- #1 SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS
97% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Triverske
Windows
Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Robots 11.8%, Space 8.7%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #2 Anno 2205™
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 6,263 reviews2015
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Economy 14%, Futuristic 11.8%, Resource Management 9.2%, Space 7.9%
- #3 Grabbus
96% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Foxoplasm, LLC
Windows
Grab, Throw, Build, Explore, Upgrade, Fuse, Shoot, and Loot in this surreal, high-energy adventure where breaking the limits and reaching further is encouraged!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, City Builder 18.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Cartoon 9.6%
- #4 REPLIKATOR
95% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Science 16.3% ★, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Robots 12.1%, Futuristic 9.7%
- #5 Stardustry
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryBit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the new manager of Stardustry, the pinnacle of resource extraction and production in outer space! Mine ores, process them and create complex resources in this chill industry simulator set in space.
Why similar: City Builder 34.8%, Economy 13.5%, Base Building 9.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #6 Doctor Nanobot
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Maika Games
Windows
Small robot, big battles! Doctor Nanobot is a retro style arcade shooter where you take on bacteria, viruses and more using a variety of high tech medical weaponry!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 22%, Science 19.1% ★, Robots 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #7 City of Robots
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: G11 S.A.
Windows
Play as a super advanced AI- take control over the city of robots and expand your futuristic metropolis. Build your dream city and be the heart and brain of it. Craft technology and equipment for humankind or prepare for war against them.
Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, Science 16.8% ★, Robots 15.6%, Economy 11.6%, Base Building 11.1%
- #8 Cast Out Colony
92% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Wooshido
Windows
Cast Out Colony combines roguelite and bullet-heaven action with robust town-building elements. Choose from various characters, fight hordes of foes, and grow your colony, which in return grows your stats, offering a unique twist on the survival genre.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, City Builder 24.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Cute 5.9%
- #9 Glorgorian Weather Initiative
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: momentum Divergence
Windows
Guide the Glorgorians in terraforming an alien world by influencing weather systems and building megastructures. Physics-based planetary weather simulations drive climate shifts as you develop resources and expand your colony towards interstellar travel.
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Science 15.8% ★, Space 13.5%, Resource Management 12.2%, Base Building 10.8%
- #10 Quartermaster
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quartermaster Team
Windows
Quartermaster is a management strategy simulation in which you will build a top-secret agency to prepare elite spies for their missions! Research high-tech spy gadgets and run specialized training programs. Manage your staff and stay alert for double agents looking to sabotage your operation.
Why similar: City Builder 23.3%, Base Building 18.6%, Science 16.7% ★, Resource Management 13.4%, Economy 12.9%
- #11 Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)
90% matchVery Positive87% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: A2 SoftworksPub: Manager Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Drill Deal is a unique simulator in a fun style that will draw you for hours. It's a building simulator like never before. Feel the thrill of a drill hitting underwater oil fields. Sell the precious substance and make your oil rig more efficient.
Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Economy 14.7%, Resource Management 12.1%, Cartoon 10.2%
- #12 Astro Architect
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frost Crown Studio
Windows · Linux
Astro Architect is a city-builder game, where your employees' votes define what you build. As an architect working for the corporation, build your own space station, expand your influence, take care of your employees' needs, manage logistics and space expeditions.
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Base Building 19.4%, Resource Management 14.1%, Economy 12.1%, Space 10.3%
- #13 Possible One: Lunar Industries
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Upstairs Games
Windows
Stake your claim in the first realistic lunar colony management game! Use proven, real-world technologies to plan and grow your colony, mine resources, ship them to Earth, and keep the board of directors happy in this science-based colony sim.
