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2024PCSteam Deck playable79 % positive14.79 €

A side-scrolling pixel art colony sim where you keep a village alive against the undead. Resource management and survival take center stage in a bleak fantasy world.

  • Resources and survival
  • Economy and management
  • Building and crafting
  • Pixel art
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Ratopia

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2024PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable87 % positive21.50 €

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Ratopia blends colony and city building with survival: as a rat ruler you dig into a subterranean world, manage your citizens and build a working economy. The cute pixel-art look keeps the management approachable and charming.

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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.

Space Haven

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A spaceship colony sim where you build ships tile by tile, manage air and power, and look after the needs and moods of a ragtag crew as you travel the galaxy in search of a new home.

Rise to Ruins

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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.

Kingdom: Classic

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A minimalist 2D side-scrolling strategy game where you ride as a monarch, collect coins, recruit subjects and defend your realm at night from greedy creatures. Atmospheric pixel art and a calm rhythm meet subtle pressure.

Oxygen Not Included

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A deep colony sim inside an asteroid where you keep your Duplicants alive by managing oxygen, heat, food and waste through interlocking physics-like systems. Spectacular failures are part of the fun, often with dark 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.

TownsFolk

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You lead your people through a ruined world, rebuilding and surviving while every decision shapes their fate. The weight of your choices is what makes this pixel-art management game stand out.

Gnomoria

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A Dwarf Fortress-style colony management sandbox where you lead a small band of gnomes, dig deep, craft goods and defend your settlement as it grows into a kingdom.

Dawnfolk

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A minimalist turn-based survival builder in pixel art where you rebuild a realm, manage resources and uncover the secrets of black monoliths. Its short sessions make it easy to play in small bites.

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