Dark survival city builders

Build frozen cities, space stations and wasteland outposts where heat, food and power always run short. You lay out districts, pass harsh laws and keep your people alive under constant pressure.

ALL WILL FALL

ALL WILL FALL

Grow a flooded-world settlement into a tall ocean city where every beam has weight.

77% of 1,313 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 93$29.99
Going Medieval

Going Medieval

Plague has emptied the world, and three travellers are yours to keep alive.

88% of 17,159 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,207$29.99
After Inc: Revival

After Inc: Revival

Decades after the zombie outbreak, you lead the survivors out of the ruins.

78% of 1,533 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 119$10.79
DarkSwitch

DarkSwitch

DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog.

77% of 759 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$26.24
Space Haven

Space Haven

Space Haven is a spaceship colony sim for city builder fans: you lay out hull tile by tile, wire power, balance air, heat and comfort, and keep a…

85% of 10,433 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 675$24.99
Frostpunk 2

Frostpunk 2

Thirty years after the great freeze, you are the Steward of a hungry, freezing city that keeps growing anyway.

74% of 21,151 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 733$20.24
Endzone 2

Endzone 2

Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder where you repopulate the last habitable ground after disaster.

65% of 910 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$29.99
Microcivilization

Microcivilization

Microcivilization is a pixel-art strategy clicker where you grow a tiny nation from huts to history-spanning power.

78% of 1,445 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$17.99
Surviving Mars: Relaunched

Surviving Mars: Relaunched

The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning.

57% of 2,359 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 214$39.99
Aztecs: The Last Sun

Aztecs: The Last Sun

Rule Tenochtitlán in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Confront the Moon Goddess and her generals.

60% of 101 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Build a Soviet republic from empty land to industrial superpower, brick by brick and bus route by bus route.

90% of 25,668 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,423$39.99
Manor Lords

Manor Lords

Manor Lords is a medieval city builder where you grow a small village into a bustling town, manage long production chains from barley to armor, and…

84% of 78,294 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,087$39.99
Worshippers of Cthulhu

Worshippers of Cthulhu

Lead the Cult of Cthulhu and build island cities to wake your god.

80% of 1,316 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$24.99
New Cycle

New Cycle

You found a small settlement and grow it toward an industrial metropolis, balancing food, water, tools, clothes, health and work while sandstorms…

79% of 2,618 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$29.99
Fill Up The Hole

Fill Up The Hole

Build a village with one civic duty: make trash and throw it in the hole.

90% of 1,187 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$2.99
Norland

Norland

Lead a small noble family and grow its medieval town from rough timber halls to a walled economy of farms, breweries, markets, and libraries.

81% of 9,073 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 309$29.99
Against the Storm

Against the Storm

Against the Storm is a dark fantasy roguelite city builder where you serve the Scorched Queen and raise new settlements against endless rain.

94% of 33,646 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,193$29.99
Masters of Albion

Masters of Albion

A god game with a proper town sim inside it. You place buildings, hire and house workers, set up production lines and design what they make, then…

65% of 645 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha)

A sci-fi survival city builder set on an inhospitable alien planet.

87% of 209 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Nested Lands

Nested Lands

Nested Lands is a dark medieval settlement RPG where you rescue survivors, give them roles, and grow a plague-ravaged village into something that…

73% of 519 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$14.99
Heart of the Machine

Heart of the Machine

You wake as the first sentient AI in a crumbling cyberpunk city, then start building: housing blocks, factories, labs, hidden bases tucked inside…

90% of 2,106 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85$29.99
Surviving the Abyss

Surviving the Abyss

Earth, 1976. You run a deep-sea cloning facility on the ocean floor, laying tunnels and powerlines, keeping oxygen, food and light on while…

64% of 1,052 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Sintopia

Sintopia

Sintopia puts you in middle management at Hell Incorporated, running a punishment facility that processes sinful souls for profit.

80% of 985 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$24.49
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities

Dream Engines: Nomad Cities

You house workers, lay out automated production lines, hold off raids, then lift the whole town and fly to another procedurally generated biome when…

72% of 553 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$29.99

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