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Science 17% ★, Economy 13.5%, Base Building 11.9%, Futuristic 9.6%
- #14 MegaFactory Titan
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, Science 15.4% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Resource Management 12.9%, Economy 12.8%
- #15 Anno 2070™
88% matchMixed60% of 12,622 reviews2011
Dev: Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
Why similar: City Builder 50.9%, Economy 13.2%, Futuristic 12.6%, Resource Management 10.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #16 Asteroid Colony
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Christian Lutnik
Windows
In this real time strategy city builder game you will help humanity in reaching beyond earth by establishing a permanent and thriving settlement in the asteroid belt. Settling in space comes with enormous challenges and dangers, which you will have to guide your people through
Why similar: City Builder 24.9%, Science 20.3% ★, Economy 14.2%, Futuristic 11.6%, Space 11.1%
- #17 Complex SKY
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MomosundeassPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
COMPLEX SKY is a futuristic city building game with a unique architecture system - build the city both ways, up and down! The world is devastated by pollution, and it’s up to you to create a fully self-sustainable city in the skies, and populate it with human settlers.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Economy 15.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Resource Management 13.3%, Futuristic 11.3%
- #18 IXION
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,015 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Why similar: City Builder 36.1%, Space 16.4%, Resource Management 16.1%, Base Building 15.9%, Economy 10.4%
- #19 Planetary Defense Force
86% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Blue Sunset Games
Windows
Jump into the shoes of an interplanetary defender! Grab weapons, build towers, expand ground economics and protect planets from space invasions in this unique mix of twin-stick shooter, tower defense and city builder game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, City Builder 23.9%, Base Building 17.9%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #20 Labyrinthesis
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: crabbyCoder
Windows
Navigate your way through floors of enemies and descend deeper into an underground laboratory. Hack your gun to unlock new weapons, and defeat the machine guarding the elevator.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Science 18.7% ★, Robots 8.9%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #21 KurOba
83% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: BerkSavi
Windows
KurOba, Selçuklu'dan Osmanlı'ya uzanan bir strateji oyunu. Medeniyetleri yönet, kaynakları kullan, tarihî olayları deneyimle ve savaş. Geleceğe yönlendir, kaynakları sürdürülebilir kullan. Tarihi bir yolculuk!
Why similar: City Builder 31.7%, Base Building 19.4%, Economy 16.7%, Resource Management 12%, Cute 7.3%
- #22 Orbital Nexus
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ZxStudio
Windows
Start on a barren planet, expand your empire through resource management, fleet building, and planetary conquest. Discover cosmic relics, trade or fight with neutral factions, and build galactic wonders like particle colliders. Balance strategy, exploration, and combat to dominate the galaxy!
Why similar: City Builder 39.6%, Futuristic 17.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Resource Management 11.9%, Space 10.1%
- #23 Outpost Surge
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thrive Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Outpost Surge is a society survival game on Mars, where players balance resource management, city growth, and settler health to turn a barren landscape into a thriving, vibrant city.
Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Science 21.2% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Resource Management 10.6%, Space 9.5%
- #24 Deep Space Delivery
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SureAI
Windows
Deep Space Delivery is a fantasy space ship builder. You are the captain of a small vessel, eager of growing your ship while you are traversing the deep, unknown edges of space.
Why similar: City Builder 26.4%, Base Building 18.1%, Resource Management 14.7%, Economy 14.4%, Space 11.7%
- #25 Virum:Colony
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeuroOre
Windows
A city-building strategy game with colony survival elements. After an alien invasion drained Earth’s resources, rogue machines roam the ruins. Gather resources, lead your colonists, rebuild from scratch, and fight for survival. Survive. Rebuild. Resist.
Why similar: City Builder 36.2%, Base Building 19.1%, Resource Management 17.6%, Futuristic 12.9%, Economy 7.9%
- #26 Exile 2097: Space Odyssey
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KarmanLine Studio
Windows
Exile 2097: Space Odyssey is a near-future hard sci-fi epic. Lead the Human Continuity Government, build solar-system colonies, upgrade space stations, shape society, uncover the AI rebellion threat, and guide humanity’s final return to Earth amid unknown dangers.
Why similar: City Builder 34.2%, Base Building 21.8%, Space 16.1%, Resource Management 16%, Strategy 6.6%
- #27 IMPACT
79% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Hochschule Darmstadt
Windows
IMPACT is an immersive sci-fi game set on the Moon. Build and manage a lunar base, generating valuable scientific data along the way. This data is used by the European Space Agency to train a real AI that will eventually land on the Moon.
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Science 22.3% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Space 10.8%, Economy 9.8%
- #28 The Archaeologists
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: dogvsbear
Windows · Linux
The Archaeologists is a single-player settlement builder. Establish multiple settlements through manufacturing and trade. Raise great structures across the mountain to link them into one interconnected economy. Dig into the rock to unearth valuable artifacts and uncover a forgotten past.
Why similar: City Builder 41.6%, Economy 19.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Resource Management 12%, Strategy 7.9%
- #29 GunflareEpoch
77% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: FatBird Game
Windows
"Gunflare Epoch" is a roguelike top-down shooter. Earth has fallen. As rebel rangers—humanity's last hope—plunge into randomized dungeons, arm yourself,and survive endless hordes. Uncover the rebellion's truth in a storm of bullets and scrap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Base Building 15.2%, Futuristic 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #30 Feudal Baron: King's Land: Prologue
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Would you make a good Feudal Baron? Establish and develop a medieval settlement. Create a prosperous city, take care of its inhabitants and make tough decisions.
