- #1 Castle Formers
97% matchPositive96% of 47 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 26.6% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Tower Defense 14.1%, Building 9%, Side Scroller 7%
- #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 24.4% ★, Base Building 15%, Tower Defense 14.1%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Building 8.1%
- #3 Parabellum: Siege Of Legends
96% 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 29.4% ★, Tower Defense 20.1%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 8.3%
- #4 Planet Barren Objective
95% 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 24.3% ★, Tower Defense 14.3%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 9.6%
- #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 27% ★, Tower Defense 19%, Base Building 18.1%, Building 13.2%, Strategy 6%
- #6 Until We Die
94% matchMixed64% of 4,581 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 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 22.8% ★, Base Building 17.4%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Tower Defense 15.4%, Building 7.9%
- #7 Song of Slavs
93% 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 22.6% ★, Tower Defense 15.2%, Base Building 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Building 9.7%
- #8 Grim Realms
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 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 17.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Building 9.3%, Medieval 6.2%
- #9 Kingdom: New Lands
91% matchVery Positive86% of 12,165 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 23.4% ★, Tower Defense 15.2%, Base Building 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Building 9.7%
- #10 Drill Core
90% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 28.7% ★, Tower Defense 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Exploration 5.9%
- #11 Faraway Lands: Rise of Yokai
91% 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 25.2% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Tower Defense 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Building 8.9%
- #12 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 21.4%, Tower Defense 20.2%, Colony Sim 15.2% ★, Side Scroller 10.9%, Medieval 7.7%
- #13 The Wild Age
89% 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 32.8% ★, Base Building 18.7%, Tower Defense 17%, Building 9.2%, Medieval 6.8%
- #14 The Crow King
88% 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 36.3% ★, Tower Defense 20.1%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Exploration 5.3%
- #15 Crashbound
87% 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 29.4% ★, Side Scroller 18.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Medieval 11.8%, Tower Defense 11.4%
- #16 Hold The Roost
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jody HiattPub: Battle Bongo Games
Windows
A strategic tower defense where you command a flock of chickens to gather resources, fortify defenses, and survive relentless predator attacks. Balance growth and survival as you protect the next generation through treacherous nights against tactical predators.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1% ★, Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Strategy 7.3%, Building 7%
- #17 Sylox
86% 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 40.4% ★, Tower Defense 19.5%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Building 6.5%
- #18 Plebs and Pillagers
85% 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 27.6% ★, Side Scroller 15.9%, Base Building 12.7%, Building 10.1%, Medieval 7.3%
- #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 30.7% ★, Tower Defense 17.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Building 9.2%, Medieval 5.7%
- #20 Nuclear Crawler
83% 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 36.5% ★, Base Building 24.6%, Building 13.8%, Management 7.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #21 Kingdom: Classic
84% 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 21.2% ★, Base Building 18.1%, Tower Defense 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Strategy 7.2%
- #22 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 17.8%, Building 10.3%, Medieval 6.2%
- #23 Hive and Seek
82% matchMixed69% of 13 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 21.9% ★, Tower Defense 15.8%, Side Scroller 15%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 9.3%
- #24 Zomboard
81% 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 20.4%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Building 9.3%, Strategy 7%
- #25 CLOUD DWELLERS
81% 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 19.3%, Building 14.3%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 4.9%
- #26 Oxygen Not Included
80% 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 44.7% ★, Base Building 25.1%, Building 10.2%, Resource Management 6.2%, Management 5%
- #27 Settlements Rising
79% matchVery Positive82% of 412 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 33.1% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Building 10.3%, Tower Defense 9.2%, Medieval 8.4%
- #28 Kingdom Eighties
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,163 reviews2023
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 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 26.9% ★, Tower Defense 16%, Base Building 15.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Building 6.5%
- #29 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
78% matchVery Positive92% of 582 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 29.9% ★, Tower Defense 16.8%, Base Building 15.6%, Building 9.7%, Medieval 7.2%
- #30 Horizon 1990
78% 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 20.9%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Building 8.3%
- #31 Underground Nomads
77% matchNo user reviews
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 21.3%, Building 13.5%, Exploration 6.5%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #32 Fio and the Doomed City
77% matchNo user reviews
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 37.1% ★, Base Building 21.4%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Resource Management 6.9%, Strategy 4.5%
- #33 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,274 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28.3% ★, Base Building 16.9%, Building 12%, Medieval 9%, Management 8%
- #34 TFM: The First Men
76% 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 43.1% ★, Base Building 24.6%, Building 9.6%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 3.8%
- #35 Liftlands
75% 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 27.5% ★, Tower Defense 14.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Building 9.9%, Management 6.4%
- #36 Founders' Fortune
76% 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 48.3% ★, Base Building 20.2%, Building 11.2%, Management 4.8%, Strategy 4.2%
- #37 The Monarch: First Light
74% 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 25.1% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Base Building 18.4%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Medieval 7.7%
- #38 Anvil Saga
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.8% ★, Base Building 18%, Building 10.2%, Medieval 10%, Management 8.9%
- #39 Grim Nights
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 23.6%, Base Building 22.1%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Building 10.3%, Management 6.7%
- #40 LakeSide
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
A cozy minimalist city builder. Build and manage a quiet town by the lake or expand it into a picturesque city state in this side-scrolling city builder featuring hybrid mechanics. Construct marvelous buildings, epic wonders and become the envy of the known world!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.6% ★, Side Scroller 16.3%, Base Building 16%, Building 9.2%, Medieval 7.7%
- #41 Wanderers' Outpost
73% 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 36.6% ★, Base Building 19.9%, Building 12.4%, Management 8.1%, Economy 6.4%
- #42 Sands of Supremacy: Future Kingdom
72% 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 30.2% ★, Tower Defense 17%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Exploration 5.8%
- #43 Monarchy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling strategy game of resource management, base defense and conquest.
