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Games like Colony Survival

  • 23 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Colony Survival also play

The closest matches to Colony Survival: 7 Days to Die, Factorio, RimWorld, Castle Story, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Colony Survival.

    • $44.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2024
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Colony Survival.

    • $35.00 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2020
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

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

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Castle Story

    Why this: Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Colony Survival.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  2. Rank 06

    Stonehearth

    Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Colony Survival.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  3. Rank 07
    • 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 Colony Survival

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    7 Days to Die

    Also Base-Building and Zombies, like Colony Survival.

    • 85% of 124,117 reviews
  2. 2
    Factorio

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Colony Survival.

    • 98% of 114,794 reviews
  3. 3
    RimWorld

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

    • 98% of 116,236 reviews
  4. 4
    Castle Story

    Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Colony Survival.

    • 55% of 4,247 reviews
  5. 5
    Dig or Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  6. 6
    Stonehearth

    Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Colony Survival.

    • 72% of 5,812 reviews
  7. 7
    Kingdoms and Castles

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 19,354 reviews
  8. 8
    They Are Billions

    Genres: Strategy

    • 80% of 18,746 reviews
  9. 9
    Surviving Mars

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 79% of 10,552 reviews
  10. 10
    Medieval Dynasty

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 18,687 reviews
  11. 11
    Sapiens

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 1,336 reviews
  12. 12
    CryoFall

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 75% of 1,572 reviews
  13. 13
    Dwarf Fortress

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 23,734 reviews
  14. 14
    AColony

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 58 reviews
  15. 15
    Infection Free Zone

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 6,678 reviews
  16. 16
    Prison Architect

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 33,775 reviews
  17. 17
    Banished

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 25,649 reviews
  18. 18
    Foundation

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 10,915 reviews
  19. 19
    FortressCraft Evolved!

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 2,091 reviews
  20. 20
    Kingdoms Reborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 4,395 reviews
  21. 21
    The Colonists

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 86% of 679 reviews
  22. 22
    Timberborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 22,640 reviews
  23. 23
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
  24. 24
    Necesse

    Same immersive mood as Colony Survival.

    • 95% of 11,720 reviews
Colony Survival — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Pipliz
  • Price: $24.95checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 92% of 5,841 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Build your kingdom while defending against escalating hordes
  • Colony adapts to your playstyle
  • Endless creative building potential
  • Chill
  • Contemplative
  • Immersive

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About Colony Survival

The closest matches to Colony Survival: 7 Days to Die, Factorio, RimWorld, Castle Story, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Colony Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are 7 Days to Die, Factorio and RimWorld — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and immersive, and single out its defense tower placement and kingdom expansion. 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.

Colony Survival is a first-person voxel colony-building strategy game developed by Pipliz and released in 2017. Players manage workers who handle stations rather than a traditional crafting grid, recruit colonists to fill various roles, and construct production chains across an expanding kingdom. Outpost travel allows expansion across the world while defense towers must be strategically placed to protect against nightly monster hordes. Reviewers highlight that threat levels scale with player progress, and players describe the experience as relaxing and immersive as they balance creative building with survival defense. The game supports online cooperative play and runs on Steam Deck with verified compatibility. Colony Survival is priced at $24.95 USD and holds a 92 percent positive rating from over 5,800 Steam reviews.

About Colony Survival: 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!

Is Colony Survival worth buying?

  • 92% of 5,841 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Price: $24.95 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 43 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

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 really wanted to like this game. Colony Survival has a lot of potential and can actually be quite enjoyable at times. The core idea is interesting, and there are moments where the gameplay loop feels satisfying. However, in its current…”
10 h played
“I like the game, but when I look at my bas I feel disappointed. The game wants you to be efficient, and that I am. But the more efficient you are the uglier uour base looks. On my last base, I have decided to build it underground, with…”
100 h played
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People who play it also play: 7 Days to Die, Factorio, RimWorld

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Frequently asked about Colony Survival

Can I run it?

Is Colony Survival verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Colony Survival is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Colony Survival cost?

Colony Survival is listed on Steam at 24.95 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Colony Survival have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Colony Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Colony Survival?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Colony Survival are 7 Days to Die, Factorio, RimWorld.

Who developed Colony Survival?

Colony Survival was developed by Pipliz.