The Best Base-building colony simulation Games for PC Windows - Page 3

Update : Memoriapolis added at rank #44.
Here are our 10 Best Base-building colony simulation Games for PC Windows, position 21 to 30:
21

Per Aspera (2020)

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PC Windows

Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.


  • city-building
  • simulation
  • colony
  • science
  • mars
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • resource-management
  • automation
  • management
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • strategy
  • minimalist
  • sci-fi

22

Offworld Trading Company (2016)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.


  • real-time
  • strategy
  • economy
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • moddable
  • sci-fi
  • cooperative
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • building
  • space
  • futuristic
  • sandbox

23

Startopia (2001)

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PC Windows

Startopia is a space station management game with near-absolute camera control and a beautiful setting. The graphics are simple but timeless, and managing a bustling station is fulfilling.


What we like:
  • Timeless graphics
  • Fulfilling gameplay
  • Rewarding busywork
  • Beautiful setting
What could be improved:
  • Micromanagement irritations
  • Infrequent resource trading
  • Combat feels like a different game

  • aliens
  • simulation
  • management
  • colony
  • base-building
  • space
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • strategy
  • sandbox
  • real-time
  • sci-fi
  • god-game
  • multiplayer
  • crime

24

Surviving the Aftermath (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Surviving the Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic city building and management simulator that focuses on surviving and thriving in a world ravaged by various disasters. The gameplay loop is addictive, with players constantly micromanaging their colony and working towards long-term goals like unlocking upgrades in the tech tree. Your choices affect the colony's happiness and future, making for an immersive and challenging gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Good variety of starting and difficulty options
  • Interesting story and exploration mechanics
  • Wide variety of buildings and environments
  • Fun hero and exploration system
  • Severely punishing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Slow pacing in late game
  • No smart road building/pathing
  • Too many unintuitive blocks in tech and resources

  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • management
  • colony
  • base-building
  • building

25

Planetbase (2015)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.


  • city-building
  • simulation
  • colony
  • space
  • survival
  • management
  • robots
  • building
  • base-building
  • mars
  • strategy
  • trading
  • sci-fi
  • resource-management

26

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (2024)

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PC Windows

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.


  • grand-strategy
  • city-building
  • colony
  • moddable
  • building
  • simulation
  • 4x
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • real-time
  • resource-management
  • economy
  • management
  • historical
  • strategy

27

Factory Town (2019)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Dive into Factory Town, a vibrant world where you shape a bustling village into an industrial powerhouse. Master logistics, research technologies, and harness magic to create the ultimate production utopia. With a soothing atmosphere and endless possibilities, you're in control of every conveyor and railway. Turn your creative visions into reality and watch your civilization flourish!


What we like:
  • Deep and complex management
  • Engaging and rewarding gameplay
  • Beautiful, immersive visuals
  • No stressful combat
  • Creative freedom in sandbox mode
What could be improved:
  • Overwhelming tutorial for beginners
  • Potential for repetitive gameplay

  • automation
  • base-building
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • city-building
  • sandbox
  • transportation
  • simulation
  • buildings
  • crafting
  • management
  • moddable
  • editor
  • economy
  • level

28

Ratopia (2023)

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early access Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

New game with combined genre of strategic survival, Sandbox, and city building simulation. Enjoy the simulation with vast world to adventure with a great number of contents. Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.

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  • colony
  • base-building
  • management
  • city-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • survival
  • resource-management
  • cute
  • sandbox
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • avatar
  • 2d
  • open-world

29

Catizens (2022)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS

Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.


  • simulation
  • colony
  • city-building
  • farming
  • building
  • sandbox
  • cats
  • fishing
  • base-building
  • agriculture
  • life
  • character
  • crafting
  • survival
  • management

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Ostriv (2020)

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early access PC Windows j

Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.


  • colony
  • city-building
  • economy
  • building
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • management
  • agriculture
  • historical
  • relaxing
  • medieval
  • build
  • replay-value
  • 3d

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