The Best Resource-management Games

Update, : Lakeburg Legacies added at rank #25.
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The Riftbreaker (2021)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Android

The Riftbreaker is a base building, survival game with action RPG elements that borrows from a lot of other games. Play as Ashley S. Nowak and enter the hostile planet Galatea 37 in your powerful Mecha-suit to build a base and defend yourself against thousands of creatures trying to eliminate you. The Riftbreaker offers high-quality graphics, great sound and music, flexible custom difficulty settings, varied biomes, and hours of gameplay that provides endless replayability.


Pro:
  • Good storyline and rewarding gaming experience
  • Customizable gameplay options
  • Hours of gameplay with almost endless replayability
  • Exciting and balanced base building, resource gathering, and combat
  • High-quality graphics, great sound and music
Cons:
  • Fairly demanding on PC
  • Lacks gameplay depth in research and weaponry
  • Cumbersome weapon and armor upgrades

  • survival
  • base-building
  • tower-defense
  • resource-management
  • mech
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • bullet-hell
  • aliens
  • top-down
  • action
  • resource
  • shooter
  • arpg

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Dome Keeper (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Dome Keeper is a thrilling mining game that combines rogue-lite elements with intense monster battles. Excavate resources, upgrade your gear, and defend your dome against enemy attacks. With effective gameplay mechanics, a variety of resources and upgrades, and unique gadgets, Dome Keeper offers a satisfying experience. However, starting over can feel slow compared to the fast-paced gameplay. Overall, Dome Keeper is a fantastic adaptation of the mining game niche into a rogue-lite.

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Pro:
  • Effective gameplay mechanics
  • Variety of resources and upgrades
  • Unique gadgets for the dome
Cons:
  • Starting over can feel slow compared to the fast-paced gameplay

  • time-management
  • aliens
  • mining
  • survival
  • rogue-like
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • management
  • wave
  • tower-defense
  • pixel
  • underground
  • resource
  • dark
  • perma-death

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Mr. Prepper (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

In Mr. Prepper, you must build an underground shelter, craft machines, and explore atmospheric locations to survive in a world controlled by an authoritarian government. Will you help Mr. Prepper defy the government and stay alive? This thrilling survival game offers an interesting prepper/survival concept, with a decent variety of items to build and explore. The game will keep you on edge with the slight stress of coming under inspection, all while providing a relaxing experience. Craft, trade, explore, and scavenge your way to success!


Pro:
  • Interesting prepper/survival concept
  • Decent variety of stuff to build
  • Slight stress of coming under inspection
  • Fun exploring the map
  • Relaxing game
Cons:
  • Building/crafting loop is low-impact
  • Short replay value
  • UI improvements needed
  • Lots of grinding

  • survival
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • crafting
  • base-building
  • underground
  • life
  • 2.5d
  • atmospheric
  • management
  • point-and-click
  • economy

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Terraformers (2022)

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Transform Mars into a habitable planet in Terraformers. With challenging strategizing and resource management, explore the planet and expand population, all while watching the stunning new natural wonders build up before your eyes. Take on different scenarios and bonuses and create a thriving utopia. Get lost in the addictive puzzle-like game with unique replayability and rewarding graphics and UI.


Pro:
  • Focus on strategy
  • Various difficulty levels
  • Unique victory conditions
  • Nice graphics and UI
  • Rich soundtrack
Cons:
  • Only one way to lose the game
  • Some bugs present
  • Game can become repetitive

  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • city-building
  • 4x
  • board-game
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • pve
  • space
  • sci-fi
  • building
  • futuristic
  • card
  • simulation
  • economy

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Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 (2023)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Step into the hilariously absurd and retro-futuristic world of Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099. Spy on subjects, manage hidden cameras, and even manipulate their lives. With its combination of narrative, investigation, surveillance, and resource management, this game will immerse you into a dystopian dreamland.


Pro:
  • Unique and perfect captures the spirit of Hitchcock's Rear window
  • Incredible atmosphere
  • Resource management
  • Sci-Fi setting
  • Incredible soundtrack
Cons:
  • Needs more cages

  • dystopian
  • simulation
  • sequel
  • resource-management
  • life
  • humor
  • investigation
  • management
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • dark
  • sci-fi
  • funny
  • story
  • pixel

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Dyson Sphere Program (2021)

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early access Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

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  • automation
  • space
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • management
  • simulation
  • mech
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • space-exploration
  • sci-fi
  • 3d

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Pokemon Sleep (2023)

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Android IOS iPhone

Pokémon with the same sleep type as you will gather around as you catch some Zs. Carry out research on these Pokémon’s sleep styles to complete your Sleep Style Dex. Pokémon-inspired music to relax you into sleep, plus smart alarms that wake you when you’re in a shallow stage of sleep.

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  • cute
  • time-management
  • resource-management
  • trading
  • anime
  • relaxing
  • achievements
  • funny
  • card
  • skill

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Global City: Building Games (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City!


  • city-building
  • modern
  • management
  • time-management
  • capitalism
  • grand-strategy
  • building
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • economy
  • isometric
  • crafting
  • strategy
  • farming
  • colourful

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WW2: Bunker Simulator (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.


  • world-war-2
  • wargame
  • resource-management
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • shooter
  • historical
  • military
  • management
  • fps
  • 3d
  • war
  • realistic
  • simulation

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Punch Club 2: Fast Forward (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Playstation 4 PC Windows

You have come here to read game descriptions and play fighter management sims…and you’re all outta descriptions.


  • arts
  • cyberpunk
  • nostalgia
  • time-management
  • martial
  • management
  • resource-management
  • rpg
  • 1990s
  • tactical
  • 1980s
  • life
  • sport
  • pixel
  • simulation

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