Colony Sim indie games

indielist tracks 32 indie colony sim games with the Steam user tag "Colony Sim", together holding 792,781 reviews at an average of 85% positive. The most reviewed is RimWorld with 206,422 reviews.

Tagged titles

32

Total reviews on Steam

792,781

Avg positive %

85%

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Related tags

Strategy (29) Base-Building (28) Building (28) Management (26) Simulation (26) Sandbox (25) Resource Management (23) City Builder (21) Survival (21) Economy (15)

R

RimWorld

2018 · Indie

206,422 reviews · 98% positive

Colony Sim Base-Building Survival Strategy Sandbox
O

Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

134,387 reviews · 97% positive

Colony Sim Base-Building Survival Resource Management Building
C

Cult of the Lamb

2022 · Action

109,439 reviews · 96% positive

Base-Building Cute Action RoguelikeSingleplayerDungeon Crawler
P

Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,973 reviews · 89% positive

Simulation Building Sandbox Base-Building Colony Sim
W

WorldBox - God Simulator

2021 · Indie

50,129 reviews · 95% positive

Sandbox God Game Simulation Pixel Graphics Colony Sim
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,804 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
F

Foundation

2025 · Indie

23,975 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Simulation Medieval Strategy Sandbox
A

Amazing Cultivation Simulator

2020

19,079 reviews · 86% positive

Simulation Martial Arts RPG Sandbox Strategy
S

Soulmask

2026 · Adventure

18,173 reviews · 77% positive

Early AccessSurvival Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,046 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
G

Going Medieval

2026 · Indie

16,834 reviews · 89% positive

RPGEarly AccessCity Builder Colony SimSingleplayer
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

15,015 reviews · 79% positive

Space City Builder Strategy Survival Resource Management
C

Captain of Industry

2022 · Indie

10,722 reviews · 90% positive

Base-Building Automation Resource Management Management Simulation
S

Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,148 reviews · 86% positive

Base-Building Space Colony Sim Simulation Strategy
P

Planetbase

2015 · Indie

9,497 reviews · 80% positive

Colony Sim City Builder Base-Building Space Strategy
E

Endzone - A World Apart

2021 · Indie

8,232 reviews · 77% positive

City Builder Survival Strategy Post-apocalyptic Simulation
C

Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,208 reviews · 92% positive

Colony Sim Survival Base-Building BuildingMultiplayer
B

Becastled

2025 · Indie

5,315 reviews · 82% positive

Base-Building Strategy City Builder Medieval Building
R

Ratopia

2025 · Adventure

4,513 reviews · 88% positive

Building Colony Sim Base-Building Survival Difficult
F

Factory Town

2021 · Indie

4,131 reviews · 91% positive

Automation Base-Building Resource Management Sandbox Simulation
F

Fantasy Map Simulator

2024 · Indie

4,059 reviews · 89% positive

Early AccessGod Game Sandbox Alternate History Idler
P

Plan B: Terraform

2025 · Indie

3,465 reviews · 91% positive

Early AccessAutomation Resource Management Transportation Simulation
O

Occupy Mars: The Game

2026 · Adventure

2,677 reviews · 70% positive

Early AccessOpen World Survival Craft Open World Resource Management Sandbox
A

Astro Colony

2026 · Action

2,348 reviews · 81% positive

Base-Building AutomationEarly AccessSpace Resource Management
R

Reus 2

2024 · Indie

2,114 reviews · 95% positive

God Game Colony Sim Puzzle City Builder Base-Building
A

Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

1,889 reviews · 63% positive

Strategy City Builder Survival Historical Relaxing
M

MEMORIAPOLIS

2025 · Indie

1,726 reviews · 76% positive

City Builder Exploration Colony Sim Political Sim Immersive Sim
T

The Last Starship

2026 · Indie

1,577 reviews · 75% positive

Strategy Sandbox SimulationSingleplayerSpace
L

Laysara: Summit Kingdom

2026 · Indie

1,389 reviews · 82% positive

Strategy City Builder Resource Management Colony Sim Building
A

Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon

2025 · Casual

1,267 reviews · 89% positive

Early AccessCasual Management Simulation Strategy
A

Airborne Empire

2026 · Action

906 reviews · 88% positive

Early AccessColony Sim Strategy RPG Wargame Sandbox
C

Crab God

2024 · Adventure

322 reviews · 82% positive

SingleplayerRogue-like Strategy Underwater Side Scroller

Frequently asked questions

What are the best colony sim indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 32 tracked colony sim indie games led by RimWorld (206,422 reviews).
How is the colony sim list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.