- #1 King of the Dwarves: Underground City Builder
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Games Operators
Windows
Build an epic kingdom inside a mountain in this underground city builder. Mine and build in a vast procedurally generated 3D world. Gather resources, research technology, train warriors and engineers, forge weapons, fight monsters and manage hundreds of units. Become the King of the Dwarves!
Why similar: Dwarves 21.5% ★, Colony Sim 13.6%, Underground 11.1% ★, City Builder 10.2%, Mining 9.3% ★
- #2 Stonebound
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Button
Windows
Establish and grow a dwarven colony. Mine deep into the rock for precious ores and gems, then craft the finest wares to trade. Attract more dwarves as your renown spreads and your gold hoard increases.
Why similar: Dwarves 28.8% ★, Colony Sim 18.2%, Trading 10.6%, Base Building 10.1%, City Builder 7.4%
- #3 Dust & Diamonds
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SAD Games Studio
Windows
Humans are extinct, and Goblins proudly stand at the top of the food chain! Take over a mine, expand your surface base, and automate logistics. Manage workers, trade, avoid cave-ins and lava, and above all – try to endure your father's constant grumbling!
Why similar: Mining 17.8% ★, Colony Sim 16%, Automation 11.6%, Underground 11.2% ★, Trading 10.5%
- #4 Dwarf Fortress
95% matchVery Positive95% of 31,403 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Dwarves 34.2% ★, Colony Sim 18.3%, City Builder 13.9%, Base Building 10.8%, Management 7.9%
- #5 CapitalCraft
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChronicAnarchy
Windows
A hands on sci-fi industrial management simulation where you pilot a mining drone refine resources, negotiate contracts, and survive economic pressure with action driven challenges.
Why similar: Mining 18.1% ★, Automation 15.3%, Underground 14.8% ★, Trading 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #6 Truck City
94% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Mikel Fernandez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grow your truck fleet, build your city and design a supply chain to extract, refine and process natural resources into complex items. Manage your factories and optimize delivery logistics to prevent traffic jams. Unlock new research and turn your small mining town into an efficient industrial city.
Why similar: City Builder 13.9%, Mining 13.4% ★, Automation 13.1%, Colony Sim 11.7%, Base Building 10%
- #7 Kastle Kraft
93% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Infinite and Unbound Studios
Windows
Gather, craft, and then automate resources to build fabulous Kastles. Beware the locals don't like you destroying their land. Defend your Kastles through combat and defenses. Explore the land to find additional recipes, resources, and items to help you defend and build your Kingdom!
Why similar: Mining 19.8% ★, Automation 14.5%, City Builder 11.9%, Base Building 11.8%, Crafting 9.6%
- #8 Steam & Stones
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AnvilWorks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Every big dwarven city started as a modest settlement under the mountain. Team up with your friends, harness the power of water, lava and steam and build a thriving dwarven city powered by automation. Craft stuff, tech up, make a profit.Contains traces of ale.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18%, Underground 14.4% ★, Automation 13.1%, Mining 12.2% ★, City Builder 12.1%
- #9 Dwarfs!?
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarves 37.2% ★, Colony Sim 17.2%, Mining 16.2% ★, Base Building 8.3%, Management 6.7%
- #10 Factor Y
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Martin Buck Software
Windows · Linux
Factor Y is a relaxing, large-scale, multi-planetary, mega factory automation game. Mine resources, craft new items and structures via recipes and generate your own, custom building blocks. Expand your factory to span across multiple planets.
