The Best Base-building Games - Page 2

Update : Diplomacy is Not an Option added at rank #38.
Here are our 10 Best Base-building Games, position 11 to 20:
11

Mindustry (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone Android

- Minor bugfixes. - Minor fixes to bug fixes. - Major bugfixes to bugfix the bugfix for bug fixing. - Bug fixes for bugfixing the bug fixing bug.


  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • automation
  • cooperative
  • factory-building
  • resource-management
  • cross-platform
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • strategy
  • building
  • real-time
  • management
  • team
  • mech

12

Satisfactory (2024)

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PC Windows Android

Satisfactory is an engaging first-person factory-building game on an alien planet, allowing players to explore a pre-generated world and harvest natural resources to create automated factories. With great power systems and conveyor belts to help automate resource collection and transportation, the game offers a fun and addictive experience for control freaks and automation enthusiasts. The added survival element provides extra depth, making it a must-play for exploration and building game fans.


What we like:
  • Engaging first-person factory-building experience
  • Pre-generated world for unique gameplay experience
  • Fun power systems and conveyor belts for resource automation
  • Survival element adds extra depth
  • Great for building and automation enthusiasts
What could be improved:
  • May require significant time investment to unlock useful devices and modes of transportation
  • Demands patience, structure and adaptability

  • first-person
  • sandbox
  • factory
  • crafting
  • automation
  • survival
  • open-world
  • factory-builder
  • robo-said
  • base-building
  • rps
  • cookie
  • whale
  • resource
  • cooperative

13

Paragon Pioneers (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Paragon Pioneers is a casual island management game where you build and manage a series of island nations. It offers over 100+ buildings to advance through and has an abstract look and mechanics that make it easy to manage on small screens. It's a stress-free game for casual players.


What we like:
  • Detailed explanations and tutorials
  • No ads or premium currencies
  • Easy to pick up and put down
  • Reminiscent of the Anno series with idle gameplay
  • No inherent time limit
  • Over 100+ buildings to advance through
What could be improved:
  • Long waiting times
  • Lack of a thrilling narrative
  • Game mechanics become increasingly complex
  • Colonization aspect may be troublesome for some players
  • Combat has a limited army size and isn't very interesting

  • idler
  • city-building
  • colony
  • tutorial
  • management
  • base-building
  • building
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • crafting
  • economy
  • top-down
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • resource-management

14

The Riftbreaker: Prologue (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One

The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.


  • base-building
  • hack-and-slash
  • resource
  • crafting
  • tower-defense
  • sandbox
  • survival
  • exploration
  • construction
  • loot
  • resource-management
  • rpg

15

KeeperRL (2015)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes.


  • dungeon
  • rogue-like
  • base-building
  • perma-death
  • protagonist
  • open-source
  • management
  • sauron
  • simulation
  • turn-based
  • colony
  • villain
  • moddable

16

Warlord (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!


  • rome
  • base-building
  • open-world
  • historical
  • first-person
  • text
  • strategy
  • sandbox

17

Stardeus (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In Stardeus, you are the immortal AI controlling a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. Your mission is to repair the ship, save or exploit the human crew, and travel the stars in a procedurally generated universe. Balance oxygen, heat, and power to ensure long-term survival, grow crops, and mine planets to expand your facilities. Discover new ways to survive while dealing with alien face huggers, traders, or pirates. Live through endless possibilities and prepare for the worst. Survive and thrive in this beautifully complex simulation game.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Moddable out of the box
  • Relaxing pace
  • Lots of customisation options
  • Regular updates
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating events (short circuits and arrival of people)
  • Intermittent AI issues: stupid colonists and animals
  • Slow research and progression

  • colony
  • simulation
  • space
  • base-building
  • god-game
  • moddable
  • management
  • automation
  • resource-management
  • science
  • procedural
  • survival
  • immersive
  • space-colony
  • time-management

18

Synergy (2024)

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early access Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Synergy is a city-building game in which humanity must survive in a strange and hostile world. Build a city while respecting the ecosystem. Explore and analyze your environment. Provide for the needs of your citizens.


  • diplomacy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • economy
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • building
  • trading
  • steampunk
  • resource-management
  • survival
  • management
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • farming

19

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

20

GROSS (2023)

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PC Windows

GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your formidable defenses, you will jump into the fray to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?

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  • tower-defense
  • humor
  • pve
  • base-building
  • shooter
  • zombies
  • first-person
  • gore
  • dark
  • fps
  • maze-building
  • gun
  • stylized
  • funny
  • strategy

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