- #1 Vilset
97% matchMostly Negative37% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Vilset is a strategic simulator based on the principle of survival of people, who turned out to be beyond the limits of their civilization.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Building 12.4%, Automation 11%, Survival 9.6%
- #2 Oxygen Not Included
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,890 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 67.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.8% ★, Base Building 19.7%, Survival 11.6%, Resource Management 9.5%, Building 9%
- #3 Red Dust Colony
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lorin Atzberger
Windows · Mac
Red Dust is a space-colony simulation game. Build the future of humanity in the unforgiving Mars environment. Explore, exploit resources, build, research, manage the complexity of a self sufficient base, optimize, automate, expand, conquer, but most important of all... survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.3% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Survival 10.1%, Resource Management 9.3%, Building 8.2%
- #4 The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
95% 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 38.9% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Survival 12.3%, Building 9.4%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #5 Embark
94% matchMixed61% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: Overly Complicated Games
Windows
Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 47.6% ★, Base Building 18.1%, Building 9.3%, Survival 8.1%, Simulation 5.7%
- #6 Dinky Guardians
94% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Automation 13.9%, Building 10.2%, Resource Management 9%
- #7 TFM: The First Men
93% matchMixed62% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Gathering Tree
Windows
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.8% ★, Base Building 20.5%, Building 9%, Survival 7.2%, Resource Management 5.8%
- #8 Lil Guys
92% 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 34.8% ★, Base Building 17.9%, Survival 11.3%, Building 9.6%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #9 Adaptory
91% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Stormcloak GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6% ★, Base Building 16.5%, Automation 11%, Survival 9.5%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #10 Stonedeep
91% matchMixed46% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Direfang
Windows
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.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.6% ★, Base Building 16.6%, Building 10.8%, Survival 9.7%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #11 Founders' Fortune
90% matchVery Positive80% of 2,168 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 45.3% ★, Base Building 17.1%, Building 10.7%, Survival 7.7%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #12 Nuclear Crawler
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Sk Game Studio
Windows
Build a massive Ice Crawler powered by a nuclear power plant on a distant planet where you need to generate energy to survive and rescue other survivors. Your crawler base can accommodate dozens of survivors and have dozens of floors. Learn how to build a nuclear power plant to survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6% ★, Base Building 22.2%, Building 14%, Resource Management 8.3%, Strategy 5.5%
- #13 Arcbound
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outbreak Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set on a starship. Build and manage a spacefaring civilisation, balance oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide your ship through the final escape from Earth.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.3% ★, Base Building 18.5%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 7.4%, Survival 6.9%
- #14 Tree House Survivors
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Through an "accident" seafarers arrive on an island where they have to fight for their survival. Help them by building and managing a tree house for them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Building 11.4%, Resource Management 10.7%, Survival 10.6%
- #15 Beyond These Stars
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Balancing Monkey GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.4% ★, Base Building 15.4%, Building 10.4%, Automation 9.9%, Survival 9.3%
- #16 Never Secure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blank Page Games
Windows
In a collapsing world, safety is a memory. Guide a small group of survivors through the daily struggle of a bleak reality. Manage your shelter, craft essentials, and make soul-crushing choices. In Never Secure, winning isn't the goal—lasting one more day is.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5% ★, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 13.8%, Resource Management 11.5%, Simulation 8.7%
- #17 Maia
87% matchMixed44% of 1,063 reviews2018
Dev: Simon RothPub: Machine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 45.9% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 12.2%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.1%
- #18 CLOUD DWELLERS
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XinZhiPub: Xinzhi
Windows
CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.9% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Building 14.5%, Resource Management 8.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #19 Sect Leader's Decree
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alena Selezneva
Windows
Sect Leader’s Decree is a turn-based colony builder focused on resource and time management. Construct buildings, research technologies, gather resources, and train your disciples to guide your sect to prosperity!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.2% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Resource Management 10.5%, Building 10%, Survival 9.3%
- #20 Planet Barren Objective
84% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Fight, upgrade, explore, and build your way out of a dangerous planet in this 2D pixel art side scroller. Stream of foes will keep you on your toes while beating them will reward you with much needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Building 11.2%, Automation 11.2%, Survival 9.2%
- #21 The Crust
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,397 reviews2024
Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29% ★, Base Building 16.7%, Automation 13.1%, Resource Management 9.7%, Building 9.5%
- #22 Avian Colony
82% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Ice Crystal Studio
Windows
