 Tree House Colony
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Through an "accident" seafarers arrive on an island where they have to fight for their survival. Help them by building and managing a tree house for them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.4%, Life Sim 18.5%, Base Building 12.6%, Management 9.7%, Survival 9.5%
- #19 Oxygen Not Included
84% 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 41.7%, Base Building 17.4%, Survival 11.3%, Space 7.4%, Management 7.3%
- #20 687 Days on Mars
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
687 Days on Mars is a survival game where you are stranded alone on Mars - your task is to manage resources, build a base from scratch, grow food, and explore the red planet in search of supplies and other hidden challenges. Every breath and decision counts - can you survive on the Red Planet?
Why similar: Mars 28.3% ★, Colony Sim 18.5%, Life Sim 13.3%, Base Building 10.9%, Survival 7.3%
- #21 Citizens: On Mars
82% 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: Colony Sim 26.2%, Mars 26.2% ★, Space 13.4%, Base Building 10%, Management 9.7%
- #22 Outpost Surge
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thrive Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Outpost Surge is a society survival game on Mars, where players balance resource management, city growth, and settler health to turn a barren landscape into a thriving, vibrant city.
Why similar: Mars 33.8% ★, Colony Sim 17%, Space 12.4%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 8.3%
- #23 Space Company Simulator
82% matchMostly Negative28% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: IntermarumPub: All in! Games
Windows
Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.
Why similar: Mars 27.3% ★, Space 16.2%, Base Building 12.8%, Management 10%, Building 7.8%
- #24 Planetbase
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,320 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 37.6%, Space 18%, Base Building 14.8%, Survival 9%, Management 5.4%
- #25 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 823 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 26.2%, Mars 24.8% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Space 11%, Survival 6.5%
- #26 Outer Space Shack
80% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Open Lowcode SAS
Windows
Build and manage space outposts on the Moon and Mars in this realistic simulation game. From the first step on the Moon to Mars colonization, launch rockets, take care of your astronauts and expand your base as you explore the cosmos. No grind, just pure management and exploration fun.
Why similar: Mars 27.5% ★, Colony Sim 24.3%, Space 15.1%, Base Building 10.9%, Survival 6.4%
- #27 Sky Base Venus
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Rara Avis Interactive
Windows
Survive in the skies of Venus with your floating colony as you balance buoyancy, mass, and altitude. Launch balloons and probes to explore the planet while harvesting resources from the atmosphere. Build up your colony and thrive in a simulation based on real science. Venus awaits.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.7%, Space 20.2%, Base Building 10.4%, Survival 6.8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #28 One Lonely Outpost
78% matchMixed59% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 27.9%, Farming Sim 17.9%, Life Sim 16.3%, Space 14.7%, Base Building 9.5%
- #29 Starship Colony
78% 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 31.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Space 11.1%, Management 10.4%, Survival 9.3%
- #30 Occupy Mars: The Game
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,070 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Mars 28.3% ★, Colony Sim 22.5%, Space 13.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Survival 7.7%
- #31 Mars Colony Simulator
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mars Simulator
Windows
Build humanity’s first home on Mars. Mine resources in first person, construct life-sustaining domes, grow lush vegetation, and launch rockets to reconnect with Earth in this immersive colony-building simulator.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.2%, Mars 19.4% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Building 6.8%
- #32 Venusville
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orbit Start StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A
Windows
Guide pioneering settlers among Venusian clouds in this space colonisation city builder. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, balance buoyancy and weight to stay afloat in the treacherous Venusian atmosphere, and build a self-sufficient colony while navigating storms and acidic clouds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2%, Space 16.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Survival 8.7%, Management 8.3%
- #33 The Home County
75% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Swanworth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a functional cozy village in the British countryside! Explore haunted mines, manage your village's production, and enjoy immersive hobbies! Will you start a cult, rule as a Lord or Lady, or guide your villagers as equals?
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.7%, Life Sim 17.5%, Farming Sim 16.1%, Base Building 11%, Management 10.1%
- #34 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
77% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
Dev: Chondrite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.
Why similar: Mars 38.8% ★, Space 22.7%, Base Building 16.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #35 SpaceSlog
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Produno Games Studios
Windows · Linux
Build your spaceship, manage your crew, and explore the cosmos whilst trying to keep your crew alive and your ship fully functioning. This game features simulated ship systems and a lived in universe which creates a challenging, unique and unforgettable experience with every playthrough.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, Space 16.1%, Base Building 13.2%, Management 10.4%, Survival 9.3%
- #36 Beneath a Dead City
74% 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 36.5%, Base Building 14.5%, Management 13.9%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Survival 10.8%
- #37 Subzero Tides
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Logical Progression Games
Windows · Linux
Build, trade, and survive in a living ecosystem where every choice shapes the colony and every faction remembers. Deep systems connect production, management, and survival in a world that never stops reacting.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.1%, Space 13.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 7.6%, Survival 6.6%
- #38 Destination Ares
76% matchMixed48% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Pat Scott
Windows
You're the AI of a rickety colony ship, bound for the red planet. You have limited resources, a desperate crew, and an unknown fate awaiting you. Can you survive the journey across the Big Black?
