The best colony sim games in 2026

In the catalog: 37 games
Top rated: Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
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1. Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel!
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel!
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'.
Colony SimCity BuilderMedieval
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2. ASKA
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm.
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm.
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim.
VikingsColony SimOpen World Survival Craft
3. Kingdom Eighties
Grab your bike, pedal off and beat back the Greed to save your town.
Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe.
Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon.
Colony SimAction RTSCity Builder
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4. Kingdoms Reborn
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated…
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map.
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire!
Colony SimCity BuilderManagement
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5. Craft The World
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon…
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and…
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress.
DwarvesColony SimBuilding
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6. Astro Colony
Astro Colony throws you into an endless Universe of exploration…
Astro Colony throws you into an endless Universe of exploration, automation and survival!
Astro Colony throws you into an endless Universe of exploration, automation and survival!
Colony SimResource ManagementAutomation
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7. Sapiens
Guide your tribe. Build a civilization. Cultivate the world - together.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape.
God GameColony SimCity Builder
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8. Stonehearth
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery.
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery.
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land.
Colony SimCity BuilderBuilding
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9. The Settlers: New Allies
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up…
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and…
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.
God GameColony SimCity Builder
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10. Colony Survival
Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a…
Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team.
Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists.
Colony SimBuildingBase Building
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11. Castle Story
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can…
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one…
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons.
Colony SimOpen World Survival CraftBuilding
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12. Survivalist: Invisible Strain
It's ten years since the infection started.
It's ten years since the infection started.
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons.
Colony SimPost ApocalypticThird Person
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13. Guardians of the Sanctree
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures…
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines…
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects.
Colony SimCity BuilderTower Defense
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14. Anno 1701 History Edition
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The…
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno®…
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
Colony SimGrand StrategyCity Builder
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15. CryoFall
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten…
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant…
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future.
Colony SimOpen World Survival CraftBase Building
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16. Time to Morp
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure!
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure!
Play with friends in a cozy base-building adventure!
Colony SimCreature CollectorFarming Sim
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17. Farworld Pioneers
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op.
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op.
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op. Build and manage colonies on alien planets, and recruit AI survivors with unique personalities and skills.
Colony SimColorfulOpen World Survival Craft
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18. Hammerting
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara.
MiningColony SimAutomation
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19. Anno 1602 History Edition
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History…
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and…
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
Colony SimGrand StrategyCity Builder
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20. Banana Drama
Banana Drama is an indie RTS game.
Banana Drama is an indie RTS game.
Banana Drama is an indie RTS game. It offers a singleplayer and online multiplayer experience. Your monkey king is held captive by evil dinos - he needs help!
Colony SimAction RTSReal Time Tactics
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21. Anno 1503 History Edition
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized…
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current…
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.
Colony SimGrand StrategyCity Builder
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22. Space for Sale
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management…
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on…
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration.
Colony SimSpace SimCute
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23. Aground Zero
The world has ended.
The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion.
The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion. You will have to mine and build to survive, and search for other survivors to help you.
Colony SimCharacter Customization3D
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24. Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Lead the siege as fantasy characters throughout history!
Lead the siege as fantasy characters throughout history!
Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table!
Colony SimCity BuilderEconomy
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25. Korea Dynasty (조선메타실록)
Start as a cast-out nobi with nothing to your name and survive in…
Start as a cast-out nobi with nothing to your name and survive in Joseon.
Start as a cast-out nobi with nothing to your name and survive in Joseon.
Choose Your Own AdventureColony SimCity Builder
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26. Dinky Guardians
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and…
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate…
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!
Colony SimResource ManagementAutomation
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27. First Feudal
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and…
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an…
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle.
Colony SimResource ManagementMedieval
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28. AColony
Note: 3-4 player co-op mode is still experimental.
Note: 3-4 player co-op mode is still experimental.
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community.
Colony SimCity BuilderBase Building
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29. The Colonists
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for…
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a…
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
RobotsColony SimCity Builder
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30. Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Space Trader is an open world trading colony sim wrapped in a shooter.
Space Trader is an open world trading colony sim wrapped in a shooter.
Space Trader is an open world trading colony sim wrapped in a shooter.
Colony SimCharacter Customization3D
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