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

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Stonedeep is an 2.5D underground city builder. Dwarfs gather resources, build and fend off monsters. Colonies can specialize in culture, production, military and trading. At start, dwarfs need drinks and rest. With a higher civilization level, they will increase their needs.

Reviews: Mixed — 46% — of 105 reviews
Released: 2021-10-09
Developer: Direfang
Publisher: Smuttlewerk interactive
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive91% of 583 reviews2023
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  55. #55 The Colonists
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,231 reviews2018
    Dev: CodebyfirePub: Mode 7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, Base Building 11.7%, City Builder 11.5%, Building 10.1%, Automation 10%

  56. #56 The Wandering Village
    63% matchVery Positive92% of 8,303 reviews2025
    Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.7 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 23.5%, City Builder 12.8%, Resource Management 11.2%, Base Building 11%, Management 9.6%

  57. #57 Beneath the Mountain
    67% matchMixed67% of 212 reviews2024
    Dev: Omnis Rector StudiosPub: Gameclaw Studio
    Windows

    In Beneath the Mountain, you play as the King of a new Dwarven civilization seeking to find their fortune beneath the mountain. You dig your way through the mountain, encountering many dangerous foes along the way, all while defending your kingdom from periodic Orc invasions.

    Why similar: Base Building 27.1%, City Builder 19.8%, Management 19.6%, Survival 18%, Fantasy 9%

  58. #58 RimWorld
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 242,338 reviews2018
    Dev: Ludeon Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 59.7 hrsMean: 264.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 29.2%, Base Building 18.5%, Survival 10.1%, Management 7.3%, City Builder 7.2%

  59. #59 The Crust
    65% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,637 reviews2024
    Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2%, Base Building 15.2%, Resource Management 10%, Automation 9.8%, City Builder 8.5%

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