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Best Colony Sim games on PC

Games focused on building and managing a colony, including its growth, resources, and survival. They commonly combine simulation with strategic planning.

  • Settlement building and expansion
  • Resource management and survival
  • Long-term strategic planning

Related: Base Building, Resource Management, Survival, City Builder

275 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Medieval city builder balancing production chains and seasonal needs
71% positive 1,406 reviews
Pan'orama
Tile-placement puzzle about building landscapes and unlocking new structures
89% positive 1,379 reviews
Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
Monastery management sim about brewing ale and expanding an abbey
89% positive 1,351 reviews
Highrise City
City-building simulation focused on production chains and resource trade
77% positive 1,301 reviews
Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
Ski resort building sim about planning slopes and managing volunteers
62% positive 1,279 reviews
Factory Town Idle
Menu-driven idle town builder centered on production and trade
91% positive 1,258 reviews
The Colonists
Robot colony builder with resource chains and transport networks
86% positive 1,243 reviews
The Settlers: New Allies
Real-time strategy with settlement building and online skirmishes
49% positive 1,210 reviews
My Little Life
Desktop life sim where little people live while you decorate
89% positive 1,159 reviews
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Turn-based colonial strategy built around trade, expansion, and independence
96% positive 1,156 reviews
Tower! Simulator 3
Air traffic control simulation with voice commands and busy airports
68% positive 1,129 reviews
Ymir
City-building strategy with Pigmen civilizations and simulated economies
76% positive 1,115 reviews
Synergy
Isometric city builder about researching nature to sustain a settlement
76% positive 1,095 reviews
Floodland
Post-apocalyptic colony sim with island exploration and clan politics
56% positive 1,090 reviews
Surviving the Abyss
Underwater colony sim balancing crew survival against deep-sea darkness
65% positive 1,083 reviews
Endzone 2
Post-apocalyptic colony builder linking settlements across a hazardous wasteland
67% positive 1,083 reviews
Dice Legacy
Roguelike survival city builder where dice serve as subjects
68% positive 1,054 reviews
Starmancer
Space station colony sim with uploaded minds and life support
62% positive 1,052 reviews
Odd Realm
Fantasy colony sim with five races and underground construction
85% positive 1,023 reviews
Gord
Dark fantasy colony sim where settlers risk losing sanity
54% positive 1,013 reviews
Orebound
First-person dwarf mining and factory building in an open world
78% positive 992 reviews
Lords and Villeins
Medieval city builder where autonomous families run the economy
71% positive 977 reviews
Startopia
Space station management sim with alien residents and terraforming
90% positive 973 reviews
Imagine Earth
Real-time planetary city builder balancing expansion against climate damage
82% positive 971 reviews