Games like Black Forest
by Lemuria
Danger, death, and despair define Black Forest. As the chief of an unlucky village, your goal is to survive. Gather resources, shore up the village, then survive the terrifying night. Maybe you'll hold out long enough for relief to arrive. Maybe not. Are you up to the challenge?
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Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Resource Management
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City BuilderColony SimStrategyResource ManagementMedievalSimulationSurvivalBuildingOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 5,232
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Both: Base Building · RTS · Resource Management
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Both: Resource Management · Base Building · Colony Sim
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Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Survival
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Both: Base Building · Survival · City Builder
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StrategyBase BuildingIndiePost-apocalypticSimulationSurvivalCity BuilderResource ManagementBuildingRTS👍 1,445
$21.99Founders' Fortune
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Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · City Builder
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Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Survival
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Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Resource Management
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Both: Colony Sim · Survival · RTS
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Both: Base Building · Survival · RTS
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Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Survival
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Both: City Builder · Resource Management · Colony Sim
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BuildingCity BuilderStrategyResource ManagementMedievalAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,456
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Both: Base Building · City Builder · Resource Management
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SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
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Both: Colony Sim · City Builder · Survival
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Tower DefenseColony SimCity BuilderStrategySurvivalPixel GraphicsBase BuildingGod GameSimulationIndie👍 7,233
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Both: City Builder · Base Building · Colony Sim
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StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementBuildingHistoricalEconomyColony Sim👍 3,897
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Both: Base Building · City Builder · Colony Sim
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StrategySimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementGrand StrategyColony SimSandboxBuildingHistorical👍 17,498
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Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Survival
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