Best Base Building games on PC
Games where players construct, expand, and manage a base, ranging from survival shelters to colonies, factories, and military settlements.
- Construct and expand a home base
- Gather and manage building resources
- Upgrade defenses, production, or utilities
Related: Resource Management, Crafting, Survival, Automation
760 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Out of Ore
Open-world mining simulator with heavy machinery and industrial expansion
85% positive
4,203 reviews
Rise of Industry
Industrial tycoon strategy built around production chains and city trade
73% positive
4,194 reviews
The Crust
Lunar colony simulator blending automation with deadline-driven Earth contracts
76% positive
4,178 reviews
Keplerth
Open-world survival sandbox with alien dungeons and gene editing
84% positive
4,165 reviews
No Place Like Home
Farming sim about clearing trash and rebuilding a ruined farm
78% positive
4,114 reviews
Gladiator Guild Manager
Fantasy auto-battler about building gladiator teams for arena championships
81% positive
4,087 reviews
Emberward
Roguelite tower defense with card-drawn blocks for building mazes
97% positive
4,080 reviews
Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
Fantasy tavern management sim with political intrigue and sandbox play
55% positive
4,075 reviews
SimAirport
Airport management sim about building terminals and fixing bottlenecks
79% positive
4,051 reviews
X-COM: UFO Defense
Turn-based alien defense with squad battles and global strategy
95% positive
4,004 reviews
House of Legacy
Historical dynasty management sandbox with politics, trade, and estate building
83% positive
3,979 reviews
FOUNDRY
First-person factory automation in an infinite, editable voxel world
81% positive
3,938 reviews
Dungeon Alchemist
Tabletop RPG mapmaking tool with procedurally generated rooms
95% positive
3,933 reviews
Frozenheim
Viking real-time strategy with settlement building and clan battles
69% positive
3,928 reviews
Cartel Tycoon
Top-down cartel management sim built around production and smuggling chains
76% positive
3,818 reviews
Total Annihilation
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with physics-driven battles across land, sea, and air
96% positive
3,774 reviews
Cepheus Protocol
Open-world military strategy against a spreading zombie outbreak
75% positive
3,768 reviews
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Top-down zombie shooter with barricade building between nightly waves
82% positive
3,709 reviews
Plan B: Terraform
Hex-grid terraforming simulation with automated supply chains and growing cities
91% positive
3,621 reviews
Evil Genius
Base-building strategy game where you trap agents and plot world domination
93% positive
3,613 reviews
Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Space sim with direct ship combat and fleet-led conquest
73% positive
3,598 reviews
Juno: New Origins
Aerospace sandbox for building rockets and programming their flights
89% positive
3,547 reviews
Gnomoria
Sandbox colony sim with digging, crafting, and mechanical contraptions
75% positive
3,538 reviews
Nova Lands
2D base-building game with helper bots and island exploration
89% positive
3,535 reviews