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Games Like Zombie Cure Lab

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Base Building, City Builder, Management, Colony Sim.

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In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.

Reviews: Mixed — 69% — of 448 reviews
Released: 2025-05-27
Developer: Thera Bytes GmbH
Publisher: Aerosoft GmbH
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 58%

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  1. #1 Infection Free Zone
    97% matchVery Positive80% of 17,172 reviews2024
    Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, City Builder 14.2%, Colony Sim 13.9%, Zombies 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%

  2. #2 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
    96% 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 25.2%, Base Building 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Survival 9.8%, City Builder 6.8%

  3. #3 Surviving the Aftermath
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,513 reviews2021
    Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.3%, City Builder 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Base Building 10.7%, Survival 10.1%

  4. #4 New Cycle
    95% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,783 reviews2024
    Dev: Core EngagePub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.7%, City Builder 14%, Base Building 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Building 9.2%

  5. #5 Cataclismo
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,077 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 17.1%, City Builder 11.1%, Tower Defense 10.4%, Base Building 10.4%, Zombies 9.4%

  6. #6 Cliff Empire
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,340 reviews2019
    Dev: Lion's Shade
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 15.5%, City Builder 12.9%, Economy 9.2%, Tower Defense 7.9%, Resource Management 7.7%

  7. #7 The Last Haven
    93% matchMixed61% of 1,526 reviews2023
    Dev: Thunder Devs.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.

    Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, City Builder 11.5%, Survival 9.1%, Strategy 8.5%

  8. #8 They Are Billions
    92% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
    Dev: Numantian Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24%, Base Building 18.7%, Zombies 11.7%, Tower Defense 10.5%, Survival 8.2%

  9. #9 Endzone 2
    91% matchMixed69% of 1,004 reviews2025
    Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity's survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 19.6%, City Builder 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Base Building 9%, Economy 8.3%

  10. #10 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 193 reviews2025
    Dev: Exabyte Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 15.9%, Base Building 11.5%, City Builder 10.3%, Zombies 9.3%, Tower Defense 9%

  11. #11 The Wandering Village
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,074 reviews2025
    Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.3%, City Builder 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12%, Resource Management 10.5%, Management 10.1%

  12. #12 Settlement Survival
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 7,842 reviews2022
    Dev: Gleamer StudioPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.2%, City Builder 17.3%, Building 10.5%, Management 8.4%, Survival 8.2%

  13. #13 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 10,961 reviews2026
    Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

    Why similar: Zombies 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Resource Management 13.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Management 10.9%

  14. #14 After Long Night
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 reviews2025
    Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 16.7%, Base Building 10.2%, City Builder 9.6%, Zombies 9.5%, Resource Management 8.1%

  15. #15 Flotsam
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 4,240 reviews2025
    Dev: Pajama Llama GamesPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 19.4%, City Builder 12.8%, Base Building 12%, Resource Management 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%

  16. #16 The Crust
    86% 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 21.5%, Base Building 13.8%, City Builder 11.8%, Resource Management 10.5%, Building 8.2%

  17. #17 Oxygen
    87% matchMostly Positive73% of 865 reviews2023
    Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Oxygen is a survival city builder. 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 more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 17.4%, City Builder 12.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 8.8%, Building 7.4%

  18. #18 After the Collapse
    85% 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 23.1%, Base Building 13.3%, City Builder 12.5%, Management 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%

  19. #19 After Inc: Revival
    83% matchVery Positive80% of 1,165 reviews2025
    Dev: Ndemic Creations
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Can you rebuild civilisation after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Build settlements, harvest resources and shape society as you lead Humanity out of the darkness.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, City Builder 14.1%, Zombies 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Base Building 9.9%

  20. #20 Founders' Fortune
    84% 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 30.8%, City Builder 13.8%, Base Building 13%, Building 8.4%, Sandbox 6.2%

  21. #21 Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,019 reviews2015
    Dev: Northway Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21%, City Builder 12.5%, Zombies 10.4%, Base Building 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%

  22. #22 Endzone - A World Apart
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,807 reviews2021
    Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    Why similar: City Builder 22%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 10.9%

  23. #23 Post-Apo Builder
    82% matchMixed43% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Septarian GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.

    Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, City Builder 12.3%, Building 12.1%, Time Management 10.6%

  24. #24 Night of the Dead
    80% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
    Dev: Jackto Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 19.9%, Zombies 18.1%, Base Building 17.5%, Building 13.7%, Sandbox 12.2%

  25. #25 Going Medieval
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 20,287 reviews2026
    Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.2%, City Builder 14.4%, Base Building 13.2%, Economy 11.6%, Management 9.3%

  26. #26 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 25%, Base Building 12.3%, Building 10.3%, Resource Management 9.6%, City Builder 9%

  27. #27 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 885 reviews2019
    Dev: Giant Grey
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Zombies 18.6%, Base Building 16.4%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 8.8%

  28. #28 Colony Survival
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 8,816 reviews2017
    Dev: Pipliz
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Survival 10.8%, Building 10.6%, City Builder 8.9%

  29. #29 City Defense Z
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 reviews2025
    Dev: Good Mood Games
    Windows · Linux

    City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 14%, Base Building 13%, Zombies 12.6%, Time Management 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%

  30. #30 Until We Die
    79% 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 20.6%, Base Building 15.9%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Survival 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

  31. #31 Farm for your Life
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 639 reviews2014
    Dev: Hammer Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Your community was taken down by a heavy storm which caused an apocalypse and unleashed the living dead. Together with the other survivors, it is your task to rebuild and to allow that sustainable life can still be assured. Cultivate your farm and manage your restaurant to provide food and deal with all the zombies.

    Why similar: Management 16%, Building 15.6%, Time Management 14.8%, Zombies 12.6%, Top-Down 8.5%

  32. #32 Planetbase
    78% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 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 29.4%, City Builder 19.1%, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 8.9%, Resource Management 6.3%

  33. #33 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
    76% matchMixed69% of 434 reviews2023
    Dev: Septarian Games
    Windows

    Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.1%, Time Management 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Base Building 10.3%, Strategy 7.2%

  34. #34 Shelter Manager
    77% matchMixed62% of 279 reviews2021
    Dev: Hamsters Gaming
    Windows

    We live in a troubled world. Viruses, military conflicts - you never know what danger the world will face tomorrow. It's time to get ready now! Lead a bunker network and start developing society after a global disaster.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1%, City Builder 12.9%, Economy 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Building 8.7%

  35. #35 Grim Realms
    75% 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 28.4%, Base Building 15.8%, Zombies 10.1%, Building 10%, Economy 8.8%

  36. #36 Drill Core
    73% 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 26.2%, Tower Defense 16.4%, City Builder 15.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Management 7.1%

  37. #37 SteamWorld Build
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,093 reviews2023
    Dev: The StationPub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.

    Why similar: City Builder 19.5%, Economy 14.9%, Resource Management 13.1%, Base Building 12%, Management 10.6%

  38. #38 Against the Storm
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
    Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.2%, City Builder 12.7%, Base Building 11.2%, Economy 9.5%, Resource Management 9.1%

  39. #39 Rebirth evolution
    75% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2023
    Dev: 异界游网络科技
    Windows

    2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

    Why similar: City Builder 17.8%, Base Building 15.6%, Zombies 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Survival 11.1%

  40. #40 Stranded: Alien Dawn
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 10,890 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: Base Building 23.9%, Colony Sim 23.8%, Survival 16%, Management 8.8%, Resource Management 8.5%

  41. #41 Monster Lab Simulator
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 483 reviews2026
    Dev: Round 3 Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Ready to become a mad scientist? Synthesize, evolve, and command an army of unique creatures in your own lab. Manage your laboratory, master genetic essences, and dominate the battle arena in this deep creature collection simulator!

