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  1. #1 Starship Colony
    97% 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 25.5%, Base Building 14%, Space Sim 10.9%, Survival 8.9%, Management 8.4%

  2. #2 Maia
    96% matchMixed44% of 1,064 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 36.5%, Base Building 11.1%, Survival 10.6%, Management 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%

  3. #3 Oxygen Not Included
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 141,608 reviews2019
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 68.3 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 35.9%, Base Building 19.6%, Survival 11.7%, Resource Management 6.9%, Management 6.4%

  4. #4 Stardeus
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 1,538 reviews2022
    Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Space Sim 10.2%, Survival 7.9%, Sandbox 6.5%

  5. #5 Arcbound
    94% 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 33.1%, Base Building 16.7%, Space Sim 16.1%, Management 10.1%, Survival 6.4%

  6. #6 Space Haven
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 10,816 reviews2026
    Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 23.4%, Base Building 13.3%, Space Sim 11.2%, Management 8.7%, Survival 8.5%

  7. #7 Worlds Explorers
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Pioneers Games
    Windows · Linux

    Explore alien planets with carefully designed ecosystems, weather, resources, dangers and unique phenomena. Hunt animals for food and collect resources to craft equipment and repair devices on your ship. Escape each unique planet and unlock crew members and new ships.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.7%, Survival 10.9%, Management 10.5%, Base Building 10.1%, Sandbox 8.3%

  8. #8 Starfall Protocol
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chaos Systematic
    Windows

    Starfall Protocol is a Starship colony sim with RPG adventures in a galaxy with millions of explorable planets!🌌

    Why similar: Colony Sim 27.7%, Space Sim 15.7%, Base Building 14.9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

  9. #9 Planetbase
    91% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,351 reviews2015
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Base Building 17.9%, Survival 10%, Space 8.7%, Management 5.1%

  10. #10 Order: The New Dawn
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Outer Space Workshop
    Windows

    Order: The New Dawn is a colony sim with space adventure. As a legendary captain from the United Stellar, build a base on the desert planet New Terra and face the perils of the Wastespace—how will you shape the destiny of the stars?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Space Sim 15.9%, Base Building 14.5%, Management 7.9%, Sandbox 7.8%

  11. #11 Embark
    91% matchMixed61% of 388 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 43.9%, Base Building 18.2%, Survival 8.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Management 5.8%

  12. #12 Galaxy Scavengers
    89% 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 21.6%, Base Building 21.4%, Survival 12.4%, Sandbox 10.7%, Management 9.1%

  13. #13 TFM: The First Men
    89% matchMixed61% of 410 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 36.9%, Base Building 20.4%, Management 7.8%, Survival 7.3%, Sandbox 7.1%

  14. #14 RimWorld
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 241,365 reviews2018
    Dev: Ludeon Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 60.2 hrsMean: 264.3 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 32.3%, Base Building 17.9%, Survival 10.5%, Management 8.7%, Sandbox 7.5%

  15. #15 HELLO EXO
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Weasel Games
    Windows

    It is the year 2072. Recent research has revealed how to locate an Earth-like exoplanet. You were shipped there. Your mission is to repair the spaceship, keep people in hibernation pods alive, and prepare the exoplanet for their arrival.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 34.4%, Space Sim 18.9%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Space 8.7%

  16. #16 After the Collapse
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2022
    Dev: Anarkis Gaming
    Windows

    ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Survival 10.2%, Management 10.1%, Sandbox 8.1%

  17. #17 HullRats
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dan Danciu
    Windows

    A sandbox simulation where you manage oxygen, pressure, heat but also the mental and physical wellbeing of your crew. Take command of ships, scavenge, build, craft, survive the harshness of space in an emergent story where the world does not care about you.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5%, Base Building 17.1%, Survival 11%, Management 10.8%, Crafting 5%

  18. #18 SuperColony
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Antic Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    A real-time ant colony simulation game set in the hostile world of insects. Fight for resources, build underground networks, learn from the environment, harvest DNA from defeated foes, evolve new ant abilities, and guide hundreds of ants toward building a global SuperColony. Add to Wishlist now!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3%, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 11.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Management 8.8%

  19. #19 Settletopia
    84% 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 29.7%, Base Building 16.7%, Management 9.9%, Sandbox 8.9%, Survival 8.1%

  20. #20 Mars Colony Builder
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GameHunters
    Windows

    Discover a whole new world with Mars City Builder! Construct roads, erect buildings customize the city and take care of its safety. After all, you are the first Martian settler and this is a vast, unknown land. Develop it in any way you please!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.1%, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 10.4%, Management 9.6%, Sandbox 9.3%

