Nodal

Games Like Reus 2

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Colony Sim.

Reus 2 header art

Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 2,219 reviews
Released: 2024-05-28
Developer: Abbey Games
Publisher: Firesquid
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 75%

Overview

Reus 2 is a unique god-game that emphasizes indirect control, symbiotic ecosystem management, and the puzzle-like optimization of planetary resources. These recommendations focus on titles that capture that same sense of divine influence, environmental manipulation, and the satisfaction of watching civilizations grow under your careful, god-like guidance.

Similar Games

View all 60 recommendations
  1. #1 WorldBox - God Simulator
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,884 reviews2021
    Dev: Maxim Karpenko
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!

    Why similar: God Game 41.2%, Colony Sim 21%, Sandbox 12.4%, Life Sim 7.6%, Management 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers an expansive sandbox where you can act as a deity to shape the world, create life, and observe the rise and fall of civilizations.

  2. #2 Reus
    97% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,900 reviews2013
    Dev: Abbey Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.

    Why similar: God Game 63.7%, Sandbox 8.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Resource Management 4.7%, Simulation 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor that established the core mechanics of using titans to shape ecosystems and influence human development.

  3. #3 The Universim
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 10,483 reviews2024
    Dev: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

    Why similar: God Game 29.3%, Colony Sim 22.3%, City Builder 16.8%, Sandbox 7.6%, Management 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A modern god-game that tasks you with guiding a civilization from the Stone Age to the stars while managing their belief and resources.

  4. #4 Deisim
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 851 reviews2022
    Dev: Myron Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Live the experience of being a powerful god and create the world to see the growth of mankind.

    Why similar: God Game 27.8%, Colony Sim 20.2%, City Builder 13.9%, Sandbox 7.7%, Life Sim 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A dedicated god-game that allows you to directly interact with your followers and shape the terrain to help them thrive.

  5. #5 Terra Nil
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 8,333 reviews2023
    Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.

    Why similar: City Builder 30.6%, Nature 23.3%, Resource Management 12.1%, Relaxing 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A reverse city-builder focused on restoring nature and ecosystems, mirroring the environmental puzzle-solving found in Reus 2.

  6. #6 The Wandering Village
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 8,074 reviews2025
    Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 22.3%, City Builder 18.4%, Management 10.7%, Resource Management 10.3%, Base Building 9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a unique symbiotic relationship where you build a settlement on the back of a giant creature, requiring careful management of both the village and the host.

  7. #7 Fata Deum - The God Sim
    94% matchMixed60% of 450 reviews2025
    Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows

    Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

    Why similar: God Game 25.3%, Colony Sim 17.5%, City Builder 13.5%, Base Building 9.7%, Resource Management 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle for influence over mortals, allowing you to choose between benevolent or malevolent paths to shape your followers.

  8. #8 Ecosystem
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 594 reviews2024
    Dev: Tom JohnsonPub: Slug Disco
    Windows

    Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!

    Why similar: God Game 26.8%, Colony Sim 23.8%, Resource Management 8.4%, Life Sim 8.2%, Nature 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Deeply simulates biological evolution, allowing you to design creatures and observe how they adapt to the environment you create.

  9. #9 Preserve
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 713 reviews2025
    Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.

    Why similar: God Game 24%, City Builder 15.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Nature 9.2%, Management 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle-builder centered on creating and maintaining balanced natural ecosystems through strategic tile placement.

  10. #10 From Dust
    92% matchMixed67% of 2,936 reviews2011
    Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!

    Why similar: God Game 72.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Simulation 5.1%, Puzzle 4.7%, Strategy 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic god-game where you manipulate terrain and elements to protect a tribe from natural disasters.

  11. #11 Planetary Life
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 743 reviews2025
    Dev: Sotenbox
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: God Game 32.6%, Colony Sim 17.9%, Nature 9.2%, Sandbox 8.9%, Management 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A sandbox simulation that lets you experiment with planetary conditions to foster the growth of various life forms.

