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Games Like Kubifaktorium

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Management, Strategy, Resource Management.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 786 reviews
Released: 2021-12-16
Developer: Neomateria Games GmbH
Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 2.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 62%

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  54. #54 Blacksmith Master
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2025
    Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 19.5%, City Builder 15.9%, Economy 10.7%, Moddable 10.3%, Base Building 9.9%

  55. #55 United Penguin Kingdom
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 427 reviews2024
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Economy 14.5%, Management 11.3%, Building 8.2%

  56. #56 Let Them Trade
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,033 reviews2025
    Dev: SpaceflowerPub: ByteRockers' Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.

    Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Economy 17.5%, Base Building 12%, Building 11.9%, Management 11%

  57. #57 ReFactory
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: AIVIK LLCPub: BIVAK LLC
    Windows

    Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.

    Why similar: Automation 25.2%, Base Building 16.5%, City Builder 15.1%, Crafting 14.5%, Management 9.1%

  58. #58 Timberborn
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,007 reviews2026
    Dev: Mechanistry
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.9%, City Builder 18.8%, Automation 15.9%, Voxel 14.3%, Building 8.3%

  59. #59 Production Line : Car factory simulation
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?

    Why similar: Automation 19.9%, Management 13.7%, Economy 13.5%, Building 10.4%, City Builder 9.8%

  60. #60 Iron Village
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.

    Why similar: Trains 31.2%, City Builder 20.8%, Economy 12.8%, Building 12.3%, Management 8.5%

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