# Games like Maia

> The closest matches to Maia: Planetbase, Aven Colony, Surviving Mars, Space Haven, and RimWorld. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — Shares resource allocation with Maia. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
2. [Aven Colony](https://imho.run/games/484900/aven-colony) — Shares procedural generation with Maia. 1,201 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/)
3. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
4. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — A frequent pick in Maia players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
5. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — A frequent pick in Maia players' libraries, and another Strategy. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
6. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in Maia players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
7. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
8. [Startopia](https://imho.run/games/243040/startopia) — A frequent pick in Maia players' libraries, and another Simulation. 649 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243040/)
9. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Shares procedural generation with Maia. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
10. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Shares procedural generation with Maia. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
11. [Solargene](https://imho.run/games/1638300/solargene) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 287 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638300/)
12. [Grim Realms](https://imho.run/games/1522280/grim-realms) — Shares colony management and procedural generation with Maia. 273 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1522280/)
13. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares procedural generation with Maia. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
14. [The Crust](https://imho.run/games/1465470/the-crust) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 4,443 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465470/)
15. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Maia. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
16. [Surviving Ceres](https://imho.run/games/2810070/surviving-ceres) — Shares colony management with Maia. 91 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810070/)
17. [Stationeers](https://imho.run/games/544550/stationeers) — A frequent pick in Maia players' libraries, and another Action. 5,728 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544550/)
18. [Hammerting](https://imho.run/games/760650/hammerting) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 1,014 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760650/)
19. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
20. [Astro Colony](https://imho.run/games/1614550/astro-colony) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 2,648 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/)
21. [Embark](https://imho.run/games/1055090/embark) — Shares colony management with Maia. 265 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055090/)
22. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
23. [Starship Theory](https://imho.run/games/574760/starship-theory) — Also Base-Building and Space, like Maia. 1,118 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574760/)
24. [Meeple Station](https://imho.run/games/900010/meeple-station) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Maia. 465 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/900010/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252250&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252250&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252250&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=252250
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/252250
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Maia

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 252250
- **Developer:** Simon Roth
- **Publisher:** Machine Studios
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 23, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/252250/maia)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=252250&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252250/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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