Games like RimWorld

Deeply intricate simulation of personalities and world history, though set in a fantasy realm.

Similar survival loop of managing small groups against harsh environments and extreme weather.

Focuses on managing individual needs and base layout, but within a prison setting.

Medieval setting with similar settler management and defense against raiding parties.

Complex resource and atmospheric management, though viewed from a side-on perspective.

Manage crew needs and ship construction in a sci-fi setting, but focused on vessels.

Physics-based survival and crew relationships on a deserted planetoid.

Dwarf management and resource gathering in a fantasy sandbox environment.

Fantasy-themed colony management with procedurally generated worlds and interacting settlements.

Pixel-art space station management that captures that same frantic crew-handling energy.

High-stakes survival and infrastructure building, but centered on a massive space ark.