  21. #21 Gateworlds
    83% 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 31.5%, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 11.2%, Sandbox 9%, Management 8.3%

  22. #22 Beneath a Dead City
    82% 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 34.2%, Base Building 17.8%, Management 13.1%, Survival 12.1%, Procedural Generation 8.1%

  23. #23 Fosoria
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Decoy Duck
    Windows

    Carve out and manage vast underground colonies! Build chambers, mine resources, and watch your settlement thrive. Assign specialized roles to your residents, then dig deeper to uncover ancient caves, precious resources, and mysterious tombs that unlock new possibilities.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 38.9%, Base Building 19.9%, Management 12.1%, Sandbox 6.7%, Resource Management 6%

  24. #24 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,254 reviews2018
    Dev: Suncrash
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.1 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 33.9%, Base Building 17.9%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 7.1%, Management 5.9%

  25. #25 Tidal Expanse
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Per Aspera Studios
    Windows

    Dive into a hardcore space station simulation and overcome the unforgiving environment of space. You must build and manage your station under the pressures of life, economics, and thermodynamics. Rise to power through economic leverage or ruthless military might.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Space Sim 19.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 10.6%, Base Building 6.3%

  26. #26 The Final Earth 2
    80% matchVery Positive97% of 402 reviews2022
    Dev: Florian van Strien
    Windows

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Base Building 13.4%, Space Sim 12.9%, Management 10.4%, Sandbox 7.9%

  27. #27 SeaColony
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    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 31.1%, Base Building 16.5%, Management 11.1%, Survival 8.9%, Sandbox 8.8%

  28. #28 Venusville
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    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 30.8%, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 10%, Space 8.5%, Management 8%

  29. #29 Stationbreak
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Broken SpaceshipPub: Slug Disco
    Windows · Linux

    You are on the run. Build stations in hostile systems, gather what resources you can, and jump away before you are overwhelmed. Your ships are slowly failing, but the Swarm is relentless, hungry, and on your heels. Can you survive long enough to secure a future for humanity?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.3%, Base Building 19.7%, Space Sim 17.6%, Space 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%

  30. #30 Lil Guys
    78% 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%, Base Building 18.8%, Survival 12.1%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 6.6%

  31. #31 Generation Ship
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Scifan Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As the AI responsible for a Generation Ship, you are humanity's last hope. Build efficient raw material cycles and help your crew in a realistic real-time simulation to survive the challenges of space on their long journey to a new home!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, Space Sim 11.7%, Base Building 10.4%, Management 10.4%, Resource Management 7.5%

  32. #32 Dwarf Things
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex Makes Games
    Windows

    Manage and expand a colony of dwarves. Decide where to dig and how to build a settlement. Choose what items to craft and what skills to learn and master. Keep your dwarves alive and survive goblin attacks, famine, harsh winters and wild beasts.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 37.1%, Base Building 18.8%, Survival 10.3%, Sandbox 7.9%, Strategy 7.2%

  33. #33 Arc of Icarus
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 13B Productions
    Windows

    Build and lead your colony on a lost ringworld, where deadly conditions await on both sides while the world keeps turning! Progress through technological evolution, survive cultural revolution, and govern with a wise and steady hand!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6%, Management 11.3%, Base Building 11.1%, Sandbox 9.1%, Survival 8.4%

  34. #34 Adaptory
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 106 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 31.1%, Base Building 17.4%, Survival 10.3%, Management 7.8%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

  35. #35 Founders' Fortune
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 2,183 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 43.7%, Base Building 17.8%, Survival 8.1%, Sandbox 7.2%, Management 6.8%

  36. #36 Trailblazers: Into the March
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: StrangersPub: Joystick Ventures
    Windows · Mac

    Embark on a thrilling adventure in this roguelite colony-sim strategy game. Command your Landship in tactical battles, care for a crew composed of all sorts of characters, shape your home, manage resources, and lead expeditions into the March. Discover what lies at its heart... and in yours.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, Dynamic Narration 17%, Base Building 11.1%, Management 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%

  37. #37 Oxygen: First Breath
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,655 reviews2022
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 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 27.7%, Base Building 18.8%, Survival 11.3%, Management 9%, Resource Management 7.7%

  38. #38 SpaceSlog
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 41 reviews2026
    Dev: Produno Games Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Build your spaceship, manage your crew, and explore the cosmos whilst trying to keep your crew alive and your ship fully functioning. This game features simulated ship systems and a lived in universe which creates a challenging, unique and unforgettable experience with every playthrough.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Survival 10.9%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8.6%

