- #1 PoliPlanet
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
Set on small procedurally generated planets, PoliPlanet is a unique first-person city building game. Discover new planets, gather resources, craft, explore, and build.
Why similar: Automation 15.5%, Open World Survival Craft 11.1% ★, Base Building 10.8%, Building 9.8%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #2 Guardians of the Sanctree
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: HuCang Studio
Windows
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 13.1% ★, Tower Defense 12.5%, Automation 10.2%, Base Building 9.8%, Colony Sim 9.7% ★
- #3 Candy Factory TD
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2 Originals
Windows
Build a candy factory to defend against waves of candy creatures! A first-person tower defense factory building automation game. Manage productions, build candy turrets, expand the island, and beat the waves!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.2% ★, Tower Defense 14.7%, Automation 14.6%, Base Building 10.2%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #4 Worlds Explorers
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pioneers Games
Windows · Linux
Explore alien planets with carefully designed ecosystems, weather, resources, dangers and unique phenomena. Hunt animals for food and collect resources to craft equipment and repair devices on your ship. Escape each unique planet and unlock crew members and new ships.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16.9% ★, Colony Sim 10.7% ★, Survival 9.4%, Space Sim 9.2% ★, Base Building 7.9%
- #5 Planet Barren Objective
94% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Fight, upgrade, explore, and build your way out of a dangerous planet in this 2D pixel art side scroller. Stream of foes will keep you on your toes while beating them will reward you with much needed resources.
Why similar: Tower Defense 13.7%, Automation 12.3%, Colony Sim 11.8% ★, Building 10.2%, Base Building 9.2%
- #6 Untethered
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: True Anomaly Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untethered is a space survival-sandbox set in our own cosmic backyard. Explore zero-gravity environments, build and operate realistic space stations, and fight to stay alive in the unforgiving realm of deep space.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.3% ★, Automation 13.4%, Space Sim 9.8% ★, Survival 9.7%, Base Building 9.6%
- #7 Space Haven
93% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 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 12.4% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Building 9.9%, Space Sim 9.2% ★, City Builder 8.8%
- #8 Chocolate Factory
92% matchMixed54% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.6% ★, Automation 15.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Building 10.3%, Resource Management 9%
- #9 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.6% ★, Automation 16%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 10.2%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #10 Beyond These Stars
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 12.7% ★, Automation 11.4%, Base Building 10.6%, City Builder 10.1%, Building 9.9%
- #11 Dyson Sphere Program
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 90,027 reviews2021
Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Why similar: Automation 20.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Building 11.2%, Resource Management 8.6%, Space 8.3%
- #12 Starship Colony
89% 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 14.9% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 9.9%, Space Sim 9.8% ★, Building 8.5%
- #13 Architect of Ruin
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Money LLCPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Architect of Ruin is a completely hand drawn sword and sorcery colony simulation game. Farm, hunt, build, and survive as you rebuild an ancient temple under the gaze of a vengeful god.
Why similar: Colony Sim 12.6% ★, Automation 12%, Base Building 10.5%, City Builder 9.8%, Building 9.7%
- #14 The Crust
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,397 reviews2024
Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.
Why similar: Automation 15.2%, Colony Sim 13% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Building 9.1%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #15 X Space
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XSPACE
Windows
A sudden, devastating strike has reduced your interstellar voyage to ruins. As the sole survivor in X SPACE, you must rebuild your space base from scratch, assemble a versatile fleet, and pilot your massive mobile fortress into the depths of the universe.
Why similar: Tower Defense 14.7%, Automation 12.8%, Building 10.5%, Space Sim 9.5% ★, Base Building 9.2%
- #16 Eden Crafters
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,214 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.2% ★, Automation 15.6%, Base Building 10.8%, Building 9.4%, Survival 7.6%
- #17 Skyformer
85% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Weatherfused
Windows
Create an automated system that terraforms a planet with an army of drones. Craft and build bases, set up a weather monitoring system, prepare to survive different types of storms, and take control of the climate and biomes!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.9% ★, Automation 15.9%, Base Building 11%, Building 10.7%, Survival 9.4%
- #18 Reprocessed
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Macrostructura
Windows
Factory management and sandbox base building in zero-g environment. Survive, expand and then dominate space industrial market. Build large scale resource processing plant completely from nothing.
