What games are like Kenshi?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Kenshi by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Colony Survival (8,875 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Kenshi" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Kenshi, 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 Kenshi

Looking for games like Kenshi? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Kenshi is a action game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Colony Survival with 8,875 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Colony Survival

2017 · Action

8,875 reviews · 92% positive

SurvivalBase-BuildingBuilding

Same: shares Survival and Base-Building. Different: leans more into colony sim.
Enshrouded

2024 · Action

90,330 reviews · 86% positive

Open WorldSurvivalBase-Building

Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
Forager

2019 · Action

35,009 reviews · 90% positive

SurvivalCraftingIndie

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
ARK: Scorched Earth - Expansion Pack

2016 · Action

5,279 reviews · 79% positive

SurvivalAdventureOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Adventure. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
Cepheus Protocol

2020 · Action

3,599 reviews · 76% positive

SandboxRTSSurvival

Same: shares Sandbox and RTS. Different: leans more into zombies.
Factorio

2020 · Casual

191,633 reviews · 98% positive

Base-BuildingSandboxCrafting

Same: shares Base-Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into automation.
Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,638 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingSimulationStrategy

Same: shares Base-Building and Simulation. Different: leans more into space.
The Crust

2024 · Simulation

3,564 reviews · 77% positive

Base-BuildingSandboxStrategy

Same: shares Base-Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into early access.
ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

579,234 reviews · 83% positive

SurvivalOpen WorldCrafting

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

2016 · Action

104,924 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
Craftopia

2020 · Action

18,201 reviews · 77% positive

Open WorldCraftingSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Crafting. Different: leans more into multiplayer.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Kenshi?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Kenshi by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Colony Survival (8,875 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Kenshi" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Kenshi, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.