# Games like The Colonists

> The closest matches to The Colonists: Factory Town, Autonauts, Colony Survival, Sapiens, and Kingdoms Reborn. 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. [Factory Town](https://imho.run/games/860890/factory-town) — Shares automation and resource management with The Colonists. 2,390 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860890/)
2. [Autonauts](https://imho.run/games/979120/autonauts) — Shares automation with The Colonists. 2,010 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/)
3. [Colony Survival](https://imho.run/games/366090/colony-survival) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 5,841 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366090/)
4. [Sapiens](https://imho.run/games/1060230/sapiens) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 1,336 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060230/)
5. [Kingdoms Reborn](https://imho.run/games/1307890/kingdoms-reborn) — A frequent pick in The Colonists players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,395 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307890/)
6. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
7. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Shares automation with The Colonists. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
8. [Astro Colony](https://imho.run/games/1614550/astro-colony) — A frequent pick in The Colonists players' libraries, and another Action. 2,648 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/)
9. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
10. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like The Colonists. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
11. [Kubifaktorium](https://imho.run/games/898720/kubifaktorium) — A frequent pick in The Colonists players' libraries, and another RPG. 342 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898720/)
12. [Pioneers of Pagonia](https://imho.run/games/2155180/pioneers-of-pagonia) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 1,341 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2155180/)
13. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
14. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
15. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
16. [Havendock](https://imho.run/games/2020710/havendock) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 667 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020710/)
17. [Offworld Trading Company](https://imho.run/games/271240/offworld-trading-company) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 2,669 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/271240/)
18. [Spacebase Startopia](https://imho.run/games/840390/spacebase-startopia) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like The Colonists. 234 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/840390/)
19. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like The Colonists. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
20. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
21. [Good Company](https://imho.run/games/911430/good-company) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 757 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/911430/)
22. [The Crust](https://imho.run/games/1465470/the-crust) — Shares automation and resource management with The Colonists. 4,443 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465470/)
23. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
24. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Shares resource management with The Colonists. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)

## 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=677340&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=677340&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=677340&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=677340
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/677340
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Colonists

Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 677340
- **Developer:** Codebyfire
- **Publisher:** Mode 7
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Oct 24, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/677340/the-colonists)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=677340&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677340/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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