Why similar: Automation 16.3%, Base Building 12.4%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 10.1%, Space Sim 9.5% ★
- #19 Space
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neila Games
Windows
Stranded on a hostile alien world, you must gather resources, craft tools, and automate production to survive. Build a base, fend off deadly wildlife, and uncover ancient secrets in this immersive sci-fi survival adventure. Will you conquer the planet or succumb to its perils?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 15.4% ★, Automation 13.8%, Building 10.2%, Base Building 10.2%, Space Sim 10.1% ★
- #20 Space Architect
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 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: Automation 13.8%, Colony Sim 13.3% ★, Base Building 10.8%, Building 10%, Survival 8.8%
- #21 Final Upgrade
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 451 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Automation 17.7%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 12%, Space Sim 9.5% ★, Resource Management 9.1%
- #22 Modulus: Factory Automation
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Build, automate, & optimize elegant production lines, in a factory made from modules you create. Whether you’re solving intricate logistics puzzles or designing aesthetically pleasing factories, Modulus is built for creative expression. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.
Why similar: Automation 16.9%, Building 12.7%, Base Building 10.9%, City Builder 9.3%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #23 ALL WILL FALL
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: All Parts ConnectedPub: tinyBuild
Windows
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: Open World Survival Craft 24.3% ★, Colony Sim 12.2% ★, Automation 11.6%, Base Building 8.9%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #24 Prospector
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 15.8% ★, Automation 14.5%, Building 11.4%, Base Building 11.3%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #25 Survival Vacancy
82% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, creating production lines, and building an underground city for the survivors is your goal in this 2d side-scrolling automation game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.1% ★, Automation 13.7%, Open World Survival Craft 11.4% ★, Building 10.7%, Base Building 9.6%
- #26 Space Trash Scavenger
79% matchVery Positive84% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Automation 16%, Building 9.8%, Survival 9.8%, Base Building 7.9%
- #27 Zombie Cure Lab
78% matchMixed69% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Thera Bytes GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.
Why similar: Tower Defense 12.6%, Colony Sim 12.4% ★, Science 10.7% ★, Building 10.4%, Base Building 10.1%
- #28 Planetbase
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 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 19% ★, City Builder 14.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Survival 10.4%, Space 8.1%
- #29 Insect Empires
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insect Empires TeamPub: Countryball Team
Windows
Choose between 4 factions and wage war against your enemies in this real-time strategy game. Insect Empires is a cartoon style Isometric real-time strategy game about colony type insects. Choose your faction and wage war against any foe!
Why similar: Colony Sim 11.8% ★, Base Building 11%, Tower Defense 11%, Building 10.6%, City Builder 10%
- #30 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
77% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in this free prologue introducing one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters – an upcoming open-world game that challenges you, alone or with friends, to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Automation 14.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Building 9%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #31 World Turned Stone: Apocalypse
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2 (GAME ON HOLD)
Windows
Civilization has turned STONE. Revive the people, terraform the world, defend against the apocalypse, and rebuild civilization from the stone age to advanced technology! The first stage of terraforming the world from the beginning of the apocalypse. Provides a discount for the full game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% ★, Automation 15.7%, Colony Sim 13% ★, Base Building 12%, Survival 10.2%
- #32 World Turned Stone
76% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Tbjbu2 (GAME ON HOLD)
Windows
Civilization has turned STONE. Revive the people, terraform the world, defend against the apocalypse, and rebuild civilization from the stone age to advanced technology! Prologue link below.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Automation 15.7%, Colony Sim 12.9% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 10.2%
- #33 Resort Galactica
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupid Name Studios
Windows
Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.7% ★, Building 13.8%, Base Building 12.5%, City Builder 10.5%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #34 XenoHaven
74% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.8% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 11.7%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #35 Venusville
75% matchNo user reviews
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 16.2% ★, Base Building 12.7%, City Builder 12.7%, Survival 9.9%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #36 Terra Taker
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Craft
Windows
Terra Taker is an open-world survival crafting game where you build megastructures to terraform a fantasy planet. Gather resources, build automated bases, and transform floating islands, tornadoes, snowfields, lava zones, and lightning-scorched lands into a new paradise for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% ★, Automation 14.7%, Colony Sim 12.2% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 10.1%
- #37 FortressCraft Evolved!
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,055 reviews2015
Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.1% ★, Automation 17.8%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 9%, Survival 8.5%
- #38 Trappist
73% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sirrah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.
