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Games like Built by Day, Bitten by Night

If Built by Day, Bitten by Night is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ascent of Ashes, Whiskerwood and Nova Roma — 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 Built by Day, Bitten by Night: Built by Day, Bitten by Night is a cozy voxel city builder with a small problem: the zombies. And pirates. And yetis, robots, UFOs. Build your kingdom by day — farms, fountains, mansions, dragons. Defend it by night. How long can your keep survive till dawn?

2027StrategyIndieSimulationFree To PlayCasualEarly AccessFree to playWindowsby GameEraStudios
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  1. Ascent of Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Whiskerwood

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Nova Roma

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Catizens

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation17.77 USDSteam ↗
  5. Timberborn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Gold Gold Adventure Gold

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spells, and expand your influence—all one gold coin at a time.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. After Long Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Built by Day, Bitten by Night fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Built by Day, Bitten by Night

Is Built by Day, Bitten by Night free to play?
Yes — Built by Day, Bitten by Night is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Built by Day, Bitten by Night?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Built by Day, Bitten by Night are Ascent of Ashes, Whiskerwood, Nova Roma.
Who developed Built by Day, Bitten by Night?
Built by Day, Bitten by Night was developed by GameEraStudios.

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