Games Like One Hour One Life

Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2%, Agriculture 19.3% ★, Life Sim 15%, Crafting 12.6%, Building 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that emphasizes generational survival and the management of a family line through harsh environments.

Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.

Why similar: Agriculture 31.2% ★, Crafting 25.1%, Open World 17.8%, Survival 17.4%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on collaborative civilization building where players must work together to survive and advance technology without destroying the environment.

Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.

Why similar: Colony Sim 45.6%, Building 16.9%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 10%, Open World 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines colony management with creative building, allowing players to establish a thriving settlement from humble beginnings.

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 51.8%, Survival 20.9%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 4.9%, Open World 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a complex colony management experience where resource survival and long-term planning are essential for the success of your population.

Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

Why similar: Crafting 26.5%, Survival 23.3%, Open World 22.5%, Building 19.9%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival and crafting game that encourages building settlements and managing NPCs to progress through the world.

A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 49.7%, Building 18.2%, Survival 11%, Crafting 8.5%, Open World 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox world where players collaborate to terraform the land, build structures, and create complex supply chains.

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Why similar: Survival 75.4%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 10%, Funny 2%, Indie 1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival game that requires players to share resources and roles to survive against increasingly difficult odds.

CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, Agriculture 21.5% ★, Crafting 15.7%, Survival 12.4%, Building 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi multiplayer survival game that features deep crafting and technology trees similar to civilization-building titles.

Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, Life Sim 14.6%, Crafting 14.2%, Building 12.9%, Survival 12%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that tracks the development of a tribe from the earliest stages of human history.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Survival 37.8%, Open World 23.4%, Crafting 16.1%, Building 13.1%, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the brutal reality of survival and the importance of leaving a legacy through base building and resource management.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Colony Sim 42.4%, Survival 17.1%, Building 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Open World 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: While single-player, it excels at emergent storytelling and managing the survival of a group across generations of colonists.

Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!

Why similar: Crafting 24%, Survival 21.1%, Open World 20.5%, Building 18.1%, Massively Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic medieval survival game that requires significant teamwork to build and maintain a functional settlement.

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Why similar: Survival 27.1%, Crafting 24.6%, Building 23%, Open World 22.5%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features cooperative building and survival mechanics that reward players for working together to conquer a hostile wilderness.

An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?

Why similar: Colony Sim 42.5%, Building 11.6%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy simulation game that focuses on the growth and development of a civilization through unique character traits.

Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Why similar: Colony Sim 38.7%, Survival 17.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 8.3%, Open World 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base building with survival management in a post-apocalyptic setting where every member of your colony matters.

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 26.2%, Agriculture 19.4% ★, Life Sim 15.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-building game that blends farming and technology to transform a barren world into a thriving home.

Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.

Why similar: Life Sim 17.1%, Crafting 16.8%, Survival 16.5%, Building 16.1%, Open World 15%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that allows for creative building and creature manipulation in an open world.

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 34.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Survival 15.5%, Building 14.8%, Open World 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival and base-building game that emphasizes online cooperation to manage resources and defend against threats.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival 33.9%, Open World 22.3%, Crafting 22.2%, Building 16.6%, Simulation 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes base building and exploration within a dangerous, interconnected world.

Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

Why similar: Colony Sim 38.5%, Building 15.2%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 11.3%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A city-building simulation that focuses on the social hierarchy and management of a medieval village.

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 30.2%, Crafting 18.3%, Survival 15.7%, Building 15.4%, Open World 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation that tasks players with managing a settlement while balancing survival needs and crafting requirements.

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Survival 27.1%, Building 22.6%, Open World 14.7%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a vast sandbox experience where collaborative building and progression are central to the gameplay loop.

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Survival 34.4%, Crafting 26.7%, Open World 18.8%, Building 16.5%, Simulation 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes multiplayer survival game where building and resource management are the only ways to ensure your group's longevity.

Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?

Why similar: Life Sim 39%, Building 26.1%, Open World 15.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Indie 4%

A free-to-play MMORPG with crafting, building, landscaping, foraging, hunting, fishing, a dash of poetry, and open PvP combat,

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 18.8%, Agriculture 17.2% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Cooking 13.8%, Crafting 13%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox MMORPG that focuses on primitive survival, crafting, and building in a persistent world.

Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Life Sim 23.1%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Funny 8%

An online multiplayer game of crafting, survival, civilization building, and player collaboration. Start in the stone age and live, build, and invent your way to higher civilization. Live and die as well as you can, to gain the experience you need to achieve even more in your next life!

Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Cooking 18%, Life Sim 15.5%, Survival 15%, Building 13.8%

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Life Sim 20.9%, Funny 18.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Cute 6.2%

Multicellular will take you back in time, to the dawn of life. Build your multicellular organism and combat hunger, the environment, darkness and other organisms. Everything in this new world can kill you, will you be able to survive?

Why similar: Survival 39.9%, Simulation 20.5%, Funny 18.3%, Cute 12.1%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that explores the origins of life and survival through a unique, minimalist lens.

In Tiny Life, you control a set of people that live together in a household. You take care of their daily needs, build their skills, forge new relationships... or just mess up their entire life in whatever way you can think of!

Why similar: Life Sim 39%, Building 27.1%, Simulation 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, 2D 4.2%

A procedurally-generated, open-world, first-person colony sim. Build colonies in an infinite world, alone or with friends via Steam or self-hosted multiplayer.

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.7%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Crafting 15.5%, Open World 14.1%, Building 14%

LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.

Why similar: Colony Sim 54%, Survival 13.1%, Building 12.2%, Open World 7.4%, Simulation 6.6%

Island Paradise is a survival game where you build, upgrade, customize your own island and use nearby resources to create a home for generations to come!

Why similar: Agriculture 23.3% ★, Crafting 21.3%, Open World 17.3%, Building 17.1%, Massively Multiplayer 16.2%

A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.

Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, Life Sim 15.8%, Cooking 14.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 11%

Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.

Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Crafting 23.2%, Open World 22.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, Simulation 8.9%

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 33.4%, Crafting 14.9%, Survival 13.7%, Building 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.8%

You have experienced the sudden loss of your wealth, which has compelled you to abandon your previous life and begin anew. By venturing into the game world, you can construct settlements and forge alliances with other players, ensuring that you will always have exciting challenges to undertake.

Why similar: Crafting 25.2%, Survival 21.5%, Building 19.9%, Open World 18.1%, Simulation 10.8%

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: Colony Sim 28%, Crafting 18.6%, Building 14.7%, Open World 14.3%, Survival 14.3%

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Survival 27.1%, Crafting 25.1%, Open World 24.1%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Simulation 9.8%

Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

Why similar: Colony Sim 43.9%, Survival 18.2%, Building 15.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 10.4%

In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.3%, Building 18.3%, Agriculture 17.3% ★, Survival 16.1%, Simulation 6.7%

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Agriculture 26% ★, Crafting 14.6%, Building 10.4%, Open World 8.3%

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: Colony Sim 40.9%, Building 20.1%, Survival 19%, Simulation 9.5%, Procedural Generation 3.6%

Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

Why similar: Colony Sim 58.5%, Survival 22%, Simulation 7.5%, Open World 6.8%, Choices Matter 3.7%

Survive the wilderness, build a home, raise a family, and expand your territory. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. Begin your new life in 19th century America.

Why similar: Survival 31.6%, Open World 25.4%, Crafting 15.4%, Building 12.8%, Massively Multiplayer 6.3%

A massive online multiplayer where everyone plays on an exact replica of planet earth. The game is set 1000 years into the future where you rebuild society. Grow your town, trade with other players, face challenges and discover the rich history of this suspiciously empty planet.

Why similar: Building 25.4%, Hand-drawn 24.6%, Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Open World 15.4%, Procedural Generation 14.3%

Survive and evolve as an organism with this simulation game in which you will literally start as a single cell and manage and organize all its functions to a fully fledged system! Assemble, breathe, eat, fight threats, produce energy, grow, anything is possible!

Why similar: Crafting 27.8%, Building 25%, Life Sim 24%, Procedural Generation 13%, Simulation 7%

Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.6%, Crafting 19.4%, Open World 16.2%, Building 14.9%, Survival 11.4%

Join thousands of players in a true single-world MMORPG. Carve out a cozy nook, master a player-driven economy, or band together to transform the ancient wilderness into thriving cities. From humble beginnings to legend, your choices matter - because in BitCraft, your actions shape our world.

Why similar: Crafting 41.6%, Open World 30.8%, Procedural Generation 27.7%

Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.

Why similar: Agriculture 37.6% ★, Building 19.8%, Open World 16.5%, Survival 10.2%, Cute 8.2%

Can your Colony survive 10 days or more in the desert? Find food, build your colony, recruit new workers, feed your population, craft tools and equipment, cook food and research technologies!

Why similar: Colony Sim 55.5%, Simulation 21.8%, Crafting 19.8%, Indie 2.9%

Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, Building 18.9%, Survival 16.4%, Open World 13.7%, Simulation 10%

Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.

Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Crafting 25.6%, Open World 17.7%, Funny 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

Why similar: Colony Sim 45.3%, Life Sim 21.2%, Survival 15.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Cute 6.2%

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 50.5%, Survival 20.3%, Building 14.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Indie 1.9%