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24 games that share what DarkSwitch does well: survival, tactical and horror. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

  • Rogue Tower

    2022PC

    Tower defense, base building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.74was $14.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Frostpunk 2

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $18.45was $44.99−59%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.88/hr

  • Flotsam

    2025PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Ixion

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    68
    IGDB
    Players
    77%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.49was $34.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • They Are Billions

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Tower defense, colony sim

    Critics
    77
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~93h
    IGDB

    $29.99

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.32/hr

    In EA Play

  • Darkwood

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Survival horror, dark fantasy

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~15h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Banished

    2014PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    73
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $6.79was $19.99−66%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.57/hr

  • Empires of the Undergrowth

    2024PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • RimWorld

    2018PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $27.99was $34.99−20%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Of Life and Land

    2025PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Surviving Mars

    2018PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.89was $29.99−67%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Thronefall

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Tower defense, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~13h
    IGDB

    $7.79was $12.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.60/hr

  • Endzone: A World Apart

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    72
    Metacritic
    Players
    76%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~15h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.13/hr

  • The Tribe Must Survive

    2024PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    63%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Northgard

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.79was $34.99−72%

    Best PC price · Steam

    In EA Play

  • Multiplayer

    The Riftbreaker

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    Tower defense, economy

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Cataclismo

    2025PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    82
    Metacritic
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Oxygen Not Included

    2019PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~58h
    IGDB

    $7.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Ancient Cities

    2023PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    64%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $22.49was $29.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Whisper Mountain Outbreak

    2025PC

    Survival horror, horror

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.39was $7.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    First Feudal

    2017PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.59was $19.99−92%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Airborne Empire

    2026PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam