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Games like Settlement Survival

  • 8 games
  • Updated Nov 4, 2026

Players who liked Settlement Survival also play

The closest matches to Settlement Survival: Banished, Farthest Frontier, Patron, Foundation, and Kingdoms and Castles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Settlement Survival.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Agriculture and Base-Building, like Settlement Survival.

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares tech tree progression with Settlement Survival.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2021
  1. Rank 04

    Foundation

    Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Settlement Survival.

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  2. Rank 05
    • Trending
    85 new reviews this week

    Kingdoms and Castles

    • $6.79 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Settlement Survival

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Banished

    Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Settlement Survival.

    • 90% of 25,649 reviews
  2. 2
    Farthest Frontier

    Also Agriculture and Base-Building, like Settlement Survival.

    • 87% of 10,450 reviews
  3. 3
    Patron

    Shares tech tree progression with Settlement Survival.

    • 74% of 1,572 reviews
  4. 4
    Foundation

    Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Settlement Survival.

    • 86% of 10,915 reviews
  5. 5
    Kingdoms and Castles

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 19,354 reviews
  6. 6
    Against the Storm

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 95% of 18,297 reviews
  7. 7
    Endzone - A World Apart

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 76% of 3,338 reviews
  8. 8
    Surviving Mars

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 79% of 10,552 reviews
  9. 9
    Going Medieval

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 8,390 reviews
  10. 10
    Timberborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 22,640 reviews
  11. 11
    Land of the Vikings

    Genres: Strategy

    • 71% of 1,115 reviews
  12. 12
    Founders' Fortune

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 78% of 738 reviews
  13. 13
    Oxygen Not Included

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 48,352 reviews
  14. 14
    Whiskerwood

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Early Access

    • 94% of 1,359 reviews
  15. 15
    Frostpunk

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 93% of 38,272 reviews
  16. 16
    RimWorld

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 98% of 116,236 reviews
  17. 17
    Dwarf Fortress

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 23,734 reviews
  18. 18
    Manor Lords

    Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Settlement Survival.

    • 87% of 38,294 reviews
  19. 19
    Kingdoms Reborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 4,395 reviews
  20. 20
    Settlements Rising

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 81% of 183 reviews
  21. 21
    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 90% of 8,217 reviews
  22. 22
    Surviving the Aftermath

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 72% of 1,821 reviews
  23. 23
    Prison Architect

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 33,775 reviews
  24. 24
    Life is Feudal: Forest Village

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 63% of 2,129 reviews
Settlement Survival — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2022
  • Developer: Gleamer Studio
  • Price: $5.37−75%checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 85% of 2,987 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Micro management matters
  • Random disasters keep it unpredictable
  • Slow but rewarding progression
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Immersive

About Settlement Survival

The closest matches to Settlement Survival: Banished, Farthest Frontier, Patron, Foundation, and Kingdoms and Castles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Settlement Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Banished, Farthest Frontier and Patron — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its blueprint crafting and industry simulation. 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.

Settlement Survival is a city-building strategy game released in 2022 by Gleamer Studio, published by Team17. It is a challenging colony survival sim with industry simulation at its core. Players manage blueprint crafting, resource logistics, and tech tree progression while navigating random disasters that keep the experience unpredictable. The trade system adds strategic depth, and reviewers describe the progression as slow but rewarding, with tech trees feeling synergistic. Players describe it as contemplative, immersive, and stressful at times, with micro-management mattering significantly. The game runs at a medium length with sit-down sessions and is playable on Steam Deck. It costs $19.99 and holds an 85% positive rating from 2987 Steam reviews.

About Settlement Survival: In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

Is Settlement Survival worth buying?

Recent reviews are much worse

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 86% of 2,987 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 66% positive across 59 new reviews, 19 points below its all-time score.
  • Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 24 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 24 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I love the idea of this game, it looks good on the surface but there just isn't any substance to it and many of the mechanics are half baked. I did everything the game allowed, then hit a wall which was obviously the limit of the games…”
251 h played
“Decent city building simulator. Unfortunately the game seems to have been abandoned by the developers (despite their statements to the contrary). A few underdeveloped systems and annoying lack of control over certain aspects of the game…”
266 h played
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People who play it also play: Banished, Farthest Frontier, Patron

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Frequently asked about Settlement Survival

Can I run it?

Does Settlement Survival run on Steam Deck?

Settlement Survival 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 Settlement Survival cost?

Settlement Survival is listed on Steam at 5.37 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Settlement Survival?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Settlement Survival are Banished, Farthest Frontier, Patron.

Who developed Settlement Survival?

Settlement Survival was developed by Gleamer Studio and published by Team17, Gleamer Studio.