The Crust/Similar games
Games like The Crust
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like The Crust” means here
AutomationColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementBase-BuildingSpace
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
The Wandering Village
Automation · Colony Sim · City Builder · Resource Management
92% of 8,351 reviews positive
98%
match
2
Astro Colony
Automation · Colony Sim · Base-Building · Resource Management
81% of 2,672 reviews positive
96%
match
3
Dyson Sphere Program
Automation · Base-Building · Space · Resource Management
97% of 91,294 reviews positive · 2,076 playing now
95%
match
8
93%
match
9
Factory Town
Automation · Colony Sim · Resource Management · Base-Building
91% of 4,467 reviews positive
92%
match
10
Techtonica
Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · City Builder
65% of 3,239 reviews positive
91%
match
11
Oxygen Not Included
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Resource Management · Building
97% of 142,808 reviews positive · 7,544 playing now
91%
match
12
Against the Storm
Colony Sim · Automation · City Builder · Resource Management
94% of 36,887 reviews positive
90%
match
13
Settlement Survival
Colony Sim · City Builder · Building · Resource Management
85% of 8,005 reviews positive
90%
match
14
Desynced
Automation · City Builder · Base-Building · Resource Management
80% of 2,012 reviews positive
89%
match
15
Factorio
Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · City Builder
98% of 232,361 reviews positive · 21,661 playing now
89%
match
16
Surviving Mars
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Space
80% of 28,648 reviews positive · 295 playing now
88%
match
18
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Post-apocalyptic · Resource Management
81% of 2,261 reviews positive
88%
match
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88%
match
20
87%
match
21
Surviving the Aftermath
Colony Sim · City Builder · Post-apocalyptic · Base-Building
71% of 4,555 reviews positive
87%
match
22
87%
match
23
Kingdoms and Castles
Colony Sim · City Builder · Resource Management · Base-Building
94% of 31,275 reviews positive
87%
match
24
Kingdoms Reborn
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Resource Management
90% of 9,677 reviews positive
87%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to The Crust?
The closest matches to The Crust on Steam are The Wandering Village, Astro Colony, Dyson Sphere Program, Space Haven, Planetbase. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with The Crust's — shared tags include Automation, Colony Sim, City Builder.
How are games like The Crust chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Automation, Colony Sim, City Builder count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches The Crust's. Popularity never affects the ranking.