  12. #12 Synergy
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,011 reviews2025
    Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 16.8%, Base Building 11%, Resource Management 9.5%, Management 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A stylized colony-sim that emphasizes environmental management and adapting to the unique challenges of a harsh alien world.

  13. #13 Sapiens
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,103 reviews2022
    Dev: Majic Jungle
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: God Game 26%, Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 14.9%, Base Building 10.4%, Management 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the primitive development of humanity, requiring you to manage resources and terrain to advance your tribe.

  14. #14 Against the Storm
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
    Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3%, City Builder 18%, Base Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.9%, Management 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A roguelite city-builder that requires intense resource management and puzzle-like planning to survive a hostile, ever-changing environment.

  15. #15 Rise to Ruins
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 7,737 reviews2019
    Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8%, God Game 22.9%, City Builder 20.3%, Base Building 10.6%, Strategy 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines god-game elements with village management, forcing you to use divine powers to protect your settlers from constant threats.

  16. #16 Timberborn
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,007 reviews2026
    Dev: Mechanistry
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.6%, City Builder 22.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Management 9.6%, Nature 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on water management and terraforming, requiring players to reshape the environment to sustain their beaver colony.

  17. #17 Stardeus
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,529 reviews2022
    Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, God Game 24.1%, Base Building 13.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Sandbox 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex base-building game that requires managing automated systems and the survival of your crew in a space environment.

  18. #18 Odd Realm
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2024
    Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?

    Why similar: God Game 24.9%, Colony Sim 24.6%, Base Building 13.2%, City Builder 12.9%, Management 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural colony-sim that allows for significant manipulation of the environment and world-building elements.

  19. #19 Ratopia
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 4,645 reviews2025
    Dev: Cassel Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3%, City Builder 16.5%, Base Building 14%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that blends survival and economic management, requiring you to build a functional society for your rat citizens.

  20. #20 Noble Fates
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,455 reviews2021
    Dev: Xobermon, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, City Builder 20.9%, Base Building 15.2%, Management 10.6%, Sandbox 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a god-like perspective where you manage the lives and destinies of mortals through direct influence and rule-setting.

  21. #21 Farlanders
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 569 reviews2023
    Dev: Andriy BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Resource Management 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A turn-based colony builder that focuses on terraforming and resource management on the surface of Mars.

  22. #22 Genesis of a Small God
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Pierre Nury
    Windows

    You have awoken as a small god. As you accumulate the faith and souls of your followers, you will learn incredible new abilities. Protect, guide your people and smite any threats that may arise. The fate of your world is in your hands.

    Why similar: God Game 23%, Colony Sim 15.9%, City Builder 12.8%, Base Building 9.7%, Resource Management 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that puts you in the role of a deity managing the growth and development of a small civilization.

  23. #23 Creo God Simulator
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 237 reviews2025
    Dev: MKSM Design LLC
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Creo God Simulator is a game of city building, resource management, survival, and a ton of villager smiting. As the divinely chosen Creostrider, it's your job to build a society bit by bit, while convincing your new population to believe in you as their one true god.

    Why similar: God Game 35.5%, Colony Sim 20.2%, City Builder 18.9%, Management 10.1%, Sandbox 5.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management aspects of being a god, tasking you with overseeing the growth and needs of your followers.

  24. #24 Laysara: Summit Kingdom
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 1,314 reviews2026
    Dev: Quite OK GamesPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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 22.8%, City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Resource Management 11.1%, Management 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that emphasizes environmental challenges and resource management in high-altitude mountain terrain.

  25. #25 World Turtles
    81% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2024
    Dev: Re: cOg Mission
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The World Turtle carries entire civilizations on its back through outer space, and the gentle Meeps are the only ones on a quest to save it. Cooperation, rather than conquest will save the day, so prepare to harvest, build, research, and explore the void in this wholesome turtleback builder.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24%, God Game 23%, City Builder 19.6%, Nature 8.9%, Management 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A unique city-builder where you must protect the giant turtle carrying your civilization through space.

