# Games like Poly Universe

> The closest matches to Poly Universe: MicroTown, SYMMETRY, Hearthlands, Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt, and Space for Sale. 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. [MicroTown](https://imho.run/games/931270/microtown) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 322 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/931270/)
2. [SYMMETRY](https://imho.run/games/537520/symmetry) — Shares micro management with Poly Universe. 59 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537520/)
3. [Hearthlands](https://imho.run/games/336300/hearthlands) — A frequent pick in Poly Universe players' libraries, and another Strategy. 210 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336300/)
4. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)
5. [Space for Sale](https://imho.run/games/1624060/space-for-sale) — Shares planet generation with Poly Universe. 70 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1624060/)
6. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Shares colony expansion with Poly Universe. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
7. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Shares resource allocation with Poly Universe. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
8. [Empire Architect](https://imho.run/games/593490/empire-architect) — Same cozy mood as Poly Universe. 111 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593490/)
9. [Before We Leave](https://imho.run/games/1073910/before-we-leave) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 714 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/)
10. [Astro Colony](https://imho.run/games/1614550/astro-colony) — A frequent pick in Poly Universe players' libraries, and another Action. 2,648 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/)
11. [Civitatem](https://imho.run/games/670820/civitatem) — Shares resource allocation with Poly Universe. 71 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/670820/)
12. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Same cozy mood as Poly Universe. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
13. [Mini Motorways](https://imho.run/games/1127500/mini-motorways) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 15,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/)
14. [The Colonists](https://imho.run/games/677340/the-colonists) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 679 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677340/)
15. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Same cozy mood as Poly Universe. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
16. [Microtopia: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/3082030/microtopia-prologue) — Shares colony expansion with Poly Universe. 67 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3082030/)
17. [Block'hood](https://imho.run/games/416210/block-hood) — Same cozy mood as Poly Universe. 595 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416210/)
18. [Blueprint Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/454060/blueprint-tycoon) — Shares waste management with Poly Universe. 689 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/454060/)
19. [Voxel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/732050/voxel-tycoon) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 836 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732050/)
20. [My Colony](https://imho.run/games/964130/my-colony) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 197 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/964130/)
21. [Two Point Campus](https://imho.run/games/1649080/two-point-campus) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 2,682 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649080/)
22. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
23. [Tinytopia](https://imho.run/games/968550/tinytopia) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 87 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968550/)
24. [The Promised Land](https://imho.run/games/296240/the-promised-land) — Same chill mood as Poly Universe. 385 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296240/)

## 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=801040&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=801040&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=801040&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=801040
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/801040
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Poly Universe

Poly Universe is a survival city-building game in a galaxy where planets are only slightly larger than the colonists who inhabit them.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 801040
- **Developer:** Pouchmouse
- **Publisher:** Pouchmouse
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 20, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/801040/poly-universe)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=801040&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/801040/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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