- #1 Northrealm Tribes
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevSanja
Windows · Linux
"Northrealm Tribes" offers an engaging gaming experience where you can immerse yourself in the thrilling history of the Vikings and build your own settlement in a perilous yet exhilarating world. Are you ready to establish and rule your own Viking realm?
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.6%, Casual 20%, Nature 16.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #2 Tropical Resort Story
96% matchVery Positive90% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
It's vacation time! Try your hand at managing a lush tropical resort!
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.7%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Casual 13.7%, Nature 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #3 All My Gods
96% matchVery Positive88% of 115 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 83.3%, Casual 16.7%
- #4 The Promised Land
95% matchVery Positive87% of 782 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 81.3%, Casual 17.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #5 Cavern Adventurers
94% matchMixed62% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.1%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Casual 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Nature 6.1%
- #6 Little Fish Seek To Live On
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: lzj
Windows
A platform jumping game
Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.6%, Nature 31.7%, Casual 26.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #7 Garden of Ants
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wietrack Softwork
Windows
Become the architect of a thriving ant colony in this real-time simulation. Establish and evolve your ant colony, grow specialized worker castes, cultivate fungus, and explore a living world above and below ground where day and night bring shifting challenges and resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.4%, Nature 27.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #8 Legends of Heropolis DX
91% matchMixed62% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build the town of Heropolis.Gather your strongest heroes and destroy Evilcorp!
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.6%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Casual 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #9 The Colony
92% 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 100%
- #10 Cat Rescue
91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Team47Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cat Rescue is a casual 2D Platformer game about a cat finding it's way back home. Can YOU complete the journey?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.7%, Casual 23%, Nature 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #11 Skytropolis
90% 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 100%
- #12 Our Dear Kingdom
89% 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 100%
- #13 Dwarf Core
89% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: IncludeSpark
Windows · Linux
Dwarf Core is an idle-management game about a small colony of dwarves who love to mine. Send them to the mine to gather resources, gain experience, upgrade their stats and craft new pickaxes. Looking for more active gameplay than idle? Take control of one of the dwarves and help them mine!
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.4%, 2D Platformer 19%, Casual 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #14 Queen to Bee
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shouty Knot Games Pub: Shouty Knot Limited
Windows · Mac
A cozy resource management game where you play as the Queen Bee. Good decisions for your loyal subjects will go a long way, as well as taking the time to know each and every one! Build cute new rooms and boost your honey production for a healthy hive. Will you be the next Queen?
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.2%, Casual 21.9%, Nature 14.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #15 Zoo Park Story
87% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Well, what are you waiting for? Build a top-ranking zoo, set social media ablaze, and show the world your wild side!
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.8%, Nature 22.4%, Casual 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #16 Skyship Quest Story
86% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Customize your airship and explore the world above the clouds in this sim RPG
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.7%, Casual 18.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #17 Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
An incremental roguelite colony sim about bees, mutations, and controlled chaos. Experiment with management, crafting, research, and upgrades. When mutations spiral out of control — collapse the hive, keep progress, and start fresh. Every run unlocks new strategies and a buzz of unpredictable fun.
Why similar: Colony Sim 57.2%, Nature 16.9%, Casual 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 Mega Mall Story 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A brand new business sim! Build cafés, movie theaters, aquariums, and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 61.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Casual 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #19 My Little Colony
85% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Andrew Sepulveda
Windows
In My Little Colony, you play as an aspiring ant keeper. You will get to choose, build, and expand your colony. But make sure your queen has food and water to keep the colony growing! As players progress food and water will be in more of a demand so spend your coins wisely.
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.9%, 2D Platformer 20%, Casual 11.5%, Nature 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #20 World Cruise Story
84% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Captain a luxury cruise liner, sailing the entire world while entertaining VIPs!
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.6%, Casual 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #21 Catch the ball 2
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Westernleaves
Windows
This is a pinball game
Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.2%, Casual 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #22 Desktop Ant Farm Simulator
82% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Beef Cat
Windows
Desktop Ant Farm Simulator is a lightly interactive productivity app. Start each farm with a sprawling grid of dirt and some ants. Watch as they dig out tunnels and pockets and listen to cozy lo-fi beats. The game window persists over other applications on your desktop, and is fully re-sizeable.
