1
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A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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RimWorld
Steam
Publisher:
Ludeon Studios
Developer:
Ludeon Studios
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Oct 17, 2018
6 years, 10 months ago
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$34.99
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2DAtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimIndieManagementModdableOpen WorldProcedural GenerationReplay ValueSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerStory RichStrategySurvivalTactical RPG
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610,434 |
109,515 |
10/10 |
~$73 million
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2
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Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
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Manor Lords
Steam
Publisher:
Hooded Horse
Developer:
Slavic Magic
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Apr 26, 2024
1 year, 4 months ago
Early Access
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$39.99
$25.99
-35%
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4XBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEarly AccessEconomyGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementMedievalModdableOpen WorldReal-Time with PauseResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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532,493 |
33,003 |
9/10 |
~$25 million
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3
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Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
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Cult of the Lamb
Steam
Publisher:
Devolver Digital
Developer:
Massive Monster
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Aug 11, 2022
3 years ago
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$24.99
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2DActionAction RoguelikeAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCharacter CustomizationColony SimColorfulControllerCuteDark HumorDungeon CrawlerFaithFantasyFunnyRogueliteSingleplayerStrategyThird Person
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234,312 |
51,487 |
10/10 |
~$25 million
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4
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Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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Oxygen Not Included
Steam
Publisher:
Klei Entertainment
Developer:
Klei Entertainment
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Jul 30, 2019
6 years, 1 month ago
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$24.99
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2DAdventureBase BuildingBuildingColony SimDifficultExplorationIndieManagementMultiplayerOpen WorldResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceSpace SimStrategySurvival
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399,486 |
46,111 |
10/10 |
~$22 million
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5
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Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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Frostpunk
Steam
Publisher:
11 bit studios
Developer:
11 bit studios
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Apr 24, 2018
7 years, 4 months ago
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$29.99
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AtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingChoices MatterCity BuilderColony SimDarkDifficultEconomyGreat SoundtrackManagementPost-apocalypticRTSReal-Time with PauseResource ManagementSimulationSingleplayerSteampunkStrategySurvival
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377,246 |
36,614 |
9/10 |
~$21 million
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6
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Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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Prison Architect
Steam
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Developers:
Double Eleven, Introversion Software
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Oct 6, 2015
9 years, 11 months ago
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$29.99
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2DBase BuildingBuildingCapitalismCasualCity BuilderColony SimEconomyFunnyIndieManagementModdableMultiplayerReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategyTop-Down
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208,991 |
33,376 |
9/10 |
~$19 million
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7
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Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
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SPORE™
Steam
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Developer:
Maxis™
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Dec 19, 2008
16 years, 8 months ago
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$19.99
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AdventureAliensCartoonCartoonyCasualColony SimColorfulComedyCuteExplorationFamily FriendlyFunnyGod GameOpen WorldResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiScienceSimulationSpace
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92,385 |
35,705 |
9/10 |
~$14 million
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8
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Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
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Timberborn
Steam
Publisher:
Mechanistry
Developer:
Mechanistry
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Sep 15, 2021
3 years, 11 months ago
Early Access
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$34.99
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3DAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEarly AccessFarming SimLevel EditorManagementNaturePhysicsPost-apocalypticSandboxScienceSimulationStrategyStylizedSurvivalVoxel
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166,310 |
19,162 |
10/10 |
~$13 million
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9
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Northgard is a critically acclaimed strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
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Northgard
Steam
Publisher:
Shiro Games
Developer:
Shiro Games
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Mar 7, 2018
7 years, 5 months ago
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$29.99
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4XBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderCo-opColony SimEconomyManagementModdableMultiplayerPvEPvPRTSResource ManagementSimulationSingleplayerStrategyTacticalVikingsWar
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327,726 |
22,344 |
9/10 |
~$13 million
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10
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The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created. The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam. Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world.
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Dwarf Fortress
Steam
Publisher:
Kitfox Games
Developer:
Bay 12 Games
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Dec 6, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago
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$29.99
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Base BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimCraftingDifficultDwarfEconomyExplorationFantasyManagementModdableOpen WorldProcedural GenerationResource ManagementRoguelikeSandboxSimulationStrategySurvival
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193,027 |
22,336 |
10/10 |
~$13 million
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11
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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?
