- #1 Villaging
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Villager Studio
Windows
Villaging is a simple game of strategy where you reign on a kingdom and you need to manage your ressources and your inhabitant .But you will also get threat from other kingdom so you will need to make an army to fight against them .
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.1%, Wargame 26.3%, Strategy 26.1%, Combat 3.5%
- #2 The Colony
96% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Swain
Windows
The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 6.6%
- #3 Age of Beasts
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LD Gaming
Windows
Age of Beast is a real time dinosaur survival strategy game where you take control of a species and guide it through generations of survival on a massive tropical island.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.6%, Strategy 29.2%, Simulation 9.8%, 3D 6.3%, Combat 5.1%
- #4 Group Commander
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eucalyptus Games
Windows
Take command of a World War II heavy bomber group over occupied Europe. Read the field order, weigh the target against the men, and send your forts. A player-paced command sim where every mission is a decision and every empty bunk is one you signed for.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.5%, Wargame 29.2%, Strategy 22.8%, Combat 4.4%, Simulation 3.2%
- #5 All My Gods
94% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: Qumaron
Windows
Become a Roman god! Don't be shy! Epic game that topped the charts on Big Fish Games and GameHouse!
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.5%, Strategy 22.6%, Simulation 5.9%
- #6 Orc Colony
94% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Luzon Games
Windows
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.7%, Strategy 24.5%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 7.4%
- #7 On & Under
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crabtr1
Windows
Build a fantasy settlement, guide unique villagers, reshape a fully destructible world, and lead your people in real-time battles against monsters, raiders, and rival factions. Raise a homestead, a druid's grove, a wizard's spire, a necromancer's deep lair—or something only you can imagine.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.5%, Strategy 26.6%, Building 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%, 3D 5.5%
- #8 Travelers in Space Crack
92% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Xenon LuPub: WELOVEBOT CO., LTD.
Windows
Travelers in Space Crack is a survive game in deep space. Explore in different galaxy through space cracks. To find and gather useful resource, to trade and make money are all important to develop your own fleets. And only through build massive fleets, you triumph over the unknown evil forces.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.5%, Wargame 27.9%, Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #9 Theater Commander: The Coming Wars, Modern War Game
91% match5 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time modern warfare simulation game on campaign and battle level, Theater Commander features more than a dozen scenarios covering hypothetical conflicts around the globe involving current air, naval and land force from 17 countries.
Why similar: Wargame 47%, Strategy 40.2%, Simulation 12.8%
- #10 Castle Story
91% matchMixed65% of 10,635 reviews2017
Dev: Sauropod Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.
Why similar: Colony Sim 55.2%, Building 19.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Simulation 1.4%
- #11 Fleeting World
90% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Ozol Games
Windows
Fleeting World - a city-building game where the landscape around you is constantly changing. Build a settlement, collect resources, adjust it to the changing terrain, avoid natural hazards, offer the resources to the gods.
Why similar: Colony Sim 44.3%, Strategy 29.7%, Building 20.4%, 3D 5.7%
- #12 Ancient Polis
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PKP Games
Windows
Travel back 2600 years to ancient Greece. Build and manage your city (polis) and experience and shape the life of the ancient Greeks on your own terms.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.9%, Wargame 26.4%, Strategy 16.2%, Building 14.9%, 3D 3.6%
- #13 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,400 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.9%, Strategy 26.8%, Building 8.5%, Simulation 7.9%
- #14 Our Dear Kingdom
88% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Voxel
Windows
Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 82.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 4.2%
- #15 The Promised Land
87% matchVery Positive87% of 779 reviews2014
Dev: Boolat GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...
Why similar: Colony Sim 74.5%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 3%
- #16 Empire Earth III
86% matchMostly Negative31% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Doc SoftwarePub: Rebellion
Windows
In Empire Earth III it’s you who creates history. Build your empire from three distinct factions or create a custom faction of your choosing. Lead your people to supremacy in technology, politics and economy, from ancient times to the future. Your quest for world domination is finally at hand.
