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by My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
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$14.99Planetbase
Oct 15 · Madruga Works
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Base Building
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Colony SimCity BuilderBase BuildingSpaceStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementSci-fiSingleplayer👍 9,562
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Space · City Builder
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
ManagementSpaceTower DefenseCity BuilderColony SimBuildingCraftingEconomyBase BuildingSpace Sim👍 190
$34.99Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · City Builder
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Colony SimBase BuildingCity BuilderSpace SimResource ManagementSandboxManagementBuildingEconomyStrategy👍 777
$17.99Cliff Empire
Aug 6 · Lion's Shade
Both: City Builder · Sci-fi · Colony Sim
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
City BuilderStrategySimulationFuturisticSci-fiEconomySingleplayerColony SimResource ManagementManagement👍 4,195
$19.99Surviving the Abyss
Nov 5 · Rocket Flair Studios
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Management
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
City BuilderColony SimExplorationUnderwaterBuildingManagementBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultEconomy👍 1,045
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: Base Building · Colony Sim · City Builder
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Base BuildingRTSTower DefenseReal-Time with PauseAction RTSResource ManagementColony SimCity BuilderStrategySandbox👍 1,796
$19.99Astro Colony
Jun 2 · Terad Games
Both: Base Building · Space · Colony Sim
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Base BuildingAutomationSpaceResource ManagementColony SimSimulationMultiplayerStrategyBuildingIndie👍 2,397
$9.99The Spatials
Mar 30 · Weird and Wry
Both: Management · Space · Base Building
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
SimulationIndieRPGManagementSpaceSingleplayerBase BuildingSci-fiStrategyBuilding👍 256
-75%$3.74Farworld Pioneers
May 30 · Igloosoft
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Management
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op. Build and manage colonies on alien planets, and recruit AI survivors with unique personalities and skills. Craft, build, mine, farm, or get your electric death rifle and say hello to your neighbors.
Co-opColorfulOpen World Survival CraftColony SimSandboxPvPBase BuildingSimulationCraftingManagement👍 622
$19.99Final Upgrade
Dec 6 · TaosX
Both: Space · Base Building · Sci-fi
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
AutomationSpaceBase BuildingBuildingResource ManagementSimulationSci-fiManagementSandboxStrategy👍 437
$14.99Starmancer
Aug 5 · Ominux Games
Both: Management · Colony Sim · Sci-fi
From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.
IndiePixel GraphicsSandboxManagementAtmosphericColony SimSci-fi2.5DSpaceBuilding👍 892
$19.99Dawn Apart
Jul 14 · Industrial Technology and Witchcraft
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Space
Dawn Apart is a space colony and factory sim with fully destructible environments. Mine, automate, and defend your settlers, or lead a rebellion against the very corporation pulling your strings…
Colony SimBase BuildingAutomationStrategyCraftingVoxelSpaceSimulationResource ManagementPhysics👍 245
$9.99Destination Ares
Sep 22 · Pat Scott
Both: Colony Sim · Management · Space
You're the AI of a rickety colony ship, bound for the red planet. You have limited resources, a desperate crew, and an unknown fate awaiting you. Can you survive the journey across the Big Black?
Time ManagementRogueliteColony SimManagementMarsSpaceBase BuildingDifficultSpace SimCharacter Customization
$14.99Project AURA
Apr 17 · Nexcentric Games
Both: City Builder · Management · Sci-fi
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderIndieManagementResource ManagementSci-fiBuildingEconomySingleplayer👍 653
-50%$4.9960 Parsecs!
