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24 games that share what The Universim does well: survival, open world 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

  • 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 2

    2025PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    65%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Dwarf Fortress

    2022PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    93
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $23.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores

    2020PC · iOS · Android

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    68%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • 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

  • MMORPG Tycoon 2

    2020PC

    God game, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $24.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Surviving the Aftermath

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $29.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

    In PS Plus

  • 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

  • Bronze Age

    2017PC · iOS · Android

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    77%
    Steam
    To beat
    200h+
    IGDB

    $0.80was $2.99−73%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0/hr

  • Flotsam

    2025PC

    Real-Time with pause, colony sim

    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

  • WorldBox

    2018PC · iOS · Android

    God game, colony sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • From Dust

    2011PC

    God game, building

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    67%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $3.74was $14.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.47/hr

    In Ubisoft+

  • Spore

    2008PC

    God game, science

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~20h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · EA Store · $0.25/hr

    In Game Pass · EA Play

  • Airborne Empire

    2026PC

    Real-Time with pause, colony sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $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

  • 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

  • Shapez 2: Factory

    2026PC

    Procedural, management

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.87was $24.99−48%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Clanfolk

    2022PC

    Colony sim, building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $29.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Patron

    2021PC

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    72%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Frostpunk

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Real-Time with pause, colony sim

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~38h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $29.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.08/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Rise to Ruins

    2014PC

    God game, colony sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Ratopia

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, city building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $16.50was $22−25%

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.75/hr

  • 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