The Best Base-building colony Games - Page 3

Update : Final Outpost added at rank #41.
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Space Haven (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Space Haven is an early access game where you can design your own ship and manage your crew as you embark on a journey to save humanity. Build your spaceship tile by tile, explore the vast universe, engage in tactical ship-to-ship combat and witness the drama and emotions of your crew. The game allows for complete freedom to customize and design your ship symmetrically or asymmetrically.


What we like:
  • Great sprites and sublime music
  • Game is approachable with a balanced feel
  • Unlimited freedom to build your own ship
  • Core game loop is engaging and not monotonous
  • Developers fully commited
What could be improved:
  • Lacks crew leveling up
  • Lacks variety in gameplay beyond building bigger ship and fending off pirates.

  • colony
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • space
  • management
  • tile
  • resource-management
  • sandbox
  • pirates
  • building
  • sci-fi
  • city-building
  • resource
  • survival-strategy

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Timberborn (2021)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

Timberborn is a unique city builder game where you manage a society of beavers in a post-apocalyptic world. With a focus on water and food resources, players must create dams and other structures to control rivers and survive droughts. The game offers a relaxed building experience with a novel water mechanic that refreshes the genre. It is a worthy purchase for fans of colony/survival simulators seeking a unique and refreshing challenge.


What we like:
  • Unique beaver cast of characters
  • High degree of control over society shape
  • Novel water mechanic
  • Verticality offers multi-layered societies
  • Challenging gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Perfomance issue on big town
  • Lack of late-game content
  • Early game only provides traditional needs
  • No storyline or scripted challenges

  • city-building
  • colony
  • survival
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • automation
  • management
  • post-apocalyptic
  • agriculture
  • resource-management
  • science
  • editor

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Academia: School Simulator (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS

If you love management games, then you need to play Academia: School Simulator. You get to build and run your own school, choosing how you want it to function and what your students need. With plenty of customization options, you can make it unique to your preferences. Do you want to be a strict principal who enforces every rule, or will you let things slide? It's all up to you!


What we like:
  • Similar gameplay to Prison Architect
  • Ability to punish misbehaving students
  • Can organize bake sales
  • Customize country flag and uniforms
  • Enjoyable management game
What could be improved:
  • Lack of depth compared to Prison Architect
  • No proper tutorial
  • Annoying goons to deal with
  • Game updates seem abandoned by dev
  • Complex gameplay might affect retention

  • colony
  • capitalism
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • management
  • moddable
  • building
  • economy
  • sandbox
  • family-friendly
  • top-down
  • education
  • cute
  • colourful

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Stranded: Alien Dawn (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Stranded: Alien Dawn drops you into an unknown alien world, where you'll lead survivors, build a high-tech outpost, and make tough decisions to survive. With engaging gameplay, a variety of planets, and a peaceful non-combat option, you'll experience a unique, unpredictable journey. But beware, time may slow and crafting can get repetitive in this thrilling survival sim.

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What we like:
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Variety of planets and moons
  • Non-combat peaceful option
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Beautiful graphics
What could be improved:
  • Time can feel slow
  • Crafting becomes repetitive
  • Lack of depth in some systems
  • Requires internet connection to play

  • survival
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • management
  • crafting
  • colony
  • hunting
  • destruction
  • cooking

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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (2024)

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PC Windows

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.


  • grand-strategy
  • city-building
  • colony
  • moddable
  • building
  • simulation
  • 4x
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • real-time
  • resource-management
  • economy
  • management
  • historical
  • strategy

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Regions Of Ruin (2018)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Regions of Ruin is a 2D pixel side-scrolling RPG with town-building, where you explore, fight and build into an open world that progressively challenges you and your settlement, and threatens the extinction of the dwarven race.


  • colony
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • scroller
  • side-scrolling
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • building

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Catizens (2022)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.


  • simulation
  • colony
  • city-building
  • farming
  • building
  • sandbox
  • cats
  • fishing
  • base-building
  • agriculture
  • life
  • character
  • crafting
  • survival
  • management

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Starmancer (2021)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Starmancer is a space station building game offering gameplay with consequences, a living sandbox environment, crafting, and managing the daily lives of colonists. Send crews out to mine on asteroids, trade with other factions, and explore old alien ruins. Obey protocol or go rogue as you take on the role of a powerful A.I.. Build bustling space ports, secret laboratories, and incubators for mysterious eggs. Defend against starvation, sabotage, and space zombies. Don't worry, you can always grow more humans. The vastness of space awaits. Are you ready?


  • simulation
  • space
  • base-building
  • colony
  • building
  • pixel
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • sci-fi

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Kingdom: New Lands (2016)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Experience the mystery and challenge of managing a kingdom in Kingdom: New Lands. Explore new lands, build your kingdom, and defeat greedy creatures while discovering the secrets of this minimalist strategy game. With stunning visuals, simple controls, and a haunting soundtrack, Kingdom: New Lands will keep you hooked for hours as you learn and grow your empire.


What we like:
  • Innovative gameplay mechanics
  • Expanding game world
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Beautiful visual style
  • Rewarding learning curve
What could be improved:
  • Lack of control over characters
  • Limited diversification of gameplay loop
  • No clear instruction

  • pixel
  • tower-defense
  • colony
  • medieval
  • rogue-like
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • scroller
  • base-building
  • survival
  • building
  • 2d
  • resource-management
  • side-scrolling
  • defence

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Going Medieval (2021)

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Step into 'Going Medieval' and forge a new future from the ashes of a plague-ravaged land. Build your stronghold, research technology, and dive into the lives of your colonists. Shape a castle, defend your people, and etch your legacy in a world where every choice matters. Your medieval adventure awaits!


What we like:
  • Deep customization options
  • Engaging character backstories
  • Challenging resource management
  • Multiple difficulty settings
  • Unique heraldry creation
What could be improved:
  • Underdeveloped NPC interactions
  • Limited exploration potential

  • colony
  • building
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • base-building
  • survival
  • resource-management
  • real-time
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • buildings
  • mech
  • crafting
  • management

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