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They Are Billions
Steam
Publisher:
Numantian Games
Developer:
Numantian Games
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Jun 18, 2019
6 years, 2 months ago
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$29.99
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Base BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimDifficultIndieIsometricManagementMultiplayerPost-apocalypticRTSReal-Time with PauseResource ManagementSingleplayerSteampunkStrategySurvivalTacticalTower DefenseZombies
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277,195 |
18,340 |
9/10 |
~$11 million
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12
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In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
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Banished
Steam
Publisher:
Shining Rock Software LLC
Developer:
Shining Rock Software LLC
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Feb 18, 2014
11 years, 6 months ago
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$19.99
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BeautifulBuildingCity BuilderColony SimDifficultEconomyHistoricalIndieManagementMedievalOpen WorldProcedural GenerationRTSRelaxingResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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141,850 |
25,280 |
9/10 |
~$9.7 million
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13
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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.
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Against the Storm
Steam
Publisher:
Hooded Horse
Developer:
Eremite Games
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Dec 8, 2023
1 year, 8 months ago
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$29.99
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4XBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEconomyGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementModdableOpen WorldRTSReal-Time with PauseReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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127,487 |
16,832 |
10/10 |
~$9.7 million
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14
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WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
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WorldBox - God Simulator
Steam
Publisher:
Maxim Karpenko
Developer:
Maxim Karpenko
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Dec 2, 2021
3 years, 9 months ago
Early Access
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$19.99
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Artificial IntelligenceBuildingColony SimDestructionEarly AccessFantasyGod GameIdlerIndieLife SimManagementMedievalMythologyPixel GraphicsPolitical SimPoliticsProcedural GenerationRelaxingSandboxSimulation
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178,388 |
24,263 |
10/10 |
~$9.3 million
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15
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Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
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Frostpunk 2
Steam
Publisher:
11 bit studios
Developer:
11 bit studios
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Sep 20, 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago
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$44.99
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AtmosphericBase BuildingChoices MatterCity BuilderColony SimGreat SoundtrackManagementPolitical SimPoliticsPost-apocalypticPsychological HorrorResource ManagementSequelSimulationSingleplayerSnowSteampunkStrategySurvivalViolent
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175,856 |
8,125 |
7/10 |
~$7 million
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16
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Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
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Foundation
Steam
Publisher:
Polymorph Games
Developer:
Polymorph Games
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Jan 31, 2025
7 months ago
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$34.99
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AtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingChoices MatterCity BuilderColony SimEarly AccessEconomyIndieManagementMedievalOpen WorldRTSRelaxingResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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225,737 |
9,696 |
9/10 |
~$6.5 million
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17
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There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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Surviving Mars
Steam
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Developers:
Abstraction, Haemimont Games
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Mar 15, 2018
7 years, 5 months ago
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$29.99
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Base BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimFuturisticGreat SoundtrackManagementMarsModdableOpen WorldRTSResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceSpace SimStrategySurvival
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148,043 |
9,873 |
9/10 |
~$5.7 million
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18
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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.
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Steam
Publisher:
Hooded Horse
Developer:
3Division
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Jun 20, 2024
1 year, 2 months ago
|
$39.99
$19.99
-50%
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4XAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEconomyGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementModdableOpen WorldReal-Time with PauseReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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135,869 |
7,348 |
9/10 |
~$5.6 million
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19
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Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
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Kingdoms and Castles
Steam
Publisher:
Lion Shield, LLC
Developer:
Lion Shield, LLC
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Jul 20, 2017
8 years, 1 month ago
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$14.99
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ActionBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimColorfulCraftingEconomyGreat SoundtrackManagementMedievalOpen WorldRTSRelaxingResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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145,382 |
18,736 |
9/10 |
~$5.4 million
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20
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Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
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Empires of the Undergrowth
Steam
Publishers:
Hooded Horse, Slug Disco
Developer:
Slug Disco
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Jun 7, 2024
1 year, 2 months ago
|
$29.99
$14.99
-50%
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4XBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEconomyGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementModdableOpen WorldRTSReal-Time with PauseReplay ValueResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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83,296 |
9,294 |
10/10 |
~$5.3 million
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21
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IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
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IXION
Steam
Publisher:
Kasedo Games
Developer:
Bulwark Studios
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Dec 7, 2022
2 years, 8 months ago
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$34.99
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AtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingChoices MatterCity BuilderColony SimDarkDifficultEconomyExplorationIndieManagementPost-apocalypticRTSResource ManagementSimulationSingleplayerSpaceStrategySurvival
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105,328 |
7,234 |
9/10 |
~$4.9 million
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22
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Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
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Dawn of Man
Steam
Publisher:
Madruga Works
Developer:
Madruga Works
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Mar 1, 2019
6 years, 6 months ago
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$24.99
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Choices MatterCity BuilderColony SimDestructionEconomyHistoricalIndieManagementMultiplayerNudityOpen WorldPoliticalRTSResource ManagementSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStory RichStrategySurvival
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127,722 |
9,559 |
9/10 |
~$4.6 million
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23
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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.
