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Dwarf Fortress/Similar games
Games like Dwarf Fortress
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Dwarf Fortress” means here
DwarfColony SimBuildingCity BuilderBase-BuildingManagement
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: First Breath
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
89% of 1,662 reviews positive
93%
match
3
93%
match
4
RimWorld
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Management
98% of 245,804 reviews positive · 26,219 playing now
92%
match
5
91%
match
7
Planetbase
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Survival
80% of 10,439 reviews positive · 119 playing now
91%
match
8
Kingdoms and Castles
Colony Sim · City Builder · Building · Base-Building
94% of 31,408 reviews positive
91%
match
12
89%
match
13
89%
match
14
Banished
Colony Sim · City Builder · Survival · Sandbox
90% of 43,312 reviews positive · 361 playing now
89%
match
15
Aven Colony
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Simulation
72% of 2,780 reviews positive · 7 playing now
89%
match
16
Oxygen Not Included
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Building
97% of 143,665 reviews positive · 7,833 playing now
89%
match
17
88%
match
18
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony Sim · Base-Building · City Builder · Survival
81% of 2,265 reviews positive · 14 playing now
88%
match
19
Endzone - A World Apart
City Builder · Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival
77% of 9,997 reviews positive
88%
match
20
Surviving the Aftermath
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Survival
71% of 4,575 reviews positive
88%
match
21
Life is Feudal: Forest Village
Colony Sim · City Builder · Building · Survival
66% of 6,021 reviews positive · 43 playing now
87%
match
22
Blacksmith Master
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Management
84% of 2,753 reviews positive
87%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Dwarf Fortress?
The closest matches to Dwarf Fortress on Steam are Craft The World, Oxygen: First Breath, Settlement Survival, RimWorld, Colony Survival. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Dwarf Fortress's, and shared tags include Dwarf, Colony Sim, Building.
How are games like Dwarf Fortress chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Dwarf, Colony Sim, Building count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Dwarf Fortress's. Popularity never affects the ranking.