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.6%, Nature 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #23 Why Am I Here
82% 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 61.6%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Nature 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #24 Pocket Clothier
81% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A clothing shop management sim. Go from quaint corner shop to world-class brand!
Why similar: Colony Sim 70.9%, Casual 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #25 IIGG: Incremental Idle Goblin Game
80% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Geeze
Windows
An incremental idle game about goblins, duh. Hire goblins to clear the surrounding area of its resources, to purchase more goblins, to harvest more and more resources. Upgrade your goblins as you go, and watch those numbers increase!
Why similar: Colony Sim 63.2%, Casual 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #26 Dungeon Village 2
79% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Colony Sim 55%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Casual 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Nature 4.4%
- #27 Kingdom Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid Horizon Games
Windows
Build, rule, and conquer in this immersive Kingdom Simulator. Shape your medieval realm, manage resources, navigate challenges, and strategize for the prosperity of your kingdom. Will you be a benevolent monarch or a cunning conqueror?
Why similar: Colony Sim 83.1%, Casual 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #28 ABSOLUTE TOFU
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: minufy
Windows
ABSOLUTE TOFU is a one-button platformer.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.4%, Casual 29.9%, Nature 23%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #29 Convenience Stories
77% matchVery Positive92% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Customize your own store with a wide variety of products and business goals.
Why similar: Colony Sim 71.6%, Casual 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #30 Diarrhea Don
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: STINA
Windows
You only have one objective in the game and that is to poo on your unsuspecting targets. Go through the story of Don and get the message that this game sends to you.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 45%, Casual 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #31 Nest Rivals
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turning Rook Games
Windows · Mac
Lead a slime colony through a living pixel world. Take direct control of individual creatures, gather food, expand your underground nest and face rival colonies. Explore unfamiliar biomes and fill your illustrated bestiary with discoveries.
Why similar: Colony Sim 77.3%, Nature 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Pocket Academy 3
76% matchVery Positive93% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
After 12 long years, we're back and bringing the school festival with us!
Why similar: Colony Sim 60.8%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Casual 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #33 Stack Epoch
75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: StonegrassStudio
Windows
Stack Epoch is a settlement-building card game. Stack cards to gather resources, construct buildings, and battle various creatures. Stack character cards on trees to get wood. Combine wood with other cards to craft huts and expand your territory!
Why similar: Colony Sim 67.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Casual 10.9%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #34 Runaway Mole
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DoeZen
Windows
A simple platformer in which you navigate underground tunnels as a mole to reach the garden above. Along the way you'll have to dodge pesticide pools, stalagmites, and stalactites. Jump on bouncy mushrooms to help you reach new heights, and eat some bugs, just for fun.
Why similar: Nature 34.2%, Casual 25.6%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #35 Dungeon Village
74% matchVery Positive89% of 888 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.7%, Nature 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Casual 7.1%, 2D Platformer 4.5%
- #36 Marsh's Mellow Flower Shop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyCloud
Windows
Open the doors and set up those flower pots of Marsh’s flower shop. Unwind in a cozy world of growing, selling, and crossbreeding flowers — one bloom at a time!
Why similar: Nature 47.1%, Casual 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #37 Late Ming Fly Guy
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 疯人院游戏
Windows
A platformer where players use arrow keys and spacebar to jump/fly. The game randomly generates floating platforms and obstacles, and players can choose to collide with monsters to eliminate them or dodge them, challenging themselves to continuously ascend upward.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.5%, Casual 29.2%, Nature 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #38 Cafe Master Story
73% matchVery Positive97% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Serve up food, drinks, and smiles in this retro cafe management sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 58.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Casual 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #39 Miskal
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Niferno Studio
Windows
Miskal est un jeu en développement ou vous devez créé votre propre île. Un jeu de détente et de calme, parfait entre vos pauses de jeu.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.9%, Casual 32%, Nature 31.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #40 Press Axe
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Pesky Panthera
Windows · Mac
It's a game to find the legendary duck using a double-edged axe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 63.4%, 2D Platformer 21.4%, Casual 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #41 Taskbar Colony
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Tom
Windows
A tiny space colony lives in a strip above your taskbar. Colonists build, scavenge, and catch supply pods while you work. Grow nine building types, hit milestones, evacuate to prestige, and fly your own Workshop flag. Click-through, fullscreen-shy, and easy on your CPU.
