- #1 Farmman
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rossoft Interactive
Windows · Mac
Embark on a journey to build a prosperous settlement in this colony sim with a richly simulated economy. Manage the land, citizens’ salaries, taxes, and laws. Experience a detailed world where every action has a reaction, and even the smallest events can shatter the kingdom’s fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.6%, City Builder 16.7%, Crafting 8.8%, Building 8.6%, Economy 8.5%
- #2 Oxygen
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 879 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.7%, City Builder 15.3%, Base Building 7.6%, Survival 7.5%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #3 Oxygen: First Breath
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,654 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.4%, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 8.5%, Survival 7.9%, Resource Management 7.6%
- #4 Voxelony
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ShinyScale Games
Windows · Linux
Voxelony is a Colony, Strategy game, Where you control anthropomorphic lizard colonists and gather resources with other creatures in the same world with full of surprises.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.3%, Dinosaurs 18.3% ★, City Builder 15%, Crafting 8.4%, Economy 8.3%
- #5 Make Your Kingdom
94% matchMixed58% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: yo_serjioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.9%, City Builder 17.3%, Building 9.3%, Survival 8.1%, Economy 8%
- #6 Jurassic Architect
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yeyuna
Windows
Jurassic Architect is a strategy game set in the not-so-distant future, from which humanity, thanks to the achievements of technology, escapes from a polluted and destroyed world to the age of the dinosaurs in order to be able to create a new civilization.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 20.2% ★, Colony Sim 16.5%, City Builder 16.1%, Resource Management 8.1%, Economy 7.2%
- #7 Founders' Fortune
93% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, City Builder 16.5%, Base Building 8.7%, Building 7.9%, Survival 6.1%
- #8 First Feudal
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 634 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.5%, City Builder 13.8%, Building 8.8%, Crafting 8.6%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #9 Settletopia
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pēteris Pakalns
Windows · Linux
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, City Builder 16.1%, Base Building 8.6%, Building 8%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #10 Kingdoms and Castles
91% matchVery Positive94% of 31,097 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 21.5%, Resource Management 8.1%, Building 7.1%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #11 Isla Paradiso
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paradiso Studio
Windows
Build and manage a tropical island economy, optimize production chains, research new technologies, and defend your growing settlement against pirate threats in this relaxing yet strategic city-building game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.2%, City Builder 21.3%, Economy 10.2%, Building 10%, Survival 6.6%
- #12 Lil Guys
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radnyx
Windows
Lil guys building castles and fighting monsters. Build creative defenses, protect the crown, and make more lil guys.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 15.2%, Base Building 9.6%, Survival 9.6%, Building 7.5%
- #13 The Blighted Frontier
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sly Game Studios
Windows
Rebuild civilization in a world consumed by the blight. Manage survivors, defend against the dead, and transform a fragile camp into a thriving frontier settlement.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 9%, Simulation 6.6%, Survival 6.6%
- #14 Settlement Survival
87% matchVery Positive86% of 7,916 reviews2022
Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 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 21.7%, City Builder 20.7%, Building 10%, Survival 8.4%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #15 Aztecs: The Last Sun
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.Pub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals. Delve into the intricate story, survive the nights in the Sandbox mode, or build freely in the Creative mode. The last sun is yours to save, or… lose!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1%, City Builder 15%, Alternate History 8.6%, Economy 8.5%, Building 7.9%
- #16 Gnomoria
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,535 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3%, City Builder 20.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 8.3%, Crafting 7.8%
- #17 Tokeis
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toe Key
Windows
Tokeis is a board-like real-time city builder about growing your town from a tiny tile to a hexagonal empire. Collect tokens, manage resources, reorganize inefficiencies, and fortify your economy. Handle the harsh weather and defend against raiders trying to steal your riches!