Why similar: Wargame 41.3%, Strategy 34.8%, Building 17.3%, Combat 6.6%
- #17 Embark
86% matchMixed60% of 389 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 65.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Building 12.2%, Simulation 4.5%, 3D 2%
- #18 SCP: Site Director
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noble Gas Studios
Windows
An SCP Facility Management game with strong visual stylings that allows you to run your own SCP Foundation Sites, capture anomalies, hire staff to contain and research them, and recontain them when they escape. Orchestrate multiple sites and guide your clandestine organization to success!
Why similar: Colony Sim 55.7%, Strategy 33.2%, Simulation 11.1%
- #19 Mound Kingdoms
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RVA Devs
Windows
Build and lead a Mississippian city centered on sacred mounds. Gather resources, grow your population, and expand your influence while competing with rival chiefdoms in a living world shaped by land and culture.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.6%, Strategy 29.8%, Building 10.8%, 3D 5.6%, Multiplayer 3.5%
- #20 World Cruise Story
84% matchVery Positive93% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Captain a luxury cruise liner, sailing the entire world while entertaining VIPs!
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.1%, Strategy 29.5%, Building 10.7%, Simulation 9.7%
- #21 Tiny Factions
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Uğur CANPub: Stechkom Software
Windows
Produce, build your city, manage your people, and conquer the islands! Become a legend under your own banner with Tiny Factions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.1%, Wargame 25.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 6.9%, Combat 4.5%
- #22 Settlers of Pineshore
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Masseli Art
Windows
On the edge of a new continent, you are responsible for connecting the wild region of Pineshore and its settlers to the rest of the world. Hire workers, gather resources, defend your venture from unknown dangers, and keep building the railway!
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.6%, Strategy 34.4%, 3D 7%
- #23 Above: Colonies of the Mist
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Docklight GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Build a hilltop colony in the last land safe from the toxic mist. Survive, expand, explore ancient monuments, and look for a way out before the mist claims everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.6%, Strategy 28.9%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 5.7%, 3D 5%
- #24 Empire Earth: Gold Edition
80% matchVery Positive89% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Stainless Steel StudiosPub: Rebellion
Windows
With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.
Why similar: Wargame 40.2%, Strategy 39%, Building 12.7%, Combat 8.1%
- #25 Blue Honey
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: İNİTİUM STUDİO
Windows
Embark on a magical journey to harvest the rarest nectar in the world. Solve intriguing puzzles, explore enchanted forests, and uncover the sweet, ancient secrets of Blue Honey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.6%, Strategy 34.4%, 3D 7%
- #26 Paleon
79% matchVery Positive81% of 420 reviews2023
Dev: Paleodev
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 63.7%, Strategy 16%, Building 14.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #27 Malignus
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mossbomb
Windows
Malignus is a 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator. Play as a boss monster and their underling minions and creatures, expanding your underground dominion, building traps, and defending your prisoners and treasures from invading adventurers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Building 17.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Multiplayer 1.6%
- #28 Tutankhamun – Builders of the Eternal
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TreeByte Software
Windows
A 3D city-builder where you farm the Nile, worship powerful gods, train armies, trade with distant regions, and construct monumental works worthy of ancient Egypt.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.6%, Strategy 30.6%, Building 9.5%, Simulation 8.5%, 3D 5.8%
- #29 Spirit & Stone
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garden Gate Interactive, LLC
Windows
A kingdom's open ended journey from a small village to a patchwork of bustling castles. Build your kingdom block by block. Explore the world, grow your industries, and watch your citizens thrive in your creations. Do it your way - there are no wrong choices.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.9%, Strategy 27.8%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 9.2%, 3D 4.7%
- #30 Menorca Talaiotica
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChessForEdu
Windows
Menorca Talaiotica is a strategy game where you will face the same problems as the first inhabitants of the island of Menorca; obtain natural resources, water, shelter, food and survive the calamities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.3%, Strategy 37.7%
- #31 The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition
77% matchVery Positive84% of 845 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 66.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 72.1%, Strategy 27.9%
- #32 Dwarf Things
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Makes Games
Windows
Manage and expand a colony of dwarves. Decide where to dig and how to build a settlement. Choose what items to craft and what skills to learn and master. Keep your dwarves alive and survive goblin attacks, famine, harsh winters and wild beasts.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.7%, Strategy 22.3%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 7%, Combat 4.4%
- #33 Parabellum: Siege Of Legends
75% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Baikin
Windows
An epic war and strategy game set in the medieval universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 46.6%, Strategy 30.5%, Building 19.4%, Combat 3.5%
- #34 LouLan Kingdom
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MockingCrown Games
Windows
Loulan Kingdom is a city-building survival and real-time strategy game. As the ruler of Loulan, you must build your city amid a perilous desert oasis, grow your power through the Silk Road, and fight to protect your kingdom—until the very end.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.6%, Wargame 30.5%, Strategy 12.5%, Building 9.5%, 3D 2.6%
- #35 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
74% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Nebula
Windows
A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....
