- #1 Castle Formers
97% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando AraujoPub: INK EYE Games
Windows
Defend your castle from the attacks of the night creatures. Collect coins, interact with the elements of the game, discover, explore, learn and survive for 30 days or try again.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4%, Base Building 14.8%, Tower Defense 14%, Building 9.1%, Side Scroller 7.3%
- #2 Phoenix Hope
96% matchMixed61% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Honorable Pixel
Windows
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, Base Building 15%, Tower Defense 14.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Building 8.1%
- #3 Planet Barren Objective
96% 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 24.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Tower Defense 14.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 9.7%
- #4 Parabellum: Siege Of Legends
95% 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 29.5%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 13%, Strategy 8.2%
- #5 Eye of the Void: Unleashed - Tower Defense
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: PerpetualOOMM
Windows · Mac
The goblin tribes of the realm have united against you and the power of the Eye of the Void. Build towers, fortify walls, construct gold mines to gather resources, and cast powerful spells to fend off waves of determined goblins and their allies who seek to destroy you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, Tower Defense 19%, Base Building 18.1%, Building 13.3%, Strategy 5.9%
- #6 Diseased
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yavuz Kala
Windows
Build your camp in the freezing cold and make tough choices. Capture walls to expand your borders and send your men to explore. Risk it all for vital resources, as surviving the relentless waves of the Diseased emerging from the dark will be harder than you think.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.6%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Base Building 16%, Tower Defense 12.9%, Building 8.4%
- #7 Until We Die
93% matchMixed63% of 4,634 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, Base Building 17.4%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Building 8%
- #8 Song of Slavs
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleeping Fox Studio
Windows
Become a Tsar! Create your own settlement and expand it into a stronghold to protect your people in a handcrafted side-scroller pixel art adventure game. Construct your town, gather resources, and fight enemies like a real tsar.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 9.7%
- #9 Grim Realms
91% matchVery Positive80% of 429 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1%, Base Building 17.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Building 9.3%, Medieval 6.3%
- #10 Kingdom: New Lands
91% matchVery Positive85% of 12,403 reviews2016
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.1%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Base Building 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Building 9.7%
- #11 Hellcrown
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Astral Hearts
Windows · Linux
You are dead. But your ghostly hand still commands. Hellcrown is a roguelite strategy game where every run unfolds into a chain of random stories, sieges, and consequences.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.6%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Tower Defense 16.6%, Base Building 13.7%, Building 10.2%
- #12 Drill Core
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,478 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Tower Defense 17.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Base Building 14%, Exploration 5.9%
- #13 Cat Caravans
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barış Mert KösePub: MildGames
Windows
You set off with a caravan full of cats to find a safe place to settle! Gather resources, set up a base, defenses, give your cats work to do! Manage your base, expand, defend it from monsters and make it a nice place for your fellow cats!
Why similar: Base Building 21.3%, Tower Defense 20.1%, Colony Sim 15%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Medieval 7.7%
- #14 Boitatá: Wilderness Reborn
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blueberry Turtle
Windows
A 2D Tower Defense Survival game inspired by Brazilian folklore. Expand your territory, rescue animals to build your defenses, and use Boitatá's abilities to fight waves of invaders in battles that combine strategy, action, and territory management.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Base Building 17.7%, Building 12%, Side Scroller 5.4%
- #15 The Crow King
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanita Games
Windows
The Crow King is a 2D side-scrolling action-strategy with a unique Handmade style, where you have to explore and gather resources to improve your strength until you lead your army to victory.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Exploration 5.3%
- #16 The Wild Age
88% matchMixed65% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 32.7%, Base Building 18.7%, Tower Defense 17%, Building 9.3%, Medieval 6.8%
- #17 Crashbound
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foolhardy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand and survive in a magical hand-painted world filled with friends and foes. Grow and manage your settlement in the day, defend it through the night, and rebuild your broken airship to claim your escape!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Medieval 11.8%, Tower Defense 11.4%
- #18 The Citadel Must Hold
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Klenisho Games
Windows
Build a fortress, command your army, and survive escalating Monster Tides in a fantasy base-building RTS. Explore the wilderness with your hero, claim Places of Power, and shape every run through powerful Oaths and Decrees.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.3%, Base Building 25.5%, Tower Defense 11.6%, Strategy 5.8%, Medieval 4.4%
- #19 Artificer's Tower
84% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: RodentGames
Windows · Linux
Are you a master of the magical arts? Prove it in this cozy colony-sim wizard tower defense game. Curl up and build your base, keep your mages happy, craft recipes, research new magic spells, and defend your wizard's keep. Will your Artificer's Tower be the envy of all your magical friends?
