What games are like Banished?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Banished by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Foundation (23,777 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Banished" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Banished, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Banished

Looking for games like Banished? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Banished is a indie game from 2014; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Foundation with 23,777 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Foundation

2025 · Indie

23,777 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationMedieval

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into atmospheric.
Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,721 reviews · 87% positive

City BuilderColony SimSurvival

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into choices matter.
Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,127 reviews · 63% positive

StrategyCity BuilderSurvival

Same: shares Strategy and City Builder. Different: leans more into immersive sim.
IXION

2022 · Indie

17,272 reviews · 79% positive

City BuilderStrategySurvival

Same: shares City Builder and Strategy. Different: leans more into space.
RimWorld

2018 · Indie

203,546 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimSurvivalStrategy

Same: shares Colony Sim and Survival. Different: leans more into base-building.
Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

132,230 reviews · 97% positive

Colony SimSurvivalResource Management

Same: shares Colony Sim and Survival. Different: leans more into base-building.
Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,646 reviews · 86% positive

Colony SimSimulationStrategy

Same: shares Colony Sim and Simulation. Different: leans more into base-building.
Clanfolk

2022 · RPG

3,874 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into base-building.
Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

82,685 reviews · 97% positive

BuildingOpen WorldResource Management

Same: shares Building and Open World. Different: leans more into automation.
Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,769 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingSandbox

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into base-building.
Gold Mining Simulator

2017 · Indie

16,167 reviews · 73% positive

SimulationSingleplayerOpen World

Same: shares Simulation and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into mining.
Reus 2

2024 · Indie

2,249 reviews · 95% positive

Colony SimCity BuilderManagement

Same: shares Colony Sim and City Builder. Different: leans more into god game.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Banished?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Banished by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Foundation (23,777 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Banished" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Banished, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.