Why similar: Colony Sim 52%, Strategy 20.3%, Building 18%, Simulation 5.6%, 3D 4.2%
- #36 Kingdoms Rise and Fall
75% matchNegative15% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Little Dreams GamingPub: Little Dreams Games
Windows
Kingdoms Rise and Fall is a captivating Real-Time Strategy game that takes you on an epic journey through different eras, spanning the entirety of history and beyond! Kingdoms Rise & Fall focuses more on culture, science, and keeping your nation happy over time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Wargame 21.2%, Simulation 8.4%, Combat 2.7%
- #37 Goblin Colony
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MonoNord Games
Windows
Goblin Colony is a real-time strategy game with building and settlement management features. As the keeper of the dungeon you will command an ambitious tribe of goblins as you explore, build and do battle with your foes across a huge campaign.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Wargame 23.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Building 13.4%, Simulation 4.6%
- #38 Dream Park Story
72% matchVery Positive87% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.3%, Strategy 28.4%, Building 10.2%, Simulation 10.1%
- #39 Hearthwild
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monke
Windows
Build and manage a wilderness colony where settlers gather resources, construct rooms, farm crops, hunt animals, craft food and supplies, and survive through a job-driven simulation as your settlement grows.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.8%, Strategy 27.2%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 9%, Combat 2.6%
- #40 Kings Town
73% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Leturs Labs
Windows
Build up your own civilization in the time of kings and kingdoms. Become the manager of a little town and make it to a great city. Defend it from other kingdoms and destroy them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.2%, Wargame 27%, Building 15.6%, Strategy 15.5%, 3D 4.8%
- #41 Nuclear Crawler
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Sk Game Studio
Windows
Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.6%, Strategy 19.3%, Building 19%, 3D 3.8%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #42 Bergfried
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.2%, Wargame 24.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Building 10.4%, Simulation 4.9%
- #43 Sigma Draconis
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Draconis Games
Windows · Linux
A group of colonists from a distant world have arrived at their new home. Equipped with advanced technology but limited resources, they must build to survive. Sigma Draconis is a colony simulation game which focuses on building and resource management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.3%, Strategy 30.2%, Building 10.8%, Simulation 7.6%
- #44 Why Am I Here
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamiga Studio
Windows · Mac
A thought-provoking exploration survival game. You must endure a frozen wilderness threatened by both brutal natural forces and demonic creatures. Starting with nothing, you will fight the cold, manage resources, maintain body temperature, and gradually take in survivors to build a home together.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.6%, Strategy 28%, Building 11.1%, Simulation 9.3%
- #45 Convenience Stories
70% matchVery Positive93% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.8%, Strategy 24.5%, Simulation 9.2%, Building 8.5%
- #46 Crowd Medieval City War
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Mete DenizPub: MPARSDENIZ
Windows · Linux
Fight with medieval soldiers in a fantastic city.
