The Best Base-building colony Games - Page 4

Update : Drill Core added at rank #40.
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Going Medieval (2021)

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PC Windows j

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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Becastled (2021)

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early access PC Windows

Becastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world!


  • base-building
  • city-building
  • colony
  • building
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • real-time
  • military
  • war

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Factory Town (2019)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Dive into Factory Town, a vibrant world where you shape a bustling village into an industrial powerhouse. Master logistics, research technologies, and harness magic to create the ultimate production utopia. With a soothing atmosphere and endless possibilities, you're in control of every conveyor and railway. Turn your creative visions into reality and watch your civilization flourish!


What we like:
  • Deep and complex management
  • Engaging and rewarding gameplay
  • Beautiful, immersive visuals
  • No stressful combat
  • Creative freedom in sandbox mode
What could be improved:
  • Overwhelming tutorial for beginners
  • Potential for repetitive gameplay

  • automation
  • base-building
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • city-building
  • sandbox
  • transportation
  • simulation
  • buildings
  • crafting
  • management
  • moddable
  • editor
  • economy
  • level

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A Planet of Mine (2017)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

If you're looking for a mobile game that offers space exploration, empire expansion, and natural resource exploitation, then A Planet of Mine is the game for you. With unique gameplay and solid variety, there's plenty of content to keep you engaged. Despite a largely worthless tutorial and out of balance resources, this game offers a compellingly complex economic simulation that will keep you occupied for however long you care to devoted to it. A Planet of Mine is a must-try title for any fan of 4x games.


What we like:
  • Unique gameplay
  • solid variety with 16 species and 15 modes of play
  • compellingly complex economic simulation
  • plenty of content
  • offers a simplified and accessible experience
What could be improved:
  • Largely worthless tutorial
  • Some resources out of balance
  • Mechanics are not fully explained

  • 4x
  • colony
  • mining
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • building
  • god-game
  • minimalist
  • science
  • procedural
  • space
  • sandbox
  • trading
  • resource

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The Last Starship (2023)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

Introversion Software, the indie legends behind Prison Architect, Darwinia, DEFCON and Uplink, present to you our most ambitious title ever: Pick a ship hull, kit her out with engines, life-support, sensors and railguns and start your galactic adventure in The Last Starship!


  • colony
  • space
  • mining
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • science
  • automation
  • building
  • sandbox
  • sci-fi
  • top-down
  • 2d
  • strategy
  • management
  • exploration

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Sapiens Craft (2023)

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PC Windows Android

Begin as a small stone age tribe. End as a global super power in a future age. Craft and research your way through history!


  • colony
  • simulation
  • god-game
  • management
  • crafting
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • life
  • moddable
  • building

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Synergy (2024)

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Linux j Mac OS PC Windows

Synergy is a city-building game in which humanity must survive in a strange and hostile world. Build a city while respecting the ecosystem. Explore and analyze your environment. Provide for the needs of your citizens.


  • diplomacy
  • colony
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • nature
  • stylized
  • economy
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • isometric
  • building
  • management
  • trading
  • sandbox

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Surviving the Aftermath (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Surviving the Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic city building and management simulator that focuses on surviving and thriving in a world ravaged by various disasters. The gameplay loop is addictive, with players constantly micromanaging their colony and working towards long-term goals like unlocking upgrades in the tech tree. Your choices affect the colony's happiness and future, making for an immersive and challenging gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Good variety of starting and difficulty options
  • Interesting story and exploration mechanics
  • Wide variety of buildings and environments
  • Fun hero and exploration system
  • Severely punishing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Slow pacing in late game
  • No smart road building/pathing
  • Too many unintuitive blocks in tech and resources

  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • management
  • colony
  • base-building
  • building

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Kingdom Eighties (2023)

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Android Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Kingdom Eighties is a standalone expansion to the award-winning Kingdom series. A singleplayer epic adventure of micro-strategy and base building. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed, and discover the secrets of your family lineage!


  • pixel
  • micro-strategy
  • colony
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • tower-defense
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • survival
  • economy
  • resource-management
  • building
  • skateboard
  • medieval
  • procedural

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Drill Core (2025)

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Android PC Windows j Nintendo Switch

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?


  • tower-defense
  • rogue-like
  • colony
  • city-building
  • scroller
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • exploration
  • resource-management
  • stylized
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • management
  • space
  • building

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