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Going Medieval
Steam
Publisher:
Mythwright
Developer:
Foxy Voxel
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Jun 1, 2021
4 years, 3 months ago
Early Access
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$24.99
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3DBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimCraftingEarly AccessEconomyIndieManagementModdableProcedural GenerationRPGRTSReplay ValueSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvival
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169,772 |
7,675 |
9/10 |
~$3.7 million
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24
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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.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Steam
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Developer:
Haemimont Games
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Apr 25, 2023
2 years, 4 months ago
|
$34.99
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3DBase BuildingBuildingChoices MatterColony SimCombatCookingCraftingDestructionHuntingInventory ManagementManagementResource ManagementSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceStrategySurvivalTutorial
|
107,457 |
5,108 |
9/10 |
~$3.4 million
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25
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(“创新工坊”现已推出,当前已更新11个免费玩法资料片)《下一站江湖Ⅱ》是白玉京工作室研发的第二款3D单机武侠游戏,是一款包含了沙盒式的剧情主角养成、无缝大地图任意采集建造模拟经营、骑砍Like式门派霸图玩法的开放世界游戏,无内购、可离网游玩!
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下一站江湖Ⅱ
Steam
Publisher:
白玉京工作室
Developer:
白玉京工作室
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Apr 17, 2024
1 year, 4 months ago
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$24.99
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3DActionAction RTSAdventureCity BuilderColony SimCombatExplorationHack and SlashIndieMartial ArtsMultiple EndingsOpen WorldRPGSandboxSingleplayerStory RichStrategySurvivalWar
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35,099 |
7,136 |
7/10 |
~$3.4 million
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26
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Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Steam
Publisher:
Raw Fury
Developers:
Coatsink, Fury Studios, Stumpy🐙Squid
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Dec 11, 2018
6 years, 8 months ago
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$19.99
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AdventureAtmosphericBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderCo-opColony SimControllerFantasyLocal MultiplayerMedievalMinimalistMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPixel GraphicsSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalTower Defense
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88,754 |
8,893 |
9/10 |
~$3.4 million
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27
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Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
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Stationeers
Steam
Publisher:
RocketWerkz
Developer:
RocketWerkz
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Dec 12, 2017
7 years, 8 months ago
Early Access
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$34.99
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AgricultureAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCo-opColony SimCraftingEarly AccessManagementMarsMiningMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftPhysicsSandboxSci-fiScienceSpaceSurvival
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63,609 |
4,393 |
9/10 |
~$2.9 million
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28
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Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
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The Universim
Steam
Publisher:
Crytivo
Developer:
Crytivo
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Jan 22, 2024
1 year, 7 months ago
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$29.99
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AliensBuildingCasualCity BuilderColony SimColorfulExplorationGod GameManagementOpen WorldProcedural GenerationReal-Time with PauseResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiSimulationSingleplayerSpaceStrategySurvival
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193,384 |
4,916 |
9/10 |
~$2.8 million
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29
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Land your crew of survivors on an abandoned island and survive! Mine raw materials, grow food, build factories, manufacture products, research new tech, and trade with others. Become an industrial superpower! But this is no easy task, you will be put to the test to keep your settlement alive.
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Captain of Industry
Steam
Publisher:
MaFi Games
Developer:
MaFi Games
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May 31, 2022
3 years, 3 months ago
Early Access
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$34.99
$24.49
-30%
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3DAgricultureAutomationBase BuildingBuildingCity BuilderColony SimEarly AccessEconomyLogicManagementMiningModdableRealisticResource ManagementSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalTransportation
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74,947 |
4,042 |
9/10 |
~$2.7 million
|
30
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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!
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Infection Free Zone
Steam
Publisher:
Games Operators
Developer:
Jutsu Games
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Apr 11, 2024
1 year, 4 months ago
Early Access
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$24.99
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3DAtmosphericBase BuildingCity BuilderColony SimDarkEarly AccessImmersive SimManagementMinimalistOutbreak SimPost-apocalypticRTSSandboxSimulationSingleplayerStrategySurvivalTime ManagementZombies
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162,065 |
5,641 |
9/10 |
~$2.7 million
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