Avian Colony is a survival simulation game that places you in the role of the ruler of a floating colony in a harsh sky world. Your main goal is to ensure the survival and prosperity of your colony by managing resources, planning strategically, and defending against threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4% ★, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 11.3%, Resource Management 9.2%, Automation 8.5%
- #23 Architect of Ruin
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Money LLCPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Architect of Ruin is a completely hand drawn sword and sorcery colony simulation game. Farm, hunt, build, and survive as you rebuild an ancient temple under the gaze of a vengeful god.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.3% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Automation 10.4%, Building 10.2%, Survival 9.1%
- #24 Sheltered 2
82% matchMixed46% of 2,183 reviews2021
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.3% ★, Base Building 17%, Survival 13.4%, Resource Management 13.1%, Building 9%
- #25 Settletopia
80% 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 33.1% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Building 11%, Survival 8.3%, Resource Management 7%
- #26 Cosmic Castaway
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vinciware
Windows
Cosmic Castaway is a colony building survival game. Gather scarce resources, rescue and assign your crew, build and defend your outpost from hostile forces, and turn wreckage into refuge to repair your ship and escape back to your home planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.5% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Survival 11%, Resource Management 8.5%, Building 6.9%
- #27 Survival Vacancy
81% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, creating production lines, and building an underground city for the survivors is your goal in this 2d side-scrolling automation game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Automation 11.2%, Building 10.6%, Survival 8.6%
- #28 Dystopians
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A cyberpunk colony simulator where you take over, manage & build bases, create & lead the crew to survive in a dark cybercity. Every member of the society makes their own decisions based on various factors and stats, for you is to decide and point out what would be best to do next!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Building 10.8%, Survival 9.6%, Simulation 7.3%
- #29 Oxygen: First Breath
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 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 29.3% ★, Base Building 18.6%, Survival 10.9%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #30 Idlings
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Palatine Games
Windows · Mac
A charming idle colony sim about digging through caves, rescuing lost Idlings, and rebuilding an underground world. Think Terraria meets Lemmings, with a little Oxygen Not Included — or perhaps Rusty’s Retirement underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.9% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Building 12.7%, Automation 12.5%, Underground 7.7% ★
- #31 Children of Mare
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starfall Games
Windows
Venture into the host's mind and extracts all its fears to feed Mare. Build, explore, mine and conquer ruins to please the goddess of nightmares.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3% ★, Base Building 17.4%, Building 12.7%, Survival 11.1%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #32 Gateworlds
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hydrarch
Windows · Mac
Gateworlds is a colony sim about exploring and surviving a fantasy wilderness. Find your way in a world of floating islands, strange creatures, and fickle gods.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.1% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Survival 11.5%, Building 9.4%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #33 Orc Colony
78% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: Luzon Games
Windows
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 49.5% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Building 9.5%, Strategy 8.6%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #34 Reclaim Earth
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Radish Games
Windows · Mac
Reclaim Earth is a base-building, colony management, survival game where you play as a semi benevolent robot crash-landed on a post apocalyptic Earth. You must build your base, enlist the help of humans, and defend against hordes of mutated bugs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.2% ★, Base Building 17.6%, Building 12.8%, Survival 11%, Simulation 6.1%
- #35 Ratopia
73% 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 31.6% ★, Base Building 16.5%, Building 13.7%, Survival 10.4%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #36 Starship Colony
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Belt Software
Windows
A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.2% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Survival 11%, Building 9.2%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #37 Kingdom: Classic
76% matchVery Positive91% of 22,529 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.2% ★, Base Building 17.1%, Building 12.4%, Resource Management 10.1%, Survival 9.9%
- #38 Common'hood
75% matchMixed51% of 338 reviews2022
Dev: Plethora Project
Windows
Common’hood is a community building and economy management game with highly customizable base building tools. Scavenge for materials, grow your own food, research new technology, craft new tools, build a home, make friends. Form your community and take it from surviving to thriving!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Building 14.1%, Automation 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%
- #39 Zomboard
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tania Felidea
Windows
Zomboard is a post-apocalyptic colony sim and base defense game. Start with a few survivors, build your settlement, and fortify defenses to survive overwhelming zombie hordes.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.4% ★, Base Building 19.1%, Building 9.8%, Resource Management 7.1%, Strategy 6.9%
- #40 Microtopia: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in this free version of 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 27.2% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Automation 12.1%, Building 10.3%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #41 First Feudal