Why similar: City Builder 17.6%, Colony Sim 16.7%, Economy 10.6%, Survival 8.4%, Building 8.2%
- #18 Settlements Rising
85% matchVery Positive81% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: The Catalyst Crew
Windows
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, City Builder 19.8%, Resource Management 8.2%, Building 8%, Base Building 6.3%
- #19 Arcane Shores
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Absent Slumber
Windows
Arcane Shores is a city-building strategy game infused with magic. Build, defend, and expand your settlement while casting powerful spells that bend nature, restore what’s broken, and turn the tide against your enemies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, City Builder 22.4%, Economy 9.9%, Survival 9.5%, Building 9.4%
- #20 Country Architect
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: purple_mimosaPub: Tribesylvania Studios
Windows · Linux
Can you build an entire country? An infrastructure and economy management sim. Lead a nation to prosperity by strategically placing towns and factories. Choose between bidding teams to build connections, while paying attention to citizen feedback on Social Bird to avoid civil unrest.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.5%, City Builder 18.1%, Sandbox 8.6%, Building 8.5%, Economy 6.9%
- #21 Ratopia
82% matchVery Positive88% of 4,696 reviews2025
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.0 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 22.3%, City Builder 15.2%, Building 10.4%, Base Building 8.5%, Survival 8.4%
- #22 Jurassic World Evolution 3
81% matchVery Positive93% of 10,460 reviews2025
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 29.5% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Sandbox 9%, Economy 7.6%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #23 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
82% matchMixed70% of 364 reviews2020
Dev: Xigma Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.4 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 30.4%, City Builder 15.2%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 8.5%, Base Building 8.4%
- #24 Real Communism
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marlowe Development
Windows
Build your own communist utopia! Take control of the means of production to keep your citizens fed, housed, and happy. Grow your city along with its population, and show the world what REAL communism is!
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.6%, City Builder 17.7%, Alternate History 10.5%, Building 9%, Economy 8.6%
- #25 Above: Colonies of the Mist
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Docklight GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Build a hilltop colony in the last land safe from the toxic mist. Survive, expand, explore ancient monuments, and look for a way out before the mist claims everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1%, City Builder 20.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Building 7.1%, Crafting 7%
- #26 Chronocracy
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RegolitePub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Build a unique civilization in a flat world! Explore, extract resources, expand, and battle enemies. Use your time management skills to fend off attacks and face a mysterious threat. Are you ready to create a world that can survive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 17.1%, Dinosaurs 11.5% ★, Crafting 7.9%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #27 Gnome Glen
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enchanted Pumpkin Co.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gnome Glen is a relaxing survival colony sim / city builder that blends cozy charm with satisfying depth. Gather resources, build homes, farm crops, research techs and watch your gnome village come to life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, City Builder 16.6%, Economy 8.8%, Resource Management 8.2%, Base Building 8.1%
- #28 Terra-7
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamyeon
Windows · Mac
A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.4%, Sandbox 10.9%, City Builder 10.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 8.7%
- #29 Seeds of Resilience
79% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 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 21.9%, City Builder 17.6%, Building 9.4%, Economy 9%, Survival 8.3%
- #30 All Roads Connected
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dushman Gaming Studio
Windows
Explore an endless world, build countless settlements, discover lost artifacts, and lead your nation into a new dawn of industry.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 17.3%, Resource Management 8.6%, Base Building 8.1%, Economy 8.1%
- #31 Patron
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2021
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Patron is a survival city builder with a unique social dynamics system. Gather and produce resources, build your fledgling village into a prosperous city and navigate the intricate social tensions before they reach boiling point.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7%, City Builder 21.2%, Survival 10%, Economy 7.4%, Building 6.7%
- #32 Ostriv
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,467 reviews2020
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19%, City Builder 18.9%, Building 7.9%, Economy 7.4%, Base Building 7%
- #33 Frontera
75% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Duality LLC
Windows
Frontera is primarily a fantasy city builder with emphasis on producing items for unit wants and combat. Units have four stats trainable at buildings that will also sell technology. Available items and production will grow strong enough to challenge the monsters that infest the rest of the island.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.5%, City Builder 21.3%, Economy 10.6%, Building 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%
- #34 Quriocity
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: Oxeliz Pvt ltd
Windows · Mac
Quriocity is a sci-fi city builder game set on a bare alien planet very similar to Earth. Build and upgrade a wide variety of units to extract resources and provide services, such as maintenance, food production, education, entertainment and many more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.5%, City Builder 19.2%, Sandbox 8.8%, Survival 8.4%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #35 Resort Galactica
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stupid Name Studios
Windows
Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, City Builder 15.2%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Base Building 8.9%
- #36 One More Island
75% matchMixed68% of 254 reviews2022
Dev: Berg GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
As the Queen's latest governor, build a colonial empire in Her name. Claim islands, collect their natural resources, build production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a rebellious, bustling metropolis at the heart of a New World commercial empire!
