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Colony Sim indie games

indielist tracks 29 indie colony sim games with the Steam user tag "Colony Sim", together holding 957,497 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is RimWorld with 203,920 reviews.

Tagged titles

29

Total reviews on Steam

957,497

Avg positive %

86%

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Related tags

Strategy (27) Building (26) Base-Building (25) Management (25) Simulation (23) Survival (22) City Builder (21) Sandbox (21) Resource Management (20) Economy (13)

R

RimWorld

2018 · Indie

203,920 reviews · 98% positive

Colony Sim Base-Building Survival Strategy Sandbox
O

Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

132,407 reviews · 97% positive

Colony Sim Base-Building Survival Resource Management Building
F

Frostpunk

2018 · Simulation

112,529 reviews · 93% positive

City Builder Survival Resource Management Strategy Post-apocalyptic
C

Cult of the Lamb

2022 · Action

107,299 reviews · 96% positive

Base-Building Cute Action RoguelikeSingleplayerDungeon Crawler
P

Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,790 reviews · 89% positive

Simulation Building Sandbox Base-Building Colony Sim
W

WorldBox - God Simulator

2021 · Indie

49,165 reviews · 95% positive

Sandbox God Game Simulation Pixel Graphics Colony Sim
T

They Are Billions

2019 · Strategy

45,790 reviews · 85% positive

Base-Building Colony Sim Strategy Zombies Survival
B

Banished

2014 · Indie

37,739 reviews · 90% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Strategy Simulation Survival
F

Foundation

2025 · Indie

23,816 reviews · 86% positive

City Builder Simulation Medieval Strategy Sandbox
A

Amazing Cultivation Simulator

2020

23,520 reviews · 86% positive

Simulation Martial Arts RPG Sandbox Strategy
S

Soulmask

2026 · Adventure

21,680 reviews · 77% positive

Early AccessSurvival Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
G

Going Medieval

2026 · Indie

20,967 reviews · 89% positive

RPGEarly AccessCity Builder Colony SimSingleplayer
D

Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,732 reviews · 87% positive

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

17,297 reviews · 79% positive

Space City Builder Strategy Survival Resource Management
C

Captain of Industry

2022 · Indie

11,007 reviews · 90% positive

Base-Building Automation Resource Management Management Simulation
S

Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,721 reviews · 86% positive

Base-Building Space Colony Sim Simulation Strategy
P

Planetbase

2015 · Indie

10,340 reviews · 80% positive

Colony Sim City Builder Base-Building Space Strategy
E

Endzone - A World Apart

2021 · Indie

9,896 reviews · 77% positive

City Builder Survival Strategy Post-apocalyptic Simulation
C

Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,884 reviews · 92% positive

Colony Sim Survival Base-Building BuildingMultiplayer
S

Settlement Survival

2022 · Simulation

7,933 reviews · 86% positive

City Builder Building Colony Sim Survival Management
B

Becastled

2025 · Indie

5,553 reviews · 82% positive

Base-Building Strategy City Builder Medieval Building
F

Fantasy Map Simulator

2024 · Indie

4,060 reviews · 89% positive

Early AccessGod Game Sandbox Alternate History Idler
C

Clanfolk

2022 · RPG

3,885 reviews · 92% positive

Strategy Simulation City Builder Colony Sim Base-Building
T

The Crust

2024 · Simulation

3,582 reviews · 77% positive

Early AccessBase-Building Space Colony Sim Automation
R

Reus 2

2024 · Indie

2,251 reviews · 95% positive

God Game Colony Sim Puzzle City Builder Base-Building
A

Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,129 reviews · 63% positive

Strategy City Builder Survival Historical Relaxing
M

MEMORIAPOLIS

2025 · Indie

1,760 reviews · 76% positive

City Builder Exploration Colony Sim Political Sim Immersive Sim
T

The Last Starship

2026 · Indie

1,544 reviews · 75% positive

Strategy Sandbox SimulationSingleplayerSpace
C

Crab God

2024 · Adventure

301 reviews · 83% positive

SingleplayerRogue-like Strategy Underwater Side Scroller

Frequently asked questions

What are the best colony sim indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 29 tracked colony sim indie games led by RimWorld (203,920 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.