Why similar: Mining 21.5% ★, Automation 16.3%, Colony Sim 14%, Base Building 12.4%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #11 Medieval Lord Tycoon
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HayatePub: Onigokko
Windows
A pixel art medieval lord simulator! Farm, chop wood, hunt yourself—or delegate to townsfolk. No meddling in daily lives; govern via taxes & laws. When enemies attack, higher prestige means more peasants rally to fight. Balance survival & strategic rule—build your medieval realm, forge your legacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 15.6%, Mining 14.9% ★, City Builder 12%, Automation 10.8%, Base Building 8.7%
- #12 Odd Realm
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,016 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 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 20.5%, Mining 16.1% ★, City Builder 12.3%, Base Building 11.7%, Automation 11.6%
- #13 Underground Nomads
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funzen Games
Windows
You command a drilling train, leading a dwarf clan through the underground depths toward the planetary core. Manage the crew, complete expeditions, gather resources, upgrade gear, and make tough choices to reach the abandoned city and bring your people back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.3%, Dwarves 24.8% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Automation 10.3%, Underground 7.5% ★
- #14 All Roads Connected
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dushman Gaming Studio
Windows
Explore an endless world, build countless settlements, discover lost artifacts, and lead your nation into a new dawn of industry.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.9%, City Builder 16.6%, Trading 13.9%, Base Building 12%, Economy 9.4%
- #15 Orebound
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 969 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Dwarves 46.2% ★, Colony Sim 10.7%, Mining 9.5% ★, Automation 8.9%, Base Building 6.7%
- #16 ExoColony: Planet Survival
86% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Simplemole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenging space-colony sim. Guide generations of colonists, raise and educate them, manage resources, and ensure food supply. Maintain a breathable atmosphere, tackle pollution, and refine materials to build essential structures. Terraform planet and build ecosystem to make it your new home.
Why similar: Mining 18.7% ★, Underground 17.3% ★, Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 14.3%, Base Building 9.3%
- #17 Mountaincore
86% matchMixed65% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Jump Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
Why similar: Dwarves 34.7% ★, Colony Sim 19%, City Builder 11.2%, Base Building 9.8%, Management 7.7%
- #18 Farmman
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 19%, Economy 11.8%, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #19 Dwarven Mining Company
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Imago
Windows
Manage your own dwarven mine. Give orders to miners excavating ore and builders providing them with ladders to get deeper and deeper into the underground. Mine iron, copper and even mithrill to satisfy the needs of the dwarven kingdom for the price of a single coffee.
Why similar: Dwarves 42.5% ★, Mining 22.7% ★, Underground 14.8% ★, Colony Sim 9.3%, Management 8.8%
- #20 Skyberry Garden
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Catculus
Windows · Mac
Skyberry Garden is a cozy sky colony sim where space is your most precious resource. Design a thriving sanctuary on floating islands, master complex production chains, and harness ancient magic. Can you build a lasting home above the clouds?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, Automation 19.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Management 10.9%
- #21 Factory Town
82% matchVery Positive91% of 4,473 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.0 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: Colony Sim 17.7%, Automation 17.1%, City Builder 14.4%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 9.6%
- #22 Return to Nangrim
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sycoforge
Windows
Return to Nangrim is a dark first-person survival adventure set in an abandoned dwarven world. Explore an ancient mountain kingdom, gather resources, forge tools and weapons, cook, brew, and practice alchemy as you try to reclaim the mountains with your animal companion.
Why similar: Dwarves 44.9% ★, Mining 15.2% ★, Underground 13.2% ★, Crafting 7.9%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #23 Craft The World
83% matchVery Positive88% of 17,044 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Dwarves 45.7% ★, Colony Sim 23.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, City Builder 7.1%
- #24 Factory Town 2: Paradise
79% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Why similar: Automation 16.8%, City Builder 16.6%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Base Building 11.6%, Economy 10.9%
- #25 Gridmax
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dream Gears
Windows
Survive a hostile alien world, gather resources, build a settlement, and grow your colony. Craft tools, construct defenses, and adapt to harsh environments in this open-ended survival colony simulator.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, Automation 16.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Management 10.6%
- #26 Hamlet
80% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: K2 Games
Windows
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.4%, City Builder 19.8%, Trading 13%, Base Building 11.5%, Economy 9.8%
- #27 Captain of Industry
79% matchVery Positive90% of 11,435 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 84.6 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 23.9%, Base Building 17%, Colony Sim 12.5%, Economy 11.8%, City Builder 11%
- #28 Astra Industria
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regnum Noctis
Windows · Linux
Astra Industria is a sci-fi factory builder set on colossal player-constructed space megastructures with the addictive growth of incremental games. Extract resources, craft advanced components, and automate deep-space production through a vast tech tree.
