What games are like The Crust?

indielist matches 12 indie games to The Crust by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Space Haven (10,638 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like The Crust" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Crust, 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 The Crust

Looking for games like The Crust? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. The Crust is a simulation game from 2024; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Space Haven with 10,638 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Space Haven

2026 · Indie

10,638 reviews · 86% positive

Base-BuildingSpaceColony Sim

Same: shares Base-Building and Space. Different: leans more into space sim.
Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

82,685 reviews · 97% positive

AutomationSpaceBase-Building

Same: shares Automation and Space. Different: leans more into open world.
IXION

2022 · Indie

17,264 reviews · 79% positive

SpaceCity BuilderStrategy

Same: shares Space and City Builder. Different: leans more into choices matter.
Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

132,230 reviews · 97% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into 2d.
Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

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

2022 · RPG

3,870 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into open world.
The Last Starship

2026 · Indie

1,523 reviews · 75% positive

StrategySandboxSimulation

Same: shares Strategy and Sandbox. Different: leans more into space sim.
Frostpunk

2018 · Simulation

112,340 reviews · 93% positive

City BuilderSurvivalResource Management

Same: shares City Builder and Survival. Different: leans more into steampunk.
Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure

228,423 reviews · 97% positive

Base-BuildingAutomationBuilding

Same: shares Base-Building and Automation. Different: leans more into open world.
RimWorld

2018 · Indie

203,546 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvival

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into moddable.
Factorio

2020 · Casual

191,633 reviews · 98% positive

AutomationBase-BuildingResource Management

Same: shares Automation and Base-Building. Different: leans more into crafting.
Kenshi

2018 · Action

95,289 reviews · 96% positive

SandboxSurvivalStrategy

Same: shares Sandbox and Survival. Different: leans more into open world.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like The Crust?: indielist matches 12 indie games to The Crust by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Space Haven (10,638 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like The Crust" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Crust, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.