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RimWorld/Similar games
Games like RimWorld
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like RimWorld” means here
Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvivalBuildingCity BuilderSpace
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.
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Oxygen Not Included
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Building
97% of 143,665 reviews positive · 6,843 playing now
98%
match
2
97%
match
3
97%
match
4
Space Haven
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Space
86% of 11,106 reviews positive · 300 playing now
96%
match
6
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Management
81% of 2,265 reviews positive
94%
match
7
94%
match
8
Oxygen: First Breath
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Survival
89% of 1,662 reviews positive
93%
match
10
Dwarf Fortress
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Management
95% of 31,481 reviews positive · 511 playing now
92%
match
11
Settlement Survival
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Management
85% of 8,072 reviews positive
91%
match
12
Surviving Mars
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Survival
80% of 28,741 reviews positive · 209 playing now
91%
match
13
Prison Architect
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Management · City Builder
89% of 73,789 reviews positive
91%
match
14
Kingdoms and Castles
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
94% of 31,412 reviews positive
90%
match
16
Going Medieval
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Management
89% of 21,374 reviews positive · 1,059 playing now
90%
match
17
Banished
Colony Sim · City Builder · Survival · Sandbox
90% of 43,326 reviews positive · 325 playing now
89%
match
18
Blacksmith Master
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Management · City Builder
84% of 2,753 reviews positive
89%
match
19
Surviving the Aftermath
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Survival
71% of 4,575 reviews positive
89%
match
21
88%
match
22
Hell Architect: Prologue
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Management
82% of 827 reviews positive
88%
match
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87%
match
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87%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to RimWorld?
The closest matches to RimWorld on Steam are Oxygen Not Included, Colony Survival, Planetbase, Space Haven, Ratopia. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with RimWorld's, and shared tags include Colony Sim, Base-Building, Survival.
How are games like RimWorld chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Colony Sim, Base-Building, Survival count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches RimWorld's. Popularity never affects the ranking.