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, Tower Defense 17.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Building 9.4%, Medieval 5.8%
- #20 Plebs and Pillagers
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Kloppfer
Windows
Rebuild your kingdom in this village management game. Command your loyal villagers to help you on your quest, and to expand your realm while defending it from unknown threats. The king has returned!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 10.2%, Medieval 7.3%
- #21 Quicksant
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixelpocalypse Games
Windows · Linux
A retro ant colony sim where your ants think for themselves. Place pheromone trails and your ants dig, haul, and build on their own, following the scent to work, food, or danger. Tunnel through a fully destructible world, farm the surface, outgrow the rival ant colony, and survive the dangers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.9%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Building 12.2%, Base Building 11.5%, Exploration 8.1%
- #22 Sylox
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonz
Windows
Sylox is a short, minimalist base-building game with a touch of worker placement and strategic expansion. Assign workers to key tasks, unlock new buildings, expand, and defend your growing base against increasing enemy attacks.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.5%, Tower Defense 19.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 7.3%, Building 6.6%
- #23 King's Keeper
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Clément Andraud
Windows · Linux
A game of base building and colony simulation in a world where night is permanent. Survive, build, explore, repel enemy raids and tend to the needs of your workers and your king.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.6%, Base Building 18.2%, Tower Defense 17.9%, Building 10.5%, Medieval 6.3%
- #24 Nuclear Crawler
81% 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 36.7%, Base Building 24.8%, Building 14.1%, Management 7.6%, Exploration 6.2%
- #25 Hive and Seek
80% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Hive and Seek is a side-scrolling strategy base-building game where you clear space stations infested with monsters. By rallying robots and clearing rooms from all kinds of danger, you will be able to destroy hives and recapture the station piece by piece.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Base Building 14.2%, Building 9.4%
- #26 Faraway Lands: Rise of Yokai
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ufuk Yurtman
Windows
A side-view colony sim set in feudal Japan, shaped by myth and folklore. Take on the role of a local lord as you build a lively village, explore faraway lands, trade across the world, and defend your people from the Yokai lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Base Building 15.2%, Tower Defense 14.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Building 8.7%
- #27 Kingdom: Classic
81% matchVery Positive91% of 22,754 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 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 21.3%, Base Building 18.2%, Tower Defense 12.3%, Building 11.8%, Strategy 7.1%
- #28 CLOUD DWELLERS
78% matchVery Positive86% of 92 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 38%, Base Building 19.5%, Building 14.6%, Management 8.2%, Strategy 4.8%
- #29 Zomboard
79% 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 39.1%, Base Building 20.5%, Tower Defense 19.3%, Building 9.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #30 Kingdom Eighties
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,343 reviews2023
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.6%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Building 6.5%
- #31 Settlements Rising
77% matchVery Positive81% of 436 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 33.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 10.5%, Tower Defense 9.3%, Medieval 8.7%
- #32 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
76% matchVery Positive92% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6%, Tower Defense 16.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Building 9.8%, Medieval 7.1%
- #33 Oxygen Not Included
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,026 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 69.6 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 44.9%, Base Building 25.4%, Building 10.4%, Resource Management 5.8%, Management 4.8%
- #34 Underground Nomads
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Funzen Games
Windows
You command a drilling train, leading a dwarf clan through the underground depths toward the planetary core. Manage the crew, complete expeditions, gather resources, upgrade gear, and make tough choices to reach the abandoned city and bring your people back home.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.8%, Base Building 21.4%, Building 13.7%, Exploration 6.6%, Resource Management 4.9%
- #35 Dig Too Deep
74% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Punch Up Games
Windows · Linux
Throw goblins at all your problems in this Action Tower Defense Roguelite. Craft upgrades. Choose Perks. Build defenses. Defend your Base! Angry baddies want to turn you to pulp! Stop them the only way you know how: throwing goblins! Don't miss.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.4%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Base Building 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #36 Hiveheart
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PisiPisi Games
Windows
Your tiny colony's adventure begins! Explore the depths of nature in this pink colony, gather resources, and build your nest step by step. Just don't let the little ones go starve! Command your soldiers and workers to keep your queen safe, and turn your colony into a thriving nest.
Why similar: Colony Sim 38%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Building 9.9%, Base Building 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #37 Horizon 1990
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Gather exotic resources, build defenses, research new technologies, and explore the mysteries of the void, all while being chased by the darkness from the end of time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1%, Base Building 21%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Building 8.4%
- #38 Giantfall
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Birchwood Games
Windows
Build your medieval kingdom. Raise an army. Defend against towering Giants and monstrous creatures as they lay siege to everything you've built
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.3%, Base Building 18.8%, Tower Defense 15%, Building 7.5%, Medieval 6.3%
- #39 Fio and the Doomed City
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Caro BuildersPub: Emma Create
Windows · Mac
A “city-building” x “tower defense” SLG by a young girl, Fio. Fio and her guardians, the Flora Bears, are building a city in the last city of humanity. Increase facilities, residents, and resources, and prepare for battle. Withstand enemy attacks and defeat the boss with your big beam cannon!