Why similar: City Builder 41.7%, Resource Management 20.2%, Base Building 19.9%, Economy 10.2%, Strategy 8%
- #31 Diluvian Winds
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Alambik StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.
Why similar: City Builder 33.6%, Base Building 17.2%, Economy 14.7%, Resource Management 13.9%, Cute 7.1%
- #32 20 Minute Metropolis - The Action City Builder
78% matchMostly Positive68% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: Dejobaan Games, LLC
Windows
Construct the infrastructure to rebuild civilization. Set up supply lines, mine skyscrapers for plastics, and find a place to process all the poop your people will generate. You have twenty minutes.
Why similar: City Builder 40.3%, Base Building 22.8%, Economy 14.3%, Resource Management 12.8%, Strategy 5.1%
- #33 Aquis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oromith Games
Windows · Mac
Aquis: A strategic elemental adventure where a human mage, stranded in a mystical world, must collaborate with elemental beings to mend a portal breach. Battle shadow creatures, restore harmony, and seek a path back to Earth.
Why similar: City Builder 41.3%, Base Building 24.4%, Economy 20.8%, Resource Management 7.4%, Strategy 6.1%
- #34 Cliff Empire
76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,340 reviews2019
Dev: Lion's Shade
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
Why similar: City Builder 30.5%, Economy 17.5%, Resource Management 13.4%, Futuristic 13.4%, Base Building 13.3%
- #35 Crowded Blue Dot
75% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: cys20 studio
Windows · Linux
Crowded Blue Dot is a game about producing various items to make people happy and growing a city from a small village to a metropolis.
Why similar: City Builder 37.5%, Base Building 21.9%, Resource Management 18.8%, Economy 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #36 Derelict Void
75% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stirling Games
Windows · Linux
Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.
Why similar: City Builder 34.3%, Resource Management 21.1%, Base Building 16.1%, Space 15%, Strategy 6.8%
- #37 Fortifend
72% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Side Crumb
Windows
Fortifend is a fantasy city builder with a mix of resource management and strategic tower defense. As Lord Mayor, build your settlement into a fortified city capable of fending off waves of demonic invaders. Guard the gates!
Why similar: City Builder 35.5%, Base Building 28.1%, Resource Management 13.8%, Strategy 7.6%, Colorful 5.5%
- #38 Illumina Defender
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: James StringerPub: Digital Crypt
Windows
Defend the vibrant world of Illumina from descending enemies in this retro-styled, fast-paced, single-player arcade game. Utilize strategic upgrades to keep the city safe and enjoy an electrifying soundtrack while you do it!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.1%, Resource Management 21.2%, Colorful 9.6%, Futuristic 9.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #39 Sky Base Venus
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Rara Avis Interactive
Windows
Survive in the skies of Venus with your floating colony as you balance buoyancy, mass, and altitude. Launch balloons and probes to explore the planet while harvesting resources from the atmosphere. Build up your colony and thrive in a simulation based on real science. Venus awaits.
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, Science 16.6% ★, Base Building 16.5%, Space 15.9%, Resource Management 12.9%
- #40 PERMUTER
72% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Toffee
Windows
PERMUTER is a synthwave-style autobattler inspired by Geometry Wars 3's Pacifism mode. Control an agile ship, weave through enemies, buy and stack game-changing upgrades, choose your build carefully to gain synergy bonuses, and defeat the challenging elite bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Science 19% ★, Futuristic 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #41 Titan: The Ascension
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildercroft Studio
Windows
Embark on an exciting mission to establish a colony on Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon. Following Earth's collapse, humanity's fate rests in your hands. Gather essential resources, excel in trading, and combat ancient technology to secure our future on Titan's harsh frontier. Will you prevail?
Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, Base Building 20%, Space 13.9%, Robots 12.3%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #42 Offworld Trading Company
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,669 reviews2016
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Economy 17.6%, Resource Management 14.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Space 9.2%
- #43 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
71% matchVery Positive89% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. 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.
Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Resource Management 18.3%, Economy 16.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Cute 7.9%
- #44 Space Station Continuum
74% matchNegative15% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: N-Body Solutions
Windows
Space Station Continuum is a building & management sim inspired by the past, present, and future of humans in space.
