What games are like Captain of Industry?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Captain of Industry by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Ancient Cities (2,127 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Captain of Industry" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Captain of Industry, 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 Captain of Industry

Looking for games like Captain of Industry? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Captain of Industry is a indie game from 2022; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Ancient Cities with 2,127 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,127 reviews · 63% positive

StrategyCity BuilderSurvival

Same: shares Strategy and City Builder. Different: leans more into historical.
Clanfolk

2022 · RPG

3,870 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into rts.
Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

82,685 reviews · 97% positive

AutomationBase-BuildingBuilding

Same: shares Automation and Base-Building. Different: leans more into space.
Prison Architect

2015 · Indie

59,769 reviews · 89% positive

SimulationBuildingBase-Building

Same: shares Simulation and Building. Different: leans more into sandbox.
IXION

2022 · Indie

17,264 reviews · 79% positive

City BuilderStrategySurvival

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

2026 · Indie

10,638 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingColony SimSimulation

Same: shares Base-Building and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into space.
MEMORIAPOLIS

2025 · Indie

1,761 reviews · 76% positive

City BuilderColony SimBuilding

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into exploration.
The Crust

2024 · Simulation

3,564 reviews · 77% positive

Early AccessBase-BuildingColony Sim

Same: shares Early Access and Base-Building. Different: leans more into space.
RimWorld

2018 · Indie

203,546 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into sandbox.
Banished

2014 · Indie

37,726 reviews · 90% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into indie.
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game

2015 · Indie

17,356 reviews · 94% positive

SimulationManagementBuilding

Same: shares Simulation and Management. Different: leans more into sandbox.

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What games are like Captain of Industry?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Captain of Industry by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Ancient Cities (2,127 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Captain of Industry" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Captain of Industry, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.