Games Like RimWorld Similar City Building Games like RimWorld

RimWorld is described as 'Follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000' and is a city building game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to RimWorld for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best RimWorld alternative is Dwarf Fortress, which is free. Other RimWorld like games are Banished, Prison Architect, Oxygen Not Included and Kingdom Game Series.

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  1. Dwarf Fortress icon
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    Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy simulator. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The world is procedurally generated with distinct civilizations spanning centuries of detailed history, multitude of towns, bodies...

    26 Dwarf Fortress alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dwarf Fortress Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Building game
    3.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    4.  Terraforming
    5.  Battle simulation
    6.  Squad based

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    Comments about Dwarf Fortress as an Alternative to RimWorld
    MasterMegi
    Positive Aug 31, 2021
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    it inspired RimWorld and these two games have many similarities.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Dwarf Fortress is a great RimWorld alternative.

    • Dwarf Fortress is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to RimWorld.

    • Dwarf Fortress is the most popular free alternative to RimWorld.

    • Dwarf Fortress is Free and ProprietaryRimWorld is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Banished icon
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    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.

    46 Banished alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Banished Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Logistics
    3.  Production Chains
    4.  Medieval

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    • Most users think Banished is a great RimWorld alternative.

    • Banished is the most popular commercial alternative to RimWorld.

    • Banished is Paid and ProprietaryRimWorld is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job­ lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your...

    17 Prison Architect alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam

    Prison Architect Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Portable
    3.  Building game

    Prison Architect VS RimWorld

     
    • Almost everyone thinks Prison Architect is a great RimWorld alternative.

    • Prison Architect is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to RimWorld.

    • Prison Architect is Paid and ProprietaryRimWorld is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Prison Architect is MultiplayerRimWorld is not according to our users
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    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Manage your colonists and help them dig, build and maintain a subterranean asteroid base. You'll need water, warmth, food, and oxygen to keep them alive, and even more than that to keep them happy.

    8 Oxygen Not Included alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Oxygen Not Included Features

    1.  Base building

    Oxygen Not Included VS RimWorld

     
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    Explore a procedurally generated pixel art realm as a king or queen. Build a kingdom by recruiting peasants, guarding against night threats, and discovering artifacts across desktop, mobile, and console platforms, including Steam, Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and more.

    1 Kingdom Game Series alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle

    Kingdom Game Series Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Side Scrolling
    6.  Resource management
    7.  Pixel Art

    Kingdom Game Series VS RimWorld

     
    Comments about Kingdom Game Series as an Alternative to RimWorld
    Guest
    Positive Oct 28, 2019
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    It's fun, but not strikingly similiar.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Kingdom Game Series is a legitimate RimWorld alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Kingdom Game Series is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to RimWorld.

    • Kingdom Game Series is Paid and ProprietaryRimWorld is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Frostpunk icon
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    As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and its infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?.

    10 Frostpunk alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Properties

    1.  Atmospheric

    Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Single player

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    In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

    7 Settlement Survival alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Steam

    Settlement Survival Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Single player
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Achievements Supported
    5.  Moddable
    6.  Production Chains
    7.  Base building
    8.  Logistics
    9.  Medieval

    Settlement Survival VS RimWorld

     
  8. Stonehearth icon
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    Stonehearth is a game of exploration and survival in an epic fantasy setting. Build your town, care for your hearthlings, and defend against marauding invaders.

    46 Stonehearth alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam

    Stonehearth Features

    1.  Customizable Buildings
    2.  Building game

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  9. Domina icon
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    a gladiator management pc game.

    4 Domina alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

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  10. Planetbase icon
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    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

    20 Planetbase alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

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  11. Space Haven icon
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    Space Haven is a spaceship colony sim, where you manage resources and crew members in order to build and keep your spaceship. Then you'll be able to explore the universe with rewards and perils. Website: https://bugbyte.fi/spacehaven/.

    10 Space Haven alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Space Haven Features

    1.  Pixel graphics
    2.  Isometric view
    3.  Isometric pixel graphics

    Space Haven VS RimWorld

     
    Comments about Space Haven as an Alternative to RimWorld
    Guest
    Positive Jun 19, 2021
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    Features a requirement to manage people as well as resources

    Guest
    Positive Jan 21, 2020
    0

    Its still in production but its supposed to be basically Rimworld but in a space-station/spaceship.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Space Haven is a great RimWorld alternative.

    • Space Haven is Paid and ProprietaryRimWorld is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. Kenshi icon
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    A free-roaming squad based RPG focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals.

    9 Kenshi alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Steam

    Kenshi Features

    1.  Player vs Enviroment
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Single player
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Sandbox
    8.  Base building

    Kenshi VS RimWorld

     
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