Sep 18 · Robot Gentleman
Both: Funny · Sci-fi · Management
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Turn-Based StrategyText-BasedFunnyDark HumorSci-fiManagementLGBTQ+Turn-Based TacticsExplorationComedy👍 3,310
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Base Building · City Builder
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
$34.99Stationeers
Dec 12 · RocketWerkz
Both: Base Building · Colony Sim
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Early AccessBase BuildingAutomationSurvivalPhysicsColony SimLogicBuildingSandboxCrafting👍 8,601
$29.99Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Nov 10 · Stardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
Both: Base Building · Sci-fi
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
RTSBase BuildingReal Time TacticsPvPModdableStrategyOnline Co-OpSci-fiTranshumanismMilitary👍 2,705
$15.99Plan B: Terraform
Aug 29 · Gaddy Games
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
AutomationResource ManagementSimulationTransportationColony SimSandboxTrainsBase BuildingColorfulHex Grid👍 3,528
-65%$6.99Terraforming Mars
Oct 17 · Artefacts Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Management
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
StrategyBoard GameTabletopSpaceTurn-BasedMarsMultiplayerSci-fiSingleplayerManagement👍 5,195
$24.99Interstellar Transport Company
May 24 · MT Worlds
Both: Space · Management · Sci-fi
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
SpaceSimulationManagementTradingStrategyEconomySci-fiMultiplayerSandboxEarly Access👍 395
$19.99SPORE™
Dec 19 · Maxis™
Both: Colony Sim · Space
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
God GameOpen WorldSandboxColony SimSimulationExplorationSpaceCasualCuteScience👍 66,890
-70%$0.89Space Empires II
Oct 13 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Base Building · Management · Sci-fi
Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.
StrategyBase BuildingExplorationManagementTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based TacticsSci-fiEconomy
$12.99Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Sep 28 · Gas Powered Games
Both: Sci-fi · Base Building
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerBase BuildingGrand StrategyCo-opModdableReal-Time with Pause👍 9,920
$4.99Hexfactory
Aug 24 · Aquila Industrial
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Space
Build cities and factories in an infinite Hex World. Explore more tiles. Balance your city's production and consumption, attract more citizens of different classes, research new technologies and build more factories and cities.
SimulationCity BuilderColony SimSpace SimExploration3D Platformer3DAutomationBuildingSpace
-50%$5.99The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition
Jan 22 · Ubisoft Blue Byte
Both: Colony Sim · City Builder
With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.
StrategyColony SimCity BuilderRTSMedieval👍 819
$5.99StarFringe: Adversus
Jul 26 · Casualogic, Droid Riot
Both: Base Building · Space
This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth.
StrategyRTSBase BuildingSpaceIndieAdventureActionExploration4XTop-Down Shooter👍 139
$19.99Eden Crafters
May 7 · Osaris Games
Both: Base Building
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
AutomationOpen World Survival CraftBase BuildingCraftingSandboxOpen WorldOnline Co-OpBuildingSurvivalAdventure👍 2,515
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: Sci-fi · Base Building
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerAliensBase BuildingGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMechsRobots👍 2,602
$11.99Protolife
Jun 15 · Volcanic Giraffe
Both: Base Building · Sci-fi
Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.
Tower DefensePixel GraphicsRTSStrategyBase BuildingSci-fiIndieSingleplayerTop-DownAliens👍 446
-80%$0.79Space Empires III
Oct 8 · Malfador Machinations
Both: Base Building · Management · Sci-fi
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
StrategyRetroTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics4XBase BuildingExplorationManagementGrand StrategySci-fi
$9.99Earth Space Colonies
Jul 1 · Persona and Pixel studio
Both: Space · City Builder
Earth Space Colonies is a strategy-simulation game where you build space colonies around the Solar system. Establish a first self-sustaining colony on the Red planet with ultimate goal of terraforming Mars. Play three story campaigns all at once: terraform Mars, fight on Ceres and explore Ganymede.
SimulationStrategyIndieSpaceSurvivalCity Builder👍 121
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Sci-fi · Space
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
$14.99Space Station Continuum
Jun 24 · N-Body Solutions
Both: Space · Management · Base Building
Space Station Continuum is a building & management sim inspired by the past, present, and future of humans in space.
SimulationIndieStrategySpaceEarly AccessManagementBuildingBase BuildingSingleplayerSandbox

