What games are most similar to Rise to Ruins?

The most similar games to Rise to Ruins include Banished, Kingdoms and Castles, Odd Realm, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Rise to Ruins?

Rise to Ruins is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy game with popular tags including Tower Defense, Colony Sim, City Builder, Strategy, Survival.

Best tower defense games like Rise to Ruins?

If you're looking for more tower defense games like Rise to Ruins, try Banished, Kingdoms and Castles, Odd Realm. These share the Tower Defense tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Rise to Ruins?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Rise to Ruins. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Rise to Ruins but more colony sim?

To find games emphasizing colony sim, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Colony Sim alongside Tower Defense. You can also explore the colony sim tag page directly.

Games Like Rise to Ruins

Top Similar Games to Rise to Ruins

Banished (2014) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features singleplayer and sandbox. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Kingdoms and Castles (2017) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features medieval and building. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Odd Realm (2024) — Shared: Colony Sim, Simulation, Base Building. Also features management and procedural generation. Tags: Colony Sim, Simulation, Base Building
Dawn of Man (2019) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival. Also features historical and sandbox. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival
Planetbase (2015) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Base Building. Also features space and resource management. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Base Building
Stonehearth (2018) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Survival. Also features building and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Survival
Gnomoria (2016) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Strategy. Also features sandbox and building. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Strategy
They Are Billions (2019) — Shared: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features zombies and rts. Tags: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy
Founders' Fortune (2020) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, City Builder. Also features building and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, City Builder
Kingdom: Classic (2015) — Shared: Strategy, Simulation, Base Building. Also features free to play and singleplayer. Tags: Strategy, Simulation, Base Building
Kingdom Two Crowns (2018) — Shared: Tower Defense, City Builder, Strategy. Also features minimalist and building. Tags: Tower Defense, City Builder, Strategy
The Universim (2024) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, God Game. Also features sandbox and building. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, God Game
RimWorld (2018) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival. Also features management and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival
Surviving Mars (2018) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Strategy. Also features space and mars. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Strategy
Oxygen Not Included (2019) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival. Also features resource management and building. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival
Patron (2021) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features medieval and singleplayer. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Endzone - A World Apart (2021) — Shared: City Builder, Survival, Strategy. Also features post-apocalyptic and building. Tags: City Builder, Survival, Strategy
Ratopia (2025) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival. Also features building and difficult. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival
Dwarf Fortress (2022) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Simulation. Also features dwarf and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Simulation
IXION (2022) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Survival. Also features space and resource management. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Survival
Settlement Survival (2022) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival. Also features medieval and building. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival
Colony Survival (2017) — Shared: Colony Sim, Survival, Base Building. Also features building and multiplayer. Tags: Colony Sim, Survival, Base Building
Stronghold HD (2012) (2013) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Tower Defense. Also features real time tactics and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Tower Defense
Space Haven (2020) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival. Also features management and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation (2018) — Shared: Colony Sim, Survival, Base Building. Also features post-apocalyptic and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Survival, Base Building
From Glory To Goo (2024) — Shared: Base Building, Tower Defense, Colony Sim. Also features rts and real-time with pause. Tags: Base Building, Tower Defense, Colony Sim
Kingdoms Reborn (2020) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building. Also features multiplayer and management. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building
Cliff Empire (2019) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Simulation. Also features futuristic and sci-fi. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Simulation
First Feudal (2021) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Simulation. Also features resource management and building. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Simulation
Stronghold: Definitive Edition (2023) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Colony Sim. Also features real time tactics and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Colony Sim
Foundation (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Simulation, Strategy. Also features medieval and sandbox. Tags: City Builder, Simulation, Strategy
Hearthlands (2017) — Shared: City Builder, Strategy, Simulation. Also features management and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Strategy, Simulation
Becastled (2025) — Shared: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder. Also features medieval and building. Tags: Base Building, Strategy, City Builder
Kingdom: New Lands (2016) — Shared: Tower Defense, Base Building, Survival. Also features minimalist and exploration. Tags: Tower Defense, Base Building, Survival
Prison Architect (2015) — Shared: Simulation, Base Building, Colony Sim. Also features building and sandbox. Tags: Simulation, Base Building, Colony Sim
Blueprint Tycoon (2016) — Shared: Simulation, Colony Sim, Indie. Also features management and casual. Tags: Simulation, Colony Sim, Indie
The Crust (2024) — Shared: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features early access and automation. Tags: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy
Fio and the Doomed City0 — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building. Also features resource management and top-down. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building
Alien Land (2023) — Shared: Simulation, Strategy, God Game. Also features casual and exploration. Tags: Simulation, Strategy, God Game
Lords and Villeins (2022) — Shared: Colony Sim, Strategy, City Builder. Also features management and medieval. Tags: Colony Sim, Strategy, City Builder
Ruinarch (2023) — Shared: God Game, Base Building, Colony Sim. Also features villain protagonist and politics. Tags: God Game, Base Building, Colony Sim
The Wandering Village (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Simulation, Colony Sim. Also features management and post-apocalyptic. Tags: City Builder, Simulation, Colony Sim
Songs of Syx (2020) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features early access and sandbox. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Cataclismo (2025) — Shared: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features zombies and rts. Tags: Base Building, Colony Sim, Strategy
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building. Also features military and real time tactics. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Base Building
Factorio (2020) — Shared: Base Building, Strategy, Survival. Also features automation and resource management. Tags: Base Building, Strategy, Survival
Castle Story (2017) — Shared: Colony Sim, Strategy, Survival. Also features building and sandbox. Tags: Colony Sim, Strategy, Survival
Necesse (2025) — Shared: Pixel Graphics, Survival, Indie. Also features open world survival craft and multiplayer. Tags: Pixel Graphics, Survival, Indie
Sylox0 — Shared: Strategy, Colony Sim, City Builder. Also features 2d and top-down. Tags: Strategy, Colony Sim, City Builder
Stardeus (2022) — Shared: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival. Also features early access and exploration. Tags: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival
Going Medieval (2021) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features rpg and early access. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Noble Fates (2021) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Base Building. Also features early access and singleplayer. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Base Building
These Doomed Isles: The First God (2023) — Shared: City Builder, God Game, Tower Defense. Also features roguelike deckbuilder and turn-based tactics. Tags: City Builder, God Game, Tower Defense
The Colonists (2018) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival. Also features automation and building. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Survival
Caves of Qud (2024) — Shared: Pixel Graphics, Survival. Also features procedural generation and turn-based combat. Tags: Pixel Graphics, Survival
Kenshi (2018) — Shared: Survival, Strategy, Base Building. Also features open world and sandbox. Tags: Survival, Strategy, Base Building
Exodus Borealis (2021) — Shared: Strategy, Tower Defense, City Builder. Also features building and fantasy. Tags: Strategy, Tower Defense, City Builder
Core Keeper (2024) — Shared: Survival, Pixel Graphics, Base Building. Also features open world and exploration. Tags: Survival, Pixel Graphics, Base Building
Settlements Rising (2025) — Shared: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy. Also features resource management and medieval. Tags: City Builder, Colony Sim, Strategy
Alpha Lyrae Discovery (2019) — Shared: Colony Sim, City Builder, Tower Defense. Also features sandbox and casual. Tags: Colony Sim, City Builder, Tower Defense