  26. #26 Plan B: Terraform
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 3,463 reviews2025
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.4%, Base Building 15.6%, Resource Management 15.2%, Sandbox 11%, Management 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the macro-scale management of planetary transformation and resource extraction.

  27. #27 Stonehearth
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,970 reviews2018
    Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 37.3%, City Builder 26.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Building 7.5%, God Game 7%

    Why You'll Like It: A charming colony-sim that allows for creative building and management of a settlement in a voxel-based world.

  28. #28 Planet Coaster 2
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,780 reviews2024
    Dev: Frontier Developments
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?

    Why similar: God Game 32.1%, City Builder 21.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 9%, Management 7.5%

  29. #29 Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 729 reviews2025
    Dev: Coreffect InteractivePub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21%, God Game 17.3%, City Builder 16%, Base Building 11.1%, Management 8.5%

  30. #30 Aven Colony
    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,731 reviews2017
    Dev: Mothership Entertainment LLCPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8%, City Builder 28.6%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 4%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi colony-sim that requires careful management of resources and infrastructure to survive on an alien planet.

  31. #31 Lords and Villeins
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2022
    Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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 30.1%, City Builder 21%, Management 12%, Resource Management 9%, Sandbox 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on the social and economic management of a medieval village under your guidance.

  32. #32 Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 389 reviews2024
    Dev: inDirection GamesPub: Slug Disco
    Windows · Linux

    Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.

    Why similar: God Game 27.1%, Colony Sim 20.2%, City Builder 14.9%, Nature 8.3%, Life Sim 7.5%

  33. #33 Terra Firma 2
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Working as Intended
    Windows

    Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.

    Why similar: God Game 45.5%, Sandbox 13.9%, Nature 12%, Relaxing 6.5%, Building 5.9%

  34. #34 Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
    79% matchMixed45% of 147 reviews2017
    Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    A toy ecosystem with fully simulated genetics and evolution. Will you tinker with DNA or sit back, relax, and see if life finds a way?

    Why similar: God Game 22.3%, Colony Sim 21.8%, Base Building 10.1%, Management 8.9%, Nature 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An educational sandbox that lets you manipulate the environment to guide the evolution of various species.

  35. #35 Microtopia
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 903 reviews2025
    Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, City Builder 17.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Resource Management 11.4%, Management 9.7%

  36. #36 A Game of Humans
    77% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2020
    Dev: Scion Studios
    Windows

    A sandbox village simulation fundamentally about people, their thoughts and their needs. Luckily they are not alone in their burden, for you possess divine powers. And you would surely never add to the plight of the common man... Right?

    Why similar: God Game 21.8%, Colony Sim 19.5%, City Builder 15.7%, Base Building 10.3%, Management 8.2%

  37. #37 Two Point Museum
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 11,346 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

    Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Life Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Management 12.1%, Building 10.5%

  38. #38 Revive & Prosper
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Mystiqular
    Windows

    A complex but not difficult voxel automation game with belts, trains, teleports, and even catapults for transport. Achieve efficiency through smart water control. Play with or without enemies. Produce materials and fuel for a spaceship. Deal with the toxic side effects. Can you Revive & Prosper?

    Why similar: God Game 26.9%, Colony Sim 14.8%, Base Building 12.7%, City Builder 10.8%, Sandbox 8.2%

  39. #39 The Final Earth 2
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 386 reviews2022
    Dev: Florian van Strien
    Windows

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, Base Building 12.8%, City Builder 12.2%, Management 10.8%, Resource Management 8.7%

  40. #40 Terra Firma
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 569 reviews2025
    Dev: Working as Intended
    Windows

    Play god and create your own world in this complex simulation. Plate tectonics, wind and water erosion and plant life all develop and interact to produce a world that is viewable from a single tree to kilometres across.