Why similar: Automation 16.3%, Mining 15.5% ★, City Builder 12.1%, Base Building 11.9%, Trading 10.5%
- #29 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 799 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Dwarves 29% ★, Mining 17.5% ★, Trading 13%, Automation 11.1%, Crafting 8.4%
- #30 Colony
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbit Games
Windows · Mac
Craft, defend, and conquer in Colony! Solo or with friends. Engage in battles against rival colonies, harness automation for efficient production, explore new islands with new resources, and master the art of survival. Don't wait, your colony needs you!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, Mining 20.2% ★, Automation 16.1%, Base Building 11.1%, Economy 9.7%
- #31 AColony
77% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: ZeroTris
Windows
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, Trading 17.6%, City Builder 15%, Base Building 12.7%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #32 MineMogul
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,213 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Why similar: Mining 22.4% ★, Automation 18.4%, Underground 15.8% ★, Base Building 10.8%, Crafting 9.2%
- #33 Survival Vacancy
78% 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 22.6%, Automation 14.3%, Mining 13.8% ★, Base Building 10.9%, City Builder 9.2%
- #34 Stoneborn
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beardforge Games
Windows · Mac
Stoneborn combines classic colony simulation with a vibrant dwarven culture. Your dwarves celebrate weddings, hold grudges, and fight to survive. Build a multi-level fortress and shape the story of your colony in a procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Dwarves 45% ★, Colony Sim 26.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Sandbox 10.5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #35 Kingdom Workshop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitry Medvedev
Windows
Become a workshop owner! Build base, plan manufacture, hire workers, trade and finally decide the outcome of the war between the kingdoms.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.3%, City Builder 16.1%, Automation 12.6%, Economy 12.1%, Base Building 12%
- #36 One More Island
76% matchMixed67% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: Berg GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
As the Queen's latest governor, build a colonial empire in Her name. Claim islands, collect their natural resources, build production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a rebellious, bustling metropolis at the heart of a New World commercial empire!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 18.7%, Trading 17.9%, Economy 12.1%, Base Building 11.6%
- #37 Food Industry
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Evolugame
Windows
Build and expand in agriculture, industry and commerce. Evolve in the food industry sector, and weather the storms by helping your people build the new world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.1%, City Builder 16.9%, Trading 15.3%, Automation 15.3%, Economy 8.9%
- #38 Mining and Dwarves
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sockhouse StudiosPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.
Why similar: Dwarves 35.3% ★, Mining 23.6% ★, Automation 17.2%, Economy 11%, Management 9.3%
- #39 Stone to Stars
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OnlyLogic
Windows · Mac
Stone to Stars is a colony sim and ruler simulator set at the dawn of civilization. Settle an uncharted continent, build a thriving settlement, discover new technologies, trade or wage war with your neighbors—and hold on to power as you guide your dynasty through the ages.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 17.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Crafting 10.3%, Economy 9.8%
- #40 Stellar Shipyard
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ursa Dev
Windows · Linux
Stellar Shipyard is a space colony sandbox where you design modular ships and stations, and automate resource production using drones and workers. Let the automated systems fly even the most improvised designs. Face rival factions and threats solo, or alongside friends as allies or rivals.
