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Games like Mars Colony Builder

If Mars Colony Builder is your kind of game, the closest matches are SpaceSlog, Corsair Cove and Maia — 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 Mars Colony Builder: Discover a whole new world with Mars City Builder! Construct roads, erect buildings customize the city and take care of its safety. After all, you are the first Martian settler and this is a vast, unknown land. Develop it in any way you please!

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Players who liked Mars Colony Builder also play

Steam players who put hours into Mars Colony Builder 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. SpaceSlog

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    Build your spaceship, manage your crew, and explore the cosmos whilst trying to keep your crew alive and your ship fully functioning. This game features simulated ship systems and a lived in universe which creates a challenging, unique and unforgettable experience with every playthrough.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation22.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Corsair Cove

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Maia

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Planetbase

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    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 ↗
  6. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Surviving Mars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Mars Colony Builder.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  8. Oxygen Not Included

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mars Colony Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    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.

    2019IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from GameHunters

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

  1. Gunsmith Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GameHunters, the studio behind Mars Colony Builder.

    Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.

    2024ActionSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Samurai: Ronin's Path

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GameHunters, the studio behind Mars Colony Builder.

    Samurai: Ronin's Path is a dynamic action game set in feudal Japan. Fight in true samurai style, unlock new abilities, avoid death, and cut down your enemies using an extensive arsenal available to Asian warriors.

    2026Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GameHunters, the studio behind Mars Colony Builder.

    Enter the world of gunsmithing and become a real expert in making, repairing and modifying weapons in Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue. Open your workshop, be creative and excel at gunsmithing!

    2023SimulationFreeSteam ↗
  4. Euphorbia Milii

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GameHunters, the studio behind Mars Colony Builder.

    A ruined research station reclaimed by nature. Days pass, resources disappear, and decisions leave lasting marks. Euphorbia Milii is a narrative, text-based roguelike RPG where existence costs more than survival. This is vegetation…

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mars Colony Builder

What games are most similar to Mars Colony Builder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mars Colony Builder are SpaceSlog, Corsair Cove, Maia.
Who developed Mars Colony Builder?
Mars Colony Builder was developed by GameHunters and published by GameHunters, PlayWay S.A..

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 Mars Colony Builder.

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