Games like Bustle Beacon
by Max Estry
dotAGE and Against the Storm play most like Bustle Beacon. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its city builder; 1 came out in the last year and 5 are free or under $10. The best known is Against the Storm, with 33,367 Steam reviews.
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Closest matches
dotAGE
Oct 4, 2023 · Michele Pirovano
Both: Resource Management · Turn-Based · Roguelite
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Resource ManagementTurn-BasedRogueliteCity BuilderPixel GraphicsTurn-Based StrategyBoard GameTabletopColony SimSurvival👍 2,560Against the Storm
Dec 8, 2023 · Eremite Games
Both: City Builder · Base Building · Resource Management
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingBuildingGrand StrategyManagementResource ManagementHistoricalColony Sim👍 33,367Into The Depths
Jun 10 · SmelJey
Both: City Builder · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
A minimalistic mix of a roguelite city builder and a puzzle game. Assemble your deck, build an outpost and colonize the ever-changing caverns. Discover game-breaking synergies to push deeper into the Depths.
City BuilderStrategyTurn-BasedRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based StrategyRogueliteExplorationBase BuildingDeckbuildingColony SimFarlanders
Jan 17, 2023 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · City Builder · Resource Management
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Turn-Based StrategyPixel GraphicsColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementProcedural GenerationPuzzleStrategyBase BuildingSandbox👍 510Kingdoms and Castles
Jul 20, 2017 · Lion Shield, LLC
Both: City Builder · Resource Management · Sandbox
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
City BuilderColony SimResource ManagementManagementSimulationStrategySandboxBuildingBase BuildingEconomy👍 30,337As Far As The Eye
Sep 10, 2020 · Unexpected
Both: City Builder · Turn-Based Strategy · Sandbox
Build a mobile village and travel with your tribe toward the center of the world, called The Eye. This roguelike turn-based resource-management game is made of procedural situations, natural events, skill-trees and hard choices. Ready to move?
StrategyBuildingColony SimCity BuilderTurn-Based StrategyTabletopSandboxSingleplayerSurvivalHex Grid👍 1,643Shogun Showdown
Sep 5, 2024 · Roboatino
Both: Replay Value · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Strategy
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Replay ValueStrategy RPGTurn-BasedRoguelikePixel GraphicsTurn-Based StrategyRoguelike DeckbuilderStrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based Tactics👍 6,223Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
May 9, 2024 · Suncrash
Both: City Builder · Sandbox · Procedural Generation
A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.
City BuilderSurvivalAutomationSandboxProcedural GenerationRPGStrategySimulationManagementBase Building👍 552Cardboard Town
Aug 18, 2023 · Stratera Games, cukuto
Both: City Builder · Resource Management · Roguelite
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
BuildingCity BuilderCard GameStylizedResource ManagementSimulationRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyStrategyDeckbuilding👍 2,060Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil
Aug 14, 2020 · Ascendancy Games
Both: City Builder · Roguelite · Base Building
Be the mayor of this great old town! Construct buildings, recruit soldiers and send them to war. Will you be able to keep Altwaldheim safe?
City BuilderRogueliteBuildingManagementMedievalBase BuildingPerma DeathStrategyTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeNordhold
Mar 25, 2025 · StunForge
Both: Roguelite · Turn-Based Strategy · Base Building
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Tower DefenseStrategyRogueliteDark FantasyTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeIndieBase BuildingCity BuilderManagement👍 2,882Tower Dominion
May 7, 2025 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: Base Building · Roguelite · Procedural Generation
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Tower DefenseStrategyBase BuildingRoguelikeRTSTacticalRogueliteChoices MatterProcedural GenerationResource Management👍 5,147Fantasy Town Regional Manager
Nov 5, 2021 · Caps Collective
Both: City Builder · Turn-Based Strategy · Roguelite
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
City BuilderTurn-Based StrategyRogueliteColorfulCard GameFantasyFunnyStrategySatireBuildingWall World
Apr 5, 2023 · Alawar
Both: Roguelite · Procedural Generation
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
RogueliteMiningPixel GraphicsTower DefenseRoguelikeStrategyDifficultExplorationProcedural GenerationMechs👍 11,412Seeds of Resilience
Jun 13, 2019 · Subtle Games
Both: City Builder · Sandbox · Base Building
Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.
City BuilderColony SimBuildingSurvivalSandboxBase BuildingManagementEconomyNatureStrategy👍 257
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
Slay the Spire
Jan 23, 2019 · Mega Crit
Both: Turn-Based · Roguelite · Replay Value
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameCard BattlerRoguelikeDeckbuildingTurn-BasedStrategySingleplayerRogueliteReplay Value👍 193,721Banished
Feb 18, 2014 · Shining Rock Software LLC
Both: City Builder · Sandbox · Resource Management
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
City BuilderColony SimStrategySimulationSurvivalIndieSingleplayerSandboxMedievalResource Management👍 37,903
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