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.2%, Base Building 21.6%, Tower Defense 20.4%, Resource Management 6.4%, Strategy 4.5%
- #40 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,358 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 12.3%, Medieval 9.2%, Management 7.8%
- #41 The Monarch: First Light
73% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Citadel Games
Windows
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Base Building 18.4%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Medieval 7.7%
- #42 Liftlands
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doublecap
Windows
You're a god needing followers to become the strongest deity. Lift followers and objects to build, expand, fight, convert, or ally with gods. Gather faith for divine powers with strategic depth, shaping your civilization’s destiny.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Building 10%, Medieval 6.2%
- #43 TFM: The First Men
73% matchMixed59% of 413 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 43.2%, Base Building 24.8%, Building 9.8%, Management 5.5%, Strategy 3.8%
- #44 Founders' Fortune
72% matchVery Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 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 48.4%, Base Building 20.5%, Building 11.4%, Management 4.6%, Strategy 4.2%
- #45 Breadoria
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Breadpan
Windows
Breadoria is a survival colony sim where tiny Breads gather, build, craft, and defend their home from hungry invaders. Take control of any Bread, or automate your colony as you plan its next expansion.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.3%, Base Building 22.5%, Management 7.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Exploration 5%
- #46 Sands of Supremacy: Future Kingdom
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divinus Games
Windows · Mac
Sands of Supremacy is a singleplayer, side-scrolling strategy/resource management hybrid 2D game set in a desert landscape on an unknown, futuristic planet. The game combines survival, strategy, and resource management elements to create a challenging and engaging gameplay experience.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, Tower Defense 17%, Side Scroller 16%, Base Building 12.7%, Exploration 5.9%
- #47 Monarchy
69% matchVery Positive84% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling strategy game of resource management, base defense and conquest.
Why similar: Base Building 20.7%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Tower Defense 18.7%, Building 10.7%, Medieval 7.9%
- #48 Anvil Saga
70% matchMixed70% of 1,838 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Base Building 18.2%, Building 10.4%, Medieval 10.1%, Management 8.6%
- #49 The Monstrous Frontier
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Software WA
Windows
A turn based city biulder, where you have to manage increasingly complex production lines, attract adventurers to your city and create Quests to protect yourself instead of controlling them directly.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.1%, Base Building 19.6%, Building 12.2%, Medieval 7.5%, Economy 7.1%
- #50 Goblin Colony
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quench Forge
Windows
Goblins live for about 20 days. Build a colony that outlasts them. Grow food, dig into the hillside, organize workshops and hauling, and prepare for raids. Raise the next generation and turn a woodland settlement into a fortress of their own.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.7%, Base Building 22.5%, Building 9.9%, Management 8%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #51 Grim Nights
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,552 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.4%, Base Building 22.2%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Building 10.4%, Strategy 6.5%
- #52 Stranding Echoes
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mend Games
Windows
STRANDING ECHOES is a minimalist colony sim. Manage the non-corporeal creatures called echo to build your base and survive the heat.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.6%, Base Building 22.5%, Building 12.6%, Strategy 6.4%, Resource Management 6.4%
- #53 Pixel Vale
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BoZo Studios
Windows
Pixel Vale is a medieval fantasy city-builder game, focused on building up your city while managing external threats. Fight or trade with other cities, explore through the fog of war, and defend against goblin raids. Research new buildings to expand and keep your citizens happy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.2%, Building 9.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Medieval 8.3%, Economy 7.3%
- #54 Sovran's Crusade
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NewFireGames
Windows
Explore, build, defend, and lead the crusade. Gather resources, build castles, and protect the Altar from swarms of minions as you traverse a world where idyll turns ineffable. Play this minimalist strategy-adventure horror pixel art game as the sovereign.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1%, Tower Defense 21.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Building 7.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #55 Asmodeus
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake Land Studio
Windows
Embark on an adventure and build your village into a fortified stronghold against invaders. Defense isn't enough—venture beyond to uncover the secrets behind these attacks. Traverse perilous landscapes, battle formidable foes, and discover the dark force driving the onslaught—your destiny awaits!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Exploration 5.7%
- #56 ASTROBURROW
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bacon interactive
Windows
Embark on an epic journey through uncharted galaxies. Build new space civilizations, and fight for the future of the species in this pixel art space strategy game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.4%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 8.7%, Exploration 6.7%
- #57 Siege of Irdor
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HardCodeWayPub: Vision Edge Entertainment
Windows
Siege of Irdor is a city-builder strategy game set in dark medieval times, where fantasy and reality collide. Build by day and defend the sieges by night to survive against the armies of darkness.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.4%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Base Building 15%, Building 11%, Medieval 9%
- #58 First Feudal
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 33.9%, Base Building 19.5%, Building 12.9%, Medieval 9.9%, Management 6.2%
- #59 Mistlands: Wheats & Demons
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silence Studios
Windows
Become a mayor of a small town in a medieval city builder with advanced villager management. Develop a settlement in lands teeming with demons and other evil spirits. Consider the traits, desires and abilities of residents to survive and prosper.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34%, Base Building 19.4%, Building 12.6%, Medieval 9.5%, Management 6.6%
- #60 Wall World Strategy
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Build and lead a colony on the surface of an endless Wall. Manage resources and your people, develop new technologies, defend against relentless zyrex attacks, and send robo-spiders on risky expeditions. Keep the colony from collapsing – in Wall World, it's easy to fall.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1%, Tower Defense 17.6%, Base Building 16.9%, Building 11.2%, Economy 6.9%