  39. #39 Starmancer
    74% matchMixed63% of 1,038 reviews2021
    Dev: Ominux GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9%, Base Building 12.1%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 9.9%, Survival 8.5%

  40. #40 Red Dust Colony
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Panic Spreadsheet
    Windows · Mac

    The spirit of the space race lives on in this Mars based colony sim. Mine, craft and research in order to build up your initial lander into a self sustaining colony. Keep oxygen levels high and CO₂ levels low. Discover and grow a variety of plants to balance out colonist nutrition.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 38.6%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 11.8%, Management 8.5%, Resource Management 7.8%

  41. #41 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
    76% matchMixed50% of 381 reviews2017
    Dev: Jim Offerman
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8%, Space Sim 12.9%, Management 11.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Space 8.7%

  42. #42 Resort Galactica
    72% 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 29%, Base Building 17.1%, Management 10.6%, Sandbox 10.6%, Space Sim 10.5%

  43. #43 Idyll
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IdyllWorks
    Windows

    A 3D voxel fantasy colony sim with online co-op. Build a settlement block-by-block, mine deep for rare resources, craft powerful gear, and defend your colonists from monsters and rival factions.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 41.7%, Base Building 22.1%, Survival 14%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 5.9%

  44. #44 The Crust
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,605 reviews2024
    Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 24.1 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 27.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Management 8.6%, Space 8.5%, Sandbox 8.5%

  45. #45 Meowdieval Clowder
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DrillMind
    Windows

    Build a medieval colony… with cats! Progress from a wooden club to a steel claymore, build a dynasty with inheritable traits, and defend your clowder from mice, rats, and dogs. Send brave squads to explore the world and remember: here, sharp claws and a fluffy tail rule.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, Base Building 18.9%, Survival 10.3%, Management 8.8%, Sandbox 7.3%

  46. #46 Beyond These Stars
    70% 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 27.7%, Base Building 16%, Management 10.1%, Survival 9.9%, Sandbox 9%

  47. #47 Idle Terra
    69% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Boris Naftaliev
    Windows · Linux

    Sci-fi idle strategy in isometric view: build structures, gather resources, and trade with ships while exploring your plot of land cell by cell.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8%, Resource Management 7.4%

  48. #48 The Spatials
    73% matchMixed69% of 330 reviews2015
    Dev: Weird and Wry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.

    Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Management 13.9%, Colony Sim 12.3%, Space 10%, Survival 8.4%

  49. #49 Terra-7
    70% 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 31.4%, Base Building 15%, Management 13.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Strategy 10.5%

  50. #50 Odd Realm
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,005 reviews2024
    Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.2%, Base Building 15.6%, Management 10.5%, Survival 9.3%, Sandbox 8.7%

  51. #51 The Blighted Frontier
    69% 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 39.1%, Base Building 18.5%, Management 11%, Survival 8.7%, Simulation 6.4%

  52. #52 Horizon 1990
    69% 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 24.2%, Base Building 19.5%, Survival 16.3%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 9.1%

  53. #53 Resilience
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Samskara Games
    Windows

    Come face to face with the dangers that await your crew on a distant planet with extreme temperature conditions. Gather resources, explore, defend against aggressive flora and fauna, develop technologies to survive and leave the planet.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.9%, Base Building 17.1%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 11.2%, Resource Management 7.6%

  54. #54 Forsaken: Year One
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kymera Games
    Windows

    Rebuild society as you see fit in this survival community management game. Centered around survivors, their needs and their relationships, you will have to make hard choices to survive and rebuild after the apocalypse.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 33.5%, Base Building 13.1%, Management 12.4%, Survival 11.4%, Sandbox 8.6%

  55. #55 Quriocity
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 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 31.7%, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 10.3%, Resource Management 7.3%

  56. #56 Skyberry Garden
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Catculus
    Windows · Mac

    Skyberry Garden is a cozy sky colony sim where space is your most precious resource. Design a thriving sanctuary on floating islands, master complex production chains, and harness ancient magic. Can you build a lasting home above the clouds?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 38.6%, Base Building 18.4%, Management 13.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 7.1%

  57. #57 Stranded: Alien Dawn
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 11,085 reviews2023
    Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 25%, Base Building 23.9%, Survival 15.9%, Management 8.3%, Crafting 6.6%

  58. #58 Oceaneers
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 89 reviews2026
    Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
    Windows

    A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 30.2%, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 12.1%, Management 9.3%, Crafting 7%

  59. #59 Tree House Colony
    67% 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 33.6%, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 12.2%, Management 10.5%, Resource Management 8.8%

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