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.1%, City Builder 18.2%, Building 9.7%, Economy 9.6%, Survival 8.6%
- #37 Blacksmith Master
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,580 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.1%, City Builder 15.3%, Economy 8.7%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 7.6%
- #38 Frontier Roots
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoroiGames
Windows
Survive and thrive in a pixel art survival RPG set in the Alaskan wilderness. Trap, fish, forage, and build a village from scratch. Face shifting seasons, craft to endure the cold, and live in harmony with nature in a world where every choice matters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23%, City Builder 16%, Crafting 10.4%, Economy 9.5%, Survival 9.5%
- #39 Galaxy Scavengers
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Asterisk
Windows
Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge the stars in a resource-management sim focused on base building and survival. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to thrive in a hostile galaxy. Fortify your temporary base and secure your haul for a clean escape before it’s too late.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18%, Base Building 12.2%, Survival 10.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #40 Crowded Blue Dot
74% 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 22%, Colony Sim 15.9%, Resource Management 10.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 8%
- #41 Kingdom Workshop
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitry Medvedev
Windows
Become a workshop owner! Build base, plan manufacture, hire workers, trade and finally decide the outcome of the war between the kingdoms.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.5%, City Builder 15.8%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.6%, Economy 9.7%
- #42 IXION
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,230 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 30.9 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 22.1%, Colony Sim 20.7%, Survival 9.9%, Resource Management 9.2%, Building 7.8%
- #43 Pixel Colony
71% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Toilet Games
Windows · Linux
Build and manage your own colony. Citizens are primary resource. Make them happy by producing a variety of resources. Protect your settlement and colonists from hostile environment and make a great city!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.2%, City Builder 22.7%, Resource Management 8.9%, Survival 8.5%, Management 7.3%
- #44 Endzone 2
70% matchMixed69% of 1,027 reviews2025
Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity's survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.6%, City Builder 17.2%, Survival 8.6%, Economy 8.4%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #45 The First Explorers®
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buchwald Interactive
Windows
The First Explorers® is a settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, City Builder 18.3%, Economy 11.2%, Building 9.1%, Alternate History 8.8%
- #46 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
69% matchVery Positive86% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Nebula
Windows
A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet. Faced with imminent destruction of Earth, humanity pooled together their resources and sent sleeper ships to nearby potentially habitable planets. But this one turned out to be much less habitable than expected....
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.1%, City Builder 24.7%, Building 11.1%, Survival 9.3%, Base Building 8.4%
- #47 Stonehearth
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 13,005 reviews2018
Dev: Radiant EntertainmentPub: (none)
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 38.6 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 32%, City Builder 24.1%, Building 10.6%, Sandbox 9.3%, Survival 8.5%
- #48 Guild of Dragons
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artcue
Windows · Mac
Your settlement-builder with dragon taming. Raise your dragons and build a thriving settlement. Enjoy city-building, dragon taming, exploration, and conquest in a magical world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.5%, City Builder 19.1%, Survival 9.4%, Building 8.8%, Economy 7.5%
- #49 Jurassic World Evolution 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 46,005 reviews2021
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 31.1% ★, City Builder 12.7%, Building 12.6%, Sandbox 9.6%, Management 7.7%
- #50 Our Freedom: Prologue
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vladyslav LytvynovPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
The medieval world is waiting for you! Stand up for your people and help them defend their freedom! Build your village, win battles and tournaments, and lead your settlement to prosperity in colony sim RPG Our Freedom: Prologue!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #51 SeaColony
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emindev
Windows
SeaColony is a base-building survival game set in the endless open sea. Build and expand a floating outpost, manage survivors, and set up production chains to keep your colony alive. Farm the ocean and trade with merchant ships to survive and grow in the harsh deep.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, Crafting 9.4%, Base Building 9.1%, Resource Management 8.5%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #52 Lords and Villeins
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.4 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 24.7%, City Builder 18.1%, Building 8.7%, Economy 8%, Crafting 7.5%
- #53 Prison Architect
69% matchVery Positive89% of 73,349 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, City Builder 15.8%, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.3%, Base Building 9%
- #54 Crowded - A Crow City Builder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nestwork Games
Windows
Crowded is a crow city builder where you strategically design a nest-city to support and shelter your flock. Engineer, scavenge and explore your way to a self-sustaining society in the sky!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, City Builder 20%, Alternate History 11%, Economy 9.8%, Building 9.6%
- #55 Catizens
66% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: badopticsgamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 17.6%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 8.6%, Crafting 8.4%
- #56 Odd Realm
66% matchVery Positive85% of 996 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: Colony Sim 21.6%, City Builder 13.4%, Base Building 8.2%, Resource Management 8.1%, Crafting 7.9%
- #57 Egypt
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ancient Cat
Windows
Command the sands of Egypt in this epic RTS! Build magnificent cities, lead mythic armies, and harness the power of the gods. Shape the Nile, forge alliances, and rise to become Pharaoh in a world of strategy, intrigue, and breathtaking battles. Your legacy awaits—rule wisely!
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.6%, City Builder 18.4%, Building 9.3%, Base Building 8.8%, Economy 8.1%