# Games like Aven Colony

> The closest matches to Aven Colony: Surviving Mars, Planetbase, Endzone - A World Apart, Against the Storm, and Per Aspera. 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. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
2. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — A frequent pick in Aven Colony players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
3. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
4. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Aven Colony. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
5. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
6. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Shares procedural generation with Aven Colony. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
7. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in Aven Colony players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
8. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Shares procedural generation with Aven Colony. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
9. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — A frequent pick in Aven Colony players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
10. [Cliff Empire](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 1,699 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
11. [The Crust](https://imho.run/games/1465470/the-crust) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 4,443 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465470/)
12. [As Far As The Eye](https://imho.run/games/1119700/as-far-as-the-eye) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Aven Colony. 509 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119700/)
13. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
14. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
15. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
16. [Anno 2205™](https://imho.run/games/375910/anno-2205) — Also City Builder and Space, like Aven Colony. 2,972 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375910/)
17. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
18. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
19. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
20. [Surviving the Aftermath](https://imho.run/games/684450/surviving-the-aftermath) — Shares resource management with Aven Colony. 1,821 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/684450/)
21. [Solargene](https://imho.run/games/1638300/solargene) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Aven Colony. 287 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638300/)
22. [Startopia](https://imho.run/games/243040/startopia) — A frequent pick in Aven Colony players' libraries, and another Simulation. 649 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243040/)
23. [Dawn of Man](https://imho.run/games/858810/dawn-of-man) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Aven Colony. 9,776 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858810/)
24. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Shares procedural generation with Aven Colony. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)

## 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=484900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=484900&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=484900&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=484900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/484900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Aven Colony

Aven Colony, developed by Mothership Entertainment and published by Team17 in 2017, is a science-fiction city builder about establishing humanity's first colony on an alien world. Players manage resources, weather environmental challenges and follow a campaign storyline across procedurally varied maps, with multi-level zoom to oversee their settlements. Reviewers praise the alien environments and graphics, the fast loading times and the flexible difficulty that balances challenge with satisfaction. Carrying a 65 Metacritic score, it spans strategy, indie and simulation genres and holds a 73% positive rating across 1,201 Steam reviews. The game sells for 29.99 USD and is rated Playable on Steam Deck. A normal-difficulty, atmospheric single-player colony builder for players who enjoy raising and sustaining a settlement against the hazards of an unfamiliar planet.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 484900
- **Developer:** Mothership Entertainment LLC
- **Publisher:** Team17 Digital Ltd
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 25, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/484900/aven-colony)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=484900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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