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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive19.99 €

You transform Mars step by step into a livable world by harvesting resources, founding cities, and creating oceans and life. A laid-back colony-building and 4X strategy game with roguelite elements.

Economy and management
Building and crafting
Runs that play out differently every time
Sci-fi setting

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The closest matches for Terraformers are Before We Leave, Dyson Sphere Program and Slipways. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Terraformers special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Before We Leave 92% match – Economy and management
Newest alternative: Jurassic World Evolution 3 88% match – released 2025

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Before We Leave

92 %Match

2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable78 % positive−75 % ~~17.99 €~~ 4.49 €

A peaceful, combat-free city builder where you lead your people out of hiding, manage resources and found colonies across multiple planets. Its relaxed pace and charming look make it a cozy space-faring settlement game.

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Dyson Sphere Program

Building and crafting

A space factory-automation game where you build production chains across multiple planets and ultimately wrap a star in a Dyson sphere. The appeal lies in optimizing sprawling logistics networks on a galactic scale.

Slipways

Tactical depth

A compact space strategy game where you link planets with trade routes to build an empire. A run takes about an hour and feels like a relaxing yet clever logistics puzzle without micromanagement.

Imagine Earth

Economy and management

A real-time colony-building strategy game where you settle alien planets and balance trade, economy and environmental impact. Managing each planet's ecology feels like a thoughtful planning puzzle.

SteamWorld Build

Economy and management

A charming blend of city building and mining: you grow a steambot town, dig deep for lost technology and keep your citizens happy while dangers lurk below.

Surviving Mars

Economy and management

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.

The Colonists

Economy and management

A relaxed colony-building and logistics sim where you guide robot settlers as they build a settlement on a distant planet. You plan resources, production chains and buildings at a calm pace.

Nova Lands

Building and crafting

A relaxed factory-building and island-management game on an alien planet where you explore, automate production chains, and handle light combat along the way.

Jurassic World Evolution 3

Tactical depth

A park-building and management sim where you breed, raise and look after dinosaurs while running sprawling Jurassic World parks around the globe. New juvenile dinosaurs and expanded creative tools set it apart.

Autonauts

Cosy, great for unwinding

You colonise an alien planet by teaching little robots, through simple visual scripting, to gather resources and run whole production chains. The relaxed tinkering and optimising slowly grows into a sprawling robot empire.

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