# Games like Mercury Fallen

> The closest matches to Mercury Fallen: RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Aquatico, Oxygen Not Included, and Surviving Mars. 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. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
2. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — A frequent pick in Mercury Fallen players' libraries, and another Strategy. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
3. [Aquatico](https://imho.run/games/1812300/aquatico) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 492 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812300/)
4. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in Mercury Fallen players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
5. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
6. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
7. [STATIONflow](https://imho.run/games/1122120/stationflow) — Also Underground and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 241 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122120/)
8. [Planetbase](https://imho.run/games/403190/planetbase) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 5,622 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/)
9. [Aground Zero](https://imho.run/games/1795570/aground-zero) — Also Underground and Colony Sim, like Mercury Fallen. 89 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1795570/)
10. [The Final Earth 2](https://imho.run/games/1180130/the-final-earth-2) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 344 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180130/)
11. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
12. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
13. [Settlements Rising](https://imho.run/games/2378910/settlements-rising) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 183 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378910/)
14. [Aven Colony](https://imho.run/games/484900/aven-colony) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 1,201 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/)
15. [The Spatials: Galactology](https://imho.run/games/450700/the-spatials-galactology) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 146 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450700/)
16. [Cliff Empire](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 1,699 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
17. [TFM: The First Men](https://imho.run/games/700820/tfm-the-first-men) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 156 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/700820/)
18. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — A frequent pick in Mercury Fallen players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
19. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
20. [Seeds of Resilience](https://imho.run/games/877080/seeds-of-resilience) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 88 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/877080/)
21. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
22. [The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores](https://imho.run/games/1155880/the-bonfire-2-uncharted-shores) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 117 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155880/)
23. [Reshaping Mars](https://imho.run/games/1395760/reshaping-mars) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 113 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395760/)
24. [Farlanders](https://imho.run/games/1318740/farlanders) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Mercury Fallen. 281 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318740/)

## 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=704510&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=704510&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=704510&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=704510
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/704510
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mercury Fallen

A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 704510
- **Developer:** Nitrous Butterfly
- **Publisher:** indie.io
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 22, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/704510/mercury-fallen)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=704510&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/704510/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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