Why similar: Science 22.9% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Economy 17%, Resource Management 12.8%, Space 11.5%
- #45 PurrPlate
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: LeankomGames
Windows
In this sunlit feline paradise, become the owner of a one-of-a-kind restaurant designed with your dream "Purr Plate"! Team up with over 100+ quirky cat staffers--from paw-kneading bakers to servers tumbling adorably over their own tails--to create your purrfect woodland café!
Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Base Building 18.8%, Economy 18%, Resource Management 16.6%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #46 Planetbase 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Colonize the Solar System. Command a group of near-future humans trying to establish a base on Mars and beyond. Grow food, mine resources, manufacture goods and face the challenges these unforgiving worlds will throw at you.
Why similar: City Builder 45.7%, Base Building 25%, Space 17%, Strategy 12.4%
- #47 Mistward
70% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: City Builder 32.1%, Science 19.2% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Cute 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #48 InfraSpace
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Science 17.6% ★, Economy 14.3%, Resource Management 12.6%, Base Building 12.3%
- #49 Copacetic
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BuhDan
Windows
Copacetic is a resource management game set inside a cube. Place factories and other modules around the walls of your mind, avoiding tangles as you wire them all together. Travel across the galaxy harvesting all sentient biological life. Space is limited, and the only enemy is you.
Why similar: Economy 18%, Resource Management 16.6%, City Builder 15.5%, Base Building 15.1%, Space 10%
- #50 Vermitron
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
They're Coming! Get ready to defend your lovely Flower from invading insect! Prepare your Bug Spray, Call your Holo-Pet, Fortify base and don't forget your mission: Find the Watering-Can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Base Building 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Robots 12%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #51 Starport Kingdom
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starport Kingdom
Windows
You build and command an orbital starport caught in an endless war zone. Pirates, meteors, and cosmic anomalies strike without pause. The galaxy doesn’t grant peace, only those who build through the fire survive.
Why similar: City Builder 38.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Economy 14.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #52 Oceanarium World
69% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Mazemind
Windows · Mac
Build your ultimate aquarium and water park! Manage marine park and make it successful by building aquariums and attractions. Display beautiful, rare or monstrous fishes that your visitors demand and make them satisfied.
Why similar: City Builder 33%, Base Building 17.2%, Resource Management 15.7%, Cartoon 9.7%, Economy 8.5%
- #53 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 37.1%, Economy 20.6%, Resource Management 17.9%, Cute 7.4%, Strategy 6.5%
- #54 SkyRig
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Build floating automated rigs in a volatile gas giant. Extract elements, synthesize compounds, and descend through atmospheric layers in this sci-fi systems-builder focused on chemistry, engineering, and survival.
Why similar: Science 26.3% ★, Base Building 19.9%, City Builder 17.4%, Resource Management 13.6%, Space 11.7%
- #55 Before the Snow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wise Puppy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a settlement, stockpile resources, and make choices about survival. But will your people survive winter?
Why similar: City Builder 35.6%, Base Building 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Resource Management 11.4%, Strategy 9%
- #56 SteamWorld Build
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,093 reviews2023
Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
Why similar: City Builder 29.1%, Economy 18%, Resource Management 14.5%, Base Building 13.6%, Cartoony 8%
- #57 Hive and Seek
65% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Hive and Seek is a side-scrolling strategy base-building game where you clear space stations infested with monsters. By rallying robots and clearing rooms from all kinds of danger, you will be able to destroy hives and recapture the station piece by piece.
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Base Building 16.8%, Robots 15.7%, Resource Management 12.3%, Space 9.3%
- #58 Tendrils And Plates
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Kole Productions
Windows
Tendrils and Plates is an Open World Sci-Fi Space Survival Shooter RPG under development by a solo indie developer. You begin in a scout starship and learn to survive in a hostile solar system. Build your base and take on missions in space and on numerous ground locations.
Why similar: City Builder 31.4%, Robots 14%, Futuristic 12.2%, Base Building 11.6%, Space 8.3%
- #59 Colonials Programme
68% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: CookieLegends
Windows
Rebuild humanity with two robots while travelling across the galaxy in this colony-management game! Build machines, harvest resources, shelter colonists and launch rockets!
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Base Building 17.4%, Robots 15.6%, Resource Management 14.9%, Futuristic 9.3%
- #60 SimAirport
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 33.1%, Base Building 21.3%, Economy 21%, Resource Management 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%