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Games like Rise to Ruins

2014PC

24 games that share what Rise to Ruins does well: sandbox, survival and strategy. 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

Gnomoria
2016PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99
Best PC price · GOG
Odd Realm
2024PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
84%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$6.79~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Dwarf Fortress
2022PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
93
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$23.99~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
2024PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
~79h
IGDB
$9.99~~was $39.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr
Blacksmith Master
2025PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
83%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99~~was $19.99~~−50%
Best PC price · GOG
Timberborn
2026PC
Level editor, colony sim
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~31h
IGDB
$24.49~~was $34.99~~−30%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.79/hr
Aven Colony
2017PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
65
Metacritic
Players
71%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $29.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
TheoTown
2015PC · iOS · Android
City building, retro
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.49~~was $9.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam
MachiaVillain
2018PC
God game, resource management
Critics
65
Metacritic
Players
64%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $19.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Steam
Endzone: A World Apart
2021PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
~15h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GOG · $0.13/hr
Multiplayer
Factorio
2020PC · Switch
City building, resource management
Critics
90
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~72h
IGDB
$35
Best PC price · GOG · $0.49/hr
Clanfolk
2022PC
Colony sim, sandbox
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99~~was $29.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
2023PC · iOS · Android
God game, level editor
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.24~~was $6.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam
Ixion
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
68
IGDB
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$10.49~~was $34.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam
Another Brick in the Mall
2020PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
83%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.49~~was $16.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
RimWorld
2018PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$27.99~~was $34.99~~−20%
Best PC price · GOG
Hotel Magnate
2025PC
City building, resource management
Critics
unknown
Players
58%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$11.99~~was $19.99~~−40%
Best PC price · Steam
Cartel Tycoon
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Soundtrack, colony sim
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.49~~was $29.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Captain of Industry
2022PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$24.49~~was $34.99~~−30%
Best PC price · Steam
The Universim
2024PC
God game, colony sim
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.99~~was $27.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · PlayerLand
Bronze Age
2017PC · iOS · Android
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
200h+
IGDB
$0.80~~was $2.99~~−73%
Best PC price · Steam · $0/hr
The Wandering Village
2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
All Will Fall
2026PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics
unknown
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$22.49~~was $29.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam
Surviving Mars
2018PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.89~~was $29.99~~−67%
Best PC price · GOG