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Games like AColony

If AColony is your kind of game, the closest matches are Colony Survival, First Feudal and ASKA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 AColony: A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.

2023StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ZeroTris
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Bright visual style with minecraft like buildingBuilt in co op from the startDev actively updates based on community feedbackChallengingContemplativeIntense

Players who liked AColony also play

Steam players who put hours into AColony 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. Colony Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Top pick for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie24.95 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. First Feudal

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Second-strongest match for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ASKA

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with AColony.

    Third-strongest match for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with AColony.

    A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!

    2024StrategyAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Founders' Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with AColony.

    Ranked #4 for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Noble Fates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pioneers of Pagonia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Ranked #6 for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with AColony.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Colonists

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Ranked #7 for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.

    2018StrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Clanfolk

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Ranked #8 for AColony fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with AColony.

    Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.

    2022StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to AColony

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with AColony.

    Reviewers of AColony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Medieval Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with AColony.

    Reviewers of AColony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with AColony.

    Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of AColony cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dwarf Fortress

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with AColony.

    Reviewers of AColony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.

    Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Minecraft Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with AColony.

    Reviewers of AColony cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with AColony.

    Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!

    2023ActionStrategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AColony.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AColony.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Early Access with AColony.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with AColony.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AColony.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AColony.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with AColony.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under AColony on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AColony.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with AColony.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with AColony.

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    2024ActionSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about AColony

Does AColony run on Steam Deck?
AColony is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does AColony cost?
AColony is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does AColony have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — AColony supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to AColony?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AColony are Colony Survival, First Feudal, ASKA.
Who developed AColony?
AColony was developed by ZeroTris.

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 AColony.

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