What games are like Colony Survival?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Colony Survival by shared genre and Steam tags, led by ARK: Survival Evolved (586,217 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Colony Survival" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Colony Survival, 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 Colony Survival

Looking for games like Colony Survival? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Colony Survival is a action game from 2017; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is ARK: Survival Evolved with 586,217 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

586,217 reviews · 83% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
V

Valheim

2021 · Action

458,539 reviews · 94% positive

SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Open World. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Scrap Mechanic

2026 · Action

109,201 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxMultiplayer

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into physics.
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Kenshi

2018 · Action

98,181 reviews · 96% positive

Open WorldSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Sandbox. Different: leans more into rpg.
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Voidtrain

2025 · Action

9,862 reviews · 74% positive

Co-opSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Co-op and Survival. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Raft

2022 · Adventure

323,060 reviews · 93% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerCo-op

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Planetbase

2015 · Indie

9,552 reviews · 80% positive

Colony SimCity BuilderBase-Building

Same: shares Colony Sim and City Builder. Different: leans more into space.
E

Enshrouded

2024 · Action

93,071 reviews · 86% positive

Open WorldSurvivalBase-Building

Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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TerraTech

2018 · Action

24,958 reviews · 91% positive

BuildingSandboxOpen World

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Necesse

2025 · Action

24,347 reviews · 93% positive

MultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox

Same: shares Multiplayer and Open World. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
C

Craftopia

2020 · Action

20,243 reviews · 76% positive

Open WorldCraftingSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Crafting. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds

2024 · Action

8,043 reviews · 82% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Colony Survival?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Colony Survival by shared genre and Steam tags, led by ARK: Survival Evolved (586,217 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Colony Survival" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Colony Survival, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.