The Best Base-building colony simulation Games - Page 5

Update : New Cycle added at rank #44.
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Cartel Tycoon (2021)

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Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Build an empire of drug production and smuggling chains while managing rogue lieutenants, state authorities, and public opinion. Rival gangs, the DEA, the army, and even the CIA all threaten your growing business. When Capo dies, crown your successor, and build your empire from the ruins all over again.


  • empire
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • business
  • management
  • survival
  • agriculture
  • strategy
  • soundtrack
  • narrative
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • building
  • base-building
  • economy

42

Astro Colony (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.


  • space
  • automation
  • mars
  • colony
  • voxel
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • sandbox
  • procedural
  • building
  • simulation
  • flight
  • action-adventure
  • crafting
  • 3d

43

Odd Realm (2018)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Odd Realm is a colony sim set in a procedurally generated, fantasy world where you control a group of settlers to build a settlement that survives the passing seasons, roaming bandits, underground horrors, and gods from legend.


  • colony
  • simulation
  • base-building

44

New Cycle (2024)

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early access PC Windows

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.

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  • city-building
  • colony
  • building
  • survival
  • simulation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • resource-management
  • top-down
  • pause
  • realistic
  • sci-fi
  • base-building
  • 3d
  • replay-value
  • real-time

45

One More Island (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

As the Queen's latest governor, build a colonial empire in Her name. Claim islands, collect their natural resources, build production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a rebellious, bustling metropolis at the heart of a New World commercial empire!

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  • colony
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • economy
  • trading
  • top-down
  • management
  • exploration
  • ipad
  • survival
  • resource-management
  • 2d

46

Settlement Survival (2021)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

In Settlement Survival, you lead your people to a new settlement and must protect them from threats of nature while providing shelter, food, and happiness. Customize your settlement by carving out the land and choose the route of development that suits you best. Every map is randomly generated, making each experience unique. Trade is key to survival, so prepare to challenge even the most experienced player. Will you be able to overcome disasters like the bubonic plague ?

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What we like:
  • Realistic and complex gameplay
  • Customizable difficulty
  • Variety of resources, animals, and buildings
  • Importance of citizen happiness and health
  • Great building architecture
What could be improved:
  • Poorly balanced technology tree
  • Linear progression and lack of urgency
  • Limited starting options
  • Poor AI and menu system

  • city-building
  • building
  • colony
  • management
  • survival
  • simulation
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • sandbox
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • economy
  • type

47

Zombie Cure Lab (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Create the perfect lab in this challenging sandbox base builder and defend it from zombie attacks. Lead a team of scientists in curing the zombies and transform them into Human-Zombie hybrids. Gather resources, research new technologies and optimize your defense to overcome the apocalypse.


  • colony
  • moddable
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • building
  • sandbox
  • cartoony
  • atmospheric
  • management
  • survival
  • tactical
  • strategy

48

Captain of Industry (2022)

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j PC Windows

Embark on an adventure in Captain of Industry, where you transform an abandoned island into a thriving civilization. Mine, farm, and innovate your way to the stars by building rockets, trading with allies, and fending off pirates. With over 150 unique products and the ability to shape the terrain itself, your strategic decisions pave the path to success. Can you conquer the challenges and reach space?

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What we like:
  • Real-time terrain deformation
  • Wide variety of solutions for challenges
  • Handy tools like blueprinting
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Actively developed with promising potential
What could be improved:
  • Lacks clear end goals
  • Some gameplay issues need refining

  • automation
  • mining
  • transportation
  • colony
  • base-building
  • agriculture
  • moddable
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • logic
  • simulation
  • economy
  • building
  • management
  • survival

49

Winter Games Challenge (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Faster, farther, higher! Fly like an eagle, perform spectacular dramatic half-pipe stunts and race down the ice track or across the slopes. Take on sporting challenges in eight action-packed winter sports disciplines.

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  • cooperative
  • colony
  • sport
  • base-building
  • skating
  • scroller
  • tower-defense
  • skiing
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • pixel
  • snowboarding
  • local
  • 2d
  • survival

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Rise to Ruins (2014)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.


  • city-building
  • colony
  • tower-defense
  • god-game
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • survival
  • pixel

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