    Why similar: Science 36.8%, Management 17.6%, Economy 16.1%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 7.3%

  42. #42 Defensurvivor
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: SignatureGamez
    Windows

    DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.5%, Base Building 26.8%, Zombies 11.4%, Top-Down 10%, Strategy 7.3%

  43. #43 NecroCity
    73% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2023
    Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
    Windows

    Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.3%, City Builder 16.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 11.1%, Zombies 7.4%

  44. #44 BARRICADEZ
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2021
    Dev: Fly Penguin inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Barricadez is a mix of tower defense and survival game. Take on your care robot and explore the underground, find new blueprints, gather resources and build your defenses and traps to survive through the night against a myriad of zombie-like creatures. Your goal: to defend the defenseless cradle.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 17.7%, Base Building 15.8%, Zombies 15.2%, Resource Management 12.8%, Building 11.9%

  45. #45 Mistward
    70% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!

    Why similar: Colony Sim 24.7%, City Builder 16.8%, Science 15.3%, Sandbox 10%, Base Building 8.2%

  46. #46 Surviving the Abyss
    71% matchMixed65% of 1,047 reviews2024
    Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Paradox Arc
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.5%, City Builder 14.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Economy 10%, Building 9.7%

  47. #47 Last Outpost
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Troyd Games
    Windows

    Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.6%, City Builder 24.9%, Base Building 20.9%, Zombies 16.6%, Strategy 7.1%

  48. #48 Life in Bunker
    74% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2016
    Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.

    Why similar: Base Building 20.5%, Survival 16.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Management 9.5%

  49. #49 From Glory To Goo
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,455 reviews2024
    Dev: Stratagem Blue
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18%, Tower Defense 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, City Builder 12%, Resource Management 9.3%

  50. #50 The Walking Trade
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,435 reviews2026
    Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.

    Why similar: Economy 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Management 13.2%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 11.5%

  51. #51 Becastled
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 5,494 reviews2025
    Dev: Mana Potion Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

    Why similar: Base Building 23.8%, Colony Sim 21.6%, City Builder 20%, Building 11.6%, Strategy 6.9%

  52. #52 Farthest Frontier
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 23,648 reviews2025
    Dev: Crate Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 17.1%, City Builder 14%, Building 12.1%, Base Building 10.3%, Economy 9.6%

  53. #53 Zombie Graveyard Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 718 reviews2025
    Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

    Why similar: Zombies 17.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Building 15.4%, Management 13.8%, Survival 12.1%

  54. #54 Aquatico
    69% matchMixed67% of 858 reviews2023
    Dev: Digital Reef GamesPub: Overseer Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 21.7%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 9.8%, Economy 9.4%, Building 8.6%

  55. #55 One Military Camp
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 712 reviews2023
    Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!

    Why similar: City Builder 15.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Economy 11.8%, Resource Management 11.1%, Building 10.2%

  56. #56 Guardians of the Sanctree
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2024
    Dev: HuCang Studio
    Windows

    You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 17.8%, Base Building 12.9%, Tower Defense 12.2%, City Builder 11.8%, Resource Management 8.7%

  57. #57 Ragnorium
    70% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
    Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows

    Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 20.7%, City Builder 14.1%, Survival 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Base Building 11.9%

  58. #58 Exogate Initiative
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2025
    Dev: Xeno Bits
    Windows

    Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 19.2%, City Builder 14.3%, Base Building 13.3%, Resource Management 10.7%, Building 10.1%

  59. #59 The Colonists
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,205 reviews2018
    Dev: CodebyfirePub: Mode 7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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

    Why similar: Colony Sim 20.3%, City Builder 14.1%, Economy 10.7%, Base Building 9.5%, Building 9.4%

  60. #60 Timberborn
    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,007 reviews2026
    Dev: Mechanistry
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 18.4%, City Builder 15.3%, Science 13.8%, Base Building 9.6%, Building 8%

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