Why similar: Colony Sim 11.9% ★, Automation 11.9%, Space Sim 10.4% ★, Building 10.3%, City Builder 9.9%
- #39 Oxygen Not Included
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,890 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 67.7 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 22% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Survival 13.6%, Building 10.9%, Resource Management 10.9%
- #40 The Final Earth 2
73% matchVery Positive97% of 386 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 15.3% ★, Building 11.6%, Space Sim 10.5% ★, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #41 Grand Emprise: Time Travel Survival
72% matchMixed69% of 841 reviews2023
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
TIME TRAVEL through history to BECOME GOD 🚀 Ride dinosaurs, forge tools, sail dunes, build a colony, siege castles, automate and fly, mine underground, launch to the moon, build a dyson sphere! An insane, unforgettable and revolutionary survival crafting base building open world adventure.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.1% ★, Automation 14.9%, Base Building 11.8%, Colony Sim 11.3% ★, Survival 10.5%
- #42 SkyRig
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Build floating automated rigs in a volatile gas giant. Extract elements, synthesize compounds, and descend through atmospheric layers in this sci-fi systems-builder focused on chemistry, engineering, and survival.
Why similar: Automation 17.3%, Science 13.7% ★, Base Building 12%, Space Sim 9.1% ★, Resource Management 8.5%
- #43 Mob Factory
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 474 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Automation 21.7%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Resource Management 11.2%, Building 8.6%
- #44 Astro Colony
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Automation 17.6%, Base Building 14.7%, Colony Sim 13.7% ★, Building 10.5%, Resource Management 10%
- #45 Stonedeep
73% matchMixed46% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Direfang
Windows
Stonedeep is an 2.5D underground city builder. Dwarfs gather resources, build and fend off monsters. Colonies can specialize in culture, production, military and trading. At start, dwarfs need drinks and rest. With a higher civilization level, they will increase their needs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.6% ★, Base Building 13%, Building 11.8%, Survival 10.2%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #46 Settlements Rising
70% matchVery Positive82% of 412 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 16.4% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Building 11%, Resource Management 9.8%, Base Building 9.2%
- #47 Lunar Impact
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artem Rumyantsev
Windows
Go to the Moon to explore its harsh nature and mysterious anomalies. Build your own lunar base, craft equipment, extract valuable resources and make many discoveries. Overcome the challenges of extreme lunar conditions, an oxygen-free atmosphere and much more unknown...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24% ★, Building 12.3%, Base Building 11%, Survival 10.4%, Space Sim 10.4% ★
- #48 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 818 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 13.7% ★, Base Building 11.4%, City Builder 11.2%, Building 10.4%, Automation 9.7%
- #49 LithoBreak
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Tau Ceti Labs
Windows
LithoBreak is a survival factory-builder grounded in real physics and engineering. Build and automate a lunar colony, explore in first-person, and survive constant orbital threats – all while you Play with Science
Why similar: Automation 15.8%, Open World Survival Craft 13.4% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Building 11.1%, Space Sim 9.1% ★
- #50 The Planet Crafter
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% ★, Automation 12.6%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 11.4%, Survival 10%
- #51 Generation Ship
69% 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 16% ★, City Builder 12.4%, Building 11.2%, Resource Management 10.3%, Space Sim 9.6% ★
- #52 Mindustry
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.7%, Automation 20.4%, Base Building 16.7%, Resource Management 12.7%, Building 9.8%
- #53 Possible One: Lunar Industries
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Upstairs Games
Windows
Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game! Use proven, real-world technologies to plan and grow your colony, mine resources, ship them to Earth, and keep the board of directors happy in this science-based colony sim.
Why similar: Colony Sim 14.1% ★, Space Sim 12.3% ★, City Builder 11.8%, Building 10%, Science 9.7% ★
- #54 Facteroids
68% matchVery Positive80% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: by Jan Zizka
Windows
Facteroids is a 3D factory building game about asteroid mining in space. Prospect, mine and manage your production lines in a variety of scenarios and procedurally generated worlds across the entire Solar system.
Why similar: Automation 16.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Building 11.1%, Colony Sim 10.5% ★, Resource Management 9.5%
- #55 Sandustry
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lantto GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
Why similar: Automation 15.4%, Colony Sim 11% ★, Base Building 10.9%, Building 10%, City Builder 9.4%
- #56 Nova Lands
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,351 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.6% ★, Automation 18.6%, Base Building 12.8%, Survival 9.2%, Building 9.1%
- #57 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
70% matchMixed51% of 380 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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: Building 12.8%, Space Sim 10.4% ★, Colony Sim 9.4% ★, Resource Management 9.2%, City Builder 8.2%
- #58 Astral Divide
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sébastien Aoki
Windows · Linux
You wake up alone in a damaged space station with no memories. To get out of here, you will have to build your own spaceship. But survival comes first: gather resources, build a base and a factory out of gear and steam, and explore hand-crafted planets with unique biomes and resources.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9% ★, Automation 17.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Building 10.3%, Base Building 9.1%
- #59 World Crafter TD
66% matchMixed46% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23% ★, Tower Defense 17.3%, Automation 15%, Base Building 11.3%, Resource Management 9.6%