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246 games like RimWorld

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01 Stardeus Cover

2022 · Linux, Mac, PC

Stardeus

78%

You are an immortal AI that will rebuild a spaceship and explore a vast procedural universe. Unlock the secrets of alien technology, automate factories in space and spoil, neglect or exploit the human survivors.

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RimWorld

78% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

02 Empires of the Undergrowth Cover

2024 · Linux, Mac, PC

Empires of the Undergrowth

76%

Lead your Ant Colony to Dominance! Empires of the Undergrowth is an ant colony management game, in a fast-paced real-time strategy style. The player excavates their nest underground, constructing tunnels and chambers to store food and raise brood. On the surf...

Your match for

RimWorld

76% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Infection Free Zone Cover

2024 · PC, PS5

Infection Free Zone

76%

Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the...

Your match for

RimWorld

76% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

04 Ixion Cover

2022 · PC, PS5, Series X|S

Ixion

73%

Authorised by DOLOS AEC, you will guide the Tiqqun space station onwards in a perilous journey to find a new home for humanity. Station infrastructure, population management, exploration, survival, these responsibilities fall to you. Will you find hope out the...

Your match for

RimWorld

73% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 Oxygen Not Included Cover

2019 · Linux, Mac, PC

Oxygen Not Included

72%

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

Your match for

RimWorld

72% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Sheltered 2 Cover

2021 · PC

Sheltered 2

71%

A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.

Your match for

RimWorld

71% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Factorio Cover

2020 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Factorio

69%

You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it work...

Your match for

RimWorld

69% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

08 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander Cover

A starship builder perfect for fans of games like FTL, Starsector, SPAZ, Space Engineers, Escape Velocity, Avorion, and more. Design awesome starships using intuitive ship creation tools that are easy to learn but hard to master. Fully customize your ship's s...

Your match for

RimWorld

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Frostpunk Cover

2018 · Mac, PC, PS4

Frostpunk

59%

Frostpunk, the newest title from the creators of This War of Mine, is a society survival game where heat means life and every decision comes at a price. In an entirely frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. You f...

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RimWorld

59% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Ashes of the Singularity Cover
55%

Ashes of the Singularity is a real-time strategy game set in humanity’s not-so-distant future. What it means to be human has changed with the coming of the singularity. In the post-human economy, sentience is now the most valuable commodity in the universe. T...

Your match for

RimWorld

55% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 Among Us Cover

2018 · Android, Switch, PC

Among Us

52%

Play with 4-15 player online or via local WiFi as you attempt to prepare your spaceship for departure, but beware as one or more random players among the Crew are Impostors bent on killing everyone! Originally created as a party game, we recommend playing wit...

Your match for

RimWorld

52% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Fallout Shelter Cover

2015 · Android, Switch, PC

Fallout Shelter

51%

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland. Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you. Wha...

Your match for

RimWorld

51% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Planetbase Cover

2015 · Mac, PC, PS4

Planetbase

51%

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

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RimWorld

51% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 Terraria Cover

2011 · Android, Stadia, Linux

Terraria

50%

Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight enemies. Progression...

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RimWorld

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

15 Don't Starve Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Don't Starve

50%

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Your match for

RimWorld

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

16 Plants vs. Zombies Cover

2009 · Android, Mac, PC

Plants vs. Zombies

48%

Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense game in which players protect their suburban home from waves of approaching zombies by placing various plants on a grid-based lawn. Each plant has a unique defensive function, from shooting projectiles to blocking or explo...

Your match for

RimWorld

48% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Genre Strategy Genre Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 No Man's Sky Cover

2016 · Mac, Switch 2, PC

No Man's Sky

46%

No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while following an overarch...

Your match for

RimWorld

46% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

18 Dyson Sphere Program Cover
46%

As an engineer of Dyson Sphere Program, you will go to an alien galaxy building “Dyson Sphere”. Collecting resources, plan and designing production lines, gradually create a full automated factory. Develop your factory from a small workshop to a huge cross-gal...

Your match for

RimWorld

46% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

19 Subnautica Cover

2018 · Android, Mac, Switch

Subnautica

44%

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more, all while trying to survive.

Your match for

RimWorld

44% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

20 Fallout 2 Cover

1998 · Mac, PC

Fallout 2

40%

A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees...

Your match for

RimWorld

40% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Survival Game feel
Trade-offs

No description available from IGDB

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