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Games like Astrobuilder

If Astrobuilder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Primage, KingForge and Noble Legacy — 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 Astrobuilder: Navigate a living, AI-driven universe spanning 150+ planets and 600+ intelligent NPCs. Rise from a rookie trader to a galactic tycoon: manage storefronts, forge a Commerce Guild, and become the nexus between Factions, steering the fate of the Galaxy.

2026SimulationEarly Access8.99 USDWindowsby wastudio
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Players who liked Astrobuilder also play

Steam players who put hours into Astrobuilder 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. Primage

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    As the leader of a Stone Age tribe, gather resources, develop your settlement and lead your people through the challenges of a world full of danger and mystery. Your survival skills, strategic planning and decision-making will be key in this battle for survival.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. KingForge

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    Build a living kingdom where villagers work and survive on their own. Assign roles, keep your people fed, automate your systems, and defend against growing threats. Your kingdom lives or falls by your decisions.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation5.59 USDSteam ↗
  3. Noble Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Astrobuilder.

    Noble Legacy is a medieval city-builder in which you rule the lands as a Noble. Build your kingdom, manage your people, defend your realm, and master a deep economy, alone or with friends in co-op, every decision is yours. What kind of ruler will you be?

    2025SimulationRPGEarly Access24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cloudlings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    Cloudlings is a cute colony sim set amongst the clouds. Guide a small tribe of curious creatures as they build a floating village, merge drifting islands, manage resources, unlock upgrades, and uncover the mysteries hiding beyond the clouds.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. My Drug Cartel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Astrobuilder.

    A drug plantation management game with basebuilding, strategy and combat elements. Expand your plantation, hire workers, and plan new smuggling routes. But be ready to face a heavy response by law enforcement by hiring guards, buying weapons and building defences.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Terra-7

    WHY THIS

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

    A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  7. Wanderers' Outpost

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Astrobuilder.

    A Colony-Sim in a dungeonpunk-fantasy world where you build outpost near ancient ruins, support adventurers, and tax their loot. Expand your outpost, survive waves of dungeon-born monsters, and ultimately conquer the depths before they consume the outpost.

    2026SimulationEarly AccessSteam ↗
  8. SeaColony

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Astrobuilder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Astrobuilder.

    SeaColony is a base-building survival game set in the endless open sea. Build and expand a floating outpost, manage survivors, and set up production chains to keep your colony alive. Farm the ocean and trade with merchant ships to survive and grow in the harsh deep.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    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 ↗
  2. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Astrobuilder on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Astrobuilder.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

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

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Muck

    WHY THIS

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

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Astrobuilder

How much does Astrobuilder cost?
Astrobuilder is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Astrobuilder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astrobuilder are Primage, KingForge, Noble Legacy.
Who developed Astrobuilder?
Astrobuilder was developed by wastudio.

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 Astrobuilder.

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