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2021PCSteam Deck playable91 % positive19.50 €

A blend of city building and tower defense where you guide shipwrecked colonists from scraping by to a thriving kingdom that must repel demon hordes.

  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Resources and survival
  • Deep systems to master

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Rise to Ruins

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2014PCSteam Deck playable87 % positive13.99 €

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A tough village builder where you act as a godlike force guiding settlers and defending against nightly monster waves. It blends resource management with 90s-style real-time strategy.

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Surviving Mars

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A city builder where you found a Mars colony and keep it alive with domes, drones and careful resource management. The appeal lies in planning supply chains and surviving hostile conditions.

Noble Fates

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A 3D fantasy colony sim in the vein of Dwarf Fortress, where you run a settlement of characters with their own opinions and memories. You build, farm, hunt and defend your realm, either from a top-down view or by taking direct third-person control.

Northgard

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An approachable real-time strategy game where you guide a Viking clan across a new continent territory by territory, surviving brutal winters, mythical creatures and rival clans. Multiple victory paths and distinct clans keep matches varied, especially in multiplayer.

Odd Realm

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A pixel-art colony simulation in a procedurally generated fantasy world where you guide settlers to build, explore and survive threats. Reminiscent of Dwarf Fortress but more approachable, with a quirky sense of humor.

Dwarf Fortress

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An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.

Banished

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A calm yet unforgiving city builder where you guide a band of exiles through harsh winters. You have to balance food, firewood and population growth carefully, or the whole settlement collapses.

Colony Survival

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A voxel colony-builder where you manage farmers, miners and guards and defend your settlement from monster attacks each night. The appeal lies in optimizing your economy and strengthening your defenses.

RimWorld

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A colony sim where an AI storyteller turns raids, famines and your settlers' personal dramas into unique, often darkly funny emergent stories. Its deep simulation and per-colonist management make every run unpredictable.

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