Why similar: Base Building 20.8%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Building 10.6%, Medieval 7.9%
- #44 First Feudal
72% 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 33.7% ★, Base Building 19.3%, Building 12.6%, Medieval 9.7%, Management 6.4%
- #45 ASTROBURROW
71% matchNo user reviews
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 29.6% ★, Side Scroller 17.2%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 8.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #46 Mistlands: Wheats & Demons
70% 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 33.7% ★, Base Building 19.2%, Building 12.3%, Medieval 9.3%, Management 6.8%
- #47 Ratopia
68% 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 33.6% ★, Base Building 19.4%, Building 14.3%, Management 7.3%, Exploration 4.8%
- #48 Bunny Bunker
69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Polyspice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategy by day, tactical tower defense by night. Build a bunny colony, manage resources, and defend against nightly monster attacks in this mix of city building and tower defense. Help your bunnies escape to the stars before the darkness destroys everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5% ★, Base Building 19.3%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Building 12.2%, Economy 8.2%
- #49 Siege of Irdor
70% 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 28.5% ★, Tower Defense 15.9%, Base Building 15%, Building 10.9%, Medieval 8.9%
- #50 Zombie Warz
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GobiGD
Windows · Mac
Zombie Warz is a strategy survivor RTS with rogue-lite gameplay elements. Play as the king of a kingdom under siege by zombies and survive to discover their origins.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5% ★, Tower Defense 21.6%, Base Building 17.3%, Building 9.9%, Management 8.3%
- #51 Kingdom Two Crowns
70% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4% ★, Tower Defense 23.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Building 11.6%, Medieval 8.7%
- #52 Embark
71% 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 54.7% ★, Base Building 23%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Management 4.5%
- #53 Asmodeus
69% 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 26.1% ★, Base Building 16.2%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #54 Dungeons & Kingdoms
68% matchMixed42% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Uncle Grouch GamingPub: Camlann Games
Windows
A medieval fantasy kingdom builder, management sim and dungeon delver RPG hybrid. Gather resources, manage villagers and build infrastructure. Then dive into the dungeons to face the monsters within. Or just unlock everything in a Creative "God Mode" and build the fantasy kingdom of your dreams.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.1% ★, Base Building 18.6%, Building 13.1%, Medieval 10.6%, Economy 8.5%
- #55 Arcbound
68% 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 43.9% ★, Base Building 22.9%, Building 12.6%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 3.7%
- #56 Beneath a Dead City
67% 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 40.8% ★, Base Building 21.9%, Management 9.8%, Exploration 6.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #57 Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
66% matchPositive86% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Axella Games
Windows
Build towers, manage resources, and lead units to defend your kingdom against goblins. Every decision you make determines your kingdom's fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4% ★, Tower Defense 20.1%, Base Building 18.8%, Building 10.2%, Medieval 6.2%
- #58 DarkSwitch
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cyber TemplePub: Cyber Temple Games LLC
Windows
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Veil. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 11.5%, Exploration 5.6%
- #59 The Monarch
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Citadel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.9%, Base Building 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Medieval 8.1%
- #60 Airborne Empire
65% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.1% ★, Base Building 16%, Tower Defense 13.6%, Building 12.4%, Medieval 9.2%