Why similar: Mining 20% ★, Colony Sim 18.1%, Automation 14.8%, Base Building 10.9%, Crafting 8.6%
- #41 SugarWinds: Prologue
73% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Aatlantis Code
Windows
SugarWinds: sail, establish a colony, make it thrive, and defend it from attacks. Trade worldwide. Enjoy and chill!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22%, City Builder 17.4%, Trading 13.5%, Military 12.1%, Economy 11.9%
- #42 Ecliptica
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QuasarApp Group
Windows · Linux
Ecliptica is a first-person open-world colony survival simulator with a fully dynamic economy. Set on a hostile alien planet, you'll found corporations, fight for resources, and build a sustainable future—or be wiped out by ruthless nature, politics, and competition.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20%, Automation 14.1%, Trading 12%, Economy 10.7%, Base Building 10.3%
- #43 Shanhe Builders
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Luyu Games
Windows
Build an ancient mountain settlement in a deterministic 3D colony survival sim. Choose settlers, plan shelters, farms, workshops, storage and defenses, then survive hunger, winter, illness, trade demands and social strain.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9%, City Builder 23.1%, Trading 14.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Base Building 10.1%
- #44 Make Your Kingdom
72% matchMixed58% of 197 reviews2022
Dev: yo_serjioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.5%, City Builder 19.9%, Base Building 12%, Economy 11.2%, Management 10.5%
- #45 Dig a Little Deeper
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unbound Sparks
Windows · Mac
Dig, find valuable resources, and make your colony prosper in Dig a Little Deeper. An accident has taken your small group of colonists to an inhospitable and unknown planet. Only with your leadership and your management skills you will be able to build a new home. Let's start digging!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1%, Mining 18.2% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 10.9%, Management 9%
- #46 Village Empires
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
Build a mighty empire and lead your army to victory to become a great emperor who will be remembered forever.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 19%, Crafting 12.5%, Military 11.5%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #47 Dig Deeper
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IamChris
Windows
Mine, upgrade, and Dig Deeper. A first-person idle-like progression game where you carve through rock, collect ore, and become an unstoppable dwarven force.
Why similar: Dwarves 45.6% ★, Mining 22.7% ★, Underground 20.4% ★, Sandbox 6.1%, Exploration 4%
- #48 Death By FrostByte
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Stormee Games
Windows
Build up your company to mine resources and manufacture parts, research new technologies, build up your industry with limited resources. Can you survive the harsh arctic climates of a new ice age?
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.4%, Mining 20.5% ★, Underground 15.9% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Management 9.9%
- #49 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,466 reviews2026
Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.7%, City Builder 17.7%, Automation 13.1%, Base Building 11.5%, Economy 9.3%
- #50 Wild West Miner Simulator
67% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
You've become the major of a town that... doesn't exist. Nobody lives here, the governor's stupid joke. It's time to get to work and turn this NOWHERE into a bustling metropolis. Mine coal, ore, and gold. Build houses, find oil, bring in new residents, create a paradise in the middle of nowhere.
Why similar: Mining 21.6% ★, Colony Sim 17.6%, Trading 17.2%, City Builder 14.8%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #51 The Great Beyond
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rosa Borrego
Windows
Defeat the onslaught of aliens by building your own moon base, placing & upgrading tower defences, managing units, and mining resources!
Why similar: Mining 21% ★, Underground 19.4% ★, Colony Sim 17.2%, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 9.5%
- #52 Hammerting
70% matchMixed57% of 2,600 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.1%, Mining 19.9% ★, Automation 14.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Economy 10.5%
- #53 Ore Factory Squad ⛏️
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,432 reviews2026
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core! Play alone or with friends, buy properties, dig deep for valuable resources, complete contracts, upgrade and automate production lines and grow your factory from zero to industry!
Why similar: Mining 28.3% ★, Automation 18.1%, Sandbox 11.2%, Economy 8.9%, Management 7.5%
- #54 OREBLAZE
67% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Ludiminal Games
Windows · Linux
Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!
Why similar: Dwarves 40.8% ★, Mining 25.6% ★, Underground 22.1% ★, Perma Death 10.9%, Exploration 0.6%
- #55 Malignus
68% 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 31.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Underground 12.1% ★, Mining 11.7% ★, Sandbox 8.6%
- #56 Automation Empire
70% matchMixed66% of 2,641 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Automation 21.7%, Base Building 15.5%, Mining 12.5% ★, Economy 10.5%, City Builder 9.6%
- #57 Rise Under the Warstorm
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Last Signal
Windows
Rise Under the Warstorm is a strategy game focused on automation, production, and base defense. Gather resources, build automated production lines, optimize your economy, train armies, and protect your settlement against enemy waves.
Why similar: Automation 21.1%, Colony Sim 21.1%, City Builder 12.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Base Building 10.2%
- #58 Kubifaktorium
69% matchVery Positive81% of 800 reviews2021
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 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 21%, Automation 16.5%, City Builder 16.3%, Economy 10.7%, Base Building 10.1%
- #59 Founders' Fortune
68% 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 36.9%, City Builder 19%, Base Building 15.5%, Sandbox 7.7%, Management 6.4%