Newest fast-paced colony sims
Survival here means building between fights, and these newest fast-paced colony sims keep you moving from one threat to the next. Pax Autocratica pairs running a settlement with direct combat outings, Colonies of The Remnant focuses on taking in survivors to hold out against the undead, and Asymptote sends you out to pull lost settlers from danger on Mars.
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Isles of Arcana
You are a Guardian rebuilding a corrupted world, raising homes and safe havens until survivors move back with their own skills and trades. For colony sim fans, the pull is watching an empty settlement fill up again as you gather, craft, fish, and mine to keep the rebuild going.
75% of 28 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$8.99Pax Autocratica
Pax Autocratica pairs colony management with first-person roguelite battles. You build shelters into factories, assign citizens to mine, haul, research and craft, manage fear and loyalty, then fight beside your troops with infantry, tanks and mechs. Capture enemies, convert them, and grow a handful of survivors into a self-sustaining state.
90% of 4,138 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 66$29.99Soul Scroll
Soulscroll is a fantasy action roguelite where every run begins with gathering, building, fighting and surviving. Collect scroll currency during your runs, open chests in the main menu, and choose whether to use your rewards in future runs or offer them on the Steam Market.
64% of 22 Steam reviews are positiveFreeColonies of The Remnant
In a post-apocalyptic world build and lead your own colony under the constant threat of the undead. Recruit survivors, assign roles and decide how your group survives. Fight enemy colonies or form alliances in FPS or TPS combat.
6% of 78 Steam reviews are positive$13.99Asymptote
A 2D top-down rescue-survival game set on Mars, where you pilot an anti-gravity craft, save stranded colonists, destroy hostile machines, and face unpredictable encounters shaped by upgrades, unique tools, story choices and mysterious game mechanisms.
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Ash & Adam's Existential Treads
A mini action city-builder in a post-post-apocalyptic world. Grow your settlement. Fend off waves of enemies. Restore nature.
92% of 353 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$6.99Regions of Ruin: Runegate
A hack-and-slash RPG with a rebuilding thread for colony sim fans: you play a lone dwarf clearing monster-held lands, rescuing allies, and slowly turning a ruined camp into a working haven that gathers resources while you are away.
85% of 412 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$19.99DYSPLACED
DYSPLACED is a top-down survival action-RPG where you play a summoned Guardian clearing corruption, smashing nearly everything for materials, and building outposts across a dying fantasy realm. For colony sim fans, the draw is the outpost network rather than managing settlers.
87% of 310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$24.99Hive and Seek
Hive and Seek is a side-scrolling strategy base-building game where you clear space stations infested with monsters. By rallying robots and clearing rooms from all kinds of danger, you will be able to destroy hives and recapture the station piece by piece.
63% of 16 Steam reviews are positiveFreeGravehold: Survival
A deadly virus wiped out civilization. Now, survivors must build bases, set traps, and fight endless waves of zombies to stay alive.
76% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Endure: The Middle Age
A corrupting mist spreads across the continent, turning humans and creatures hostile. Build, explore, and lead the last free settlement as you face relentless waves and uncover the origin of the darkness.
78% of 18 Steam reviews are positiveFreeCitadel Anew
The game is an unholy blend of base defense, tower defense, roguelite elements, and some colony management. Also, mechs.
50% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