Why similar: Mars 29% ★, Colony Sim 24.4%, Space 12.9%, Base Building 9.9%, Management 9.4%
- #39 Generation Ship
72% 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 31.8%, Space 13.1%, Management 10.9%, Life Sim 10.6%, Base Building 8.4%
- #40 Dream Town Island
71% matchVery Positive96% of 460 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 31.4%, Life Sim 19%, Farming Sim 18%, Simulation 7.2%, Building 6.3%
- #41 Embark
74% 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 49.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 7.8%, Management 6.5%, Building 6.4%
- #42 MARS
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyborg Dreams
Windows
Survival is temporary. Legacy is forever. Rule the last colony on Mars in this RTS x Colony Sim. Build domes for colonists as they harvest crops to survive, and command Mech armies against endless Marsect swarms. With hostile enemies and climate threatening your expedition, every choice matters.
Why similar: Mars 29.8% ★, Colony Sim 26.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Management 7.2%, Survival 6.6%
- #43 Space Hotel Ltd
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregry Boyd
Windows
Space Hotel offers a bold new twist on the classic city builder and tycoon genres. Take your management skills beyond the surface and into orbit. Experience the excitement and challenges of creating and maintaining a luxury space hotel where the stakes are high and the rewards are out of this world.
Why similar: Mars 25.9% ★, Colony Sim 25.7%, Base Building 10.4%, Management 9.8%, Space 9.7%
- #44 Utopia Colony
69% matchMixed67% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: GridSky Software
Windows
The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.
Why similar: Mars 32.7% ★, Colony Sim 23.2%, Space 15.7%, Base Building 9.8%, Futuristic 5.9%
- #45 Founders' Fortune
71% 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 46.9%, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 7.2%, Management 7.2%, Building 7.1%
- #46 HullRats
70% 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 35.5%, Base Building 14.8%, Management 12%, Survival 10.3%, Space 10.2%
- #47 Mars or Die!
73% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Mars 31% ★, Space 14.2%, Base Building 10.7%, Management 8.7%, Survival 7.6%
- #48 DeepWork
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CCS
Windows
Manage your parcel, build, collect and expend. Research to unlock new possibility. Explore to increase profitability. Dive under the surface to discover secrets. Is this planet hiding treasures or threats?
Why similar: Mars 39.1% ★, Colony Sim 24.9%, Base Building 11.9%, Space 8.5%, Building 5%
- #49 Mars Colony Builder
69% 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 31.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Space 12.1%, Management 10.6%, Survival 9.6%
- #50 Noble Fates
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,471 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.2%, Character Customization 12.1%, Base Building 12%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Management 9.7%
- #51 Space Architect
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Albert WiatrPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8%, Base Building 12.5%, Management 10.9%, Space 10.5%, Survival 8.4%
- #52 Titan: The Ascension
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wildercroft Studio
Windows
Titan: The Ascension is a colony management strategy game on Saturn’s moon Titan. Build and expand an off-world industrial colony, extract ice to produce water for Earth, trade resources, and defend against ancient automated systems that react to technology growth. Will you prevail?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, Space 18.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Life Sim 9.1%, Futuristic 6.5%
- #53 Shelter X
67% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Inspite
Windows
Shelter X is a management game where you recruit residents, assign them to rooms, and let them work. As time passes, photo and video content unlocks, which you can watch later in your private room.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.8%, Life Sim 21.7%, Farming Sim 16.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Immersive Sim 6%
- #54 Virum:Colony
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeuroOre
Windows
A colony-building strategy about settling a hostile alien world. After a failed mission, your crew crash-lands on Erythra, cut off from Earth. Build a base from scratch, connect power and oxygen systems, manage colonists, and turn survival into a thriving colony.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.3%, Space 16.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 7.7%, Futuristic 6.1%
- #55 Too Far Too Late
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fly Game Studio
Windows
Embark on a Colony in Space. Build a base to ensure your colonists survive. Explore, mine resources, craft items, and thrive in a realistic atmospheric and electrical simulation. Watch out for potential dangers before it’s too late!
Why similar: Mars 26.5% ★, Colony Sim 24.5%, Space 14.9%, Base Building 11%, Management 8.3%
- #56 The Final Earth 2
67% matchVery Positive97% of 399 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: Colony Sim 31.9%, Space 16.4%, Management 11.4%, Base Building 11.4%, Building 7.4%
- #57 Space Haven
64% matchVery Positive86% of 10,442 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 29.4%, Space 15.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Management 10.8%, Survival 8.9%
- #58 Meeple Station
68% matchMixed57% of 947 reviews2020
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Modularity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.5%, Space 16.4%, Base Building 11.9%, Management 9.2%, Survival 7.3%
- #59 Deep In Snow
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PimpGameStudio
Windows
Survival in a post-apocalyptic ice age with settlement building. Dig through the snow, find resources, build shelters, and defend yourself from evolved beasts and feral locals. Explore ruins, trade, and rebuild civilization in the harsh world after the icy cataclysm.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.4%, Farming Sim 18.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Character Customization 11.3%, Survival 10.7%