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 627 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 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 32.5% ★, Base Building 16.8%, Building 12.4%, Resource Management 10.5%, Survival 7.3%
- #42 Dwarf Fortress
71% matchVery Positive95% of 30,806 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Dwarf 14.7% ★, Building 12%, Survival 10.1%
- #43 Astro Colony
72% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7% ★, Base Building 19.9%, Automation 14.2%, Resource Management 10.3%, Building 10.3%
- #44 Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)
71% matchVery Positive87% of 188 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 39% ★, Base Building 16%, Building 14.4%, Survival 11.2%, Simulation 7.3%
- #45 Venusville
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbit Start StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A
Windows
Guide pioneering settlers among Venusian clouds in this space colonisation city builder. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, balance buoyancy and weight to stay afloat in the treacherous Venusian atmosphere, and build a self-sufficient colony while navigating storms and acidic clouds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.5% ★, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 10.2%, Resource Management 9.3%, Building 8.4%
- #46 Wanderers' Outpost
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wind Arthouse
Windows · Linux
A Colony-Sim in a dungeonpunk-fantasy world where you build outpost near ancient ruins, support adventurers, and tax their loot. Expand your outpost, survive waves of dungeon-born monsters, and ultimately conquer the depths before they consume the outpost.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36% ★, Base Building 17.7%, Building 12.4%, Resource Management 8.7%, Survival 7.1%
- #47 The Wild Age
73% matchMixed65% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.7% ★, Base Building 18.9%, Survival 12.9%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 6%
- #48 Surviving Ceres
69% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6% ★, Base Building 16%, Building 13.8%, Survival 12.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #49 Subzero Tides
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Logical Progression Games
Windows · Linux
Build, trade, and survive in a living ecosystem where every choice shapes the colony and every faction remembers. Deep systems connect production, management, and survival in a world that never stops reacting.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.9% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Building 12.3%, Resource Management 9%, Survival 7.7%
- #50 Rise Against the Invaders
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BASEMENTMODE, LLC
Windows
BUILD. DEFEND. SURVIVE. An alien menace has ravaged Earth. Humanity has scattered to the wind. But hope remains. A resistance is organizing. Build your new settlement, defend your people, and fight to reclaim what was lost.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38% ★, Base Building 19%, Building 13.2%, Survival 10%, Simulation 7%
- #51 Dig a Little Deeper
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unbound Sparks
Windows · Mac
Dig, find valuable resources, and make your colony prosper in Dig a Little Deeper. An accident has taken your small group of colonists to an inhospitable and unknown planet. Only with your leadership and your management skills you will be able to build a new home. Let's start digging!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Building 12.9%, Resource Management 8.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #52 Edge Islands
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.2% ★, Base Building 20.6%, Building 14.8%, Survival 8.5%, Simulation 6.3%
- #53 Beneath a Dead City
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonroof Studios
Windows
Run your own Adventurer's Guild in this fantasy colony sim with a focus on dynamic storytelling. Recruit heroes to explore a ruined city, but keep an eye on those murder hobos. An unhappy hero could turn to arson, violence, and jaywalking.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.2% ★, Base Building 19%, Survival 12.7%, Simulation 6.7%, Exploration 5.5%
- #54 Parabellum: Siege Of Legends
67% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Baikin
Windows
An epic war and strategy game set in the medieval universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.6% ★, Building 15.8%, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #55 Space Architect
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Albert WiatrPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Automation 11.9%, Building 10.5%, Survival 9.5%
- #56 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
70% matchVery Positive81% of 2,242 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.8% ★, Base Building 19%, Survival 13.1%, Building 6.8%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #57 Stonebound
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Button
Windows
Rebuild a long abandoned dwarven home and grow your clan. Progress from basic tools and weak summoned ale, to the finest equipment and tasty powerful brews. Build, explore and trade to thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5% ★, Base Building 16.3%, Dwarf 13.5% ★, Building 7.7%, Survival 7.7%
- #58 Hexoplanet
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sirnic Interactive
Windows · Mac
Colonize new planets from the comfort of Earth with our remote control planet management system. In Hexoplanet, you're in charge of building and managing entire planetary economies from terraforming and infrastructure to tourism and energy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9% ★, Building 15.3%, Automation 14%, Simulation 12.1%, Base Building 9.5%
- #59 Sigma Draconis
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Draconis Games
Windows · Linux
A group of colonists from a distant world have arrived at their new home. Equipped with advanced technology but limited resources, they must build to survive. Sigma Draconis is a colony simulation game which focuses on building and resource management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.3% ★, Base Building 16.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Resource Management 9.6%, Strategy 9.3%
- #60 Windowed Realms
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Loom Studio
Windows
Build, manage, explore, and survive. Develop your village, discover new islands, face threats, and decide how your colony will grow.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.6% ★, Base Building 14%, Resource Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Survival 8.1%