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Games like Surviving Mars

2018PC · PS · Xbox

24 games that share what Surviving Mars does well: survival, strategy and sci-fi. 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

  • Planetbase

    2015PC · PS · Xbox

    Space sim, colony sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Aven Colony

    2017PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    65
    Metacritic
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $29.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Stranded: Alien Dawn

    2023PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $17.49was $34.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • The Wandering Village

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • They Are Billions

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, city building

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

    $29.99

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.32/hr

    In EA Play

  • Aquatico

    2023PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    67%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $24.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • The Alters

    2025PC · PS · Xbox

    Futuristic, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~30h
    IGDB

    $13.99was $34.99−60%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.47/hr

    In Game Pass

  • Oxygen Not Included

    2019PC

    Space sim, colony sim

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

    $7.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • 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

  • RimWorld

    2018PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $27.99was $34.99−20%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • 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

  • Jurassic World Evolution 2

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    City building, resource management

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~69h
    IGDB

    $15.44was $59.99−74%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.22/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Infection Free Zone

    2024PC · PS

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $17.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Heart of the Machine

    2026PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.49was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GOG

  • 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

  • Space Drilling Station

    2026PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $13.20was $19.99−34%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet US

  • Tin Can

    2020PC · PS · Xbox

    Space sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Before We Leave

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    72
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.28was $19.99−79%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • 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

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Space sim, futuristic

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~29h
    IGDB

    $10.49was $34.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr

  • Final Outpost: Definitive Edition

    2025PC · iOS · Android

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    76%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.49was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Fallout Shelter

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Base building, management

    Critics
    63
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~50h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • One More Island

    2022PC · Switch

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    69%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Floodland

    2022PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    73
    Metacritic
    Players
    54%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $29.99−90%

    Best PC price · Fanatical