Games like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
If The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shuttle World, the ISLE survival and Retailer Tycoon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its procedural maps ensure replayability, atmospheric and bleak. 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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Shuttle World
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Top pick for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Shuttle World is a first person open world sandbox game, integrating exploration, construction, survival, entertainment and other elements. Players can embark on adventures alone in the game, exploring the entire vast planet! Various free gameplay, welcome to download...
the ISLE survival
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
Retailer Tycoon
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Retailer Tycoon is a base building, retail empire game. This game allows you to create any kind of retail shop you can think of. This RTS game allows you to make billions of in game money from your store. Create endless possibilities of stores and create that chain all though Sydney Australia.
Outworld Station
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Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Ranked #4 for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Sapiens
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Ranked #5 for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Darfall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Ranked #6 for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.
The Last Haven
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Shares base building with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Ranked #7 for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Tower Factory
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Ranked #8 for The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
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Surviving Mars
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Reviewers of The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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.
The Martian Job
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Reviewers of The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Rob the first Martian casino and find out who really rules the planet! Crack a safe, break some hearts, start a revolution, or get rich beyond the stars!
Stranded: Alien Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Reviewers of The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
The Alters
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Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Reviewers of The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
Jurassic Parkour
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Reviewers of The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Jurassic Parkour is a 2D auto-running precision platformer where you play as a raptor. Control Kora by timing jumps to dodge hazards, collect eggs, and unlock new modes. Nail tight, responsive movement across 100+ handcrafted levels. It's easy to pick up, rewarding and fun to master.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~67% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~53% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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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!
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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.
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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!
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Frequently asked about The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
- Does The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation work on Steam Deck?
- The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cost?
- The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation are Shuttle World, the ISLE survival, Retailer Tycoon.
- Who developed The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation?
- The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation was developed by Supercube.
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