Why similar: Colony Sim 68.4%, Casual 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Little Porp
72% 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 73.8%, Casual 16%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #43 Let's go to the moon
73% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: JJune
Windows
It is a 2D platform casual arcade game that succeeds when you step on a block from the ground and reach the moon. Will you be able to go up to the moon?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 41%, Casual 35%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #44 诸天领主
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 燧星工作室
Windows
HonorOfLord is a UE5 colony sim driven by the Heart of Lord. Build a faithful empire, command multi-race followers, and conquer a vast world under the Abyss' shadow — your will is law.
Why similar: Colony Sim 89.6%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #45 Romopolis
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: Lonely Troops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Casual city building. Become an architect. Manage the small polis. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses. Work your way to the top through the campaign mode, or create your own scenarios.
Why similar: Colony Sim 82.5%, Casual 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 유해조수
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HandsomeOctopus
Windows
A fast-paced 2D platformer with unique rhythmic movement. Play as an agile monkey sprinting through a dense and vibrant forest! Master the dynamic mechanics of grabbing vines and wall-kicking to navigate through the trees and reach the deepest parts of the woods.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 43%, Nature 35.6%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 Renz Village Adventure
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Logan RenzPub: Renz Studios
Windows · Mac
An idle village simulation RPG where you build a thriving town, recruit unique heroes, send adventurers into dangerous dungeons, and watch your village grow into a legendary kingdom.
Why similar: Colony Sim 51.1%, Casual 22.5%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #48 Seasons
70% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Darkest Light Studios
Windows · Linux
Take a journey through the seasons with this simple but charming 2d platformer. 48 levels to see and conquer with a few secrets to unlock.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.8%, Casual 33.6%, Nature 19.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #49 Hot Springs Story 2
69% matchVery Positive85% of 223 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A "hot" new hot springs resort sim with a ton of new exclusive features!
Why similar: Colony Sim 67.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Casual 12.3%, 2D Platformer 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,415 reviews2019
Dev: HandyGamesPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 81.3%, Casual 17.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 Compact Colonies
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TunawareDevsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Compact Colonies is a survival base-builder with roguelike elements, where every tile counts. Manage scarce resources, grow a tiny settlement, and keep your people fed, faithful, and defended in a finite world full of strategic trade-offs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 69.9%, Nature 17.9%, Casual 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #52 HyphoSphere
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: La Maison du Nourson
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fungal idle game where you grow a mycelial empire from a single filament. Click to harvest nutrients, build living organisms, trigger sporulation to prestige, and let your Twitch viewers join the network.
Why similar: Colony Sim 73.7%, Casual 25.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #53 Blue Honey
68% 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 80.4%, Nature 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Forest Camp Story
67% matchVery Positive85% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and customize your own campground in this charming pixel art sim game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 56.8%, Casual 19.7%, Nature 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #55 The Forgotten Mine
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DevsPlayground
Windows
The Forgotten Mine is a small 2D Platformer, from a young small Team.In this Platformer you fell into a mine where nobody was for years. You had a friend with you, but since you woke up the friend is gone. So you're going to search for your friend and for an exit of the mine
Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.3%, Casual 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #56 Hiveheart
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PisiPisi Games
Windows
Your tiny colony's adventure begins! Explore the depths of nature in this pink colony, gather resources, and build your nest step by step. Just don't let the little ones go starve! Command your soldiers and workers to keep your queen safe, and turn your colony into a thriving nest.
Why similar: Colony Sim 69.1%, Casual 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #57 IdleZomb
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: STLgame
Windows
IdleZomb: Manage a ruined hospital, create zombies, evolve them, or sacrifice them for DNA. Every decision counts in this post-apocalyptic management game. Early Access focuses on the basics, with content available up to level 20.
Why similar: Colony Sim 70%, Casual 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #58 Silver Screen Story
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame
Why similar: Colony Sim 70.5%, Casual 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #59 Dream Park Story
66% matchVery Positive86% 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 68.9%, Casual 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Singleplayer 1%