Why similar: Wargame 47.1%, Strategy 38.7%, 3D 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #47 Knights and Merchants
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,956 reviews2013
Dev: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.
Why similar: Strategy 73.6%, Colony Sim 23.3%, Simulation 1.8%, Multiplayer 1.3%
- #48 One Hunread-Year Kingdom
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DerstyPub: HappyForest
Windows
Use your actions to build your kingdom and manage resources to achieve prosperity. With each turn, the enemy's ambition grows, but with your wise leadership, you can endure for 100 years.
Why similar: Colony Sim 52.7%, Strategy 33.4%, Building 13.9%
- #49 Maia
70% 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 64.8%, Strategy 21.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Building 6.4%, 3D 1.3%
- #50 Little Porp
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Little Village or þorp Builder, which takes place on a 32x32 tile map. Use the resources available to keep your villagers warm, fed, and hydrated for as long as you can. When the little ice ages come, you must manage your resources wisely to prevent a very cold sad death of your villagers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.3%, Strategy 29.9%, Building 11.8%
- #51 LowPolis
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BroWar Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, advance, reshape! For all those who have missed relaxing strategy classics. LowPolis is a friendly-paced city builder game where you become the ruler of a rising community. Begin with a handful of resources and pave your way to a truly majestic kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 46%, Strategy 28.6%, Building 19.7%, Simulation 3.4%, 3D 2.3%
- #52 Against The Tide
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Times Pi
Windows
Against The Tide is a simulation strategy game about restoring a dying coral reef. Build your conservation facility, grow your marine gardens, thwart invasive species, and discover new technologies to save the reef.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.5%, Strategy 21.5%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 6.8%, 3D 6.2%
- #53 Skytropolis
69% matchPositive80% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Build the world's first SKYTROPOLIS, a vertical mega city where you control its design, architecture, economy, and sustainability! Play both on desktop or in virtual reality.
Why similar: Colony Sim 90.9%, Simulation 9.1%
- #54 Veyrasol
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Suleyman OzcanPub: Minata Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Veyrasol is a real-time MMO strategy game set in the Veyra Spiral galaxy. Build colonies, command fleets, forge alliances, and battle for dominance across ~120-day seasons in this free-to-play browser-born strategy experience.
Why similar: Colony Sim 41.6%, Wargame 38.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 2.4%, Multiplayer 1.5%
- #55 Ant Empire
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 37 reviews2021
Dev: Gas Lantern Games
Windows
Ant Empire is a tactical strategy and management game set in a world where ant species battle to become the top empire. Dive into a unique and intricate world made of 5 ant species with dozens of upgrades, research, and unique abilities to out-smart your opponent and conquer the map.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40%, Wargame 27.1%, Strategy 16%, Building 12.3%, Simulation 4.5%
- #56 Vietnam '66
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
The successor to the critically acclaimed Vietnam '65!
Why similar: Wargame 49.3%, Strategy 42.6%, 3D 8.1%
- #57 Countryballs: Rise of Europe
66% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Arsen AdamenkoPub: A.A
Windows
In this game you play for countries of the modern and old world, or create your own. 🔹 World generator - creates flags, borders and even whole new maps. 🔹 Smart AI - from diplomacy to revolutions, it will make every game interesting. 📜 Create your story, change the fate of the world
Why similar: Wargame 50.3%, Strategy 40.2%, Combat 9.5%
- #58 Stranding Echoes
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mend Games
Windows
STRANDING ECHOES is a minimalist colony sim. Manage the non-corporeal creatures called echo to build your base and survive the heat.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.4%, Strategy 20.2%, Building 15.9%, Simulation 5%, 3D 1.5%
- #59 Idyll
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IdyllWorks
Windows
A 3D voxel fantasy colony sim with online co-op. Build a settlement block-by-block, mine deep for rare resources, craft powerful gear, and defend your colonists from monsters and rival factions.
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Building 6.1%, Simulation 5.4%, Multiplayer 4.3%