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Games like New Colony

If New Colony is your kind of game, the closest matches are Owl Watch, A Short Hike and FAR: Lone Sails — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About New Colony: New Colony is a short game about ants. Be an ant, start an ant colony, go on a mysterious antventure

2020IndieAdventure2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Sokpop Collective
New Colony — Steam game cover

Players who liked New Colony also play

Steam players who put hours into New Colony also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Owl Watch

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for New Colony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    OWL WATCH is a short atmospheric adventure game where you travel around in different biomes. Awaken from your slumber as you venture out to seek ancient technology to aid you in a time of darkness.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for New Colony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. FAR: Lone Sails

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for New Colony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below New Colony at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with New Colony.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under New Colony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Plan

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Moon River

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too... Explore the remains of an quiet, empty world & find the river's end.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Senna and the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    A forest is a family and families have secrets. Talk to the trees, solve detective-style puzzles and make your way to the heart of a dying forest and experience a story of tragedy and hope.

    2019IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. For What Will Come

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Embark down the small path of a girl named Abby as she goes back home and digs through her childhood, reliving the past to help reveal the secrets of what actually happened. What will you uncover? Will the family mystery end with you, or will it be just another legend. REIMAGINED VERSION OUT NOW!!

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Himig

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    Himig is a story of two kids enjoying their day-to-day lives in a peaceful town as they meet new friends, gain experiences to remember, and realize their own paths of life at the peak of youth.

    IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

More from Sokpop Collective

Other recommendable Steam games by Sokpop Collective, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Stacklands

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Simmiland

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!

    2018IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Grunn

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. pyramida

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .

    2020StrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. clickyland

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony.

    clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

    2024Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. fishy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    A game about a hungry fish 🐟 Eat to grow bigger, but watch out for fishes bigger than you! Grow big, strong and explore! Can you escape the pond?

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. White Lavender

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie and Adventure with New Colony.

    A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Luckitown

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sokpop Collective, the studio behind New Colony. Shares Indie with New Colony.

    Luckitown is a turn-based tower defense where you roll dice to build new structures and cast spells to defend your town.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about New Colony

How much does New Colony cost?
New Colony is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to New Colony?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside New Colony are Owl Watch, A Short Hike, FAR: Lone Sails.
Who developed New Colony?
New Colony was developed by Sokpop Collective.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on New Colony.

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