    Why similar: God Game 45.6%, Life Sim 12.4%, Sandbox 11.7%, Nature 9.9%, Strategy 8.4%

  41. #41 Blueprint Tycoon
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8%, Management 17.2%, City Builder 15.2%, Resource Management 11%, Sandbox 6.3%

  42. #42 Godhood
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,081 reviews2020
    Dev: Abbey Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!

    Why similar: God Game 63%, Turn-Based 16%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  43. #43 Diluvian Winds
    72% 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: Colony Sim 19.3%, City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 11%, Resource Management 9.1%, Management 7.4%

  44. #44 MMORPG Tycoon 2
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,013 reviews2020
    Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.

    Why similar: God Game 38.6%, City Builder 22.8%, Management 12.9%, Sandbox 11.3%, Relaxing 5.9%

  45. #45 MEMORIAPOLIS
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,686 reviews2025
    Dev: 5PM Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Memoriapolis, you're not just building a city, you're shaping a living, evolving civilization. Travel through five major eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Leave your mark on history by navigating the power struggles between rival factions.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 26.2%, City Builder 24%, Base Building 12.5%, Management 10.4%, Resource Management 9.1%

  46. #46 The Tenants
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,665 reviews2022
    Dev: Ancient Forge
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?

    Why similar: God Game 28.8%, City Builder 17.5%, Management 11.3%, Base Building 9.8%, Life Sim 9.6%

  47. #47 Foundation
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 23,481 reviews2025
    Dev: Polymorph Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    Why similar: City Builder 33.9%, Colony Sim 12.8%, Resource Management 9.3%, Management 8.8%, Sandbox 7.8%

  48. #48 Seeds of Resilience
    72% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
    Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 18.1%, Base Building 12%, Management 9.1%, Nature 8.3%

  49. #49 Trappist
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Sirrah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.

    Why similar: God Game 26%, Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Resource Management 8%

  50. #50 Venture Towns
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Make your own metropolitan utopia! Stores, mansions, towers--anything goes!

    Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Colony Sim 24.2%, God Game 14.7%, Life Sim 9.4%, Strategy 7.5%

  51. #51 Hexagod
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
    Dev: Aarimous
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A satisfying roguelike village builder set in the eye of an apocalyptic storm. Place hexagon tiles, unlock adjacency bonuses, and find powerful relics to create game breaking synergies. Prove you are worthy of becoming the next Hexagod… before the storm destroys it all.

    Why similar: God Game 32.5%, City Builder 21%, Base Building 12.7%, Management 7.1%, Resource Management 6.5%

  52. #52 Dorfromantik
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,027 reviews2022
    Dev: Toukana Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

    Why similar: City Builder 31.7%, Resource Management 17.7%, Sandbox 14.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Relaxing 9.6%

  53. #53 Simmiland
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,913 reviews2018
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!

    Why similar: God Game 72.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Puzzle 4.7%, Strategy 4.4%, Indie 3.5%

  54. #54 Planetbase
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 32.9%, City Builder 23.9%, Base Building 16.8%, Resource Management 6.6%, Management 5.3%

  55. #55 Orrstead
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: IndividualKex
    Windows

    Orrstead is a relaxing city builder that combines resource management and incremental game mechanics. Unlock technologies, complete quests, and adapt to the changing seasons.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.4%, City Builder 19.5%, Base Building 11.6%, Management 10.1%, Sandbox 9.4%

  56. #56 United Penguin Kingdom
    67% 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 24.1%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Resource Management 13.4%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 6.9%

  57. #57 Exogate Initiative
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2025
    Dev: Xeno Bits
    Windows

    Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.1%, City Builder 17.5%, Base Building 13.9%, Resource Management 11%, Management 10.6%

  58. #58 Of Life and Land
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2025
    Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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 23.7%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Management 9.9%

  59. #59 Settlement Survival
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
    Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 25.9%, City Builder 23.6%, Management 10.4%, Base Building 8.5%, Building 7.3%

  60. #60 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
    69% matchMixed69% of 360 reviews2020
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 37.7%, City Builder 18.1%, Base Building 15.1%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 6%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...