Games like The Crust
by VEOM Studio
The Crust is a top-down 3D sci-fi colony sim automation strategy: mine and automate resources, build a lunar colony, manage colonists. Dyson Sphere Program and Factorio play most like The Crust. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its base building and automation.
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Closest matches
Dyson Sphere Program
Jan 20, 2021 · Youthcat Studio
Both: Automation · Space · Base Building
Top-down 3D sci-fi sandbox construction and automation. Building dyson spheres, automating production and exploring the universe.
AutomationSpaceBase BuildingBuildingResource ManagementOpen WorldSimulationSci-fiManagementSandbox👍 83,608Factorio
Aug 14, 2020 · Wube Software LTD.
Both: Automation · Base Building · Resource Management
Top-down 2D sci-fi automation management simulator, detailed pixel art. Building factories, automating production and defending against enemies.
AutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategyMultiplayerSurvivalManagementOpen World👍 195,916Captain of Industry
May 31, 2022 · MaFi Games
Both: Automation · Resource Management · Base Building
Isometric 3D modern-day automation and management simulation, realistic 3D graphics. Mining resources, building factories and managing logistics.
AutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingSimulationStrategyEconomyManagementBuildingCity BuilderEarly Access👍 11,079Techtonica
Nov 7, 2024 · Fire Hose Games
Both: Automation · Building · Base Building
First-person 3D sci-fi factory automation simulation, bioluminescent eco-brutalist. Building automated factories, mining and resource production, exploring subterranean caves.
AutomationSimulationBuildingBase BuildingExplorationImmersive SimOnline Co-OpStrategyResource ManagementSandbox👍 3,082Final Factory
Apr 9, 2024 · Never Games Limited
Both: Automation · Base Building · Resource Management
Top-down 3D sci-fi automation factory simulation, hand made art. Building space stations, automating production and commanding fleets.
Early AccessAutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementCraftingSimulationSandboxSci-fiStrategyBuilding👍 286Surviving Mars
Mar 15, 2018 · Haemimont Games, Abstraction
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Space
Isometric 3D sci-fi city builder, retro-futuristic. Building colonies, resource management and researching breakthroughs.
Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySpaceSurvivalBase BuildingMarsSimulationSci-fiResource Management👍 17,417Planetbase
Oct 15, 2015 · Madruga Works
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Base Building
Top-down 3D sci-fi colony sim, city builder, realistic 3D. Building structures, managing resources and managing colonists.
Colony SimCity BuilderBase BuildingSpaceStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementSci-fiSingleplayer👍 9,568InfraSpace
Sep 22, 2023 · Dionic Software
Both: City Builder · Automation · Space
Top-down 3D sci-fi city builder simulation, stylized 3D. Building infrastructure, managing resources and terraforming.
City BuilderAutomationTransportationSpaceResource ManagementSandboxBuildingEconomyManagementSci-fi👍 1,639IXION
Dec 7, 2022 · Bulwark Studios
Both: Space · City Builder · Resource Management
Top-down 3D sci-fi city-builder survival strategy. Building station infrastructure, managing population and exploring stellar maps.
SpaceCity BuilderStrategySurvivalResource ManagementColony SimBase BuildingBuildingSimulationExploration👍 15,322Desynced
Mar 5 · Stage Games Inc.
Both: Automation · Base Building · Sandbox
Isometric 3D sci-fi automation and base building, stylized 3D. Building facilities, automating logistics and resource management.
StrategyAutomationBase BuildingProgrammingSandboxCity BuilderSci-fiRTSMultiplayerSimulation👍 1,886Dawn Apart
Jul 14, 2025 · Industrial Technology and Witchcraft
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Automation
Isometric 3D sci-fi colony sim automation strategy, stylized voxel. Harvest resources, design production lines and manage settlers.
Colony SimBase BuildingAutomationStrategyCraftingVoxelSpaceSimulationResource ManagementPhysics👍 245